Page 467 of Now and Forever

I meander back toward the hall and find Drake waiting for me at the stairs, leaning against the staircase. My body prickles when I get close to him. “Hi.”

“Ready?” Drake asks.

I frown. “For what?”

Drake picks me up and takes me upstairs to his old bedroom. How he manages to get there without tripping, I will never know. Once we are next to his bed, he slowly puts me down and undresses me until I only have my bra and underwear on. He then puts me in his bed and covers me with the sheets.

“You might not be hungry, but I’m going to feed you anyway,” Drake says as he takes a tray of food and places it on the side table. The smell of fresh sautéed shrimps, grilled steak and vegetables makes my mouth water. “Open your pretty little mouth, Lil.”

I glare at him. “I can feed myself.”

He shakes his head. “Nope, where’s the fun in that? Let me take care of you, Babe.”

Damn the man for being so sweet. I can’t help but say ‘yes’ every single time this side of him comes out.

So he feeds me until I’m full. Drake wants me to finish the entire raspberry topped crème brûlée, but I’m way past my limit. “I can’t . . . no more. You’ve already proved to be such a good nurse. I’m good.” I grin at him.

Drake stands up and puts the tray aside after he carefully cleans my lips of any food residue. “What now?” I look at him, expectantly.

“What do you want to do? Do you want to rest? I can get you more pain meds if you need them.” Drake sits on the bed and starts to stroke his fingers against mine.

Emboldened, I tell him, “I want your kisses. Can you make that happen?”

Drake jumps right on the bed and gets on top of me. “Thought you’d never ask,” he murmurs before he kisses me with such affection, I hopelessly burn against him.

I run my fingers through his hair, playfully pulling it. Drake groans against my lips. “Relax and sit tight while my mouth devours you.”

I yelp when Drake situates his head in between my core and bites into the flesh of my inner thigh. “You’re too playful,” I complain. I hear his light chuckle and feel his hot breath against my mound as he removes my panties.

“You have no idea . . . how playful I can be.” My fingers clutch the sheets when his tongue pierces into my wet entrance. Those were the last words he spoke to me for an hour and half.

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