Page 50 of Enchanting the CEO

"No, man, I can stay longer—” Maddox said but stopped abruptly when Leo glanced at him.

What's happening?

"Oh, yeah, sure. Okay. Cool," Maddox finished awkwardly.

"It was nice meeting you, Diane," Jake said, and then everyone bid us goodbye.

Gabe closed the door after they left and chuckled.

"What was that?" I asked. "They just... up and left.”

He turned around, giving me a wry smile. "I bet one of them noticed the way I was looking at you and spread the word."

"You mean they know?"

"One thing you can assume about my family is that everyone knows everything."

"Wow," I murmured.

“But they were right about one thing: I want you.”

Chapter Thirteen

Gabe

I kissed her the next second. I couldn't think straight anymore. In fact, I couldn't think, period. I was acting out of instinct. I needed Diane right now. By the way she kissed me back, I knew the feeling was mutual.

What happened back at the house wasn't a mistake, and this wasn't either. I savored her mouth, tilting her head to one side and deepening the kiss. I didn't just want a distraction but a connection. This was something entirely new to me, and I wanted to pursue whatever it was.

My bedroom was on the second floor, and I had to get her there. Earlier, we’d improvised everything, but now I wanted to take care of her the way I'd meant to all morning.

My cock twitched. Fuck, I craved relief. I lowered one hand to find hers already at the zipper of my jeans, and I nearly exploded.

Damn it, Pace yourself.

I craved her touch, but I planned to make her come first, so I swatted her hand away before undoing the button myself. She groaned in protest, but I didn't give her a chance to voice it. I kissed her harder, then hoisted her up by her ass, holding her under each buttock. She relaxed her legs and planted her arms on my shoulders, pulling back after I took the first step to look over her shoulder.

"I wouldn't mind going upstairs." Her voice was huskier than I was used to. "Let's make sure we don't accidentally trip on something."

"I wouldn't drop you," I assured her.

She turned back to face me. "That means I'm not driving you that crazy."

"You have no idea," I said. "You've been on my mind every day since you moved in."

Her eyes widened, and she dug her nails into my back.

When I reached the second floor, I headed directly to the master bedroom and lowered her onto the bed. She kneeled on the mattress, her eyes dark, looking me up and down. She bit her lower lip as she reached for the fly of my jeans. Since it was already open, all she had to do was undo the zipper. She lowered it, then pushed my jeans past my ass.

I tilted my head back, groaning. Fuck yes. I needed exactly this. Then she tugged at my shirt, and I pulled it over my head, throwing it across the room. Before pushing my jeans down completely, she made a move to tug at my boxers, too, but I grabbed her by the wrist and said, "No."

She jerked her hand back in surprise.

I wanted her lips on my cock, but I knew that if her mouth came anywhere close, I wasn't going to be able to stick to any plan.

"You first" was all I said.

"I don't understand," she replied.

---