He grabs my wrists and pushes my arms up over my head, pinning them to wall. The gleam in his eye is wild and dangerous….and sexy. He grinds his hips into me, pushing his impressive erection between my legs as he growls into my ear, “Baby,ifI’d made you mine last night, you would definitely remember it and you would most definitely stillfeelit this morning.”
A shudder runs down my spine and goose bumps pebble across my skin at his words, his insinuation and his possessiveness. Right now, I am definitely not thinking about my throbbing head since I have other body parts that are throbbing in a very different way. I’m actually glad he has me pinned to the wall with his weight, otherwise my knees would have already buckled and I’d be a quivering mess in the floor. And I freaking love it!
Excuse me while I interrupt these thoughts to get back to the angry man in front of me.
He’s still in challenging mode, daring me to dispute his alpha-male, Neanderthal-ways, empowering words. I answer him with my full-blown, mega-watt smile that neither laughs nor mocks him but lets him know I’ve just totally played him. His eyes narrow as he studies me for a few seconds before realization and understanding crosses his face.
“You play a dangerous game, little girl,” he snarls, but with much less venom than just a minute ago.
“You started this game, little boy,” I gently chide, raising my chin in defiance.
He shakes his head and I feel more than hear the rumble of his light chuckle as it ripples through his chest. A chest that I have to say is pretty impressive, now that I’m getting a look at it while he’s standing in front of me wearing only his boxer briefs.Nice, very, very nice.
He widens his stance so that we were more even in height and puts his forehead against mine. He is staring into my eyes and when he speaks, the sincerity in his voice is clear. “I’m sorry, Andi – for what a jerk I’ve been. Can you forgive me? Give me a chance to make it up to you?”
LUKE
I’m holding my breath, waiting for her to answer me. This girl has turned me upside down and inside out so many times in less than one day and I know I want to at least give this an honest try. Last night, when I thought she’d went home with another guy, I was out of my fucking mind with jealousy. Then when she saw me with the drunk nameless-girl, I wanted to crawl in a hole and never come out. For whatever reason, I know that hurt her.
Which is crazy, right? I mean we just met and I shouldn’t have even been concerned with what she thought or about hurting her with a one night stand. But it does matter, I am concerned and I don’t want to do anything to hurt her. So whatever this is between us, however far it goes, and where it takes us, I’ve decided to see it through to the end. The only thing I know for sure is that today is not the end.
So now I’m just waiting for her to confirm it. I’m still looking in her eyes and silently willing her to take a chance on me. Again. She lets out a small sigh and simply says, “OK.” But her tone is genuine and heartfelt, just like she is. I can’t stop the rush of feelings that suddenly engulf me.
I brush my lips against hers once, then twice, and on the third time, she responds and kisses me back. I still have her pinned against the wall and she feels so soft and sweet under me. I release her hands and she immediately wraps them around me, rubbing her hands slowly up and down my back. My hands move up and I pull the towel off her head then thread my fingers through her still wet hair. I tilt her head slightly to the side and slide my tongue across the middle of her lips, urging her to open up and let me in.
When she does, I can’t contain my growl of approval and our kiss becomes urgent and demanding. Her tongue is velvety soft and she drives me into a fucking frenzy with the way she caresses and sucks on my tongue. Her hands are on my chest now and her fingers are lightly tracing the striations of my muscles, heating me to my core with no more than her touch on my skin.
I’ve kissed countless women in my life, but in this moment, this is the first real kiss I’ve ever experienced. This is the first kiss, the only kiss. that has ever branded me and rocked my entire world. I am really getting worked up now and I know I need to back off. I want to spend time with her, getting to know her and give whatever this is between us a fighting chance. Reluctantly, I slow the pace until I can naturally pull away from her.
We’re both panting like we’ve just finished a marathon and we’re forehead to forehead. After taking a minute to catch my breath, I finally feel like I can speak. I step back so I can see her full reaction to my words.
“Andi, whatever this is between us, I want us to take it slow.”
She gives me a skeptical look, like she thinks I’m feeding her a line. She pushes herself off the wall to stand up straight and nods.
“Fine, if you want to go slow, then we’ll go slowly. But I need to know what you mean by ‘whatever this is between us.’”
I run my fingers through my hair in frustration. I don’t know how to put in words what I’m feeling. “I don’t know what it is. I’m not a relationship kind of guy. Or at least I haven’t been. But I know I want you and I want to see where this goes.”
My answer does not please her, this is evident from the fire in her eyes that is darting out at me. But she controls it impressively.
“All right, Luke. We’ll see where it goes. But just know that until you can say something other than you ‘want me,’ we’ll remain just friends. And not friends with benefits. We’ll get to know each other as friends first.”
What the hell am I supposed to say to that? I just backed my own damn self into a corner that she knows I can’t get out of. I huff, loudly, run my fingers through my hair again, and finally agree to her terms.
“Whatever you say, Andi.”
“Do you have any plans for today, Luke?”
“Nope. What do you have in mind?”
“I’ll dry my hair and we can go get some breakfast. Then we’ll decide what to do from there.”
I nod and watch her walk back to her bathroom. I brought a clean change of clothes with me last night just in case I didn’t make it home from the club. I grab them out of my truck and shower in the guest bedroom while Andi was still getting dressed. Thirty minutes later, she’s ready to go and dressed casual in a tank top, shorts and sandals. She has very little makeup on and her hair is pulled back again, and her beauty absolutely takes my breath away.
I didn’t get a chance to really look around last night after getting Andi home and carrying her into her house. Not that she remembers, but she passed out before we even got her out of the club. Her friends undressed her and put her in the bed. I stayed with her because I was really worried about leaving her alone in that state.
I was threatened within an inch of my life by everyone in the group if I did anything to her – especially by Shane. After a lot of promising, they finally left and I slept with one eye open in case she woke up and needed me. Good thing for Andi, she slept the worst of it off and woke up feeling very little effects from her binge.
