The dressmaker’s shop was cold and dark when I stepped inside. I made sure to lock the door behind me, in case Caom came looking for me.
I hurried to the fitting room at the side of the space, shoving back the thick curtain just in time to see a crow flapping down from the broken skylight. I grinned when it twisted into dark smoke and Lonan appeared.
It was a tight fit when I squeezed in and shut the curtain behind me, locking us away from everything else. This was still dangerous, and reckless, even though no one could see us. We should have just waited until later, when we were alone in my cottage.
But we couldn’t. Lonan’s long fingers clasped my face as he kissed me, his skin warm against the cold tip of my nose and his tongue hot when it slid over mine. He backed me into the wall, clever hands slipping under my coat and shirt to palm my bare back and slide up.
I wrapped my arms round his neck, keeping him caged to me. The thought of us doing this while the entire unseelie court milled around just outside made my cock stiffen in a rush. Lonan moaned when he felt it, pressing his answering hardness into my thigh.
Long fingers slid down and palmed my ass, squeezing and jerking my hips tighter against his. I broke the kiss to pant against his mouth, reaching down to start frantically unbuttoning his shirt.
Lonan made a soft noise and stilled my hands, lifting them to his mouth to kiss my knuckles.
“W-we should wait. Until later.”
I groaned and kissed him again, gratified when he immediately thrust his tongue into my mouth, instantly distracted.
“You’re right,” I rasped when we broke apart long moments later, both of us breathing quicker. “We probably shouldn’t be gone too long, just in case.”
Lonan nodded, looking dazed as he licked his damp, plump lower lip. He exhaled a steadying breath and gazed at me, black eyes solemn.
Then his mouth tilted into a rare, tiny smile, making my breath hitch.
“Your cheeks are still red.” He leaned in and kissed each of them. “And your nose. You’re still not used to this kind of cold.”
The tips of our noses brushed as he rested his forehead against mine and wrapped his arms back around me beneath my coat.
“I’ll keep you warm later,” he murmured sincerely, making me grin so wide my cold cheeks hurt.
“Will you do something for me?”
“Yes,” he said immediately, making me bite my lip. I kissed my way along his cheek and jaw.
“Will you be waiting for me already when I get back?” I asked as I kissed down his neck.
Lonan tilted his head to give my mouth more room, letting out a hard breath as his fingers gripped my back tighter.
I grinned against his throat and added, “Naked in my bed?”
His breath hitched, and his voice was so husky when he murmured, “Yes.”