Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 67644 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 338(@200wpm)___ 271(@250wpm)___ 225(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 67644 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 338(@200wpm)___ 271(@250wpm)___ 225(@300wpm)
The elevator reached our floor and the doors whooshed open. With my hand at the small of her back, I steered her towards the large double doors that led to my living space.
The pad next to the entrance lit up when I pressed my thumb on it, then it beeped, and the doors unlocked. Autumn’s eyebrows rose but she didn’t comment as she brushed past me to enter the room. My gaze was drawn to her perfect ass as she walked into the large living room. I took a deep breath and willed my dick to back the fuck off. Now was not the time to be fantasizing. He limped a little, but I still had to adjust myself so my lustful state wasn’t so obvious.
Autumn plopped down onto one of the plush, beige couches and leaned back into the soft pillows. Her face betrayed her fatigue and concern creeped back in.
“You look spent, baby. Are you sure you’re okay?” I asked as I strolled over to her. She watched me warily, so I took a seat at the opposite end of the couch, rather than right next to her, where I wanted to be.
She waved her hand with a careless shrug. “It was a long trip. Now, let’s get back to the important stuff.”
I frowned, ready to point out that her health was the most important, but she still looked pissed and she did deserve an explanation. She kicked off her shoes with a deep sigh and brought her knees up and wrapped her arms around them.
Gently, I pried her arms loose and pulled her feet into my lap. My fingers dug into the arch of one foot, and her groan of pleasure went straight to my cock.
“As I was saying, I was determined to meet you and”—I shrugged and grinned—“I’ll be honest, to fuck you.” Autumn’s lips pinched but I saw the barely-there up tick at the corner of her mouth.
“Once I approached you, I was awed at how easy it was to talk to you. You were so fun and energetic and even sexier up close. It was so relaxing to have fun without worrying that you were working any angle to get to my money and connections.”
Autumn stiffened and glared at me, clearly affronted. There was also a spark of hurt in her eyes, so I hurried to reassure her. “It was clear that you were nothing like that after only a few minutes with you, sunshine.”
“Then why didn’t you trust me enough to tell me?” she asked crossly.
“It wasn’t about trust, Autumn. I knew you didn’t want anything from me except my company. But, I didn’t know if you would look at me differently when you found out. I’d already decided to keep you, and I wanted to stay in our tranquil little bubble for as long as possible.”
“Keep me?” she repeated with a stunned and slightly indignant face.
My eyes narrowed and I lifted my chin in a show of resolve. “You’re mine, Autumn. I told you when we first made love that it was a point of no return. I’ll admit to my error in judgement and work hard to gain your forgiveness, but make no fucking mistake, baby, you belong to me.”
I moved my hands up her legs in slow circles, working the muscles and helping the blood flow. I was playing fucking dirty, and we both knew it. Her eyes were getting heavy, though she was trying desperately to stay alert.
“Sunshine, why don’t you get some sleep, and we can talk more after you’ve rested?”
She shook her head adamantly and pointed at me. “Keep going. You still haven’t convinced me that I shouldn’t kick your ass for lying to me.”
I started to laugh but swallowed it and resumed rubbing. “I’d just like to point out that technically, I omitted…” I stopped that train of thought when she scowled, and her expression became livid. I didn’t want to piss her off any more, so I cleared my throat and continued. “After that, there were several opportunities to tell you, but I always talked myself out of it.”
I looked directly into her eyes and let her see the raw emotion on my face so she would know my next words were sincere. “In only two days, you’d grown to mean more to me than anyone ever has, sunshine. I was torn up inside at the thought of you leaving me for a year. I couldn’t stomach the idea of doing anything to lose you forever.”
To my utter relief, her face softened and she smirked. “You wanted me to be your nothing, huh?”
I chuckled at her reference to our talk of pickup lines. Taking a chance, I removed her feet from my lap and scooted closer. When she didn’t get mad or back away, I grabbed her hips and lifted her so she was sitting sideways across my legs.