“Her.”
“Yes, because she has always been honest with me.”
“Why wasn’t Madison jealous of her sister?”
I had never given that any thought; now that I was, the answer was painfully clear. “Because despite what Madison told you and said to me, she never loved me.”
Julia’s hands came to my shoulders as her blue orbs glistened with moisture. “I do, Van. I love you.”
Pulling her against me, my pulse increased. Sleeping beside Julia and having her near for the last ten days had been heaven and hell. Now with her in my grasp and her gaze so fucking filled with emotion, my body roared to life as my cock grew hard. “I feel like it’s time to end this dry spell.”
She wiggled her hips. “I feel that too, but I thought we had company coming.”
Palming her cheeks, I brought Julia’s lips to mine. She tasted of coffee and sweetness. Step by step, I backed her up, steering her, until she bumped into my desk. As my grip of her waist tightened, Julia stepped away.
“No, Van. You’re not lifting me.” With a sexy smile, she hopped up on the edge of the desk. Her blue orbs sparkled as her lashes veiled her gaze provocatively. “Is this what you wanted?”
“No.”
“No?”
“No, I want you naked.”
“Are you sure?”
I stepped forward, spreading her legs as I moved in between her thighs and reached for the hem of her top. “Oh, beautiful, I’m certain.”
As I lifted the hem over her head, her long yellow hair cascaded down her back. Dropping the shirt to the floor, I traced the edge of her lace bra. It was one I’d picked out. My finger skirted over the top of each cup, purposely touching her flesh as goose bumps materialized on her soft skin.
My gaze met hers. “Never doubt what you do to me. Never doubt who I love and who I want to love.”
Julia splayed her fingers over my shirt. “I know. We don’t have to rush this.”
“It’s been ten fucking days since you walked into that hospital room. Two weeks since I slid inside you. That’s not rushing it, beautiful. That is a complete stop. I want to fuck you, right here and right now.”
“You don’t have to prove anything. I know what it’s like to have you inside me—to have you love me. I can wait.”
Reaching for the button on the top of her blue jeans, I slid it through the buttonhole and smiled. “I’m tired of waiting.”
“I really didn’t come in here for…” Her words disappeared as I lowered the lace of her bra and leaned forward, sucking her nipple into my mouth. One and then the other. Her hands fell back as she leaned against them, and her lips opened.
Julia lifted her ass from the desk as I pulled her blue jeans down over her sock-covered feet, followed by her lace panties. Instead of letting the panties join the growing pile on the floor, I lifted the lace to my nose.
“Fuck.”
If I wasn’t hard before, the sweet scent of her essence had me as rigid as steel.
“You are overdressed,” she said.
“No. That’s you.” Pushing the panties into my pocket, I reached behind her and unlatched her bra, tugging the straps from her arms. The last bits of clothing were her socks.
After removing every stitch, I took a step back and scanned from her mussed hair to her painted toenails. In between, my gaze lingered on her round breasts, watching the way they moved with each of her deep breaths. Her nipples stood erect, and her areolas grew a deeper shade of red with each passing second. Lower still, I spread her thighs, giving myself the perfect view of her pink pussy.
“Are you wet for me?”
Julia nodded.
“You’re too young and perfect to be saddled with an old man.”