“I don’t get it?” I can’t help but feel a little put out that she’s my landlady, but the two of them are managing to have an entire conversation without words that I’m clueless about.
“You have no idea, do you?” It’s a rhetorical question, but yeah, I’m lost.
Jonah leads me to the elevator, and once the doors close behind us, pulls me into his arms. His chin rests on the crown of my head as his fingers push under my sweater to stroke the rounded curve of my tummy. Maybe, I’d feel self conscious if I hadn’t spent months watching him covertly drool all over my curves as I danced on my platform at Loft. Besides all that history, there’s the extremely obvious push of his rock-hard erection against my lower back.
“You’ve spent years going through life with no one truly at your back. And I won’t lie, Bunny. I’m so amazed and proud of your strength. But the day you and your little girl moved in here, you gained Fitzy in your corner. She didn’t tell any of us at your work about your daughter, because she knew it was a boundary for you. She protected your secret. You might not realize it, but you’ve had Lumi, Marlyce and Jade standing behind you for months. The fellas, too. They might not understand why you’ve held yourself a little apart from them, but believe me when I promise you I’ve endured countless lectures from them about how I’d better be good to you.”
My whole body feels as if it’s shaking in a tornado as moments in time, when unexplainable things have happened around here to make my life easier, slot into place in my mind. It’s been Fitzy, in the background, making things better for Lavender and me. Times when I know Lumi’s rushed to trade shifts with me if my schedule’s been mixed up. Even when Liam and Casyn insisted on pulling me into the security office to tell me they’d get Jonah to leave me alone if I wanted them to.
Tears well in my eyes and spill onto my cheeks as I think about how blind I’ve been. How stubborn. All this time, I insisted on painting the people around me by the experiences of my past, and they’ve just been supporting me despite myself. It’s too much.
“Now, you’ve got my folks, and Sirena, you’ve got me. Even if all you ever accept from me is friendship, I’m yours. I’ll be there for you and Lavender until you tell me I can’t be anymore. Then I’ll figure out how to be there for you both from the sidelines. Because as much as I’m yours, Bunny, you two are mine.”
“We’ve never even kissed. How can you know there’s enough chemistry to say I’m yours?” I haven’t let myself get close to a man since I was with Lavender’s biological father, and what did I know? I was barely even a teenager. I haven’t been intimate with a guy since she was a toddler and I was still in high school.
“I can answer that question right here and now.” Jonah turns us until I’m facing him and presses me against the cool metal wall of the elevator. One of his hands cradles the small of my back and arches me into his chest while the other moves to cup my chin. He tilts my head to the side and presses his lips over mine in featherlight caresses. Over and over, he moves his lips over me, kissing my lips, my jaw, my cheeks. He rubs the tip of his nose against mine before sliding along the side of my neck and nibbling at the sensitive hollow behind my ear.
Jonah returns to my mouth, and this time, his tongue licks along the seam of my lips to encourage them to open for him. I give him entry, and he capitalizes on it immediately, thrusting his tongue into the cavern of my mouth and stroking along my own tongue. Our groans mingle in the air nearly loud enough to drown out the repetitive binging of the elevator door, indicating we’ve gotten to my floor. I was so intent on our kiss I hadn’t even realized he’d jammed his finger into the door open button to hold it in place.
“Asked and answered.” I hardly recognize my voice. It’s so husky with arousal. It may be a long time since I’ve had a partner, but it’sneverfelt like this before. His laugh rumbles through him and vibrates clear to my heart.
Just like that, I know it’s all going to be okay. Jonah leads the way to my condo door and cuddles behind me while I dig through my purse for the keys. Packages surround our feet and I feel a little bad for the way I’ve loaded him down with stuff to carry for me all afternoon. I thought I was hungry for the dinner he promised to make, but after that kiss, I’m starving for something else entirely.
“What if we skip dinner and go straight to dessert?” Call me immature, but midnight snacking after an evening of lovemaking sounds like exactly what I’m craving.
CHAPTER11
JONAH
Sirena’s brilliant idea to skip right to the good part has precum flooding my boxer briefs. I’m making a mental note that it’s precum and not actual jizz. The memory of nutting myself the minute she suggests having sex is not one I want. Shit’s embarrassing. Accurate but embarrassing.
“You sure, Bunny?” Please, let her be sure. I need to get this woman under me like I need to breathe. Then I need her over me. And on her knees in front of me. If I hadn’t felt at least three solid pulses of cum surging out of me moments ago, I might not be so surprised by how swollen and achy my cock feels. As it is, I could almost come again, already.
“I’m never sure of much, but I’m sure about this.”
The sting of hot tears burns my nose and cheeks, love blazing like a wildfire through my whole being. The strength and power of my feelings for her is so much, almost more than I can bear.
I lift her into my arms and carry her, bridal style, into the dark of her condo. The path from the door to her bed is quick, and I take time only to make sure the door is locked behind us and to let Sirena drop her purse on the sofa as we pass it. The nightlight in the hallway casts her face in a gentle glow, her smile lighting me up brighter than any bulb could.
“Tell me you’re sure this isn’t a one off. That you understand once I have you, I’m never letting you go.” For months, I’ve gone at her pace. I’ve been content to let her stall me because she wasn’t ready for the forever I’ve always had in mind for us. Now that I’ve got the greenlight to love her, there’s no holding back. I want every last bit of her, and I want it right this second.
“I’m sure.” Just past the threshold of her bedroom, she kicks off her shoes and wraps her arms around my neck, her face tucked against my throat. I flip the switch to turn on the ceiling light, making it bright as day in here.
For months, my cock’s been strangling in my pants while she teases and taunts me with all her thick curves. I’m damned if I’ll miss out on the view tonight. I’ll finally see every millimeter of skin that hides behind the corsets and briefs she wears in the cage. I’m going to kiss, lick, and suck each sumptuous dimple and rounded slope of her soft, ripe flesh.
“Been dreaming about these nipples, Bunny. And how they’ll feel in my palms. What color are they, hmm? I bet they’ll be so dark and purply-red when I get done sucking on them.” My eyes are trained on the swoopy dip of her baggy sweater where it reveals the top of her cleavage. My knees bump the edge of her mattress, and I drop her gently onto the worn quilt that covers her sheets.
I don’t take time to pull back the covers or do anything other than worship her body. As eager as I am, Sirena pulls the sweater over her head and reaches behind her back to unclasp her bra. I’m frozen in place when the plain blue fabric drops onto her lap and her breasts bounce free. Each perfect globe is enough to overfill my massive hands, and as I heft them in my palms, her nipples crinkle into firm gumdrops.
I drop to my knees next to the bed. Her legs spread wide as I nudge my way between them. I tip my head forward and lick a circle around each nipple, leaving them shiny and wet. I move from side to side, licking and blowing cool air over each areola until her hands thread through my hair, so she can anchor me against her right breast. I lift it higher against my mouth, the pillow of soft flesh mounding between my fingers as I suckle in as much as I can.
My other hand plucks at the nipple not currently in my mouth. Her fingers scratch along my scalp as she presses me deeper into her tit. Lust for her consumes me, and my movements become more forceful. Sirena’s hands clutch at me desperately, but I’m in charge here, and I need to slow this down before I waste any more of the cum churning in my balls for her.
“Slow down, Bunny. We have all night.”
“Speak for yourself, Jonah. It’s been so long. I need you!” At her urging, I push her backward onto the bed until I can crawl over her to straddle her thighs. The temptation of her tits still drives me to near madness, and I lean forward to lick the silvery lines that curl around the outside of her nipples like frames.
She’s so sensitive I wonder if I can make her come with breast play alone. I’ll have to try it some other time. The scent of her need rises between us, and my tongue tingles with the craving to taste her. I’m grateful she changed into leggings before we left earlier, because I’m not confident my hands are steady enough to fiddle with buttons and zippers. As it is, I nearly rip the buttery soft cotton as I tug it down her hips and legs, taking along her panties.