"Whatever you want, Becca, that's what I want. Tell me, what do you want us to be?"
I looked around the restaurant and remembered what time of year it was again. I hated this time of year. I thought about my family and the parties they used to have around the holiday before my grandparents passed away. Now it was just me and my uncle.
I couldn't make a decision with my mind all screwed up. I needed more time to think. The last thing I wanted was to make a decision that would ruin my friendship with Gideon.
"I don't know," I said. "I don't know what I want."
He took my hand as his eyes locked onto mine.
"Then don't decide," he said. "It's New Year's Eve, that day where we leave one year and start another. It's the calendar equivalent of limbo. Tonight is just about you and me. Tomorrow, everything can go back to what we had before as if nothing happened. What do you say?"
"Just one night and that's it?"
I didn't think I wanted just one night. I wanted a lot of them. But this seemed like a perfect way to get my lust for him out of my system so we could go back to being friends.
"Don't tell me you've never thought about it before," he said as he leaned towards my ear. "It's all I've thought about since the fundraiser. You have no idea how damn sexy you looked that night. All I've wanted to do since then was taste you. And now that I've had a taste, Becca, I want more."
His hand firmly squeezed my thigh, awakening all of my desire. I grabbed my bag and clutched it close to me.
"Let's go," I said. "Before I start overthinking things and convince myself this is a bad idea."
His fingers moved up my inner thigh.
"I wish you were in a dress right now," he said, his voice husky. "I don't care how many people are around, I'd slip under this table, hike up your skirt, and make you scream."
I grabbed his hand and started to shift out of the booth, pulling him along with me. I was glad we didn't have to worry about the check. I didn't have the patience for it. All this time of being friends was like foreplay and I couldn't wait any longer.
"Let's go, we can get to my place in about five minutes if we hurry," I said as we made our way towards the front of the restaurant.
"I've got a better idea," he said. "Come with me."
Chapter Seven
Gideon
Ididn't want to wait to get to Becca's place. Five minutes was too much time. I took Becca's hand and pushed through the crowd until we were in the back of the restaurant near the kitchen. There had to be an empty room or some place we could be in private.
A short hallway led us to several doors, but each one was locked. By the time we reached the end, I didn't care who was around, I needed to taste her again.
Moving my hand to her waist, I pulled her close to me like I had that night at the fundraiser. I wasn't going to let her go this time. I was going to make sure she understood exactly how I felt about her.
As I lowered my lips to hers, her arms wrapped around my neck. With my suit jacket unbuttoned, the warmth of her soft body through my shirt drove me crazy. As my tongue entered her mouth, I pushed her against the wall and pressed my body against hers.
My hands slid down her sides, following her curves to the roundness of her ass. I picked her up and she wrapped her legs around me, waking my manhood more.
A gasp escaped her lips as I nipped her exposed neck. For a moment, I didn't care what happened tomorrow or next week, all I wanted was now. I needed her now. I didn't care about the complications.
A loud crash of plates hitting the ground startled us. We both turned towards the kitchen, where the sound came from, as we were brought back to reality. A restaurant on New Year's Eve was not the place to be impulsive.
"Let's get out of here," I said.
* * *
We escaped through the back door and made it to her street in record time. I picked her up and carried her up the steps as she giggled.
While she unlocked the door, I kissed her softly, just to satisfy my hunger. I couldn't remember ever wanting a woman more than I did her.
As I carried her into the house, her dog trotted over to me and looked up at Becca.
