chuckled and finally gave in to the urge to pull her into
his arms. He breathed in the scent of her hair and closed his eyes as she
wrapped her slender arms around him. He squeezed her for a second just to show
her how much he enjoyed holding her, then pulled back to look in her eyes.
“I promise to keep my temper so I don’t lose my job. Okay?”
Her smile lit up her face, stealing his breath. He leaned
down and kissed her, the last of his control finally slipping away.
So beautiful. So perfect.
“Why did you do it?” she asked as he drifted from her mouth
down to the side of her neck.
He rubbed his lips against her skin and he tried to think of
what she was talking about.
“Do what?”
“Grab Marc like that on the elevator. How long had the doors
been open?”
He ran both hands down her back to squeeze her ass. He loved
filling each hand with one delectable cheek as he gently ground his erection
against her.
“Only a second or two. But I couldn’t stand the thought of
you on that elevator with him…alone.”
He let her digest his declaration as he kissed along her
collarbone, bringing one hand forward to unbutton her blouse. She was holding
on to his shoulders, not helping in any way, but not stopping him either. He
tried not to worry.
“H-how did you know we were on the elevator together? Were
you watching me on the monitors?”
“Yes. Every day for the past ten months I’ve watched you
round the corner to wait for the elevators at just a few minutes past five.
Then I wait for what feels like an eternity to see you walk out of that metal
box and come past my desk. I love it when you lose your name badge. That’s when
I know I’ll get to speak to you both in the morning and the afternoon.”
She shivered as he pushed her blouse off her shoulders and
pulled down a bra strap. One perfect nipple popped into view and he immediately
devoured it, making her moan.
“Sol…I… Oh, I can’t think when you’re doing that.”
“Don’t think. Just feel what I’m doing to you.”
She shivered again as he released the clasp on her bra in
one swift move. He suckled the other nipple with the same rapt attention he’d
given the first.
“Sol, you don’t have to worry about Marc. I don’t want him
anymore, even if he decided he didn’t want Heather.”
“I don’t want to talk about Marc.”
“I…oh my God…I d-don’t either, but—”
“But nothing. Darina, just relax and let me love you.”
She gasped but he kept going. He hadn’t meant to use that
particular word but this felt like so much more than just sex, and he’d be
damned if he’d use any of the other crude analogies to name the magic between
them.
This is love, or will be soon. I’d be a fool to deny it.
The groping reached another level and he finally gave in to
the urge to lift her into his arms. He carried her up the stairs to her bed and
gently placed her in the center. As he crawled over her, she ran her hands
through his thick hair, pulling ever so slightly and sending a shiver down his
spine. He loved it when she played with his hair. Hell, he loved it when she
played with his anything. Just having her hands on him was a pleasure he’d
never expected in his lifetime.
I’m so damn lucky.
He ran his lips softly over her skin, causing the flesh to
ripple in small bumps as he whispered endearments. He wanted to say all he felt
out loud. He wanted to shout it from the rooftops, acknowledging to himself he
was falling in love with her. He paused over her bellybutton and let a smile
spread across his face at the thought. Yup, he was definitely falling in love
with her. Would he be able to hide it?
Do I truly want to?
He mentally shook his head at the thought and finished
licking his way south. Her moans grew louder, making his cock harder by the
heartbeat. He slipped a hand between her thighs and felt the moisture pooled
between her lips, all for him. He smiled as he raised himself up to slip on a
condom before
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