He frowns, looking up at me. “What for?”
I shrug, embarrassed by my previous behaviour. “All the bail fees.”
Slade scoffs, sets the letter on the nightstand, and suddenly flips us so he’s on top, caging me in with his arms. “Baby, you ain’t paying me a dime. You’ve already paid me back.”
I blink up at him. “I have?”
He kisses the tip of my nose, soft and fond. “Yeah. By bettering yourself,foryou. For going to college.”
“I mean… I don’t start for another three months…”
He rolls his eyes, but he’s still smiling. “But you’re gonna. I know you are. You’re gonna be amazing.”
I chew my lip. “Well… do you, like… want rent or something?”
Slade laughs loud and bright, shaking his head. “Baby, no.Stop. What’s mine is yours, always has been. Besides, when my dad left me this house there wasn’t much mortgage left. All I really pay are the bills now.”
“Really? I never knew that.”
He raises his brows, amused. “You never asked.”
I tilt my head. “So… what should I do with it then?”
Slade smiles, slow and easy, like he’s been waiting for me to ask. “Hmm… wanna go look at cars?”
I laugh outright, thinking he’s being ridiculous. “I can’t get a car with that.”
He raises one eyebrow, the expression so damn smug it makes my stomach flip. “I’msorry… have you forgotten that I co-own a garage and have for many years?”
I frown, suddenly feeling stupid. “Um… no?”
“So you think Iwouldn’tknow the best place to get a good deal… and that youcanin fact get a running car with four grand?”
My face heats instantly. I blush hard, embarrassed. “Right…obviously.”
Slade’s smile softens, but there’s still that teasing edge to it. “It won’t be anything fancy, but it’d be yours. It’d give you some independence. And on my days off I won’t have to drive your annoying ass to college.”
I laugh again, then let a smirk tug at my mouth. I wiggle my ass deliberately against him and say, “Oh… annoying, uh? Hmm, that’s not what you were saying about my ass last I heard.”
His eyes darken, just a fraction, and the shift in his expression sends heat rushing straight through me. He hooks one strong arm under my knee and pulls my leg over his hip, yanking me closer.
“You know…” he murmurs, voice dropping low as he leans in and starts kissing along my jaw, slow and teasing, “I had a long night. I think I’m gonna get a bit more sleep.”
I whimper, annoyed and turned on at the same time. “Seriously?”
“Mhmm,” he hums against my skin, still kissing, still not giving me what I want.
I grin despite myself. “Uh huh… that’s why you’re holding me like this?”
Slade grinds up into me once, slowly, letting me feel exactly how hard he already is. “How about… I just lay down and let you take control?”
In one smooth motion he rolls onto his back, hooks his thumbs into his boxers, and shoves them down his thighs. He kicks them off and just lies there, stupidly hard, thick, and curved against his stomach, looking at me with that lazy, expectant smirk.
I stand up, blushing furiously, my own cock already thickening. “You know, maybe I’ll go and…”
I don’t even get to finish the sentence.
Slade wraps a hand around himself and starts stroking, slow and shameless, eyes locked on mine. “You better fucking sit on me…right now.”
