She nodded her head. “Yes, I’m okay.”
The song was slow.His hand expanded at her back and it stroked across her waist. His other hand moved around her back and gripped her ass.
“If you’ve never had sex, then I’m guessing no one has ever touched you like this.”
She shook her head. “No, they haven’t.”
“I want to touch you, Callie. Do you know why Iapproached you?” he asked.
“Huh?”
“On Sunday,” he said.
“No, why?”
“Because I wanted to get to know the pretty girl with long black hair, and the deepest blue eyes I’d ever seen. I don’t have a clue how to knit, but I was walking the park one day, saw you, and knew I had tomeet you. I had to talk to you, get to know you.”
This was crazy.It had to be crazy. Nothing like this ever happened to her.
“It makes me want you,” he said. “Knowing no other man has touched you, tasted you, that makes me happy, Callie.”
“You don’t even know me and I don’t know you,” she said.
“Then how about you get to know me? Date me, Callie. Get to know me. I promise, you won’t be disappointed.”
This is insane. This kind of stuff didn’t happen to her.Staring up at him, it was on the tip of her tongue to say no, but then he slammed his lips down on hers, and the kiss … she had never experienced anything like it. She had never taken the time to get to know anyone. This was her first kiss.
Callie’s hands left his shoulders. Her fingers seemed to twitch, but then she realized she could hold him. Gripping his arms, she held onto him as he kissed her. It wasn’t a soothing kiss, but a hard, all-consuming lock of lips. She loved it.
Ruin traced across her lips, and she opened up to him.A whimper escaped her as he suddenly plunged his tongue into her mouth, deepening the kiss. Again, she didn’t want it to end, and she touched her tongue to his. The sensations were new and strange. She felt an answering spark between her thighs. She pressed them together, aware of people seeing them. Callie pulled away from him first.
Couldshe possibly date this man even though she had no idea who he was or what he did?
Chapter Three
Progress was made, not that Ruin needed to make any. He’d walked her home and Callie had also agreed to date him. He didn’t need to do any of this.
Flipping his keys in his fingers afterleaving her, he made his way back to Frank’s bar. It was now closed, but like all the other times, the door was unlocked—especially when they had unfinished business.
“I don’t like this, Ruin,” Frank said. “You know Dante comes in here and we all know the girl is on his shit list.”
“I know.”
“Why haven’t you killed her already?”
Ruin tutted. “You know I don’t like to tell you of my dealings.”
In his forty years, he could probably count Frank as his closest friend.
“Did you get it?” Ruin asked.
“Yep. One key.” Frank handedhim the spare key he’d made for her apartment. “Please tell me that girl is a fucking criminal. She looks like the wrong kind to be mixing with Dante and that crowd.”
“She is.” Heslid the key onto his key ring and looked at Frank. “I suggest you don’t ask any more questions.”
“Fuck.Dante has already called to ask if you’ve wiped out the girl.” Frank shook his head.
“Tell him I’m working on it, or better yet, tell him to call me or Giordano for an update.”