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‘You wish...’
‘No, I don’t.’ I took the tray from her hands and walked it over to the table, which sat near the window. Removing the silver lids revealed a plethora of meats, fruits, cheeses and crackers.
‘You missed dinner, and I didn’t want you going hungry,’ Valentina said, hovering near the door.
‘Come here, sit.’
When she pulled out the other chair, I shook my head. ‘Not there, on your knees beside me.’
The way she captured her bottom lip between her teeth made me want to forgo eating altogether.
She knelt beside me, her body resting against the side of my leg as she looked up at me with those hazel eyes.
I ate, loading meat and cheese onto crackers, smiling at having her there beside me. It was one thing to be fucking her in front of everyone, but something far more delicate to share in the quiet moments, when it was for no-one but us.
‘Tell me about yourself,’ I said.
‘What do you want to know?’ Her head tilted as she spoke, dark hair falling over her shoulder.
‘Anything.’
‘Well, I live with my best friend. I love to bake. I got the bug from my grandma when I was little. She used to watch me when my mum worked. I miss her. She also taught me to knit - but you already know I knit as you saw me that one time on camera. I’m an only child. My dad died when I was young and Mum never met anyone else so it’s always just been us. Since Grandma died anyway.’ Valentina paused before lowering her eyes away from me as she apologised. ‘Sorry, I’ve been told I talk too much. I didn’t mean for that to be quite the dump it was.’
I ran a thumb across her lower lip and smiled at her. ‘Don’t apologise. I enjoy listening to you. What do you like to bake?’
‘Cakes, pastries, buns, anything really. My cinnamon buns are killer though, everyone says so. I could make you some...’ Her voice died off as we both knew that there was no after Rosenhall for her to make me anything.
‘Don’t worry, I’ll take your word for it. Are you hungry?’
‘A little.’
I opened an orange and separated the segments, feeding her a piece.
‘It’s odd,’ she said after eating the segment. ‘I shouldn’t enjoy being finger fed like a pet, but I do.’
‘There are lots of things we feel like we shouldn’t enjoy, but as long as it isn’t hurting anyone, where is the harm?’
‘Do you see me as less than for wanting to be beside you like this?’
‘No, Valentina. You’re a fucking wonder. Few people discover their likes at a young age, and even fewer see them realised. It’s no wonder you are a success at your job with that level of determination. I was hooked from the moment I spotted you.’
She laughed and rested her head on my thigh. ‘You sure made me work hard to win you over for a man who was hooked.’
‘You know why that is. What we’re doing here is... it’s not cheating, but it wouldn’t be well received.’
‘No-one will ever know.’
I popped another piece of orange in her mouth before slicing up a mango, feeding her the dripping fruit as she licked it from my fingers.
God fucking, damn. She was sinfully hot.
Pushing the tray aside, I scooped her up and sat her on the table in front of me. Dragging the red linen aside, I licked the drops of fruit juice that had fallen onto her chest.
‘Logan,’ she whispered, running her fingers up into my hair as I licked up the side of her neck, kissing at the red marks which still marred her skin.
‘Do you want me to get ready to go downstairs? To have you paraded in front of everyone?’
‘I think I’m too tired.’
