Page 36 of Inevitable

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Thursday, August 3rd

Claire stood in front of the chest of drawers and frowned. “Definitely need some better undies.”

Brady strolled out of the bathroom and rubbed his short hair with a towel. “What, honey?”

Turning, she stared at the sexy man in her bedroom and knew she definitely needed to upgrade her sex appeal. The boring cotton in her drawer was in no way a match for the man with the Adonis body standing two inches away. “I’m going to run over to the mall after work and pick up a few things.”

“What kind of things?” he asked as he threw the towel over his shoulder.

“New underwear and stuff.”

“I’ll come along.” He took her hand, lifted it to his mouth, and pressed a kiss to her knuckles. “Give you my opinion and maybe test the stuff you’re looking at to see how easily I can get it off. ‘Cause that’s where your underwear belongs…on the floor.”

“Maybe I should just skip wearing any today.” She let her robe slip off, then stepped over to her closet and started flipping through her dresses. “It’s summer, after all, and the fewer clothes, the better.” A loud growl was the only warning she had that Brady had heard a word she said. His large hands gripped her waist and he had her in the air before she could get a word out. When she lay on her back on the bed, all she could see was Brady’s satisfied smile. He filled her vision and it seemed was about to fill her body. He moved her hands above her head and held them in one hand. The other was moving down the center of her body as his eyes darkened. “What are you doing?”

“Ravaging you. Talking about going to work without your lady bits covered has me nuts. The idea of anyone else but me seeing you isn’t acceptable.”

Laughing, she shook her head. “I wasn’t going to flash anyone. All I was doing was following your suggestion.” His large finger slid into her heat and she forgot the second part of her argument. “I, uh…”

He dropped his mouth next to her ear and whispered, “That’s it, honey. Let go. I’m going to get our day off to a real good start.”

His mouth dragged over her neck as he moved his fingers away and plunged deep into her waiting body. The moment he filled her up, she lost her ability to speak. Being connected to him physically was becoming a necessary part of her existence. As he moved in and out, she felt herself transported to a place where they existed as one. A place where she was whole and complete.

“You feel that, Claire?” Brady groaned. “We’re one and there’s nothing that’s ever going to separate us.”

Bowing her back, she tried to get closer. “Please…Brady.”

“You want more?” His hips drove relentlessly as he moved his hand between their bodies. Stroking her body like an instrument he’d been playing his whole life, he triggered her release.

A beautiful kaleidoscope of colors crossed her vision as Brady joined her and exploded. His release washed through her body, and she hoped he never changed his mind. Because if she had to be separated from him, she might not survive.

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Claire checked her watch as they walked out of the restaurant. “By the time we get there, I’m not going to have much time to shop.” They had just finished dinner at the Texas Roadhouse and were about to head across the street to the Tippecanoe Mall. “Guess I’ll have to be quick.”

“Honey, I’m all for sexy undies, but please don’t feel like you have to do anything on my account. I like you just as you are.”

Patting his arm, she shook her head. “I need to up my game and get some pretty boyfriend underwear.”

He kissed her head, then helped her into the truck. “Whatever makes you happy.”

“Honey, the point of this is to make you happy.”

“Already am,” he replied.

Once they were headed out of the parking lot, she checked her phone to see where Alvin was. She had him up in Shreveport and things seemed to be proceeding according to plan. “Are you guys going to be ready on Saturday for Erin’s stalker?”

“Yeah, we’ve run through the op a couple of times and we’re ready.”

“It would be great to accomplish this and get rid of the guy once and for all. It’s hard to believe that she’s had to deal with this for the last couple of years. I don’t know how she’s lived with it.”

“Guess it’s something that comes with being famous.”

“Hell of a price to pay,” she replied as she turned her phone off.

Once Brady had the truck parked, she jumped out and watched him shake his head as he came around. “What?”

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