Page 18 of Darkest Desires
I shook my head.“I’ll do whatever you want, whatever you need.”
Her lips curled in asweet smile, her eyes glazed with unshed tears. “I know you will,Mace. Yes, I’ll marry you.”
I popped to my feet,slid the ring over her finger, and claimed her mouth in a deep kissshe returned, laughing against my mouth. “Girl, you left me hangingthere for far too long.”
“Is that a batjoke?” She tilted her head back, rising on her toes and seeking mymouth. “It was terrible.”
“You should hear mydad puns on Sundays.” I kissed her again, tangling my hands in herhair. She tasted sweet, like lime and peppermint and chocolate.
Enota wrinkled hernose, her breath coming fast. “I have to deal with you on Sundaysfor, like, forever?” She flirted while my heart was still slammingagainst my ribs.
Catching her hand, Ibrought her fingers to my lips and pressed them to the soft skinthere just above the ring I’d given her. It fit perfectly andsuited her—us—in every way. But the sass factor rose through myneed to keep kissing her there in the foyer of my apartment, and Iswung my other hand against her ass in a light smack.
“If my little bat isgoing to mouth off at me, I have a brand-new spanking bench thatneeds breaking in,” I said against her lips.
She giggled andwrithed in my arms. “Maybe Sir should keep better control of hislittle bat, then.”
I tickled herlightly, spinning her around to pin her back to my chest, andcaught her chin to tilt her head back.
Luminous eyes litstraight through me as she arched into my touch.
“Maybe I should,” Imurmured and kissed her long, deep and slow.
And I did.
The End
