I immediately leaned forward and took one of her hands in mine. “You’ve got that ass-backwards, baby. I’m desperate to spend more time with you.”
“Then why did you order everything? So that I’d stop hesitating and dragging out our meal? Not to mention getting it to go so that I’ll be forced to go home and eat it all by myself.”
I squeezed her hand to make sure I had her full attention. “First of all, I ordered one of everything because I didn’t want you to have to decide. I want to give you everything.” I meant that. Everything. Not just the desserts. “Second, I ordered it to go because if I’m going to watch you enjoy those treats, it’s going to be when we’re alone so I don’t embarrass myself in the middle of a restaurant. And third, don’t think you won’t have to share. I intend to eat a little of everything.” My eyes drifted down, and I would have done a full sweep of her delicious body, but the table was in my way.
Aurora’s blue orbs were round and wide as she stared at me. She appeared to be a little puzzled, but the rosy hue of her face told me that she understood my innuendo, she just wasn’t sure if that was how I’d actually meant it. I decided to leave her wondering a little longer.
The waiter returned with two bulging bags of to-go containers and set them on the table, along with the check holder. I nodded my head and glanced at my watch. “Impressive.”
He beamed at me, then asked, “Will there be anything else?”
After declining his offer, I added a generous tip to the bill and tucked my credit card back into my wallet. I stood from my chair, then held my hand out to help Aurora up from hers. Keeping a firm hold on her, I grabbed the handles of both bags in my other hand and guided her outside. We walked up to the cab stand, and they hailed a taxi for us within a few minutes. “I’ll bring you back to work in the morning,” I explained when she started to protest about leaving her car behind.
Her forehead creased as she frowned. “You’re going to come pick me up and take me to work? That doesn’t make sense.”
I squeezed her hand as the cabbie came around to open our door. “Don’t worry about it.” I didn’t tell her that she’d be leaving for work from my house in the morning. She’d figure it out eventually. I placed the bags in the trunk, then assisted my girl into the back of the vehicle.
She leaned toward the opening in the glass partition, and I tugged on her hand, pulling her back and curling my arm around her. Then I rattled off my address and the car sped off.
“I thought you were taking me home to eat all that dessert?” she asked. Her voice was a little breathy, and it caused my dick to twitch painfully.
“I am, baby,” I assured her with a warm smile and a peck on her temple.
“But that’s not my address.”
“I know.” To avoid further arguments or questions, I gave in to the urge that had been clawing at me since the moment I saw her standing in my office, breathing fire. I used the arm around her to drag her onto my lap, then captured her chin with one hand, forcing her to face me. Leaning close, I brushed my mouth over hers. She let out a tiny gasp, and her lips parted, giving me exactly what I wanted.
My mouth sealed tight over hers, and my tongue slipped inside the warm recesses of her mouth. She tasted like strawberries and white wine. I groaned and deepened the kiss, wanting more yet knowing this was all I could have for the moment. I released her chin, and my hand delved into her long, golden blond hair, clenching it tight so I could position her head into just the right spot.
Aurora moaned, and her upper body practically melted into mine. I was losing control by the second, and I knew I should tear myself away for the rest of the drive, but she was like a drug, and I had clearly become addicted to her from the first moment our lips had touched.
“Yo!” the driver yelled as the cab screeched to a stop. The jolt separated us, and we both sucked in a deep lungful of air.
I glanced out the window to see we were in my driveway and sighed in relief. “Thank fuck,” I groaned. Any longer, and I might have given the cabbie an X-rated show.
5
Aurora
“I guess this really is a date if you brought me to your house after dinner, huh?” Between all the kissing we did in the cab, and where we were, his reason for ordering dessert to go was abundantly clear. The embarrassment he’d mentioned was because of how turned on he was—which I’d felt for myself when we’d been pressed against each other during the ride over.