I put my head in my hand and groan. I should never have done that. Secrets have been spilled with less alcohol, and I left poor Gale.
“We took care of everything,” Sebastian says softly as he comes out, pulling the door closed.
“Gale?” I whisper. “I was stupid, irresponsible.”
“Overwhelmed, needing a minute to escape, trapped?”
Sebastian pulls me back against his chest, and the warmth seeps into my bones where a chill has been starting to settle.
“Yes, we took care of Gale. I’ve had a big chat with Mum and the dads, and we’ll see how things go, but I think this time, instead of blackmailing you, they will sit down and ask you if you want to do it.”
I sigh. “I think I would be terrible. And I can’t say no to anyone. I don’t want to do it, Bas. I really, really don’t.”
“Really? I think you would be wonderful at it, and that annoys me because I want to keep you all to myself. But I’m not going to let anyone force you to do something you don’t want to do.”
He slides his hands down the outside of my thighs, and I moan, leaning back into him.
“It would be nice just to be the four of us, just to be alone and be by ourselves for a while.”
“Which is why, at the end of this, we are all going to schedule some time and go and stay somewhere alone. Maybe a cabin on the mountains. You know that one you love in Second Chance.”
I lay my head back on his shoulder, moaning as he massages the tops of my thighs before he moves up and slides his big, massive hand over my stomach.
With one hand, he reaches up and pulls my head to the side and presses hot kisses to my neck, sucking hard enough that I go up on tiptoes, arching my ass into his hard cock.
“You are so gorgeous. Even though I know I should leave you alone, I can’t. I want you all the time,” Bas growls in my ear.
A thrill goes through me. I grip the rail hard, then let go, covering his hand with mine.
“Bas, please. I want you now. Here.”
He freezes, and I sense him looking up and scanning the surroundings.
“It’s some ungodly hour in the middle of the night. No one is awake, and it’s dark. Please.”
“Cordelia Darla Lake, you shock me. In the best possible way.”
“No, I don’t. I excite you.”
He bites my neck hard, and I cry out. His hand dips down, teasing my mound before his fingers slide through my slick folds, grazing over my clit. I jerk in surprise at the feeling but roll my ass against him.
“Feels so good, Bas, you’re so hard. I want you inside me.”
“Mmm, I want to tease you more.”
Damn him. I pull off the over-sized T-shirt I’ve been dressed in, dropping it to the ground, and grab the railings of the balcony, pushing my ass right into him.
“Oh, damn,” Sebastian hisses.
He pulls away.
“My jeans are covered in slick, baby.”
“Your cock could be, too, if only you would pull it out and give it to me,” I say breathlessly.
He laughs, but I hear him take off his clothes. Now, it’s just us and the cold and quiet world. All blues and blacks. He strokes his fingers into me in a smooth and confident movement that has me seeing stars.
“Oh, do that again. I like the way you curl them.”
