Total pages in book: 82
Estimated words: 77490 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 387(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77490 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 387(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
She looked so gorgeous when I picked her up, I wanted to drag her straight up to her apartment and ravish her all night. But it would have been a waste of a reservation, and more importantly, she’s not ready for that yet.
Soon, if I’m lucky. But not yet.
My car aims itself out of the city, all the way to Red Rock Canyon and up to the overlook. We’re fortunate enough to have a full moon illuminating the view, but my attention is on my passenger.
The one real drawback to my car is that the seats aren’t conducive to cuddling. I ponder, then reach over and unfasten Ava’s seat belt.
“Come over here,” I say in my best sexy voice.
“Okay.” Hers sounds breathy, but she doesn’t hesitate. I help her swing her leg over, move the driver’s seat back as far as it’ll go, and then she’s straddling me, eyes big but not scared.
I coax her down for a kiss, slow and easy, waiting until she deepens it before I skim my hands down her sides and up the backs of her thighs under her dress. Closing my hands over her excellent ass, I squeeze gently.
I’m rewarded with a moan, and then I have to move one of my hands up to cradle her neck and concentrate on just kissing her for a while. If I pay too much attention to the area below her waist, I’m going to go too far too soon. As it is, my dick’s about as hard as a diamond drill right now.
When I finally break off, she looks drunk, her eyes glazed. Fuck, it’s going to be fantastic when she’s ready to take things further. I nuzzle between her breasts, kissing each soft swell. I want to bare them, suckle them until she’s begging me for more, but I don’t.
I deserve a fucking medal.
Instead, I brush my thumbs over her nipples, then use my nails to gently scrape them. They go hard, straining against the fabric of her dress, and I lose my mind a little and press my mouth to one of them, licking her right through her clothes.
She’s making these little noises that drive me wild; I can imagine the much louder ones she’ll make when we finally get there. But we’ve done enough for tonight. I cuddle her close and stroke her back soothingly.
Then she turns her head and licks my neck, and it’s my turn to groan. “I better get you home,” I tell her regretfully.
Ava lifts her head, and I’m delighted to see a mischievous light in her eyes. “Am I going too fast?”
I chuckle, and then she does, and then we’re both laughing, the kind of laugh that builds and grows until our eyes are watering. “Yes,” I tell her solemnly. “I’m a sweet, innocent child.”
She giggles, and that sets us off again. Finally, I help her off my lap and back into the passenger seat. I have to adjust myself before I move my seat forward and start the engine, but I manage to get us back down into the city and to her apartment complex without wrecking the car.
Erik lives here, I remember. I’m very happy with my apartment, but right now, I envy him. He can see her anytime he likes.
She turns to me at her door. I tug her close and give her a thorough kiss goodnight, and get my hands on her ass again while I’m at it, though this time I stay outside her dress.
I rest my forehead against hers, and damned if my own breathing isn’t uneven. “Good night,” I say,
“Thank you for the date. I had a wonderful time.”
“Me too.”
She’s kiss-swollen and heavy-lidded, and I know I could talk my way inside her apartment if I tried, and then talk my way into more than that.
But I won’t, because I want more from her than a night of pleasure, or even a few nights. Exactly what I do want I’m not prepared to say, besides more.
“Sleep well,” I tell her.
She slants me a look that says Yeah, right. “You too,” she says, and I smile, knowing we’ll both be dealing with frustration and unfulfilled desire in our own ways.
“Talk to you soon.”
AVA
I spot Lexy immediately, but I stop and watch her for a moment before I make my presence known. She’s sitting alone at a table along the wall, reading something on her phone, and her face is radiant.
I can’t help but smile in response to her obvious happiness. She’s had a lot of ups and downs in her life, and she deserves every bit of the joy she’s found with Kai, Thorn, and Gage.
She’s so involved with what she’s looking at, she doesn’t see me approach.
“Hi, Lexy. What’s going on?”
“Oh, Ava!” She turns her phone face down, looking like she’s been caught. “I was just in the middle of a four-way.”