“Doesn’t mean I touched her. Devil is dead with any other woman but you, Rita.”
I turned in his lap and straddled him. Devil was alive and well. I rocked my hips, stroking my heat against Nik’s cock.
He growled low and squeezed my hips. “You shouldn’t do that. We have five more days before we can get dirty.”
“Whose stupid idea was it to wait seven days?” I nibbled his bottom lip.
A small smile graced his handsome face. “It was a brilliant idea. I’m kind of enjoying it, actually.”
“Stop lying. Every time I leave you, you’re rock hard like now.” I could feel his full length as I tortured him and myself.
His fingers slipped into my hair and he dotted kisses along my jaw, lulling me into a trance.
“Yes, you leave me blue-balled. But when I fuck you, it’s going to epic.”
I inhaled a deep breath as he continued kissing down my neck. I rubbed his shoulders, feeling his broad, corded muscles flexing.
“I can’t wait,” I said through a heavy breath as his mouth crashed to mine.
Nik stopped us before we got out of control. He was far more decisive than me and determined to make good on my stupid request to wait seven days and do this right—the old-fashioned way.
I had to admit, I liked him even more for it.
His hand rubbed up and down my back as he cradled me in his arms. His lips were pressed to my forehead. I could get used to this… to us.
“Rita?”
“Hmm?”
“Will you go out with me tomorrow?”
I smiled, my heart fluttering with excitement. “Are you asking me out on a date?”
“Sort of?”
I frowned. “Sort of? What do you have in mind?”
“Sunday and Monday are my days off. Let’s go to San Diego for the night. I’ll take you to a nice restaurant. We’ll walk along the beach, make out in the sand, and just be together.”
My smile grew wider. An overnight trip was more than a date. Something told me Nik didn’t do this with just anyone. Then I thought about Granny.
“That sounds wonderful, but I can’t leave Granny, and I work Monday morning.”
He tipped my chin up with his finger. “You don’t leave her ever? I want to be with you, Rita. Call in sick Monday or switch with someone.”
“I want to be with you too. I can switch my shift easily enough, but I never leave Granny alone overnight.”
Nik’s jaw ticked and his forehead pressed to mine. “Can’t your friend stay with her or check in on her? I wouldn’t ask this but it means a lot to me, Rita. Being alone with you, doing all the things that are important to you.”
God, this man. The sincerity in his voice killed me. I didn’t want to disappoint him.
I cradled his face and touched my nose to his. “I’ll ask Toni to check in on her.”
“Ask her to check in on her next Friday too.”
“What are we doing next Friday?”
“It’ll be the seventh day. I don’t want to be interrupted all day or night.”