to talk to you.” I push open the door and usher her in. Shut it behind her. “Alone. With no distractions.”
“Vale, what’s going on?”
I catch her around the waist and slide my tongue into her mouth. The surprise makes her drop her purse.
“What’s gotten into you?” she asks breathlessly when I give up her lips.
“You.” I take her hand above her head. Draw a heart in the center of her palm with my thumb. Damn, I will never get enough of the way she makes me feel. “Lil, I don’t want to sneak around anymore.”
“You don’t want—”
“I want to hold your hand in public, Lil. That’s what I’m trying to say. I want to kiss you every time I see you, whether that’s on the street or at your brother’s house or right here in the bar. I’m going to talk to Hud and he’s going to be pissed.”
“Vale, maybe—”
“No, I don’t want to wait.” I suck her bottom lip between my teeth. “And he will want to murder me. He gave me hell this morning because of that Twister game.”
“At least he doesn’t know about the other game of Twister we played.” Her lips curve up. “The very special naked version.”
“Was so fucking hot,” I say.
“We could get naked right now,” she says against my mouth, her free hand stroking over my bulge.
“I’m trying to tell you something important, Lil. He said he would be happy to see you with anyone but me.”
“He doesn’t mean it,” she says. “If he saw us together. Saw how happy you make me. He’d get used to it.”
“That’s what I’m counting on.” I exhale. “Because I want you to be my girlfriend.” And if that means getting on the wrong side of her brother then so be it.
“Y-you want to be my boyfriend?” She blinks up at me.
“Of course I do.”
“You want to label this?” Her brow furrows before the shock clears and a smile breaks over her face. “Really? Do you mean that?”
“Yes. Yes.” Her smile is contagious. My own echoes it. My chest is buoyant. Full of her. “I need to talk to him first, but—”
“Yes.” She jumps into my arms. Wraps her legs around my hips. Kisses me feverishly. “Yes, I want to be your girlfriend.”
“Good.” I kiss her back. “Because I wasn’t sure after that night at the bar in L.A.”
“I didn’t want to rush you.” She peppers my face with kisses. “I know this is a huge deal.”
“It’s you and me, Lil. Being with you is a huge deal. And I’m done hiding it.” I slide my tongue against hers. Revel in her taste and how much I want to tell everyone that we’re together. Trail my lips down the valley framed by the collar of her shirt.
I only mean to tease her a little. Tempt her with what’s to come when we can be alone later. But the way she whimpers creates a monster in my pants. She has me hard all the time. Always wanting her. I tug her blouse out of the way so I can suck her nipple through her sheer bra. The same one she wore that night she took those pictures months ago.
Her tits thrust toward my mouth and her back arches on a moan. “Vale, I want—”
“I know, pretty girl. I’ve got you.” She’s wearing this short, flowy, pleated black skirt. It’s professional, but easy access. Thank God. I knead her ass and slip my fingers inside her panties. She’s wet for me. Keen. Ready. I trace her seam and circle her clit. The way she likes. I’ve watched her for months. Worked out the best ways to make her climax. The right movement, the right pressure. Whatever it takes to keep my girl happy. I stroke that sensitive spot inside that makes her tighten her grip on me.
Her eyelids flutter shut. “Oh, my captain.”
“That’s it,” I encourage her.
“I want you. Inside me.” Her lips part around small gasps. “Please.”
“I don’t have any—” We used the emergency one in my wallet a few days ago when we realized our jumbo box was empty. There’s a brand spanking new package on my bedside table, but fucked if that helps me now.
“I do.” Her words are breathy and edged with tension all at the same time. “In my purse. Ever since that night we ended up almost having sex in the bathroom in L.A.”
“Thank God,” I murmur against her collarbone.
“I just…oh God…need you.”
“Hold on,” I force through my teeth as I drop her