She swallows. “What stops you?”
“Those damn boundaries.” I still fist her hair in my hand and lean down towards her. “As much as I want to set them on fire in the best way.”
She hesitates, eyes wide. “Show me.”
Groaning, I take her mouth in a kiss I know she won’t forget. I lick across her tongue and then change the angle and kiss her deeper. I want to burn myself into her memory so she never forgets what she does to me, how intensely she makes me feel, and how she turns my world upside down so damn easily.
I pull on her hair so she has to open even more for me and she groans, clutching at my waist and dragging me closer. I devour her shamelessly, relishing the feel of her soft body against mine, how warm and perfect she feels against me.
She sucks my tongue, nips at me, but then bites my bottom lip when I try for control when I try to pull away. She drags me back to her. With a low growl, I give in, showing her exactly how much I want her with a string of kisses that will have to satisfy me until I can bury my cock deep inside her and remind her how good we are together.
I draw back, leaving her panting with wide eyes and a pink tint to her face.
“How does that compare to your boundaries?”
“It was even better because you respected them.” She stands on her toes and kisses me again, this time all soft and gentle.
My brain turns off for a second even though my mouth molds to hers. When she drops back on her heels, my eyes follow her. She rubs my sides and hugs me tightly. Fucking hell. I squeeze her and breathe in the scent of her shampoo.
“Don’t ruin me, Hunter. Make me stronger,” She whispers. “And pick me up tomorrow. I’m free after five.”
Her words dance around my head the rest of the night. Even with my father complaining about Chase and me lacking discipline, I still hear her begging me for strength instead of protection.
“Are you listening?!” He demands, getting in my face.
“No,” I say honestly. “Because we have discipline, you just don’t approve of our choices.”
“I don’t know what has gotten into you two.” He points at Chase, then me. “But I plan on having it taken care of. Don’t you understand that I want to protect you? That I want to be able to pass this legacy to you?”
“Look, Dad, we get it, but we’re our own people too. We do the jobs you ask, let us enjoy our free time,” Chase says.
He looks to me for backup, trying for some kind of control here. I nod once. “We are adults. Boundaries are important to us. We don’t set them often. The leak is taken care of, the police aren’t investigating any of our businesses, Lief hasn’t even had any secretive work to take care of. I’m not sure what there is for us to do.”
He takes a slow breath. “Go on then. But I expect to have your full attention during business hours tomorrow.”
“Yes, sir.”
And I give him all my attention until four o’clock. That’s when I get ready to sweep Valerie off her feet. Call it jealousy, but I want her craving me, accepting me, just like she does for my brother and Lief. Which means turning a boring plan into something more than she could ever expect.
When I pick her up, waiting outside the apartment, she comes out in a deceptively sweet day dress and a large purse. I drop my sunglasses and whistle. She shakes her head but kisses my cheek.
“I have a taser in my purse.”
“Getting kinky on me, sweetheart?”
“Itmightbe for you.”
“Are you saying I have to be good for some erotic taser play?” I wiggle my eyebrows.
She laughs and shoves me. “You’re ridiculous.”
Once we’re in the car, I get on the highway and then take a few backroads until I get to a cabin I own. I considered it an investment property, but it doesn’t get a lot of business until summer. Luckily we’re in the off-season so it’s free for me to use.
I take her hand and sneak with her to the front, making her hide behind trees and everything until we get to the door where I just casually put the key in the door. She tries to hide her smile, but can’t quite.
“All that for a key in the door?”
“You can’t say I’m not taking your security seriously.”