Page 37 of Full Throttle 2

Lila’s hands went to her throat. “Seriously?”

He nodded. “Seriously. It’s basically a done deal. I mean, we’ll have the lawyers look over the paperwork, but we shook on it this morning.”

When Brian fully turned to face her, Lila could see her favorite bottle of merlot and the biggest bouquet of pink roses she’d ever seen. He’d purposely kept them on the floor and out of view. She swatted his shoulder. “You baited me!”

His grin was brilliant. “A little. I heard you in the shower and figured I’d surprise you with these.” Brian handed Lila the delicate pink petals before lifting the bottle. “And this is for us. Figured we’d have our own private celebration before I tell the team.”

Lila raised her hands in the air and waved them around in a circle. “Yass! But first, tell me every little detail.” Her movements caused her towel to slip. She giggled and caught it before all her lady bits were on full display. “Oops.”

Brian stood and pulled Lila into his arms. “You keep doing all that, and the storytelling is going to be hella short.”

“Okay, okay. I’m just so excited. You and Colby deserve this and so much more, but I’ll chill out because I do want to know everything.”

“I won’t lie; it felt too easy.”

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t get me wrong, Glenmore is a solid company, and I believe in Lockwood...”

Lila waved him off. “No, no, no! Don’t you dare put anything negative in the atmosphere. This is a win. No more and no less.”

“Of course it is. That’s not what I meant.” Brian sat back down on the bed, taking Lila with him and holding her close like the precious jewel in his pocket.

“Then, what?”

“It’s not hard to pitch Lockwood. We have all the tangibles on our side.” Brian started to list them. “We have a Hall of Famecrew chief in Cyrus. Gonzo is the best car chief in the business. Our engineers are magicians, and Cyrus and Ben are probably the best spotters the sport has ever seen.”

“I know. It just blows my mind that, in this day and age, misogyny and racism have been such a big obstacle when there is money to be made.”

“Yeah. After speaking with Glenmore, I’m starting to think there might be more to it than that.”

“What?” Lila was genuinely curious.

“I don’t know. I can’t quite put my finger on it, yet, but...” Brian paused as he reflected on his conversation with Glenmore.

“What do you mean?” Lila was intrigued and wanted him to elaborate more.

He shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe we’ve been going about funding all wrong. It might be time to attack things in a different way, but that’s a conversation for another day. Today, we got a win. We needed this not just for financial reasons but for morale. It’s not enough to fund next season, but it is enough to get us through the next few races while I continue to search for more sponsors.”

If Liam had taught Brian anything, it was always to have several backup plans. He would celebrate today and get back to work tomorrow.

Lila nodded in agreement. “Absolutely!” Seductively, she bit her lower lip and wiggled her bottom. Her eyes changed from an intense stare to a mischievous glint just as her towel happened to slip and fall to her waist. “Oops.” Her eyes widened as she feigned surprise. “It just keeps falling.”

In one smooth movement, Brian lifted her body, removed the towel, and tossed it across the room, sitting her on top of his semi-hard cock.

Automatically, Lila twisted her body. She wrapped her legs around his waist and arms around his neck. Her skin was stillmoist from the shower, and he could feel the heat from her sex penetrate through his slacks.

Brian leaned in close. His lips hovered close to hers. So close that his breath tickled Lila’s upper lip. “I’m a lucky bastard.”

Breathlessly, Lila managed to respond. “You are.”

Her eyes fluttered closed when Brian covered her lips with his. Their kiss was scorching. It was intense and filled with a blend of urgency and tenderness as they became lost within each other.

Brian tightened his hold around her as he placed heated kisses down the column of her neck, and Lila tilted her head slightly to give him better access.

Her body was tingling all over, and her swollen center was super sensitive but ready for everything Brian could give. Unfortunately, he was still fully dressed, and she needed to do something about that. Lila rolled her hips against his thickening hardness to egg him on.

They were perfectly aligned as Lila sat directly on Brian’s cock that was now straining his pants.

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