Page 14 of Chic Steel

I don’t move. I hold my thumb exactly where she wants it and duck my head to kiss her neck, nibbling on the flesh and leaving red marks behind.

Hands grasp both sides of my face and yank my head up. Ella kisses me between gasps, and when I suck her lip she falls overthe edge. Her eyes squeeze shut, and she bites the lip I had in my mouth. Her hips make little circles and I keep my hand there until she stills, nudges my hand away, and puts her full weight on me.

She catches her breath with her head resting on my shoulder. It brushes my throat again and again and I shift slightly.

I’m pressing against her, and with her full weight on top of my cock it’s hard to focus on anything when all I want is her hand tight on me, stroking over the metal she put in me.

She notices my fidgeting and sits upright again. Lips swollen and shining with our saliva in the light. I bite my cheek hard.

She grins. “It’s your turn now.”

“Oh, fuck,” I exhale.

Her hands start at my nipples, dragging gentle nails over them before moving down. Down to my stomach and then to my hips. Her hand covers me over my trousers and squeezes. I groan and thrust into her and fist a hand in her shirt. She unzips my trousers with a smirk and?—

The door crashes against the wall, and a loud voice says, “Ol, I need your signature.”

Ella gasps and scrambles off me to stand beside the desk, and my head falls when I see who it is.

Daniel looks up from the stack of paper in his hands and scans the room. “Oh, you must be Ella. Sorry to interrupt.” He shoots me a shocked look with zero subtlety. “Just need your signature, and then I’ll leave you two alone.” He stands in the doorway, waiting for the okay to enter.

Ella’s panicked eyes stare at me, cheeks flushed, hair sticking out in different directions. She tears her gaze from me and snags her bag from the floor. “I’ll leave you to it.” She bolts through the door without looking back.

“I’ll see you tomorrow, Ella,” I yell after her. She agreed, and I won’t let her change her mind. She doesn’t respond, but it doesn’t faze me. Not after what happened. She’s not getting away now. “Daniel, what the fuck?”

“I honest to God Almighty didn’t notice. I wouldn’t have come in if I did.” He grimaces and glances towards to lift. “Sorry.” He looks at me and fixes his eyes on the ceiling. “You might wanna…” He points at my crotch.

I scrunch my nose. My trousers are wide open, and my boxers aren’t doing much to contain my erection. Fast abating without Ella in sight.

“How did you not notice? There’s glass across half the office.” Which I’d forgotten until now. It’s frosted, but you can still see shadows. Shit, I hope Ella’s okay. Wouldn’t have done any of that if I’d remembered. Good thing my office is at the back.

He blinks at me. “Wasn’t expecting it. I’m just gonna leave this here.” He leaves the stack of paper on the floor beside the door and leaves.

The floor’s already covered in paper from my desk that must have fallen while… Nope, can’t relive it when my trousers are still unzipped.

I leave the paper on the floor, zip up, and collapse in my chair.

No way is she getting out of seeing me tomorrow. I grab my phone and wait while it rings.

By the time she answers, I have a plan.

“Maddy, I need your help.”

5

ELLA

“Lily, I need help.”

She hands a full coffee tray to a woman. “What happened?” she asks when her hands are empty.

“I kissed Oliver,” I blurt out. She wasn’t home last night after I saw Oliver. Don’t know how to broach the subject. It’s easier to rush it all out and hope for the best.

I need help.

Need help figuring out what happened, and what I’m supposed to do now. My mind’s still scrambled hours later, and I don’t know what to do.

Lily’s eyes widen, and she rounds the counter and drags me to a table. “What happened?”

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