Page 11 of Irish Fire and Forbidden Love
“No, I get it. I’m not usually confident. Or maybe confident isn’t the right word. I don’t enjoy seeing myself, but I enjoy seeing you looking at me, and it makes me confident.”
“Well, I hope one day you can see yourself like how I see you,” I said.
She didn’t respond, so I stripped out of my clothes and curled my body around her. I’d been with my fair share of women, not like my brother Frank, but I’d be lying if I said Maeve was my only sexual relationship in the last few months. Still, there was something special about Maeve in my arms. Something familiar that I hadn’t felt in years.
We lay like that, breathing together, and sleep must have come because when next I woke up, it was morning, and Maeve turned her body to face me. She ran her fingers along my scruff, tickling the corners of my lips, my neck, then she kissed me.
“Good morning,” I said.
“I like you,” she said.
I gave a sleepy smile. “I like you too.”
She didn’t return my smile. Her eyes were focused hard into me. “I’m going to enjoy our time together, even if that means it’s only temporary.”
“Maeve—”
She silenced me with a kiss. “Seriously, it’s okay. It’s good for me to get out with a guy. The fact Eliza had such a strong reaction means that I should be going out and doing things for myself— with men.”
The very thought of her with other men made my heart ache, but I pushed that feeling away because it really was unjustified. “Alright.”
This time, she relaxed and even gave me a smile. “Have you ever been to the Cliffs of Moher?”
“Never seemed to find the time,” I said, which was the truth. I’d never taken the trek up those majestic cliffs. I’d almost gone, but then Frank told me about his escapades on the cliffs, how he’d been with countless women up there. How the goosebumpson each women’s naked flesh sent him wild. Unsurprisingly, I never had any strong desire to go there.
“Would you like to go with me today? It’s supposed to be mostly sunny.”
I smiled. “I’d love to go with you, but we should make sure your plumbing’s all good to go before you open for the night.”
“The bar doesn’t open until five in the evening. It’s nine now. It takes an hour and a half to get there, so three hours total. We’ve got plenty of time.”
“What if the plumbing takes a while? What if there’s something worse?”
“You said it yourself that it was probably just blocked. I haven’t heard any vibrations since you fixed that.”
I wasn’t convinced. I’d had my fair share of false hopes. Which is why I needed an entire day to check things, but Maeve had this way she looked at me with those big eyes. It was hard to say no.
“Alright, alright. Let’s go.”
She squealed in delight and kissed me hard. Then she jumped up from the bed and rushed into the bathroom. I grabbed the spare clothes she’d lent me and dressed. Getting out of here would give me a chance to stop by the hotel, but I had no idea when Frank was getting in. The last thing I wanted was Maeve to meet Frank before I had a chance to explain things.
I checked my phone. Frank had tried calling me last night. Twice, plus a text.
Frank: Flight plans delayed. Will be getting in tomorrow.
He’d sent it last night just after midnight. Did that mean tomorrow as in today— or tomorrow tomorrow?
Maeve opened the bathroom door, with light make up on, and her strawberry blond hair combed, cascading down her shoulders. She walked to a nearby dresser and stripped, her panties riding up between her cheeks.
I dropped my phone and grabbed her hips, pulling her back on the bed. Desire rolling through me. Our tongues tangled, then I kissed her breasts, licking her nipples. She gave a little moan, then pushed me back.
“Not yet.”
“Not yet?” I asked, sucking on her right breast. A fire burned in my belly, and I needed her right then. I pulled myself on top of her, kissing her slowly, feeling her breath heave in and out of her chest.
“No,” she said and squirmed out of my embrace.
She returned to the dresser and pulled off her panties and bra. She was milky white, apart from her bright pink nipples, vagina, and lips. I wanted to taste her again, feel her close around me, but I held myself back.
