for anything. Not that I did all that much anyway, but I’d like to leave here. You have my money, right?”
“I do. It’s in the safe. May I ask you why you were living in an abandoned house and barn when you had all that at your disposal?” She told him she was hiding. “I see. Did you know that he’s been looking for you, or had you only supposed he was?”
“He told me once that he’s not a man that gives up. I just…I had some contact with people who could give me information that I might need. Not Grandmother, though I wanted to contact her, but her lawyer. He told me…my parents made no bones about disowning me, and then Joel made it clear that he was going to get me back no matter what I had been up to. He made it sound as if I’d been out whooping it up with a dozen men instead of—” The growl behind her made her turn to Nick. “You have something to say to me? If so, use your words, not those animal sounds. I’m a person, not a dog.”
The feeling of being lifted up quickly made her dizzy again, and when she was pressed against a wall, Nick’s body keeping her there, she looked into his chocolate brown eyes and saw something she doubted anyone had ever seen before: Fear.
“He won’t hurt you. I won’t let him.” He nodded, but still said nothing. “What do you want? Tell me, Nicholas.”
“I want to kiss you.” Nodding at him, she watched as he lowered his head to hers. The smallest of touches sent her heart beating wildly. “Then I want to take you to my bed and make love to you for hours. I’m not even sure that’s going to be long enough to have my fill of you for the moment.”
“We don’t even know each other all that well. You think this is moving kind of fast?” He brushed his mouth over hers again, this time longer and harder. “Okay, just this one time you can kiss me, but we need to talk about a few things before we end up in the bed together.”
“If you want.” His mouth touched hers again, but only lingered there without taking. “But I have news for you…you’re mine. Forever.”
Chapter 7
She tasted not of paradise but of something more. Her body fit against his like she’d been made for him, and Nick had a feeling that she had been. When he lifted her up by cupping her firm ass in his hands, she moaned against his mouth and curled her arms around his shoulders. Nick thought for sure that he’d just gone to another place, heaven.
Rocking into her, he knew on some level that this was wrong. Not what they were doing, but where they were. He kept telling himself that he’d have to let her go soon, to either move to another part of the house or stop what they were doing. But the moment that her naked breast filled his hand, he knew that he was screwed. Leaning his head to her pert nipple, he watched her face while he suckled at the morsel.
“We’re going to get caught.” He rocked into her again while making his way back to her mouth. “Nicholas, we have to be careful; this isn’t a good place to be doing this.”
“I can’t stop.” Her nod had him grinning. “What if I told you that I want to take you into the dining room, run them all out, and take you right there?”
“I’d say that they’d leave us, but the bed would be so much softer.” Nick lifted her body to his and started for the stairs. “Where are we going?”
“My bed.”
Her mouth was everywhere. Her teeth scraped against his skin so many times that he had to stop on the stairs just to catch his breath and to take off her blouse. As it fell from his fingers, he thought of what Izzy was going to say, but suddenly didn’t care. He needed Addie, right now.
He made it. Not in any kind of record time, but they were in his room. He was so glad that his bed was made and that someone had picked up his things. Laying her on the bed, her body still wrapped around his, he pulled her hips up to his as he moved them to the pillows.
“I have to taste you.” Addie curled her
“I do. It’s in the safe. May I ask you why you were living in an abandoned house and barn when you had all that at your disposal?” She told him she was hiding. “I see. Did you know that he’s been looking for you, or had you only supposed he was?”
“He told me once that he’s not a man that gives up. I just…I had some contact with people who could give me information that I might need. Not Grandmother, though I wanted to contact her, but her lawyer. He told me…my parents made no bones about disowning me, and then Joel made it clear that he was going to get me back no matter what I had been up to. He made it sound as if I’d been out whooping it up with a dozen men instead of—” The growl behind her made her turn to Nick. “You have something to say to me? If so, use your words, not those animal sounds. I’m a person, not a dog.”
The feeling of being lifted up quickly made her dizzy again, and when she was pressed against a wall, Nick’s body keeping her there, she looked into his chocolate brown eyes and saw something she doubted anyone had ever seen before: Fear.
“He won’t hurt you. I won’t let him.” He nodded, but still said nothing. “What do you want? Tell me, Nicholas.”
“I want to kiss you.” Nodding at him, she watched as he lowered his head to hers. The smallest of touches sent her heart beating wildly. “Then I want to take you to my bed and make love to you for hours. I’m not even sure that’s going to be long enough to have my fill of you for the moment.”
“We don’t even know each other all that well. You think this is moving kind of fast?” He brushed his mouth over hers again, this time longer and harder. “Okay, just this one time you can kiss me, but we need to talk about a few things before we end up in the bed together.”
“If you want.” His mouth touched hers again, but only lingered there without taking. “But I have news for you…you’re mine. Forever.”
Chapter 7
She tasted not of paradise but of something more. Her body fit against his like she’d been made for him, and Nick had a feeling that she had been. When he lifted her up by cupping her firm ass in his hands, she moaned against his mouth and curled her arms around his shoulders. Nick thought for sure that he’d just gone to another place, heaven.
Rocking into her, he knew on some level that this was wrong. Not what they were doing, but where they were. He kept telling himself that he’d have to let her go soon, to either move to another part of the house or stop what they were doing. But the moment that her naked breast filled his hand, he knew that he was screwed. Leaning his head to her pert nipple, he watched her face while he suckled at the morsel.
“We’re going to get caught.” He rocked into her again while making his way back to her mouth. “Nicholas, we have to be careful; this isn’t a good place to be doing this.”
“I can’t stop.” Her nod had him grinning. “What if I told you that I want to take you into the dining room, run them all out, and take you right there?”
“I’d say that they’d leave us, but the bed would be so much softer.” Nick lifted her body to his and started for the stairs. “Where are we going?”
“My bed.”
Her mouth was everywhere. Her teeth scraped against his skin so many times that he had to stop on the stairs just to catch his breath and to take off her blouse. As it fell from his fingers, he thought of what Izzy was going to say, but suddenly didn’t care. He needed Addie, right now.
He made it. Not in any kind of record time, but they were in his room. He was so glad that his bed was made and that someone had picked up his things. Laying her on the bed, her body still wrapped around his, he pulled her hips up to his as he moved them to the pillows.
“I have to taste you.” Addie curled her
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