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  “What the hell are you talking about? And don’t demean us that way.”

  “There is no us, asshole. We had our fun. Did you think I couldn’t feel you tightening up when I mentioned staying for a bit? Message received, loud and clear.”

  “You are something else, Honor. Fortunately, I like that about you. You’re not like any woman I’ve ever known.”

  “Let me go.” She didn’t need to hear how she failed to compare to the other women he’d known. Her emotions were still too raw and close to the surface after the last few days. She had certainly been on an emotional roller coaster.

  “Honor, stop and listen to me.”

  She stopped struggling and just lay there. He shifted beside her and before she realized his intentions, he was on top of her using his body to hold hers down. She felt the hard length of his erection and wondered if he wanted one more before they said goodbye. Wondered if she’d have the strength and common sense to say no.

  “I’ve been lying awake all night, just thinking. Trying to come up with some way of convincing you to stay around for a while.”

  “What?”

  He sighed and leaned down to softly brush a kiss over her lips. “I know we barely know each other. I have no idea what your favorite food is, favorite color, or even if you like sports. But I know the feel of you in my arms is my current craving. And when I’m buried deep inside you, I never want our lovemaking to end.”

  “Griff—”

  “Shhhh.” He put his finger over her lips. “Let me say this. I want the chance to get to know you better. To explore what we’re just hitting on here. I want you to stay. You can move in to one of the other apartments here. Spend nights there or here with me or I’ll stay there with you. It doesn’t matter. I’ll give you space when you need it and take complete advantage of every moment we’re together.”

  She grinned. She couldn’t help it. How was it that he wanted the same thing she did? She was nodding her head even before he finished talking.

  “I want to wake up knowing I get to see you again. No, that’s a lie. I want to wake up with you beside me so I can be in you again.”

  She laughed at his honesty. And saw when he finally took note of her agreement.

  “Yeah?”

  “I don’t want to leave.”

  “We’ll get you an apartment picked out today. Not that I want you there, but I want you to have the ability to go there if you want to or need to.”

  “Thank you.”

  “I want to go out to dinner, see a movie, go dancing.” He lifted a brow at her. “Do you dance?”

  “Not really. I’m not the most coordinated person unless I’m fighting.”

  “Dancing is like sex, which I know you’re good at. I’ll just have to teach you the art of doing it with our clothes on.”

  “Dancing or sex?”

  “Both.” He moved pressing his cock against her pussy and rubbing in a way that brushed against her clit and had her moaning. “You’re not leaving?”

  She shook her head. “I’m not leaving.” She didn’t have anywhere to go anyway. The cabin was compromised. She had no current job. Legacy was as good as any place to try to make a normal life. She had no history here. Plus, if she pressed, maybe Jack would hire her to do something for him. It was the least he owed her since he’d lied to her face and told her he wouldn’t involve her dad. And, it would be just the rub to get back at her dad for his display while he’d been here checking on her.

  Griff’s hands were tugging her panties down and she shifted her legs to help him. “I can’t seem to keep my hands off you.”

  She snickered but it turned to a whimper when his fingers zoned in on her clit and rubbed. He was rock-hard and if he dipped his fingers just a little lower, he’d find she was wet and ready too.

  He bent down and kissed her. It was slow and easy, a gentle exploration. His tongue was soft and pliant as he licked over her lips and inside her mouth. Sensual. It was soft and sensual and seemed to set the mood for how he intended sex to be between them this time.

  His fingers found her and one slipped inside to stroke her channel. Her pussy was so wet. She wanted him inside her but Griff seemed in no rush now that he knew she was staying. He moved his mouth down her cheek to her chin and farther still until he was nestling between her breasts. He licked, sucked and playfully nipped at her nipples while one finger slowly slid in and out. It was maddening.

  “Griff.” It was part moan, part plea. She wanted. She needed.

  He moved his mouth lower, licking across her belly down to the juncture between her legs. She spread them wide to accommodate his shoulders. The finger left her and she felt him spread the lips of her cunt. She was thoroughly exposed to him and Griff seemed to love the sight. The heat of his gaze made her burn with lust and had her wiggling against the mattress.

  With a sigh, he lowered his head and she felt the first brush of his tongue up her folds to her clit. He paused there to wrap his lips around the bud and give it a gentle suck and tongue tap before releasing it to move back down. He thrust his tongue inside her pussy, fucking her with it before moving back up to her clit. He seemed in no hurry, as if he had all the time in the world.

  “Please.” She was on fire. She wanted to feel him inside. The thick length of his cock filling her and pumping into her. She wanted the heat of his chest as it rubbed against her breasts. She wanted the look in his eyes when he came. The explosion inside when he made her come.

  He stayed at her clit, suckling her while two fingers dipped inside and pumped her pussy. She bucked against his face and her hands left the bed to grip in his hair. She bent her knees, giving her feet purchase to help her ride those fingers, to lift into his face. She looked down her body, enjoying the sight of his dark hair spilling over her thighs. He glanced up and she felt the electric jolt as his gorgeous blue eyes met hers.

  She came holding his gaze. She forced her eyes to stay open, to watch as he licked her release from her cunt and thighs. And when he rose over her, positioned his cock to plunge inside, she held her breath, waiting for the first thrust. Anticipating it.

  Her eyes closed on a loud moan as he slid deep until she felt the brush of his balls against her skin. He held still for a long moment, seeming to enjoy being inside her as much as she enjoyed having him there. Then he moved. Slow and steady. Long, deep thrusts.

  “You feel so good around my cock. I love how tight and hot you are. How wet you get for me. I could stay right here forever. Just thrusting inside your pussy. Watching the pleasure on your face.”

  Her eyes flew open and met his again. “You feel so good. I look at you and find myself getting wet. I never imagined sex could be this good, this intense.”

  “It’ll only get better.” She heard the promise in his voice and couldn’t wait to take him up on it.

  “Only better.” She agreed. Her life would only get better from this point on. She could be practical and think about the what if’s. Like what if things didn’t work out between them? What if they fizzled and burned out? What if it was only sex? But she pushed all those doubts aside. Because what if he was “the one”? She would embrace the moment. Every moment for as long as she had them.

  “Come back to me.” His whisper caressed her cheek before he nuzzled her mouth with his.

  She lifted her knees to grip his hips. She dropped her hands to his waist and ran them up his sides to grasp the tops of his shoulders. She lifted her chest up and rubbed it against his, loving the way he felt skin-to-skin. Her body answered for her as she did her best to urge him to increase their pace.

  But Griff was in the mood for slow and thorough, and she was at his mercy. He took her high again and again, until she was a boneless wanton beneath him. Then he took her up again. She felt the shudder course through him, the swell of his cock, and knew this time he would go over with her. They crested as one, shook as she wrapped around him and held tight.

  “I could get used to this.” His words washed over her
as he collapsed to the bed, shifting so his upper body was beside her while their hips remained joined.

  She could get used to it too. She thought again how easy it would be to come to love Griff. She recalled the file on him. The one she’d stared at again and again. The mystery man who’d filled her fantasies and realized how much better the real man was. Her father was right. People were more than just facts on a sheet.

  “Penny for your thoughts.”

  She turned her head to meet his eyes and smiled. “I was just thinking how happy I am right now.”

  “Me too.” He smiled at her and lifted a hand to brush some of her hair out of her face. “Me too.”

  “I should probably stay in bed for the next forty-eight hours. Just to be on the safe side.”

  He moved, his cock easing from the grip of her pussy as he lay on his side facing her. His hand trailed up her body from hip to shoulder, exploring every inch in between. “I definitely agree with that. The doctor said to take it easy for a few days. We’ll just stay here. Do a little exploring of our own.”

  “What do you think we need to explore?”

  “I think there might be a few things we haven’t tried yet.” She felt a trickle of excitement go through her at his words. What was he thinking?

  “Plus we could play twenty questions.”

  “Twenty questions?” She lifted her brow.

  “You ask me something you want to know about me and then it’s my turn. Help us get to know a little more about each other out of bed.”

  “That sounds good.”

  He slipped from the bed and slid his eyes over her sprawled body with appreciation.

  “I love the way you look all spread out on my bed, looking so well fucked. It makes me want you again.”

  She glanced down and saw the way his cock was hardening back up.

  “You sure do seem to have stamina in spades.”

  He laughed. “Only with you, Honor.”

  She liked the sound of that. And when he walked back out she was on her hands and knees waiting to show him just how much.

  About Lacey Thorn

  Lacey Thorn spends her days in small-town Indiana, the proud mother of three. When she is not busy with one of them, she can be found typing away on her computer keyboard or burying her nose in a good book. Like every woman, she knows just how chaotic life can be and how appealing that great escape can look. So toss aside the stress and tension of the never-ending to-do list. For now, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride with Lacey as she helps you to unlace and unleash the woman inside.

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