office. The large windows of the second floor gave a three-quarter view of the front gate and surrounding lot, with the last section open to the garage floor for maximum supervision. A worn yellow railing separated the two inner areas.
“You’ve been up here before, eh?” asked Adrian.
“Yes,” I admitted. “Way back when I dated Warren.”
I pointed to an old desk in the far corner. “Tommy used to let me do my homework there, while waiting for Warren to get off.”
He nodded appreciatively. “Tommy was a good guy.”
We raided the closet first, which Luke told us contained a couple of blankets and maybe a pillow. After making up the big old couch, we moved to the windows and looked out over the rain-soaked yard.
“I still can’t believe they’re partners,” I breathed. “That they own this place together.”
“Yeah,” Adrian agreed. “Seemed unlikely for a while.”
“And that was my fault.”
“Not really,” he answered. “High school relationships rarely last forever. People break up. They date other people. It’s not exactly a crime.”
“It is when you date your boyfriend’s best friend.”
We stood in silence for a while, taking it all in. Beyond the rain-slick windows the yard was nothing but moonlight and shadows. No sign of movement. No sign of anything.
I looked at Adrian, who was staring trance-like into the distance. He’d peeled his clothing down to a very tight T-shirt, one that showed off a panty-dropping array of tattoos crawling up and down both arms. Slowly I moved next to him, then gingerly took his hand. He never turned, never moved, but his fingers somehow interlaced with mine.
“Want to talk about it?” I asked softly.
He didn’t ask me what I was referring to. He already knew.
“Not now.”
“Okay.”
A minute passed, then two, then three. Eventually he shifted, turning to face me and bringing my hand to his chest. I could feel the heat coming off him. My palm registered the slow, steady thump of his heart, deep in his tattooed chest.
“In the graveyard, I told you I loved you,” he murmured softly. His sexy green eyes found mine, locking me away. Putting me in a warm, safe place I could never leave, even if I wanted to.
“What I didn’t say is that I’ve always loved you.”
Thirty-Seven
KAYLA
I trembled with anticipation as Adrian drew me in, sweeping downward until his mouth grew close to mine. He kissed me so hard his stubble razed my skin. I didn’t care. I was still lost in his gaze, my body a prisoner of his two powerful hands.
Ohhhh my Goddd…
He kissed me faster and harder, surging into me, cupping my face in his hands until I was dizzy with pleasure. I barely noticed as those hands slipped between us, his nimble fingers quickly stripping me bare from the waist down.
“I’ve always wanted this,” he whispered into my slow-churning mouth. “You were smart. Sexy. Gorgeous. Driven.”
I gasped as his palm slipped between my legs. Without breaking the kiss he slipped two fingers inside me, curling them backward in a ‘come here’ motion. It pulled my tiny body against his lumbering frame.
God, he feels so fucking amazing!
His tongue swirled, as his arm flexed tight. His fingers drove slowly in and out, penetrating me deeply, causing me to gasp and cry.
So big and strong and unbelievably powerful…
I was already a sticky wet mess. I could even hear it over the rain. Over the series of whimpers and moans as my mouth never left his mouth, and my body reacted to his.
Who could’ve imagined this?
Adrian stopped fingering me just long enough to turn me from the windows to the railing. One strong hand bent me over, the way as he always did. Dutifully, I shoved my ass in the air.
“I wanted every part of you,” he told me, growling the words with heated arousal, “but I especially wanted this.”
He grabbed my ass with two giant hands, squeezing it so hard I jumped. My fingers gripped the smooth surface of the steel like claws, as his palms slid to the curve of my hips.
“I’ve always wanted you, Kayla. You were meant for me.”
The anticipation was too much. I was wincing. Shaking. Tingling all over.
“The two of us… we just fit.”
He grunted the last words into my ear, while pressing his warm body against my backside. I could feel him at my entrance, pushing his way forward. Parting me deliciously. Penetrating me with the enormity of his swollen, throbbing manhood…
“And now you’re finally mine.”
My mouth opened in a groan of exquisite pleasure as Adrian slammed into me