Page 25 of Love's Hot

“Can I ask you a personal question?”

I smooth her hair as I run my hand over her head and down her back. “Even if I say no, I’ve got a feeling you’ll ask it anyway, so ask away.”

Her quiet chuckle tells me I’m right. “Why don’t you do relationships? The real reason, not what you tell other people.”

Shit, no one has asked me that before. I talk bullshit to people about how I like playing the field, but no one has ever pushed for the real reason behind that. There is something about Lilly that I know I can’t lie to her.

“Wow, nothing like getting straight to the point. What makes you so sure what I tell people is not the real answer?”

Lilly lifts her head and rests her chin on my chest, looking at me with prying eyes.

“Stop trying to deflect again. Answer the question.” Her smile makes a part of me soften for this little fiery lady.

“Lilly, my job is dangerous. Every day of my life I deal with the scum of the earth. That’s a choice I made a very long time ago. I put myself in danger and take risks. I can’t ask someone to deal with the consequences of my actions. I don’t want a wife or children to have to worry every day when I walk out my front door if I’m going to come home again that night. It’s just not fair to ask that of someone else.”

I can see her processing what she’s heard and getting her answer ready. Her face tells me she is about to sprout a counter argument. I’m not sure I should be surprised that Lilly will have an opinion on this. Pretty sure she’ll have an opinion on everything in life.

“Part of me admires you for being so selfless in caring for others and not wanting to hurt anyone. But I also think you’re being selfish. You’re making a decision for your future partner without even getting to a point that they have the chance to choose. There may be a woman out there who is totally prepared to put up with the fear she feels every day just to be able to spend the good hours of your life with you. The point is, you will never know because you will never give a relationship a chance to find out.”

Man, this woman never holds back. She always shoots from both barrels.

“No one wants to worry that the man they love is going to a job every day where he could die. That’s why half the force is either single, divorced or going crazy trying to balance their two lives.”

By now she’s sitting upright next to me. I can see she’s winding up now.

“But that’s where you’re wrong. Tonight, you came home, all stressed and distracted. Your cases are weighing you down. Yet looking at you now, lying back here in your bed, fully fucked, a sexy woman—aka me—sitting next to you. Your stress has left your body and you’re smiling and enjoying your night.” I love it when she has this cheeky little personality.

“See, there are a few things wrong with that statement. I mean, the woman in my bed, I suppose she’s all right looking.” She whacks my arm and fake gasps holding her heart. “The other thing you got wrong is that I’m fully fucked. That is not even close to being true. There is so much more fucking to be had tonight. We haven’t even begun to take away my stress. In fact, I think I feel really stressed again right this minute. Maybe you can help relieve me?” I can’t help laughing and reaching out and grabbing Lilly. Pushing her down on the bed. I pin her down and start to tickle her. The conversation was getting too serious and I can’t do serious. I needed to break the moment.

“Stop, Kane stop.” I give in and let her catch her breath.

“Don’t think I don’t realize you managed to change the subject again. No wonder you make a good cop.”

She’s still catching her breath when I can’t resist taking her ability to talk away. Leaning down, I take her mouth and kiss it like my life depends on it. The more she starts talking about relationships, the more my head is thinking ridiculous thoughts. Ones I can’t afford. In the attempt to turn them off, I’m taking this siren and heating her back up again. It’s time for less work talk and more playing.

The harder I kiss her, the more her body softens underneath me and gives into my demands. It’s like her body knows how to read me and what I need from her.

“I think there has been too much talking from those red little lips of yours. It’s time for you to stop talking, Red. I’m in charge. You need to listen now.” My hand is now sliding onto her pussy and starting to rub with a little pressure. Her head is tilting back and mouth dropping open with no sound escaping.

“You like me being in charge, don’t you, Red?” She nods her head as the rubbing gets harder and I slip a finger inside her.

“You’re going to listen to these instructions. I am going to walk into the bathroom and start the shower. I want you to continue to lie here and keep touching yourself. I don’t want to let your arousal slide one little bit while I get things sorted. So, you can keep going. When I call you, I want you to walk into the shower and turn your body to the tiled wall. Hands on the tiles where I can see your body just like you were in New York. Sprawled out naked on that window. You should be nice and wet for me. I won’t be gentle. I’m going to take you from behind and show you what it feels like to be fully fucked, Red. Let’s see who outlasts the other. I hope you’re ready for a long night.”

The whole time I talk and massage back and forth over her clit, her body is shivering at my voice. There’s something about her that makes me just want to go all caveman and claim her over and over again.

The moaning and screaming of my name in the bathroom as Lilly and I climax together should have shattered the glass. Sex with Lilly, skin against skin, is addictive. I may never get this again so I want as many turns tonight as I can get, without hurting her, of course.

There’s something that can be said for a wild woman like Lilly. Her energy in the bedroom is crazy. I wasn’t the only one who kept going back for more. Not sure she’ll be able to walk for a few days, which makes me happy in a weird way to know she won’t be keen to go out dating for the next couple of nights anyway.

Looking at the clock, the green numbers show four in the morning. I was totally wired when I arrived home from work and knew sleep would be an issue tonight. I had no idea it would be because Lilly would be in my bed and we couldn’t keep our hands off each other. Again, she’s lying curled into me, using my chest as her pillow and her soft breathing tickling my chest. I want to watch her sleep, but my eyelids are heavy, and finally the peaceful sleep I’ve been longing for the last week is taking me under. My body is the most relaxed it has been in weeks.

It’s Lilly. She calms my soul.

She is my enchantress.

11

Lilly

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