Page 16 of Distance

Great. I’ve managed to piss off the beast.

After a few minutes, the sound of drawers slamming echoes through the penthouse. Keller reappears, this time dressed in black joggers and a tight black hoodie, a sports bag slung over his shoulder.

Fuck-me, I honestly don’t know which is sexier. Keller in a fitted tux or in casual sportswear. The way the hoodie clings tightly emphasizes the sheer size of his biceps and the joggers don’t leave much to the imagination as to what’s underneath them. If I wasn’t so pissed off with him, I’d want to jump into his arms and smash my lips to his.

Keller, clearing his throat, snaps back my attention.

Perfect. He’s caught me ogling him.

He walks straight past me, nodding forward as if summoning me to follow him. Looks like all the niceties are out the window. The whole time we ride the elevator, and then the car, there is no eye contact.

* * *

He pulls up and stops the engine. I reach to open the door but his strong hand stops me. He leans across, squashing me into the seat.

A strangled sigh leaves his lips.

“Sienna, wait a sec. I’m sorry. I have a lot of shit going on and I don’t ever entertain women like this. I don’t know what this is but, I can’t explain this gravitational pull I have toward you. Give me your phone?” His tone is sincere as he turns his palm over.

“Please, I think you mean to add.” I mock him with a grin.

He gives me a lopsided grin in return. “Fine, please, Sienna.”

I jab my passcode in to unlock the phone and place it in his palm. He quickly types on the phone and his pings.

He hands it back. “You have my number, Princess. If you need anything, you call me. If Jamie so much as breathes the same air as you, you call me.” A second passes. “Please.”

Trying to hide my smile, I say, “Okay, Keller. Thank you.”

I don’t know what’s gotten into Jamie, but he really scared me tonight. He was acting crazed and desperate. The complete opposite of his usual calm and collected demeanor.

With that, I remember how the man who sits in front of me apologizing, saved my ass three times tonight. I grab both sides of his face and bring his lips down to mine, giving him a quick peck, just intending to say thank you and goodbye.

I know this can’t go on any further.

I pull away and reach back for the door handle. Keller is more stealth than me. He whips me back around and crashes his lips to mine, fisting his hands in my hair. He deepens the kiss as I moan, letting his tongue enter and our teeth clash. We are like two starved animals, clawing and ravaging each other.

Every emotion tonight has ignited being put into this kiss.

When Keller breaks away, my lips are swollen, and I’m trying to catch my breath.

“Fuck Sienna. We need to pause this for now. I have to go,” he says through heavy breath, which I can still taste as his lips are mere inches from mine still.

The windows in the Aston have fogged up, and the smell of pure desire fills the car. I give him the best fake frown I can, but it’s no use as I end up laughing.

“Okay, well, I suppose I’ll speak to you soon?” I murmur, wistfulness in my voice.

“Sooner than you think, Baby.” He winks at me, leaning over to open the door for me. God, even as he rubs his body against me, I just want to jump on his lap.

“Trust me, if I didn’t truly have to go, I’d be carrying you into your apartment and making you scream my name, forgetting any other man existed before me,” he whispers in my ear, sending shivers down my spine.

God, if only.

I slide out of the car and walk to my apartment, turning to give him a quick wave as I go.

Finally, I make it up the five flights of stairs to mine and Maddie’s studio apartment, panting by the last floor. As I unlock and then throw my keys on the side table, I fling off my shoes next to the door.Fuuuuck that feels good.

I pad along the hallway to the lounge, peeking through the wooden blind slightly, looking down to where Keller dropped me off a few moments ago. He’s still there. I can sense his glare from here. My phone pings, drawing my attention to the lounge, and I jog over to retrieve it.

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