Page 27 of Pomegranate Kiss

They found a clear spot on the dance floor, and Danny twisted to the music, throwing her arms up and sinking into the beat. Nellie swayed back and forth, delicate wrist turns and taps as she danced with them. Lex surveyed the scene, her lips pursed. Then she swept in behind Danny to begin dancing with her. Danny offered a coy smirk, and Cam’s heart twisted. Even as Lex danced with Danny, her gaze never left Cam.

Even though Cam’s limbs didn’t want to work at first, she rotated her hips, feeling herself loosen up the more she sank into the music. The vibrations from the speakers pulsed up her legs,making it easier to swing around. Under Lex’s hypnotizing stare, she couldn’t help but unwind. Cam’s body reacted, her arms moving and her legs swaying as if she wasn’t in control.

Each pivot of her hips, each thrust forward and all she could think of was the other night, the way Lex had kissed up and down her body, which sparked her to life at the sensual touch. Several strands of hair glued to her skin and sweat prickled across her nape at the heat from the bodies close by. Cam continued to swirl her hips and thrust her ass back to the thumping melody as she lost herself in the rhythm.

A pair of hands settled around her hips, and the stench of cheap cologne followed. Cam froze in place, glancing back to see the massive polo-wearing guy who’d sidled up behind her to try to get in on the bump and grind.

Before Cam could step away, Lex stormed over. Her arm shot out, and she grabbed the guy by the wrist, digging into his pulse point. The guy lifted his free hand and began to back away. Lex’s gaze flashed like lightning, but she let go.

“You okay?” Danny mouthed, not able to shout above the volume of the music.

Cam bobbed her head as the hands she wanted on her settled into place. Lex met Danny’s gaze and mouthed “I’ll keep off the creeps” back. With those palms resting on her hips, Cam was more than fine.

She’d take any excuse to dance with Lex at this point. Her body pressed in behind her, so solid, radiating a strength that caused her to melt. She thrust her ass back to grind against her, satisfied by the way Lex’s fingernails dug into her hips.

“You keep doing that, and I’ll drag you to the bathroom,” Lex murmured into her ear, the soft brush of her lips against her skin making her wet. “I’ve got so much more in store for you tonight, babe. Just a little patience.” The scrape of her voice made herreel, but from the beginning, Lex had delivered on every single promise.

Cam nodded, sinking into the pulsing beats of the music. Danny laughed as she twirled in the middle, and Nellie started doing finger guns at them. Lex’s low laugh thrummed at her core, and a genuine grin lit Cam’s face. Around Lex she felt so safe, so comfortable the worries melted away, and she dove into the chaos with the rest of them.

She’d hold onto all these moments for as long as she could.

Chapter Thirteen

The sweat had dried on Lex’s skin from a night full of dancing, raunchy jokes, and drinking, but she wasn’t the least bit tired. The moment they headed out from the club to the hotel next door, Lex’s body hummed like she’d upped the voltage.

“Love you guys,” Danny slurred, both Cam and Nellie supporting her on the way—though Nells teetered right along with her. The two of them were in for one nightmare of a hangover tomorrow. “I never had…this while I was on the run,” the bride-to-be admitted, waving around at them.

“More’s the pity you got saddled with the Dukas family. You’re missing out on a whole world of sane friendships,” Lex responded, unable to help her amusement. They stepped in through the automatic doors and entered the far-too-bright foyer for this time of night. The elevator was the goal.

Danny shook her head. “Life would be boring without you guys.”

Lex swiped her bottom lip to hide the affection in her smile. She adored her future sister-in-law. Adrian had chosen well because this woman didn’t even need to try—she was one of them.

The elevator dinged at each floor as they ascended to the sixth. Cam snuck a scorching glance to her. God, that woman. The way the lace of the red dress clung to her breasts had been driving Lex crazy all night. She wanted to slide the flimsy fabric up her legs and devour her. Cam’s inkspill hair cascaded in gentle curls down her back, and kohl rimmed her expressive eyes. The crimson lipstick she wore matched her dress, and every time Lex brushed up against her, the scent of roses made her pussy throb.

This was the longest she’d ever been with one person, if this arrangement between them could even be called that. From the outset, this should’ve been nonstop sexual exploration and no feelings, but that train left the station months ago.

Normally, the anxiety would slam in, the need to distance fast and far, but the lack of labels had allowed Cam to creep closer to her than anyone else had ever managed. She wanted—no, needed—to tell her things had changed. That she didn’t want this to end in two weeks. Yet every time they got together, fear numbed her tongue.

All too fast, she was sitting on the swing after sunset with Maddy, her best friend back in high school, staring at the wood chips as those words tumbled from her lips and her cheeks burned. Maddy’s look of disgust followed, the clipped words, and then, silence.

Or that first month in the college dorms, which reeked of lemon cleaner and dirty laundry. But when she met Lila, they’d fucked on every spare surface anyway. At least, until six months later when Lila found the boyfriend of her dreams. The denial stung the most—like their entire time together hadn’t existed.

Focus on tonight. One step at a time.

The elevator doors slid open, and their entourage headed down the hallway. Nellie and Danny offered a wave before disappearing into their room. Once the door clicked shut, Lex rounded on Cam who already slipped the key card into the door. The light lit yellow, and like that, they were on.

They hadn’t made it three steps inside the room before Lex’s lips crashed onto Cam’s. She claimed her mouth, unleashing everything she’d pent up the entire night while they pretended to be “friends.” There was nothing friendly about the things she wanted to do to her. Lex’s fingers raked through her silken hair before she gripped tight, enjoying how Cam sighed into her mouth.

Lex’s hands didn’t stay still for long. She glided her hands along those luscious curves, able to feel the heat from her body through the thin fabric of this dress that needed to be on the floor, now.

“God, gorgeous, you were driving me crazy all night,” Lex growled into her ear and reached up the skirt of her dress to drag her panties down those shapely thighs. She flung them to the floor and then shrugged her blazer off. The room already swelled to a thousand degrees due to the two of them being alone. She returned her attention to her luscious mouth, savoring the vanilla taste of her. Urgency rode her in a brand new way, like she needed to squeeze every last drop of their time together.

The reason why ticked down in the background of her mind.

She slipped her hand between Cam’s legs to clench her sex. She was soaked, absolutely dripping, and damn if that didn’t make her even hotter. A groan slipped from Lex as she squeezed her thighs tight. Part of her wanted to take her time and savor every minute together, while the other needed to chase oblivion like the next breath. Cam’s moans were a melody she could listen to forever, and the woman was pure need with the way she ground her pussy against Lex’s hand.

Lex bit the side of her neck, enjoying how Cam shivered at the touch. She was half-tempted to rip the dress in two, but she loved the way it looked so much she tugged each strap down to expose those stunning breasts. She’d been watching Cam all night, how she twisted and swayed on the dance floor. When that dusky gaze had flickered to her again and again, she knew who Cam danced for, which only turned her on even more.

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