The pounding of my heart is loud in my ears and I take astep toward him. Cayden and I do this dance, where one has to surrender. I camehere for him. I walked the fifteen minutes here because I was desperate forhim—for this.
We’re now inches apart and I have to crane my neck to lookin his eyes. “Why do you care?”
“Tell me.”
Damn him for making me say it.
“Because I want you.”
He grins, like the cat that ate the canary and grips myhips. “Do you know where I was going when I was leaving?”
I have a very strong feeling I know, but I want to hear ittoo. I want for him to lay his cards out on the table so I am not the only onerisking it all. “No.”
“I think you do.”
“If I did, I wouldn’t have said no.”
He raises one brow. “Considering you lied about why you werehere this whole time, I don’t believe you.”
“Where were you going?” I push back.
“I was coming to find you. To apologize for your office andthen beg you to let me make it up to you.”
“And how did you plan to do that?”
His hand moves up my back, plastering me to his chest. “It involvedmy mouth.” He kisses me. “My hands.” Another kiss. “My tongue.” This kiss lastsa little longer as he thrusts it in my mouth. I wrap my arms around his neck,not wanting him to pull away again. I get the point, now I want what waspromised.
Cayden leans down, gripping my thighs and lifting me. Themusic plays and I hear the steady thrum of the bass. It pulses around us, as hemoves into his room.
“This bed is going to be ruined for me,” he says, beforekissing me deeper.
All of the questions I have are gone, all that lives in thisspace is him. I really wish he wasn’t so all consuming, it would make this somuch easier to walk away.
Although, I don’t even know what I’d be walking away from.All we’re doing is sex. All we can be is sex.
It’s easy to screw someone you hate, right?
I have to hate him. I have to hold onto that anger becauseit fuels me to be a better lawyer.
He breaks away from my mouth just long enough to pull my topoff, free my breasts and then kiss his way down. Gone is the smooth, in-controlman I know well. He’s like an animal freed. He sucks my nipple into his mouthand moves his hand to my shorts.
“I want them off. I want you naked,” his voice isragged.
I move to do just that, wanting the same from him, and as Ipull mine off, Cayden strips down. When we’re both completely naked, he climbsover me, but I want something first.
I need it.
“Lie on your back.” I take charge, deciding, again, this isthe last time. I better make it count.
He does, putting his hands behind his head. “What now?”
I slide my finger down his chest slowly, watching his absflex as I reach the beginning of his stomach. “Now you have to suffer for alittle.”
“Suffer?”
I nod. “Well, it won’t really be painful, but you have tostay just like that. It’s my turn to explore.”
“Explore away.”
