My dick flexed against the zipper of my jeans like it was testing just how tricky it would be to find its way out and into the woman I’d never been able to admit Iwanted.
Untilnow.
The expression on Ari’s face was priceless when she realized I was holding her up byhertits.
“Steady there.”I slowly positioned her upright and released my grip, even though I didn’twantto.
When she wobbled on her heels, I grasped her around the waist this time, not able to talk myself into breaking contactcompletely.
“You’re bossy all of asudden.”
A smile slid over my lips, tugging one corner up.“I’ve always been bossy.You just neverrealizedit.”
Her eyes widened, telling me she put it together in the context I meant.Heat crept up Ari’s cheeks, and there was nothing I wanted to do more than bury my hands in her hair and kiss her again.But that would be dangerous, considering we were within sprinting distance ofherbed.
And I meant what I’d said—I wouldn’t go down this road without clearing it with Heath first.Sure, Ari was a grown woman and made her own decisions, but loyalty and friendship were concepts Ivalued.
Apparently, Ari wasn’t willing to be patient.Her hands moved from my shoulders to my neck, pulling my mouth downtohers.
Wait, did it count if I wasn’t kissing her, but shekissedme?
Loophole.This is what those fucking lawyers would call aloophole.
As soon as her lips pressed against mine and she took the lead, all thought left my head except how damn goodshefelt.
Ari moaned against my mouth, rocking her hips against myerection.
I was going to hell.My hands dropped from her waist to grip her hips, and when her tongue stole inside my mouth, I pushed her skirt up to her waist and squeezed my next favorite spot—herass.
She bucked into me, tugging hard on my hair as she lifted a leg and wrapped it around my hip for more contact just like she had at the bar.I’d been two seconds from laying her out on the pool table and fucking her in front of an audience then, and now that therewasn’tone...
My fingers slid when she moved, and before I could draw them back, they swept across the wet panties covering herpussy.
Fuck.Me.
Ari was drenched, just like she was always meant to beforme.
One move, that’s all it would take to bury a finger inside her.I rubbed along the soaked lace as Ari moaned into my mouth, urgingmeon.
One finger slipped under the fabric—seconds away from finding heaven—when the front gate opened and headlights cut through the darkness before they came down thedriveway.
Ari either didn’t notice or didn’t care, because she was still writhing against me.There was no way in hell I was going to let Carver see her like this, though, and I was pretty sure she’dagree.
I pulled my mouth away from hers.“Wegottastop.”
“But—”
“Company.”
As soon as the word was out, Ari jerked back, dropping her leg and shoving down her skirt.“Shit.Carver.Iforgot.”
One of the garage doors opened, and as the car turned, the beams cutacrossus.
There was no way Carver could miss Ari’s wild hair or flushed face, so I took charge.“I gotta get the hell out of here before we do something we might both regret in themorning.”
Ari shrank back from me, but I was too preoccupied with getting her inside to notice.As soon as we stepped into the gargantuan house, she crossed her arms over her chest again, but this time, there was nothing seductive about it.All that delicious heat and intensity wasmissing.
“You can go.I’mfine.”