Page 56 of Shattered Diamonds

“I didn’t say that.”

“New experiences.”

“What is this place?” I ask as my body is maneuvered closer to him.

“Club.”

“You could have just taken me to Temptations?”

“I could have.” He glances over at me with a sinister grin that gives me butterflies and makes me smile. “Come here.” He taps my hip gesturing for me to turn around as he pulls me up on his lap. “Straddle me.”

I glance around. My head is telling me not to, but my insides are saying, do it.Do it!He helps me move the hem of my dress up just enough so that I can slide my thighs over his. He adjusts his hips, moving down a bit so I can feel his erection. One hand comes up to hold my face as the other wraps around my back and pulls me down onto him as he thrusts his hips up.

“You like when people watch?” I question, resting my hands on his shoulders.

“I like you sitting on me.”

“You come here often?”

“Would it bother you if I did?”

“What you did before me is none of my business.”

“And what about now that you are with me?”

“I didn’t like that woman drooling over you.”

“Good.”

“Good?”

“I didn’t like hearing that you danced with some guy or the fact that you wore another man’s shirt while you did it.”

“I guess we’re at a stalemate.”

“The word doesn’t really fit the situation.”

“No, it doesn’t,” I mutter, then get quiet.

“What are you thinking?”

“I hope that in this moment, when I take this chance with you, that you will respect me.”

“You have had my respect from the beginning.”

“I doubt that very much, Mr. Carbone.”

“If you didn’t, you would have never gotten that first dinner date.”

“You mean the one where you cut off a man’s finger?”

“He shouldn’t have crossed the line.”

“Should I cut off Leo’s girl’s finger for salivating over you?”

“If you want. I’ll hand you the knife and hold her down. Think you got it in you?”

“What about Tegan?”

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