Katerina’s eyes darted left and right as she contemplated our fate. She bit her lip, tortured and torn between decisions, when suddenly—
“Yes,” she blurted out. “Yes, I’ll stay!”
“Yeah?” My heart did a backflip. “Really?”
“Yes, Derek!”
I took her into my arms. Just like the first time we kissed, her juicy lips touched mine with an electric spark that made my heart race.
“Oh, Katerina,” I whispered, delicately pronouncing every rhythmic syllable in her name.
She smiled. “I love the way you say my name.”
I chuckled. “Really?”
“Yes,” she said as she climbed into my lap, straddling me on the park bench. “It’s one of the first things I noticed about you. You tried to pronounce my name like a native Russian would. That showed me so much respect—that’s when I knew you were a different type of guy.”
I grinned. “It’s a pretty name. It deserves to be pronounced correctly.”
“Kiss me,” she demanded.
Our mouths came together again. I couldn’t get enough of her luscious kisses, and I couldn’t imagine a life without them. Whatever happened with Niko and the Devils didn’t matter. I knew I’d done the right thing.
With Katerina’s weight in my lap, I began to lengthen. She felt me expanding, and our kisses burned hotter. Slowly, she rocked her hips against my length, the two of us quietly gasping and grunting into each other’s mouths.
The gentle jingling of metal interrupted us. Startled, we turned in the direction of the sound and spotted an older man on a late-night walk with a poofy little dog that was just as grey as his owner.
Katerina quickly hopped off my lap, curled up into an embarrassed little ball, and buried her face against my chest. I waved at the guy as he strolled past.
But he scowled at me and murmured, “Kids …”
We watched as the duo walked away.
“Oh my God!” she whispered. “He totally caught me grinding on you! I’m absolutely mortified.”
“We’re really bad about being discreet, aren’t we?”
“Yes.” She slapped at my shoulder. “And it’s all your fault.”
“My fault?” I chuckled. “How is itmyfault?”
She bit her lip. “You’re just too sexy. I can’t resist you. I just wanna climb all over you and dig my nails into you andungh—” With a frustrated whimper, her eyes rolled back in her head. “Do naughty things with you.”
“Naughty things.” I laughed. “You’re so innocent, you know that?”
“Take me back to my hotel room,” she said sultrily, “and we’ll see how innocent I really am.”
“Whoa.” My dick pulsed with deep desire. “Damn, girl.”
But sleeping with her wasn’t my goal. I was fine waiting just as long as she wanted to wait until the time was right. Nevertheless, itwaslate, and I had to get her back to her room.
I stood and helped Katerina to her feet.
Hand in hand, we walked back through the park. We talked about whatever came to mind, making each other laugh like no one else could. I loved being with her. I loved feeling her tiny hand clasped in mine. I felt so light and free and happy. I never wanted this walk, or this night, to end.
But soon, we were at the hotel, and I escorted her up to her room.
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