Page 21 of Trouble

Liam took one step toward me, and I took one back, responding to the predatory smirk slipping over his sinful lips. Slowly, in a near-prowl, he herded me backward through my apartment and into my bedroom. I only stopped when I felt the bed hit the backs of myknees.

Liam closed the distance between us and captured my lips in a searing kiss that had me panting and clutching at his strong arms withinseconds.

“Liam,” I whispered when he finally let mebreathe.

An unexpected push and I lay on my back on top of the sheets. My entire body buzzed with anticipation. When Liam shrugged out of his T-shirt and let it drop to the floor, the heat pulsing through my body centered below my navel with a sharptwinge.

“I’ve missed you,” I breathed before I realized I’d spoken outloud.

He climbed on top of me, nudging my thighs apart so he could settle his still jeans-clad hips between them. The outline of his hard cock pressed against my clothed pussy, right where I was aching forhim.

“I’ve missed you,too.”

10

Audrey

My head buzzed pleasantlywith the echo of several orgasms as I lay sprawled next to Liam some time later, one leg hiked over his thighs and my arm across his chest. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt so at peace. Well, that was a lie—I couldn’t remember a time before I’d met Liam where I’d felt such peace. It was as if he had some magic fix against the constant undercurrent of stress in mylife.

I smirked against his tattooed chest and let my fingers dance down his sculpted abs and along the narrow trail of ginger fuzz leading the way to his softened cock.Magic fix,allright.

The heavy pole of flesh twitched at my attention, and Liam cracked his eyelids to look down at me. “Again?” Despite his body’s obvious interest, his tone was relaxed andlazy.

I giggled and let my hand slide back up to his pecs, flattening across one of the black swirls of ink underneath his pale skin. “Maybelater.”

Liam hummed with relaxed amusement at hearing his own words turned against him. “Wuss.”

“Chafing is a real problem, you know,” I said, trying for a prim tone. It earned me a chuckle and a kiss to the top of myhead.

“I don’t think youcanchafe, as wet as you get for me,” he said, just a sliver of smugness in hisvoice.

I huffed, cheeks flushing. He was probably right—the second he touched me, it was as if my abdomen liquified with hot, wetneed.

“I’m glad you got in touch,” he said after a moment’ssilence.

I bit my lip, my heart doing an odd flip. “I did ask for your number.” And I’d been damn needy about it,too.

“You were still high on endorphins,” he said with a shrug. “I figured you’d change your mind once you came back down. Smart girls like you tend to realize they shouldn’t make a habit of seeing guys likeme.”

“Is that why you didn’t call me?” I said, and instantly regretted the question.Way to fucking go, Audrey. Amp up the neediness some more and see how fast he can get his pants back on.“Imean—”

He silenced me with a finger against my lips. “I know what you meant,love.”

I waited for him to continue, to answer my question, but he didn’t, and I didn’t have the courage to askagain.

“Are you leaving tonight?” I asked instead, somehow managing a casualtone.

“If you want me to, sure.” He released me and rolled over onto his side so he could look at me while supporting his head on his hand. His free hand found my bare stomach and stroked across it in a gentle caress. “But I’d like to stay for morningsex.”

“I’d like that, too,” I said, unable to hold back the smile spreading across my face as I looked athim.

The corners of Liam’s eyes crinkled with that innate happiness that had my heart skipping a beat. His hand moved from my stomach to my hip so he could roll me onto my side and pull me in flush against his chest. “Then I’ll stay,” he said before he dipped his head for anotherkiss.

It didn’t take long for my body to warm against his once more, but when I felt his cock rise against my stomach again and his kiss turned urgent, I pulled back with alaugh.

“How about that tea?” I asked, putting my arms between us when he tried to pull me backin.

“How about another fuck?” he countered, arching his eyebrows at mesuggestively.

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