Page 34 of Burning Obsession

Neither of us moves away.

"I have something this weekend," I tell him.

"What?"

"A wedding."

His eyebrows lift.

"Yours? Am I a homewrecker before you’re even married? Do I need to be afraid of a jilted lover knocking on my door, meat cleaver in hand ready to do a Lorena Bobbit on my dick?"

I chuckle. "No."

"Good."

I raise an eyebrow.

"Good?"

"Well, I’d hate to barge in on your wedding and stop it. Who am I kidding? I'd absolutely love doing it."

The laugh slips out before I can stop it.

"Definitely not mine. It’s my cousin’s but I’m expected to be there."

“Okay. Is this your way of telling me you won’t be around this weekend or is it a code word for "this was fun but I don’t want to see you again?”

“Neither. I was wondering if you'd want to come with me."

He clears his throat and I suddenly feel stupid for asking. We’ve just met and this is major. He'll be meeting my family if he goes with me.

"You want me to come with you? As your date?"

I hesitate for a second, swallowing hard.

"I know we've only just met. And it's not a couple hour event, it's a whole weekend thing."

He doesn't even let me finish.

"Yes."

I blink.

"Really? You want to come with me? You don’t want to think about it?"

"I don't need to think about it. I like you and all I can think about is spending more time with you."

I bite on my lip, trying to control my excitement as my fingers continue to trace non-existent lines on his arm. He shifts his body closer to mine and I find myself leaning into him.

“Can I kiss you?”

“If you don’t, I’m kissing you,” he tells me.

Our faces meet halfway as we press our lips together. Soft at first. Full of warmth and desire. He deepens the kiss, pressing his tongue against the crease of my lips until I open my mouth for him, allowing him entrance.

And for the first time since those mysterious gifts started appearing at work, I don't think about who sent them. I don’t fucking care because they don’t matter.

I have Victor, his lips on mine, his hand on my thigh and all I can think about is how good this feels and that all I want is to make him mine.