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“I’ll be quick, only need to brush my teeth,” he said from outside the door. “I know you’re probably ready to get some sleep.”
Ha! If my nipples didn’t tear a hole in the sheets with how hard they were. At the last second, I grabbed a pillow and held it in my lap. No, I thought, tossing it away, that would one hundred percent contradict my “no shorts” choice. As he pushed the door open, I gave my hair a last minute fluff and leaned back on my forearms.
Chapter 11
Logan
IknewwhatI’dbe walking into when I opened that door, and I wasn’t wrong. Emerald in my shirt and nothing else, relaxed on my bed, was temptation in the form of the perfect woman. That asshole rattling her again brought out my possessive nature. My need to claim what was mine. I itched to comfort her. Seeing her trembling over that prick almost made me lose my shit. I let my eyes rake her over.
Those thick thighs taunted me, barely covered, begging my hands to grasp them and spread them wide. Her chest heaved, and a peek of tight nipples showed through the cotton shirt. She loved when I nibbled and sucked them last night. The moan that escaped her lips… fuck. I grew rock hard at the memory.
“I like seeing you in my shirt.” I kept my voice calm and low, feigning control, and stepped closer. “Are you warm enough?”
“I’m okay. The bed is kind of chilly though.” She adjusted the blanket and her shirt rode up.
“Lie down. I’ll get you warm.” I climbed into the bed beside her and covered both of us with a thick duvet. Her hair smelled sugary sweet, haloed on my pillow. I angled myself so my front was facing her, and she naturally rolled onto her side, fitting her ass against me. I’d never spooned with a woman before. Not like this. She felt so good, like she belonged there. I rested my palm against her ribcage and pulled her even closer. “Better, baby?”
“Mmhmm,” she hummed. “You’re so warm.”
We stilled, our breaths coming in quick pants. Every inch of her skin that touched mine sent heat through my veins. With my head buried in her hair, her scent filled me, driving me crazy with need. Anticipation buzzed between us, one little spark ready to ignite a blaze.
“Logan?”
“Emerald?” I answered against her ear.
“Why are we fighting this? I know I’m young and inexperienced, and you’re my boss and way out of my league but—“
I rolled her to face me. “I’m out of your league?” I growled. “Baby, you’re so far from what I deserve that I keep thinking this is a dream. That I’ll wake up again and you’ll be gone like this morning.”
Shit. Why was this so hard? I clenched my jaw trying to find the words.
“You really think that?” she asked, sounding so unsure it broke my heart. “I don’t know. We’re from different worlds… and the age difference. I’d understand if you didn’t want me.”
A dry laugh escaped me along with any sanity I had left. I held her hand and brought it down to the bulge in my pants, breaking the last bit of resolve I’d been holding on to.
“Does this feel like I don’t want you? I’ve thought about all the ways I want you since you walked in here this morning. I can’t think of anything else. I don’t have the strength to hold back from you. Not anymore.”
She molded her hand around my cock, not breaking our eye contact. “Don’t hold back. Please, Logan. I don’t want to fight this anymore.”
“I need you to know that this isn’t just a hookup for me. You’re more than that.” I hissed a breath as she tightened her grip on my cock. “Emerald,” I pleaded. I didn’t know if I was pleading for her to stop or to keep going but dammit, I was losing control.
“Mmhmm, Sir?” she answered in a sweet voice.
“Lose the shirt and panties. You’re mine.”
I hovered over her, watching her movements, taking in her curves on display.
“Logan, please,” she whimpered. God, I loved her like this.
“Please what, baby? What do you want?”
“Fuck me like I’m yours. Please, I want you.”
She pulled my shirt up, rubbing her palms over my abdomen, scratching with her long painted nails. An incoherent rumble came from somewhere deep in my chest. I was all need. Plain and simple. Now that I’d decided what I wanted and knew Emerald wanted the same, I wouldn’t turn back.
“You want me?” I planted a kiss along her collarbone, grazing with my teeth while grasping her wrists in my hand. “Or you want my cock?”
“You. All of you.”
