“I understand the power of flesh and pheromones, but I must ask you to leave the premises.”
“Of course, Father,” he says. Lifting me off his lap and into my seat.
Dom tips his head to the cock block, and I cross my arms over my chest. I was nearly to the holy grail, and he just had to ruin it. I guess it’s better than if we were knotted together and he found us in that state of undress.
“It’s probably for the best,” Dom says and my heart sinks as I put my seat belt on and look over at him.
“You didn’t want this?” I say, my eyes watering against my will.
“Fuck, can I ever speak to you without putting my foot in my mouth? No, I want this so fucking bad, Kelsey. More than anything. But I want it the right way.”
I nod, feeling better. He really needs to work on his delivery. “What’s the right way?”
He grumbles. “Well, I want to make sure that you and Cameron are good, and I suppose we should meet this other couple you are seeing. I… I don’t want to start this if you’re going to break my heart, Kelsey.”
I glance over at him. His gaze is fully back on the road, avoiding my stare.
Part of me agrees with him, if I have sex with him I’m a goner. It’s something we won’t be able to take back. If we go all the way and it doesn’t work out I don’t know if I’ll be able to put myself back together. As badly as I crave his touch, as close as we got to going all the way in the church parking lot, deep down I know that Dom is right. As much as I hate to admit it, Dom has a good head on his shoulders. He’s protecting his heart, and I get that. I need to be smart, stop wearing my heart on my sleeve all the time.
“Okay, maybe we can set up a group date?” I say hopefully.
“That sounds good to me.” His hand reaches out and clasps around my thigh. I sigh with relief, well, not complete relief. I really wish I charged my vibrator. I didn’t even get to come. Now I’m pouting again.
When we get to my house, I fully expect Dom to get out of the car and open my door and walk me to my front door. His hand loosens off my thigh and he turns his head to look at me. “If I get out of this truck, I will throw you over my shoulder and fuck you.”
I squeak, totally okay with that happening. I go to open my mouth and say just that when he leans over and gently kisses me on the lips. “We need to do this the right way, Kelsey.”
Buzz kill. “Okay.” I sigh. Wondering what Emmett’s doing and if he will come over and put a jelly knot on his cock and give me what I need.
“Night, baby,” he says dreamily.
“Night.” I get out of the car wondering how the hell I ended up drenched with no orgasm and no knot and how much of a rollercoaster today has been.
I lie on my bed, completely empty and void of a knot, and irrevocably alone. All I’m left with is my thoughts. Maybe I should have stayed at Dom’s house, at least then I wouldn’t be alone to think about Meera and how horrific today went. I’m about to spiral into a pit of self loathing when my phone rings.
I smile, thinking it will be Shyla or Emmett, but it’s my brother.
“Hey, Killer,” he says over the phone.
Fuck, just hearing his voice makes me shatter. I sob over the phone, and Harry says sweet things I barely catch as he waits for me to calm down.
“Kels, do you need me to come home?”
“No,” I say, sniffing and wiping my nose. “It’s just been a really hard day. I ran into Meera.”
“You what?” he shouts.
“I’m okay, she didn’t talk to me. Dom came and picked me up.”
“Kelsey, are you sure you don’t want to get a restraining order against her?”
“I’ll be fine, Harry, it was just a bad day.”
“Can you please call me Smith? You’re the only one who calls me that.”
“I’m not calling my own brother by our last name, it’s fucking weird. Enough about me. How are things going with Deja Fox? Is she fucking amazing?”
“She is, and I don’t know if I can do this job anymore.”