Page 21 of Forbidden Games

She followed him to the door and allowed him to hail her a cab. It was only when she was on her way back to her apartment that she took out her phone and texted Gideon.

Heading home.

I’ll be there in thirty.

Her stomach dipped pleasantly and she clenched her thighs together. There was no mistaking what would happen the second he walked through her door, and her skin heated just thinking about it.

She couldn’t wait.

8

Gideon stormed through Lucy’s door without knocking. He foundher pacing nervously around her living room, practically wringing her hands, and stopped short. “What did he do?”

Her blue eyes went wide. “Excuse me?”

“Mark. Obviously he did something.” He sliced his hand through the air to indicate her current state. “Tell me what it was and I’ll take care of it.” He’d thought Mark was a safe enough bet for the first date, but Gideon shouldn’t have taken it for granted. If he’d stayed, he could’ve stepped in.

Lucy was still blinking at him. She burst out laughing. “Mark was a perfect gentleman.”

“You don’t have to smooth it over. It’s my job to ensure you have solid dates, and if something went wrong, I need to know.” He very pointedly ignored the fact that he almost hoped something had ruined the night. Mark was fucking perfect. If he wasn’t essentially married to his job, he would have found a girl, gotten married and had a couple of kids by now.

She crossed to him and put a hand on his chest. “Gideon, stop. Nothing happened. We had a nice conversation and decided to leave things at that.”

Leave things at that.

Call him crazy, but he hadn’t spent much time dwelling on what would transpire during—and after—the dates. Jealousy reared its ugly head and, even as he fought for control, his words got away from him. “Did he hold your hand?”

She blinked. “I don’t know if I’d call it hand-holding—”

“Help you into your coat?” He took a step closer to her, crowding her and unable to stop. “Kiss you?” The thought of Mark in Gideon’s current position, leaning down to take Lucy’s mouth, made him crazy.

And, damn it, she saw it.

Lucy frowned. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.”Fucking everything.He kissed her to keep from saying anything else. Lucy responded instantly, her hands sliding up his chest to loop her arms around his neck, her body melting into his. Her instant yielding should have soothed him.

There were far too many “shoulds” when it came to Lucy Baudin.

He grabbed the hem of her dress and yanked it up as he tumbled her back onto the couch. Gideon had the presence of mind to catch himself so she didn’t bear the full brunt of his weight. The break in their kiss gave him the chance to say, “You want this.”

“That wasn’t a question. But yes.” She jerked his shirt out of his pants and went to work on the buttons. “I want to feel you.”

He palmed her pussy. “Then feel me.” He spread her and pushed a single finger into her. Lucy made one of those sexy fucking whimpers that he couldn’t get enough of and yanked his shirt apart, sending the last few buttons flying.

She shoved the shirt down his shoulders. “I need you, Gideon.”

He’d give every single dollar he owned to hear her say those words every single day of his life. It wasn’t his destiny, but he sure as hell planned to coax her to say it as often as he could during their time together. “Tell me. Guide me.”

“I, uh...” Her eyes shut for a split second as he circled her clit with his thumb. When she opened them again, there was new purpose there. “I want you in my mouth.”

He froze. “Lucy—”Fuck me, it’s like she pulled a fantasy right out of my goddamn head.He saw the exact moment her confidence wavered and bit back a curse. He was so determined to give her everything, he was missing signs.

Gideon shifted to sit next to her on the couch. He stopped her from going to the floor with a hand on her shoulder. “Open my pants.”

She didn’t hesitate. Lucy undid the front of his slacks and withdrew his cock. She stroked him once and then sucked him into her mouth. Gideon had expected some sort of cautious exploration, but she went after it like she was desperate for him.

As desperate for him as he was for her. He pulled her hair back so he could see his cock disappear between her deep purple lips. A sight he never thought he’d stand witness to. She opened her eyes and pinned him with a pleased look, and he couldn’t stand it a second longer. Keeping one hand holding her hair back, Gideon pulled her dress higher, baring her ass completely. He squeezed her ass and then ran his hand down until he could push two fingers into her.

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