Page 23 of All the Promises We Break

The beats from the music are so loud and deep they vibrate the glass of the windows. They vibrate things inside me. I tug on histie to free the knot completely. He settles me back down on the floor so his hands can work up my sides to slide my tank off.

My breasts ache as he kneads them through my dance bra, while he kisses the skin just above where they’re hidden. His tie finally hangs loose around his neck as I open the buttons of his shirt quickly, one at a time. I have to pause halfway through as my head drops back and the room spins.

Eli draws his partially open mouth across my hidden nipples. I take hold of his belt buckle and work it open. His hands dip inside the back of my dance shorts, sliding them off in one smooth motion. I kick them to the side and back him into the door once more.

I wrap my hands in each side of his tie, hanging at his neck, and tug. “Fuck me,” I order. He smirks then growls as he settles my legs around his waist. I tug harder on the turquoise silk until I can feel his amazingly hard cock right at my core. Jesus. I’ve never needed him inside me so much.

I raise up with a little leverage from our friend the tie as he aligns our bodies. With a confidence pouring from his eyes, he pulls down on my hips as I sink from anticipation to glory. We both groan in unison. Instead of my hips moving through my feet, they’re moving from my core. This is not a quest for the slow draw. It’s about frantically devouring each other.

I’m not one to come hard and fast. I’ve mastered the fine art of edging. That option doesn’t apply to this moment. Our moves are dictated by the sexy electronic beat. Its pulse races, so we do. I pull hard on the ends of his tie as I bounce in his hands. I can feel him hit so deep every single time.

Every nerve in my body is on fire all at once. This is so different. It’s a passion I’ve never felt. It’s in the air between and all around us. I’m trying so hard to give us a little time but there is none. I can feel the build happening. My head falls to his shoulder. His teeth sink into the skin over my collarbone.

That little bite sends me to the edge of the cliff. The only thing left to do is fall over the side. “Eli. Eli. Eli,” I cry, my voice slipping higher each time.

“Fuck, yes. Go.”

Three words. Two people. One all-consuming orgasm.

Nothing could be better.

I can feel his arms shake under my weight. “Let me go if you need to.”

“No, Viper. No. Jesus Christ. What was that?”

“You felt it too? There are no words.”

My thighs tremble as we slowly separate and I rest on my own feet. In an unspoken pact, we sink slowly to the floor beside each other. I curl my legs under me as my hand slides over Eli’s chest. He rests his head back against the wall and closes his eyes.

“What happened today, Eli?”

“Do you want the short version or every detail?”

“I want the truth, no matter how it happened.”

“Well. The day started with Anna in tears telling me she’s pregnant.”

“Really? That’s great! I know she’s wanted it for a long time.”

“She’s happy for us too. I told her before the meeting. She’s still very nervous about believing her pregnancy is real, so she doesn’t want anyone to know just yet. I thought letting her in on our secret first would help.”

“What was her reaction?”

Eli chuckles a bit, head still tilted back. “She did that thing that Hayley does when she gasps and covers her mouth but screams at the same time. It was cute and nice, if I’m honest.” He rotates his head toward my voice and opens his eyes slowly. “Sam called me the minute I sat down in my office.”

“He did?”

“Mostly he called to wish me good luck in his own way. But also, he connected with my father and Pops late last night. Ithink there was more none of them wanted to tell me, but I set a back up plan in motion for us, just in case.”

“Us? Did you say us?”

“I said us. You were going to come first no matter what the board said. I told my father that before the meeting even started. I also told Sam to put a few feelers out there in his East Coast network. There’d be a lot to consider. We would likely have to be bicoastal for a while.”

“Bicoastal? Really? Oh.”

Eli gently places my chin in his palm and tilts it up. “Maybe someday we’ll take him up on it, but today we don’t have to. The vote was six to one. We’re not going anywhere.”

“Really?” I lean in and take his face in my hands. “Oh my God, you suck.” Our lips tangle in a quick tango. “You seriously had me thinking it went awful.”

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