Page 54 of Accidental Abduction

“But once I got over the fact that I accidentally kidnapped my little sister’s best friend, I knew I didn’t want to spend another moment away from you. Things should have been awkward, but they weren’t, and I felt like you actually gave a shit about what I had to say when we talked. Playing games and laughing with you in the dark was the most fun I’ve had in years.”

“But you just dropped me off here and left without saying anything about where we go from here.”

“Because I was afraid I’d say something stupid, and you’d realize all of this wasn’t worth your time. But then when I walked through the kitchen and saw you ready to literally fight for me, and I couldn’t stay away from you anymore.”

“I don’t want you to. But I wasn’t sure if I was reason enough to stay.”

He growled, surging forward, tucking his hands into my armpits, and hoisting me into the center of my bed. “You are more than a fucking reason. And I’m sorry it took me so long to see what has beenright in front of me for far too long. You’re all I want now. You’re all I see. And it’s time I started showing you that.”

Hudson

This girl—this amazingly sexyand brilliant woman—really had no idea how much of a chokehold she had on me.

My first instinct when she came out of that bathroom a few days ago may have been to lose my absolute shit, but it hadn’t been because I wasn’t attracted to her. Even when I tried to push it down, I’d known how gorgeous she was for years inside and out, and while we often butted heads, her devious mind was just as attractive as the outside package.

Before I’d gotten to know her, the age difference had seemed like a much larger deal than it really was. But there were six years between my parents, and they’d never let a little age gap get in the way of their relationship. My mom had barely turned twenty-one when she’d met him downstairs in this bar. And the way my dad told it, she’d burrowed a hole in his heart and refused to leave from that moment on.

That was how I felt about Charley.

Last week I fooled myself into thinking I’d been devastated that Viv had broken things off, but her letting me go had been a relief. Because even though I thought I was enacting her fantasy during the party, I’d really been carrying out mine. The one where I did what I wanted without worry of criticism.

Charley pushed me to step outside the boundaries I’d created for myself, and I wanted her to keep doing it. I wanted her to push me.

Right now, I wanted to push something else inside of her, but she really had no idea how much she’d shaken the foundation of my reality in a few short days.

“You have no fucking idea how much you destroyed me, and then helped put me right back together. I don’t want this to end. Not now, maybe not ever.”

“Are you sure? Because I think it’d break me if you decided this isn’t what you want once the sex haze wears off.”

She had no idea the thought of walking away from her made parts of my heart I hadn’t even known existed ache. And I was just as scared of her walking away from me. We hadn’t talked about her plans once she graduated, and I was terrified there wouldn’t be a place in her life for me once she wasn’t stuck here for grad school.

“Then let’s never let it wear off. I don’t think I’ll ever stop craving you now. And no, I’m not just talking about your body. I’m talking aboutyou. Who you are as a person. I don’t ever want the haze of you to wear off.“ Her eyes were brimming with tears as she combed her fingers through my hair. I hated that I’d made her question how strong my feelings had become for her.

Because even though we still had a lot to learn about each other, I felt like she actually cared who I was, not who she could mold me to be. I hadn’t realized how much that’d been missing from my life. Viv had been so obsessed with shoving me into a neat little box that I’d lost sight of myself. And I refused to climb back in that fucking box.

“Now, can I take off these clothes? Because I’m dying to get you completely naked. We both have to work in a few hours, and I don’t think I can survive until tomorrow morning if I don’t make you come in the next two minutes.”

“Well, I don’t want you to die, so...” she teased, grasping the hem of her tank top and pulling it upward.

Leaning back, I pulled it over her head and threw it somewhere behind me. I took a long look at her, groaning when her bare breasts came into view. “You really need to start wearing bras andpanties or I’m never going to get anything done because I’m going to want to fuck you constantly.”

“And that’s a bad thing?” Her fingers plucked at her already hard nipples, and my mouth watered at the thought of taking them into my mouth.

“You can walk around my house naked for all I care, but when we’re at work, I’m going to need you to behave yourself. No one will come to drink anymore if I kick them all out or hit them over the head with beer bottles for staring at my girlfriend’s nipples.”

“So, I’m your girlfriend now?” she whispered, pulling my head forward.

“Mmhmm,” I hummed, latching onto her nipple, sucking hard and enjoying the way her back arched, pushing her naked body against me.

“What if I don’t want to be your girlfriend?”

My body froze, a sense of panic running through me, but the tilt of her lips clued me in that she wasn’t serious.

“Then I’m just going to have to kidnap you again and keep you in my cabin until you come to your senses. I’m thinking if I keep up the orgasms, it won’t take you long to come around. Think of it like sexy Stockholm Syndrome. I’ll have you dickmatized in no time.”

When she laughed, my body relaxed, my hands roaming hers as I kissed every inch of her soft, exposed skin. I’d been afraid when we left this morning that I’d never get to take my time to explore her again. That something in real life would threaten to pull us apart. But Charley had been more than willing to put my ex in her place to stake her claim on me, and I wasn’t going to question that. Because if the situation was reversed, her ex would have been on the ground in the parking lot with more than a wounded ego.

She hissed as I slid inside, despite the fact that she was ridiculously wet.

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