Page 45 of Restrained

“Lola....” I hate the weakness in my voice.

Her response is taking the fork and feeding me a bite of the cake that, to my surprise, actually melts in my mouth and is delicious. I don’t even like sweets.

“Fuck, that’s good.”

She nods her head knowingly. “Right? They’re the best bakery in town.”

My hand cups her cheek and brings her forward so I can kiss her lips. She tastes like lemon and frosting and so fucking good. She smiles against my lips. “Where were you for the first thirty years of my life?”

Her smile fades, but she doesn’t back away from me, her voice quiet and sullen. “In hell.”

Again, my chest squeezes tight, as my thumb swipes over her cheek. “You’re one strong woman, Lola. Not even hell can take you down.”

She pulls back, but only slightly, just enough to look in my eyes. She lays a kiss on my lips again and then turns to look on the clock sitting on my nightstand. “I have to go.”

“What?” I look down at the cake between us. “We haven’t even finished our cake.”

She kisses me again. “I know. I have to meet with Penelope and Viv about other accounts.” She smiles. “The less high maintenance ones.”

I chuckle. “Those fuckers.”

She laughs, placing the cake on the bed and stands up, collecting her skirt from the floor and tugging it on. “And then I should probably get some actual work done for you.”

She shrugs out of my shirt as she picks up her blouse. I yank her to me by her wrist, making her squeal happily as I pull her into my arms, her bare breasts pressing against my chest. “Or we could say fuck it all and stay in bed all day.”

What the hell is wrong with me? Forgoing work for sex? That’s really not me.

I swear I can feel her heart pounding against my own as her finger traces along my shoulder. “Please don’t tempt me.”

“Tomorrow?”

She scrunches her nose up like she’s thinking about it and then pecks my lips. “Yes. But work first, then reward.”

“It’s a date.”

“It’s a date, Hayden.” She kisses me again before climbing off my bed, getting dressed and tossing me another kiss through the air before she leaves.

Fuck, I'm in trouble.

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LOLA

Iwake up thinking about Hayden with a big grin on my face.

I can’t stop thinking about him. Even during my meeting with Penelope and Viv yesterday, I couldn’t shake the goofy smile from my lips.

I don’t know what’s going on with me, but I like it.

I haven’t told Penelope about sleeping with Hayden yet. I know I should, but she’s my business partner, and even if she’s cool as hell, she may not be too thrilled with me sleeping with a client.

I climb out of bed and walk into the kitchen, still wearing that ridiculous smile on my face and stop dead in my tracks when I see Sawyer in my kitchen, shirtless with some serious bedhead. Sex hair.

Oh. Shit.

I look further into the kitchen and don’t see Baz or Viv, just Sawyer staring at the coffeemaker. He turns around, and the boy is all abs and a cocky grin. Hard ridges and a deep V. No wonder Viv is into him.

Of course, most of the girls at our school were even when I was there, and I was quite a few grades above them. “Sawyer.”

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