This kiss is hard and messy, and I’m desperate for it, but just as soon as I begin to crave more it’s over. He rests his forehead against mine as we both try to catch our breath.
“You’re not dating,” he says with finality as I look into his eyes. I nod in agreement because the tone of his voice and his demand is not helping with how turned on I am. I should smack him, but instead I stand there and nod. “No more lip gloss either. I only want to taste you, bombshell.”
That’s all he says before he releases me and storms out of the bathroom, leaving me in a daze.
I glance at myself in the mirror and see my lips are red and swollen and my hair is a mess. He must have had his hands in it, but I didn’t notice. I was too busy focusing on my body burning up at his touch to think about what he was doing.
This man is going to ruin me, but every part of me wants him to.
Chapter Seven
JENSEN
This could be the best dinner I’ve ever eaten in my life, but I’m too busy being distracted by Sage and the sounds she’s making. When I walked back to the table from the bathroom, I stood by it and waited for her to get back before I took my seat. It also worked out in my favor that her dad took away the extra chairs so she had no choice but to be by my side. I’m going to have to remember to thank him.
Her mother, Sophia, keeps a watchful eye on her through dinner, so instead of shoving my hand up her tight dress like I want to, I have to keep myself reined in. Every now and then I’ll reach over and place my hand on the top of her thigh when she speaks because I can’t help myself. But otherwise I mind my manners and don’t maul her with her parents watching. I just need to touch her and I don’t like not being able to.
“How long are you boys in town for?” Sophia asks as she passes around the desserts.
I help clean the dinner table and brought in coffee while we all relax. I love seeing Sage so happy as she leans back in her chair. At one point she put her hand on her belly and laughed as she said she was full, but I just kept thinking about what she would look like if she had a baby in there instead.
“We should be heading out Monday,” Brian answers, but I can see the crease that grows between his eyebrows as he says it. “But it’s still being decided.”
I watch as he takes his phone out under the table and checks it when his mom isn’t looking. The crease between his eyes deepens and he doesn’t like what he sees. He makes a frustrated sound as he shoves his phone back into his pocket and I wonder, not for the first time, what on earth has him so distracted. He’s normally pretty busy and I don’t think twice about him on his phone. But lately he’s obsessed with it and can’t seem to put it down.
“Where are you going?” Sage asks as she looks up at me with her big round eyes.
I want to tell her I’m taking her to her place where I’m going to take her to bed, but I know what she’s asking. Am I going to take off on another trip with her brother like we always do?
I don’t answer because I need to figure that out. I’m supposed to travel on Monday with Brian, but now that I’ve met Sage all of that is up in the air. I open my mouth to say something, but I’m cut off by her dad.
“With how much your brother is gone, I don’t understand why you think it’s safe to be on your own.” I’ve never seen Gary upset about anything, but right now he looks about as irritated as Brian.
This is something I haven’t thought about with Sage and now I’m sitting up straighter to hear Gary’s argument.
“Dad, we’ve been through this,” she says, and I hear her irritation.
“You’re alone a lot,” I say, realizing that as much as Brian and I travel, that means she’s in that place by herself.
“What about a roommate?” Sophia offers a compromise.
“I have a roommate. It’s your son.” I can feel the tension rolling off Sage, and I put my hand on her thigh before I can stop myself. She flinches but only for a second before she relaxes. “And the building has the best security with a doorman. Do we have to go through this every single time I come home?”
“Sugar, your father and I just want you to be careful.” Sophia looks at me and presses her lips together. I can tell she wants to say more but won’t do it with company here.