to whisper in his ear. “Come with me, Adam. Come.”
That was all the encouragement he needed. His hands gripped her hips and pulled her as close as possible. He could feel her tightening around him. That only helped him relax and release. It was over, but he couldn’t let go. He had buried his face in her neck. She smelled like vanilla. She was everything he wanted in a home and forever. He could never let her go.
“Time to get ready,” she murmured, breaking the reverie. Slowly she pulled herself off of him.
He gazed up at her. That word came to mind. Bereft. He felt too much empty space between them. Soon they would have to talk. He had to know if they were in this, on the same page, wanting the same things. She had complained that he wasn’t dating material before, but surely she didn’t think that any more.
There was a knock on his office door. “Adam?” Sam called.
He sighed loudly. “Just a minute.”
Then he heard Haley. “Sam, let’s go to the party. Adam will join us shortly. I’m sure he’s just busy…”
Smiling up at Cammie, Adam shook his head. Haley always knew. He stood, pulled his pants back up after a quick clean up. When he turned back around, she was wearing a black strapless dress and a simple pearl necklace. She was putting the finishing touches on some smoky eyes, and her lips were covered in a very nude, very natural gloss. She was completely kissable. Minutes ago she had been completely his.
Feeling this indescribable warmth, he went over to her, took her hand, and kissed it. “You look amazing.” He said proudly. “I can’t wait to see what you’ve done.”
He felt these other words come to mind, foreign words, words he must choke back. More and more, he felt himself saying it, thinking it, practicing it. Soon enough. When it was safe. That was when those words would be spoken.
Together, they headed out to enjoy the party.
Cammie watched for his reaction as he entered the newly decorated executive café. It was her masterpiece, not that she had many to choose from yet. He stood in the doorway taking it all in. He looked…in awe. She liked it. This would be a great night. She wasn’t so sure that the same could be said for the engagement party. Though she had tried desperately to avoid it, Cin would be there. She needed the help, Cin needed the cash, and there was no way her sister would ever make a scene or do anything to harm Cammie’s business. Just to be certain, they would have that discussion at dinner tomorrow. She would lay the ground rules, and cover them once more. It was logical. If she was completely honest, she’d admit that she wanted to see Adam’s reaction to her sister. Cammie was dangerously close to having her heart involved in this. That could never be allowed if there would be problems with Cin.
For tonight, she would enjoy every minute. In the morning she would talk to Sam and Haley over brunch about the new changes to the wedding that she and Adam had made. In one short week, they would be celebrating the engagement with a party at Adam’s loft. She had no doubt that he would want her to stay over, and dammit, she really wanted to. She would be done with finals. She would have completed her final project and given her last presentation. Soon enough, she would have that pretty paper with her degree to display. She considered for a moment where she could possibly hang it, realized there was nowhere, and decided to simply be thrilled to have earned it.
“You are amazing,” he said, breaking her reverie. “I am so proud of you.” With that he squeezed her just a bit tighter. The night was off to the best of starts.
Still flying high from his weekend, Adam walked into work on Monday morning with a spring in his step. He was determined to have a productive week. He had learned the week before that if he simply kept busy, he could pass the time away from Cammie almost painlessly. The problem, as far as he could imagine, was that he would now be working at a desk that when seated, gave him the perfect view of the couch they had sex on. That could pose a serious distraction.
Yet Adam powered through. The workweek passed with only one moment of note. It was