Page 114 of A Temporary Forever

Respect.

“Get a room, the two of you.” Xander breaks the moment.

“Fuck you,” Caleb hisses, but he pulls away.

I gulp down the first glass that I grab while I force my mind to find the rubble of my protective walls, and rebuild some sort of defense around my pounding heart.

I’m so distracted I don’t even realize it’s wine until the glass is empty. Shit. This won’t go well with the two cocktails from earlier.

When another round of awards, and even longer speeches, start just before dessert, Caleb shifts his chair, getting closer to me.

He turns a bit, seemingly angling his body to have a better view of the stage.

“Have I told you that you’re the most beautiful woman in the room?” His breath fans the side of my throat.

A delicious shudder ripples through me, pulsating between my legs. Jesus, he only breathed beside me.

“You didn’t seem so keen on this dress—”

“Hush.” He puts his hand on my thigh, the tips of his fingers sliding under the slit of my skirt.

“Who’s Carly?” I scan around the table, but everyone seems like they’re following the proceedings on the stage.

“It doesn’t matter, but if you need to know, she’s a nurse I dated briefly when my brother was in hospital. She was after my money, so I broke it off quickly, but I guess now I know she was after money, regardless of who the owner of the bank account is.”

“She seemed adamant you married below your standards.” I hate how petty I sound, seeking reassurance.

“She’s several leagues below you, but do I detect a bit of jealousy, black swan?” His hand travels higher and I shift in my seat, my legs falling apart a bit.

I wish he wouldn’t touch me, so I can find my confidence and wits. Why did I drink that wine?

“Please stop, Caleb. People…”

He leans in. “I need this, I need you to—”

“Then let’s go—”

“Here, now, only you. Relax, and keep watching the ceremony.”

My protest dies because his fingers graze my pussy. I stifle a moan, and Caleb lets out an almost inaudible rumble.

“Have you run out of all the underwear I bought you?” His voice is low, laced with need.

“No.”

“Your pussy is fucking naked. Has it been like that all night?” he whispers into my ear.

The sensation of his fingers circlingmy entrance, his thumb teasing my clit, and his words so close to my skin, short-circuits something in my brain.

“The easy access was a surprise for the ride home. Not for here.”

He hums and plunges two fingers inside me, and I whimper. My gaze meets with Cormac’s while Caleb casually puts his arm across my backrest, watching the ceremony over my shoulder.

Corm frowns, but luckily his companion leans in and tells him something that distracts him enough to look away.

Not that him looking is my only problem here. We’ve had sex in public several times already. But this is a new level of fucked-up. And somehow a new level of exhilarating.

“Hmmm, black swan, your pussy is so greedy. I love how you swallow my digits. Such a good girl, so wet for me.”

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