Play With Me - Brittany Cournoyer Page 0,56

time with the music, with his eyes closed and hair hanging loosely around his shoulders, I had to refrain from leaping across the bar and tackling him right there on the stage.

Emotions consumed me as I watched him play, and I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the man on the stage to see if anyone else was as affected as me. As he played that last note, his back bowed while he held the sax in the air, causing his hair cascade down his back, I knew... I was in big trouble.

The feelings I had for Stellan Abernathy were too much, too soon, and nothing I had ever experienced before. I was on a speeding locomotive with a one-way ticket to heartbreak. And even though I knew I needed to get off the ride, I was enjoying it way too much to put the brakes on. I just had to hold on tight and hope it didn’t hurt too much when the inevitable crash happened.

But before I could think too much about my runaway feelings, the house lights came on signaling the band’s second break. Before Stellan could even put his sax down, I turned and looked at Mina.

“I’m taking my break.” My voice was husky, and her eyebrows shot up at my tone.

“Please do. The sexual tension radiating off you two is crazy, and I’m close to spraying you with the soda water to cool you off.”

I couldn’t even chuckle at her response because the cause of that tension was approaching. His heated gaze was trained on me, and his clenched jaw told me he was also fighting for control since we were in a crowded bar.

More people were trying to vie for his attention, but that time he ignored them. He was a man on a mission, and I shivered because I was his target. When he walked to the end of the bar, I lifted the passthrough, then grabbed his hand in mine. It seemed like an eternity rather than a matter of seconds before we were alone in the break room. But as soon as the door shut behind me, Stellan pressed me against it and devoured my mouth.

The kiss was intense and hungry as our mouths mated, tongues danced, and hands wandered. Slipping his hands under my shirt, Stellan brushed his callused fingers over my smooth skin. My stomach quivered at his touch as I groaned into his mouth, and I dug my fingers into his ass to pull his hips tightly against mine. I knew I needed to slow down, since I was in the break room at work, but lust won out in the battle against logic. In that moment it didn’t matter that I didn’t have a spare change of clothes and limited time. I just wanted him.

“Wait,” Stellan rasped as he wrenched his mouth from mine. “We need to stop.”

“Why?” I knew I sounded whiney, but it couldn’t be helped. My cock ached for him.

Stellan laughed softly and cupped my cheek. “Because we’re at work.”

Fuck, he used my unspoken logic against me. I blew out a breath and released his ass to run a hand through my hair. “You’re right. That song…” I trailed off.

“Did you like it?”

I shook my head, and when I saw the instant hurt in his eyes, I rushed to explain myself. “I loved it. How did you know that’s one of my favorite songs?”

The disappointment in his gaze was replaced by something I couldn’t describe. “I didn’t. It was the one that came to me, and the words…”

“Are absolutely perfect,” I finished for him when he didn’t.

I wanted to ask if he meant them, but I didn’t want to risk ruining the moment between us. We had limited time in the breakroom, so why waste it by talking about feelings when whatever was going on between us was still brand new? There would be plenty of time for that—later. Much later.

“Even though the kiss earlier showed it, I told the band about us,” Stellan said.

“I wondered about that. Are they okay with it?”

“Why wouldn’t they be?”

I shrugged, the movement causing my chest to rub against his. “I wasn’t sure if there’d be some sort of conflict of interest or something.”

Stellan rubbed his thumb over my lips. “No, it’s okay. More than okay, actually. Maverick said I’m playing better than ever. You’re my good luck charm.”

My lips parted at his statement, and he slipped his thumb inside my mouth. Instinctively, I wrapped my lips around the