Page 42 of Hush (Fighting Fate)
Her eyes flashed with irritation. “Yeah, I know. Those girls are seriously crazy. It really makes me worry about Mia. I hate to think what they could do to her…”
She’d lost me. I had no idea what she was talking about. “I’m not following…Are you talking about those girls you were dancing with?”
Her eyes widened. “Oh, no sorry. I was talking about some of the girls on the dance floor who were giving me dirty looks. Mia’s my best friend. She’s going out with Jace, the lead guitarist. Aiden, the bass player, is her twin brother. We grew up together.”
Ah, that explained the familiarity. It didn’t discount her going out with any of them though. “So…any of them your boyfriend?”
She looked taken aback for a second. “God, no. They’re all just really good friends.”
I held back a sigh of relief. Fucking stupid, I know, because by no means was her being available good news for the assignment. “How much do they know?”
She frowned at me, that adorable little crease forming between her eyebrows, then her eyes rounded out with understanding. She sighed. “Nothing. I haven’t told anyone. That doesn’t mean they’re not suspicious though. They keep watching me like I’m about to fall apart or something.” She frowned again, like something irritated her.
I liked knowing she had friends who cared about her. I knew it would help me relax a little, knowing that between Leah and her friends, she’d be getting looked after.
My mind instantly went to the bass player’s arms around her, and I felt a growl brewing inside my chest. Okay, yes it was a good thing, but it didn’t mean I had to like it. I wanted it to be my arms around her.
Her frown deepened before lifting just as quick. I wanted to know what she was thinking. I could see emotions rolling through her like the tide.
She looked up and met my gaze with a curious cock of her head. A slight smile played on her lips, although it looked like she was trying hard to appear serious. “Why are you here? Were you following me again?”
My lips twitched. I swore she almost looked pleased with that thought. “Not this time. I’m here on business.” I narrowed my eyes thoughtfully. “It’s not a place I thought I’d ever run into you.”
Her gaze dropped to my mouth and I watched her suck on her lower lip. Oh hell. My body reacted instantaneously. She should just kill me now, because I knew without a doubt I was heading for hell. Did she have any idea what she did to me?
Without any conscious thought, I moved a little closer. I had no clue what I was doing. The cop in me was giving me a good stripping down, telling me to get back on my game, but the man in me was pleading with me to go with it, to take this tiny bit of pleasure before it could be ripped away from me.
I knew I should walk away. Turn my back and leave her be, but I just couldn’t. She had this crazy hold on me that I just couldn’t deny, no matter how hard I fought it.
Without breaking eye contact, I leaned closer to her. She smelled so fucking sweet. The scent of her instantly set off a chain reaction through my body. The memory of the taste that went with that smell made my dick harden. Fuck me. I just wanted to devour her.
Her breathing increased, her chest rising higher with every intake. The brightness in her eyes flamed, burning into mine with an intensity I knew could only be desire. My mouth ran dry. I swallowed.
I felt her fingers brush against my hip and that was all the invitation I needed. Closing the distance, I took her mouth like a starving man. Her hands found their way to the back of my neck, fingers tensing and gripping against my skin. I grabbed her hips firmly, pulling her hard against me, my fingers tensing over her ass.
My dick throbbed, begging to be allowed inside her. I pushed my hips into her, pushing her against the wall, and rubbing my cock hard against her stomach. She gasped, but she didn’t push me away. Her hands tightened on my neck, keeping me to her.
That was when my body took over. My hands went everywhere. I just couldn’t touch enough of her fast enough. “Do you have any idea how much I want you?” I growled against her lips.
Her response was to deepen the kiss, her tongue sweeping in to slide against mine, before coming back out and licking at my lip ring. Then she sucked it into her mouth, sliding her tongue over it. Fuck!
I slid one hand into her hair, and the other under the hem of her top, stroking the soft, smooth skin of her stomach. She moaned, sending my need for her skyrocketing.
“Mitch,” she whispered.
The sound of my fake name on her lips was like having a bucket of ice cold water thrown over me. What the fuck was I doing? How could I do this to her? She didn’t even know the real me. If I took this any further, she would never forgive me when it all came out. I had to stop. I couldn’t do this to her anymore. I had to do what was right for her, and that wasn’t me.
Forcing myself to pull back, I broke the kiss, panting like I’d just run a mile, but Kaeli only tightened her hold on me, her fingers tensing on the back of my neck and on my head.
Weak. That was all I could say about my state of mind. My mouth crashed against hers again. Hard. She moaned softly, blurring the lines even more. Fuck, I wanted her so bad.
“Kaeli,” I managed to choke out.
She moaned again, pressing her pelvis harder against me. Jesus fucking Christ!
“We have to stop…”
Her head shook a little with defiance, and she kissed my jaw, her tongue taking tiny tastes of me. “I want you,” she whispered.
