“Did my son ever make you wet, sweetheart?” I trail my finger along her jawline, searching her eyes.
She wasn’t expecting me to ask that. Her steel blue eyes flare wide. Her cheeks turn even redder than before. I zero in on her lips as she parts them.
Her hot, shaky breath blows my way because of how close we are.
Close.
Yet still so fucking far apart.
My cock itches in my pants.
“What the fuck kind of question is that?”
“A question. Please answer.”
I give her another moment, but she’s turning red again. Still having difficulty breathing.
I could stick my hand under her dress and touch her pussy. Feel how fucking wet she is for me.
“I bet he didn’t,” I say, feeling a smirk lift the ends of my mouth.
Joy scoffs, her eyebrows hitting her hairline. “You’re so full of yourself.”
“No, sweetheart. You wish you were so full of me.”
She stops moving, her eyes coming alive how I want them to.
She’s such a good girl.
I know that when we’re over our differences, we’ll enjoy ourselves in the bedroom.
“My son never made you come, did he?”
“Valerian,” she begins. “This is inappropriate?—”
“Like it was inappropriate for you to rub yourself in my house, thinking about me?”
Her gasp tells me everything I need to know. She looks away.
“Not so fast,printsessa.”I grab her chin and steer her back to me. She can deny me all she wants. But her body will always tell the truth. “Don’t tell lies. I know what you were doing in there.”
“I wasn’t doing anything.” She grinds her teeth. “But feel free to think that if it makes you feel better.”
“Oh, sweetheart.” I keep my finger hooked under her chin. “You’re digging yourself a bigger hole by lying to me.”
Her breath hitches. “But I’m not lying. I didn’t?—”
I grab her hand. She’s right-hand dominant. I can tell from the way she held her flatware.
She also held the wine glass in her right hand.
Joy tries yanking the hand away, which confirms I have the correct hand.
“What are you doing?” she panics, twisting, turning.
I keep a firm hold of her hand. And then slowly, I raise it to my face.
I capture her eyes.