Page 29 of Say You're Mine

“The food was great.” That's the best response I can come up with. Eros doesn’t say anything. His hand now rests on my thigh. I change the subject, hating the silence that is looming between us. Before Eros, I used to enjoy the quiet, but now I’m finding I don’t like it so much.

“Any updates on the grandbaby?” I try to pay attention to what Royce is saying, but it’s hard. I keep going over what I’d said and done. Wrestling with if I’d done the right thing or not. Obviously, Eros is upset by my behavior.

“Goodnight, Royce,” Eros tells him when we step off the lift before telling Alectrona to close the door.

I stand there staring at him. We're finally alone.

“Eros, I?—”

He grabs me by the hips, lifting me off my feet, his mouth taking possession of mine. This kiss is different. It’s wild and filled with need. I match it, sinking my fingers into his hair, kissing him just as hard back.

16

EROS

Ithought her outfit was going to send me over the edge. I should have known it would be that mouth of hers. My woman pissed off is a sight to behold. I press Lev against the wall, needing to feel her against me. It has been hell keeping my hands to myself all night.

“They were flirting with you,” Lev says when her mouth leaves mine. I keep kissing her. She is always so damn soft.

“I wasn’t paying them attention.” Lev has no need to be jealous, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love the fact that she was. She wouldn't be if she knew how deeply I crave her. How different she is from me. I’d tell her, but I don’t think she’s there yet. I’ve been trying to ease her into this to not scare her off.

“I don’t care.” Lev tugs at my hair gently. “I didn’t like it.” I lift my head from where I’m kissing her throat.

“You’re the one that said you worked for me,” I remind her. Her lips purse. God, that pissed me off.

“Well, I do.” Her tongue comes out to swipe her bottom lip that is swollen from our kisses.

“Come on, darling.” I hold her stare. One that would cut most men. I’m not most men. If she needs me to prove that I'm here to stay, I'm willing to endure whatever she throws at me.

"I dressed up for you, and you didn't even care."

“You’ve got to be shitting me, Lev.” I almost want to laugh, but I can see the vulnerability in her eyes that she wants to hide. “I didn’t want you to leave the house in that damn outfit. It was either get the hell out of here or rip it from you.”

“Oh.” Her teeth sink into her bottom lip.

“I should have said something. I was an ass for that. It won’t happen again.” I give. “To be completely honest with you, Lev, I have never struggled with self-control when it comes to lust and sex before. I’m not used to having to do it, but you have it ripping me apart from the inside to get to you.”

“Really?” A sexy smile spreads across her face. “Show me.” Her fingers grip my shoulders. “Show me what you wanted to do when you saw me in this outfit.”

“Lev,” I warn.

“Come on, cowboy. Show me what you got.”

My girl is playing with fire. She still hasn’t admitted to me how innocent she is when it comes to sex. I felt her innocence on my tongue as I buried my face between her velvet thighs.

“You asking?”

“Yes.”

I take her mouth again. I grip her ass tightly as I carry her through the house. Lev kisses my neck, her tongue coming out to play. I don’t stop until we’re in the bedroom. I drop her down onto the bed before going for the buttons of my shirt. Lev scrambles to her knees, watching me intently. The hunger in her eyes alone as she takes me in is almost enough to shred any bit of my self-control. She’s another level of sexy when she’s like this.

“Lie down,” I order her. She lifts a brow. I lean forward and grip her chin. "You asked for this, and you're going to get it." I brush my thumb across her lips. “You’ll do as I tell you, understand, or I’ll stop. You have to trust me when it comes to this.” Lev nods, and I slide my thumb past her lips. “Suck.”

I let out a growl as she follows my instruction, her lips wrapping around my thumb. Images of her on her knees, my hands gripping her hair as she wraps them around my cock flash through my mind.

I pull it out of her mouth. “Lie down,” I order her again. Lev smiles and falls backwards on the bed. I grab one boot and pull it off before I go for the other. She watches me as I undress her. My fingers go for the button of her pants next.

Slowly I pull them down, leaving the silky red panties that match her bra strap that has been driving me insane all night. “Up, darling.” I toss her pants away. Lev moves back to her knees, allowing me to remove her top, leaving her only in her bra and panties.

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