Page 78 of Rules Of Our Own

“Too slow.” It’s meant to be playful, but he’s so close it comes out breathy. “Take me upstairs.”

Alex’s eyes darken on mine. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

He entwines our fingers, says good night to the bellman, and leads me onto the elevator. As soon as the doors close, he spins me so my back presses against the mirrored wall and buries his face in my hair. Everywhere I look, there’s a reflection of us, and nothing has ever looked so perfect. Before I can kiss him, the doors open. He groans and huffs out a breath. “Can’t catch a break.”

“Come on.” I lead him to my apartment and bite my lip as he looms over me.

He leans his head forward, and his lips brush my temple, my cheeks, and drift over my jaw. A low rumble rolls from his chest. “Fuck, I missed you.”

Heat floods my stomach and travels lower. “I missed you too.”

He growls into my neck and digs his fingers into the back of my hair, tugging my head back before shifting to look down at me with ravenous eyes. “You are so fucking perfect, Kitten.”

I grin, then smile, and then my smile turns into a giggle, and then I’m laughing until my cheeks hurt.

“Fuck. Are you drunk? Please, for the love of God, tell me you aren’t.”

I grin up at him and tilt my head to the side, holding my thumb and pointer finger close together. “A little drunk. Not too drunk though. Not too drunk to kiss you.”

He groans and drops his forehead against mine. “Who did I hurt in a past life to deserve this? I’m not touching you until you’re sober and begging me for it.”

I scoff. “Beg.”

His voice drops to a low croon, and I can feel my thighs grow wet. “Don’t you remember? You begged for us so well.”

“Holy shit.”

His lips skim mine, and I stay perfectly still, unwilling to risk stopping him, but he blows out a breath and rests his chin on top of my head.

“You’re going to be the death of me, you know that, right?”

CHAPTER37

RIVER

“Hey, wait up!”Misty cheerfully calls out from behind us.

Alex and I turn, spotting the pixie-like girl skipping toward us.

Alex lifts his chin in a nod. “What’s up?”

“So, I was out with Mia last night.”

Fuck, I don’t need any reminders from last night. I’d heard Alex and Mia coming down the hall; then, seeing him press her against her door had me shoving my hand down my pants. Which I then had to whip out because Alex was opening up the door without even kissing her. I’d asked him what the hell happened, but he just collapsed on the couch, pulled a pillow over his face, and screamed into it.

“That rough, eh?”I asked, and he just groaned.

“So fucking rough.”

“Earth to River?” Misty waves in my face, and I snap out of it.

“Do you need something?”

She and Alex tilt their heads, and a slow smile curls on her lips. “I’d kill to know what has you so distracted, but you’re going to want to pay attention because we’re talking about your girl.”

I lean closer and wait for her to continue. I’ve been called intimidating, but nothing seems to faze this girl.

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