Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 58090 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 290(@200wpm)___ 232(@250wpm)___ 194(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 58090 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 290(@200wpm)___ 232(@250wpm)___ 194(@300wpm)
Bennett pulled away and met my eyes. “Stay with me tonight, Tori. I don’t want to say goodnight.”
I nodded. “You don’t have to.”
He traced his fingertips down my cheek before he stood from the couch and reached for my hand. He led me to the bedroom and turned the lights down low. The room had picture windows that looked out over the city, and I considered the view while Bennett worked the zipper of my dress free. When the fabric parted, he slid his warm hands inside the dress and ran them down my sides, grazing the sides of my breasts and over my waist to my hips. I leaned my head back onto his shoulder as he worked his hands around my hips. I shivered against his chest as his fingers found the waistband of my silk panties. My one indulgence. I might have to eat ramen noodles, but damn it, I’d have exquisite panties.
“Mmmm. I need to see you, baby. I’ve dreamed of this for so long.”
He gently spun me around and pushed the straps of my dress down over each shoulder. I shimmied slightly, and the dress slid down my body and pooled at my feet.
“Damn, girl. Even better than I remembered. You have such a beautiful body. I missed these,” he said, his eyes locked on mine as he cupped my breasts.
“You did, huh?” I smiled, but it fell away, turning to an open-mouthed moan as he ran his thumb over my nipples. They hardened instantly, and Bennett chuckled softly, the sound echoing through me. “God, I want you so bad. Please, baby, make love to me.”
He scooped me up and took me to the bed. I landed softly on the huge mattress, and Bennett parted my thighs. He wasted no time in dragging his lips over my pussy through my panties, and I clutched the thick comforter to keep from squirming as sensations and heat danced over my skin.
Bennett tugged my panties aside and slipped his tongue over my lips. I moaned as he worked his tongue and mouth over my clit, but I forced my eyes to stay open so I wouldn’t miss anything. He’d never looked so sexy as he did between my thighs, closing his eyes as he breathed me in. I wanted to memorize this moment with him and remember the way each second felt. I worked my fingers through his hair and tugged him closer, wanting to hold on forever.
Hours later, when we finally collapsed together on the bed, Bennett gathered me against his chest. I relaxed against his firm muscles, running my fingers absently over the slick, sweat-covered surface of his skin. Neither of us said anything for a long time, but when Bennett finally broke the silence, it was with a soft whisper.
“Baby, the day they took you into the program was the worst day of my life.”
He stroked a finger down the side of my face. “I’m so sorry, baby. I wish…” his voice broke off, and his eyes bounced briefly to the wall behind me as though he were gathering his thoughts. When they returned to mine, a sheen coated the emerald pools. “I should have been there for you.”
“Don’t.”
He wrinkled his brow. “Don’t what?”
“Don’t think about what could have happened. Believe me, I’ve spent the better part of a year playing that game. It doesn’t do either one of us any good.”
After a long moment, he nodded, agreeing with me. “You’re right. Just know, I still regret not going with you, and I haven’t had a day where I didn’t think about you.”
I sat in his words for a second, wrapping them around me like a big, soft blanket.
“What happens next?” I asked, my voice quiet and small.
Bennett stroked my bare shoulder and then dropped a series of small kisses where his fingers traced. “I’m gonna do my damnedest to set you free for good, honey.”
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Bennett
When my eyes opened against the soft morning light, I couldn’t even remember falling asleep the night before. All I remembered was Tori’s sweet pussy and the way she moaned my name. With groggy, sleep-filled eyes, I reached for her side of the bed, expecting to find her warm body.
“Baby?” I mumbled. The bed beside me was empty.
The bedroom was dark as the blackout shades hadn’t been opened from the night before. I rubbed my eyes, blinked away the sleep, and turned to investigate. Tori wasn’t anywhere in the room, and I didn’t see her clothes on the floor either. I called out her name and nothing.
“Damn it.”
I shoved out of bed and stalked to the bathroom to take a piss. Where the hell did she go? After everything we’d shared, she really just took off before I woke up? The bed was cold. She’d been gone a while.
Then again, what did I expect? Her to pick up right where we left off?