Page 46 of Inevitable

“Guess so.” Leaning her head against his, she sighed. “Except…”

“What, Claire? Tell me what I can do to make this better.” When she tried to wiggle out of his embrace, he didn’t let her. Nothing good was going to happen if she was trying to get away. “Please, don’t leave.”

“I’m not. But I want to look at your face when we have this conversation.”

Releasing his hold, he picked her up and set her next to him. He turned and rested his hands on his lap. “Okay.”

She picked up his hands and rubbed her finger over them. “I want to go back to who we were before the incident in the mall. Your hovering and fussing are making me crazy and I don’t know how much patience I have left.”

“I know. Believe it or not, I’m working on it.”

“Brady, I love you and I want the sexy man back in my life and the fussy nurse you’ve become to disappear. We hardly have had sex, which makes me think you’re not all that interested in me. If we’re going to have a relationship, then I want it to be more like what we had in the beginning and less like what we have now.”

“Did you say you love me?” His heart thudded against his chest as he waited. He was pretty sure, but he needed to hear it again.

Claire ran her hand over his face and gently cupped his jaw. “I love you, Brady Landry.”

He pulled her into his arms and leaned back. Holding her, he kissed her head and felt the happiness wash over his body. Claire Hughes fucking loved him.

As that thought rattled around in his brain, he realized something else she’d said needed to be addressed. He lifted her chin and squinted. “I only held back from taking you the way I wanted because you’ve been recovering. I didn’t want it to be too much, so I’ve locked everything down until you were ready.”

“Brady, I’m ready. Unlock everything and give me all you got.”

“Honey, that may not be such a good idea. Let’s start out nice and slow and build up to all the dirty things I want to do to you.”

“Brady, if you want to keep me, I suggest you let go of that idea and do as I ask. If it’s too much, then I’ll let you know.”

Throwing his head back, he let out a laugh. “I better buy a lottery ticket tonight, ’cause I’m the luckiest bastard in the world.”

“You can, right after you remind me why taking you on is such a good idea.”

He answered her with a kiss. Claire had better get herself ready because he had a lot to show her.

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“We’re going to miss the tailgate party,” Claire whispered as Brady slid his hands deep into her hair, tugging and pulling her head back.

“Yeah, we sure are. I’ve got to love on you and sex you up. Remind you that I’m the only man who will ever satisfy you.”

“Okay,” she whispered before his mouth descended. Thrusting his tongue deeply, he ravaged her until her lips felt swollen and bruised. The leash had broken and Brady was letting his desire and hunger free. Which was what she’d been waiting for. He pulled their bodies squarely together and she groaned when the enormous bulge in his jeans rubbed against her sex.

“You feel that, darlin’?” Grinding his hips upward, he grinned. “That’s for you. I’m going to fill you all the way up and make you lose your mind.”

“Yes, please. Show me, Brady. Teach me…”

He gave her one more punishing kiss before he pulled away and got rid of his clothes. Standing before her, he grinned like a lion about to consume his prey. Fisting himself, he slid his hand up and down his length as he licked his lips. “Can’t decide where I want to start.” Taking a step closer, he pulled her up and flipped her dress over her head and then got rid of her bra and panties. “Better.”

Crooking her finger, she laughed. “Come here.”

He moved onto the bed between her spread legs and brushed the tips of his fingers slowly through her soft, wet folds. The tenderness of his touch was so at odds with the possessive heat blazing in his eyes, which made her wonder how greedy and demanding he was going to be. Would he be merciless when he buried himself deep inside? Was she ready for something like that?

Probably. There was a part of her that wanted to be claimed by this powerful man. To be completely his. When he dipped and swirled his fingers, she felt her stomach quiver and her nipples peak in hard, needy points. Her body was so attuned to his touch that it wasn’t going to take much for her to come.

“You’re ready to take me,” he growled as he lifted her legs up and rested her ankles on his shoulders.

Aligning the engorged tip of his cock against her opening, he leaned all the way over until his arms were braced on either side of her head. “I’m yours,” she said quietly as their eyes locked. He reared back slightly and drove inside her in one hard, ruthless thrust.

She sucked in a shocked breath at the initial twinge of pain and surprisingly tight fit. “Oh…”

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