Page 51 of The Wrong Side Of Us

We excused ourselves from the gallery and went over to the office, where he sighed, his eyes set on my face. Finally, he cupped my face tenderly with his hand, a warm smile on his face. “You want to go, don’t you?”

I grinned up at him, wrapping my arms around his neck. “I don’t know anyone here. It would be nice to meet someone new, you know? Not that I’m interested in the guy or anything but—”

“I don’t need an explanation, Evie. I trust you.”

I kissed him then, showing him that he was the only man I was interested in, the only man that would ever have my lips, my body. He had to know it. There couldn’t be a doubt in his mind that I was his.

When I broke off the kiss, his eyes were dark and lust-filled, a small smirk playing on his lips. “You should go before I bend you over that desk.”

I was shocked, but my eyes quickly traveled to the object in question. Without knowing, I was biting my lip. The picture in my mind was quite appealing.

“You freak.” Nathan grasped my chin, forcing me to look at him. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you? For me to bend you over that desk, fuck you there.”

I swallowed, both nervous and entranced by his dark stare. My lips parted when his thumb gently caressed my neck, the teasing touch sending sparks of desire between my legs.

In an abrupt move, Nathan pulled away, locking the door, and then went to the computer that controlled the camera. After a few clicks, his mouth was on mine, consuming me in each way possible.

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“How long have you been in New York?” I asked Derek as we walked down the park. In the time that I had lived in NYC, I had never been there, and I was pleasantly surprised. I took a sip of the water I had gotten instead of coffee and glanced around. There were people everywhere enjoying themselves.

“I usually traveled throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. I own a chain of restaurants, so that keeps me busy a lot of the time.”

Food.

Hm…I want food now.

“What made you move to New York?” Derek asked after my momentary distraction.

I shrugged. “I’ve always wanted to be here. It’s fun, and there’s always something to do.”

Derek looked around, grinning after a moment. “Can you hear that?”

The rich sound of a saxophone made me smile. With the relaxing music echoing throughout the park, a sense of calmness surrounded the usually stressed environment. Derek nodded towards it.

There were already people around the man and dancing to the upbeat music.

This was exactly why I loved it here.

Captivated by the man’s perfect playing, I didn’t even notice Derek extending his hand to me with a playful smirk.

“How about a dance along with this coffee?” I pressed my lips together for a moment until Derek raised his eyebrows. “C’mon, just a dance.”

I ended up taking his hand and grinning as we walked up to the dancing crowd. He easily began moving to the music, his relaxed demeanor making me feel more at ease than I had minutes before. Derek and I circled each other, dancing to the music.

He seemed like the type of man who knew how to have fun, the type of man that attracted several types of women as well. I didn’t miss the way different women tried to approach him, but he didn’t seem to notice.

And despite what Nathan feared, Derek was very much respectful towards me. He didn’t try to make any advances; there was nothing to make me think the man had anything other than friendly intentions with me.

“You know how to have fun.” He grinned as the music ended. He took out a generous amount of money, giving it to the musician.

“Everyone should know how to have fun.”

“Very true,” Derek agreed as we continued to walk. “Your sister didn’t, though.”

“No, she didn’t. How much do you know about her?”

“I’ve done my research.”

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