The free drinks the waitress brought over lightened the mood a little, but I still felt like something had shifted between Susan and me. It wasn’t anything else she said, but she didn’t jump to my defense when Candice made bitchy little comments about how long I could keep Jaxson’s attention. It didn’t take long for me to grow tired of it all, and I quickly gulped down my drink so I could make my exit.
“It’s been fun,” I lied as I stood. “But I promised Jaxson I’d hang out by the bar so he could check in with me more easily.”
I didn’t give them a chance to respond before I walked away. Heading over to the far end of the bar, I slid onto the stool Jaxson liked me to use. It had a clear view of the door, and I kept my eyes on him until he turned to scan the room. When he saw that I’d moved where I was sitting, he said something to the other guy working the entrance and headed over to me. “You okay?”
I swiveled in my seat and looked up at him. “I am now.”
Jaxson’s green eyes narrowed as he fixed his attention over my shoulder towards where Susan and Candice were sitting. “Do me a favor?”
“Anything.”
He lowered his head and let me see how serious he was about his request. “Be careful around your coworkers. There’s something about them that sets me on edge.”
“I know Candice can be a bitch, but Susan has always been good to me.” At least until she started acting differently tonight.
“It’s weird,” he sighed. “It almost seems like she has something at stake when it comes to you and me. I just can’t figure out what it could be, though.”
Neither could I, but I was definitely going to keep a closer eye on her from now on.
Chapter 9
Jaxson
Having Kiara out where it was easier for guys to leer at her, even though it had only been for ten minutes at most, had amped up my usually possessive instincts. It had also tested my restraint. More than ever, I wanted to mark her as mine to warn off all other men. Inside and out. To show everyone she belonged to me.
It had felt like it took forever for two o’clock to roll around. When it finally came and the club closed down, I rushed Kiara to my apartment so I could have her in my space until I had to be back at Ice fifteen hours later. When the door shut behind us, I lifted her into my arms and carried her into the bedroom. After I tossed her on the mattress, I came down over top of her. Feeling her soft body beneath mine, my control slipped even further.
I lowered my head and sealed our mouths together in a deep kiss. When her lips parted, my tongue swept inside to tangle with hers. Raging lust coursed through my veins, pushing me to go hard and fast as I buried myself in her tight, little body.
“Dammit!” I cursed, my fist slamming into the mattress next to her. “I have no control when it comes to you.”
“You don’t need it,” she whispered in my ear. “I’m ready. It’s time for you to finally take your pants off and let me give you an orgasm too.”
It took a moment before her words sunk into my lust-filled brain. That orgasm she was offering me was going to happen exactly how I wanted it—with me deep inside her. There wasn’t going to be any rushing this, though. I knew I had to take my time. To be gentle. Kiara was a virgin, and I needed to make her first time good for her.
“I’ll take my pants off, but it won’t be you giving me an orgasm.” I kissed along her jaw and down her throat. “The first time I come with you, it’s going to be after I’ve taken your cherry and claimed you for my own. Are you sure you’re ready for that?”
“Yes.” She punctuated my favorite answer by popping the buttons on my shirt and yanking it off my shoulders. Her assertiveness ripped the last remnants of my control away from me, and I practically ripped the clothes from her body. Then I removed the rest of my own.
I took a moment to appreciate how gorgeous she was with her red hair spread across my pillows. Her pale, creamy skin was tinted pink, and her blush spread all the way down her chest to the tips of her perfect tits. Her nipples were puckered, her chest heaving, her eyes clouded with desire, and her pussy pink and swollen.
I lowered myself on top of her, nestling my rock-hard cock against the heat between her thighs. She was already wet, and I coated my dick with the moisture as I lowered my head to get her ready even more. Starting with her nipples, I took turns sucking each peak into my mouth and lavished them with my tongue. Then I kissed my way down her body until I was nestled between her thighs.
“I’ve been craving another taste of this pussy.”
“You had one earlier today,” she reminded me in a voice raspy with need.
“And I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind since then.”
Kiara had grown just as addicted to having my mouth on her as I had with her taste. She widened her legs to give me room to wedge my shoulders between them so I could tongue-fuck her. Knowing I needed to stretch her before I took her tight, little pussy, I worked one finger into her heat and then another. By the time I’d made her come twice, I was pumping three fingers in and out of her while I feasted on her clit.
After I shoved her over the edge a third time, I lapped up all of her juices and climbed back up to slide my achy cock through her drenched pussy again. With my eyes locked on her blue orbs, searching for any hint of pain, I eased the tip in.
“Fuck, you’re tight,” I grunted. “Raise your knees up a little bit, angel.”
She did as I asked, and the position made it easier for me to work myself inside her. I went slow, allowing her to adjust to me inch by inch until I was fully seated inside her. Then I held still until she started to move beneath me.
“You ready for more?”