“Naomi, please…” I hold her gaze for a while until I wear down her resolve.

I take the suitcase from her and make my way up to her room. She follows quietly.

“Welcome back.”

“Thank you.”

When she takes off her heels and kicks them across the room is when I notice what she’s wearing. I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen her in heels. She’s dressed much like the women I usually date. To be honest, I prefer how she normally looks.

I shake myself out of the thought and say, “I know you just got back, but we need to talk.”

She walks over to her dresser as she starts taking off her jewelry. “Do we really?”

“Yes, I think we do. Don’t you?”

“I’m not particularly interested in reliving easily the most mortifying thing that has ever happened to me.”

I shake my head. “Naomi, you have nothing to be embarrassed about. If anyone should be embarrassed, it’s me. I am your boss. I am the one who is twice your age. I should’ve known better than to make a pass at you.”

She is silent for a moment then throws up her hands, and the Naomi I am familiar with reappears. “What is wrong with you? Why would you pounce on me one minute then run away from me like I am radioactive the next?”

“Because, like I said, it’s inappropriate.”

“I wasn’t complaining.”

“I know, but one of us has to be sensible. I didn’t want to take advantage of you.”

“Take advantage of me? I was a willing participant.”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t take you at your word. You’re still very young. You don’t know what you want.”

“Cut the crap. I am an adult woman. Yes, I may not be as old as you, but I do know my mind. I don’t need you making decisions for me. I know what is best for me.”

“All I’m saying is, I don’t think you’re thinking about all that can go wrong if we open this can of worms. Everything could blow up in our faces. I don’t want to jeopardize what we have going right now, because everything is great. Ethan adores you. You seem to adore him as well, and I like that the both of you have bonded so well. There’s also the reality that you live here. I mean, look what happened after the other night. You had to run away from your own home—temporary, as it may have been—to get away from me. I don’t want to put you in that kind of a situation ever again.”

“First of all, I have considered everything. Yes, it’s risky, but very little in life that’s worth anything isn’t. Also, I am attracted to you. I think you’re attracted to me. It’s that simple. Let’s not over complicate things.”

She is scarily starting to make sense. “Please stop, because my willpower is already hanging by a thread. If I let myself go, I don’t think I’ll be able to pull back like I did last time.”

She walks up to me, the challenge on her face clear. “Let go. Ravage me.”

Self control, gone.

The next thing I know, I am on her. I kiss Naomi like I’ve never kissed anyone before. It’s almost as if I need her to survive. Like she controls my next breath.

My hands go to her waist and I pull her body against mine. Her hands go to my back where she claws at the material of my shirt as I rut against her.

My cock is painfully hard. If I get any harder I just might rip through my pants. My hands go to Naomi’s ass and I hoist her up onto me. She wraps her legs around my waist and undulates on me. She grinds her crotch against mine, and I almost come apart at the friction.

Without breaking apart, she snakes a hand between us and rubs the palm of her hand along my cock through the fabric of my pants.

The second her hand makes contact I roar and throw my head back. “Fuck, Naomi. You drive me insane.”

I’m so overwhelmed by all the sensations she is eliciting from my body right now. I want to get things underway, but I’m very aware of how everything ended between us last time. This time, I have to get her to trust me before she will let me undress her.

I help her down my body. Then take a step back.

Her eyes flash. I’m pretty sure she thinks I’m putting an end to this again. I almost laughed at the rage in her eyes.