Page 50 of Tempting All The Way

Where the hell did he come from? Ninja School?

“She was my girl first.” Lucy pokes her tongue out at him.

Ignoring her, Xavier walks right up to me. He grabs my face in the palms of his hands right before he slams his mouth down on mine. His tongue pushes through the seam of my lips.Not that I put up any fight. I open for him, greedily taking his tongue. He kisses me like this is his first and last kiss. This is a demonstration to Lucy that I’m his and only his. I know what he’s doing, but I do nothing to stop it. Because once Xavier has his hands on me, all I want is more.

I can never get enough.

Xavier pulls away, leaving my body falling forward in its attempt to stay connected to him. He smirks down at me, knowing exactly what I want. “How are you feeling?”

“Good—really, really good,” I answer.

“Would that have anything to do with the three empty bottles of champagne?” he asks.

“Three? No, we only drank two? Right?”

I turn to Lucy, who shrugs and turns to look at the bottles. Pointing to each, she counts, “One, two, three.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll replace them,” I tell Xavier.

“No, you won’t,” he says. “But she will.” He aims a finger at Lucy.

“Nope. Call it athank yougift.” She laughs.

“What am I thanking you for?”

“Ah, for finding the best girl in the world, duh. If it wasn’t for me being so awesome, you wouldn’t know Shar,” she’s quick to remind him.

“Well, fuck, drink the whole cellar out then, becausethatI am thankful for.” Xavier winks down at me. “I’m going to have a shower and then call in dinner. What do you feel like having?”

“Ummmm, pizza,” Lucy answers.

Xavier dismisses her and looks to me. “Shardonnay, what do you feel like having?” he repeats. My eyes trail down his body. All Ifeellike eating is him.

“Ah, yeah, I just remembered I have a date. I’ll catch you two kids later.” Lucy stands, stumbling towards the door.

“What date? With who?” Xavier suddenly turns his full attention on his sister.

“Not that it’s any of your business, but Dom. And I’m late. Love to stay and chitchat, bro, but I gotta run,” she says.

“Hold up, Lucy Lu. Are you sure this Dominic is someone you want to be around? He doesn’t seem right in the head,” Xavier asks her.

Lucy smiles. “Oh, he most definitely isn’t right in the head, but I like him anyway.”

“I’ll walk you down. Make sure Tim is there to pick you up,” Xavier says, following his sister out of the bedroom.

I don’t hear what they’re talking about as they move farther down the hall. Pushing to my feet, I head into the bathroom. I know Xavier wanted a shower, but I’m hoping I can convince him into taking a bath with me. I turn the taps on and make quick work of peeing and flushing the toilet before I strip off my clothes and wrap a towel around myself. I’m tipsy, but not wasted. I guess Lucy drank more of those bottles than I did.

When Xavier enters the bathroom a few moments later, I’m sitting on the edge of the tub. “Want to take a bath with me?” I ask.

“Always.” He smirks, undoing the top button of his shirt. He strips out of his clothes slowly, then removes his watch, placing it on the bathroom counter.

“How many watches do you have? You always seem to be wearing a different one.” I ask him.

“A few. I don’t know how many,” he responds with a shrug.

“If you don’t know, then you have too many.” I laugh.

“Probably.”

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