Page 84 of Wanting More
Self-doubt flickered across her gaze, and for that second he feared she wouldn't.
Stepping closer to him until her leg brushed against his knee, she brought her other hand to his cheek and held his face in her hands. "I love you."
Hayden couldn't say anything. All his words were trapped painfully in his chest.
Shifting backward, he tilted the bike with his thighs and kicked the kickstand into place. The motion almost broke the contact between them, and he could see the flare of panic and hurt flare in her eyes. Quickly, he covered one of her hands with his, securing it to his face as he swung off the bike. Like an exhale shared between them both, she understood what he was doing and stepped back as he stood in front of his bike. With her hand in his, Hayden led her to the front door of the dark café and unlocked it.
Silently they stepped inside the cool empty space.
Locking the door behind him, Hayden turned back to look at her and was struck by the rare sight of her unguarded face. Open, raw honesty stared back at him. It felt as if they were seeing each other for the first time.
A bead of pleasure rolled through him as he stepped closer to her. There was no hesitation, no reservations in her expression as she tilted her head back and looked at him.
"Say it again," he whispered as his hands came around her waist, sinking into the impossibly soft flesh. Fuck, he loved the feel of her. No jutting bones or overly firm skin met his hands, only pillowy softness. It was as if she was covered in a layer of satiny soft plush that made his dick grow hard as fuck. She was made for grabbing, cushioned perfectly for rough thrusts and hard fucks.
He backed her into the counter behind her as she licked her lips and gave him a soft, breathy smile. "I love you, Hayden Taggert, and I love Joel too."
He gave her a scowl as his hands tightened around her soft hips and lifted her high until she was sitting on the counter. "In this moment, sweetheart, fuck him."
Sapphire blinked in surprise before smiling. "What? Why? Because we kissed?"
"Yes," he hissed, stepping into her open thighs.
Her brow furrowed again, and he could see the doubt from earlier return in her eyes. "But I thought…I kind of thought that we would all be…"
"We will. But that's just it, darlin. Weallwill. No more leaving the other out," he declared. Even as he said the words, he felt the rightness of them. Yes, this could work. There just needed to be a few changes, that's all. "There’s going to be some rules set."
Her eyes widened at that. "Oh, ok."
There was a beat of silence as she considered him, her hands returning to his face as she traced the edge of his jaw. The simple action sent thrills of little pleasure down his spine. For weeks he had dreamt of what her fingers would feel like, and now here he was enthralled, barely catching her next words.
"I never want you to feel alone. You know that right?" she asked.
Hayden stilled against her. He didn’t trust himself to speak. Closing his eyes, he concentrated on the fullness in his chest. The warm feeling expanded until it felt too tight. Opening his eyes, he met her gaze. Silence surrounded them as they looked at one another, leaning in closer and closer.
Hayden reached out and cupped the back of her head, and forcibly closed the distance.
He felt her gasp against his lips as he covered hers.
The sweetness of her filled his mouth, a hint of fresh mint and sweet pineapple, a surprising aphrodisiac that made his cock swell. This taste. This feel of her soft, pliant lips against his as he slanted his mouth over hers, taking in her every breath and swallowing up her little moans as his arms banded around her back, crushing her to him. Even as he ate at her mouth like a dying man, Hayden could distinctly feel the press of her soft breasts pressed flat against his chest. The globes of tender flesh rubbing against his hard body as her fingers dug into the material of his shirt.
"Hayden," Sapphire whined against him, and it was as if her voice brought back the function of time.
Like a man half out of his mind, he looked between them and saw his own hands underneath the material of her shirt and felt the heavy warmth of her bra-covered breasts against his palms.
Her brown eyes met his, and he groaned at the hazy need shining back at him. Leaning backward on the counter, Sapphire gave him a sexy little smile. Sensing what she was doing, he quickly pulled one hand away from her and caught her around the back. With a teasing look, she reached for the hem of her shirt and pulled it over her head, leaving her covered in only a lacy black bra.
All his nerve endings sparked to life.
His mouth went to her jaw, her throat, the valley between her breasts, sucking and nipping at the heated flesh. She tasted like ambrosia, a delicacy of the gods. The way she moaned at each nip of his teeth, the feeling of her fingers fluttering along his back and pulling at his shirt, trying to press him closer, all of it tore at his insanity.
Pushing at the bra, Hayden let out a hiss of sound at the hot flesh that spilled into his hands. Pulling back, Hayden stared at her naked breasts, and he had to swallow back a groan.
Fuuuck. The word stretched in his mind as he stared down at her dusky nipples. He watched with an almost outer body experience as his hand cupping one of her breasts squeezed and molded the impossibly soft flesh.
His cock was throbbing so damn bad. All the blood in his body was draining south, leaving only a pounding ache in his head, demanding he sate his need.
Sensing his growing want like the siren she was, Sapphire arched her back, bringing the soft globes of perfection higher to his watering mouth.
