Page 57 of Some Kinda Romance

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Although I’d meant it when I’d told her that nothing had to happen between us, we managed to keep our hands off each other just long enough to get into the elevator in my building before we were making out again.

I didn’t know what I’d thought would happen once I got her alone again, but it sure as hell hadn’t been this. I’d expected to have to do some groveling. Perhaps even to get down on my knees and beg her to take me back, but right now, she didn’t seem to be interested in talking at all.

Which was fine with me. I was better at this than talking anyway. Pouring all my feelings into the kiss instead, I picked her up when I heard the digital tone that signaled we’d arrived at my apartment. Unlike her penthouse, my front door was this elevator.

I had no hallway and no security cameras in the elevator or in my apartment itself. My building’s security system was better than maximum security prisons, with all sorts of sensors and built-in mechanisms to ensure that only residents gained access.

All the doors were protected by biometric locks and I’d verified my identity in order to get into the elevator car and once again when I was inside. It was the only way to get into my place. Not even my mother could drop by unannounced, unless I gave her a security code that would only be good for one use.

Happier and more relieved than ever about it, I carried Serenity into my apartment, not removing my mouth from hers even once as I took her to my bedroom. Her legs were wrapped around my waist and I fucking loved the way it felt to have them there.

I loved how hungry her mouth was on mine and every tiny, soft little moan that escaped from her. I laid her down gently in the center of my bed. She reached for my belt, and I shook my head, meaning it when I murmured against her lips. “This is all about you, Serenity. I have a lot to make up for and this is one of the ways I’m going to say just how sorry I am. Because I am sorry. I am so unbelievably fucking sorry, and before you leave here, I want you to know that I’ll never doubt you again and I’ll never stop kicking my own ass for doing it in the first place.”

She hummed her assent, and I lifted myself off her, intent on taking my time instead of continuing the sprint we’d been on until now. Julie had assured me that she’d take over for Serenity this afternoon and I had Lance covering things at my company. It was only lunchtime and she probably couldn’t leave here anyway until at least nightfall—just to be on the safe side.

A grin spread on my lips at the thought that we had several uninterrupted hours ahead of us and I stood up, staying at the edge of the bed and looking down at her. Her blonde hair was splayed out against my navy blue sheets, looking like golden threads of sunshine.

Her lips were swollen from the force of our kisses and her blue eyes were narrow but not angry. Turned on definitely but perhaps also curious. “What are you smiling about?”

I chuckled. “You have to know that I honestly didn’t plan it this way, but assuming you’d want to wait until the cover of darkness before you leave, that gives us at least six hours.”

“Six hours?” she repeated after me in a hushed murmur. Then she flashed me a coy smile. “Whatever will we do for the remaining five hours and forty-five minutes once you’re done with me?”

I laughed, reached for my jacket, and slowly let it slide off my shoulders. “Don’t underestimate me, baby. It’ll probably be more like five and a half hours.”

“Wow. What a lucky girl I am,” she teased softly. “You have a lot of confidence. I wonder if it’ll last.”

“Oh, it’ll last,” I assured her before I started unbuttoning my shirt. “The real question is whether you’ll last.”

“I will.” She raised her chin ever so slightly and I chuckled, willing to accept the challenge but really quite happy for her not to last. Whatever she wanted really.

I pulled my belt off and undid my pants, feeling her gaze on me. I took my time undressing myself. It would be her turn soon, and I planned on taking that even slower.

Leaving my boxer-briefs on for now, I took off my shoes and socks, then locked my eyes on hers and walked back to the bed. “I’ve got to say, I love the pencil skirt on you. Anything fitted. Your curves never cease to amaze me.”

“Amaze you?” she asked, pushing herself up on her elbows as she watched me reaching for the high-heeled pump on her left foot.

I looked up into her eyes as I slid it off. “All of you amazes me.”

Her cheeks blushed a deep, rosy pink and I removed her other shoe before I got started on the skirt. Making sure to really drag it out, I brushed the backs of my fingers against her skin, bending over to place soft kisses in the wake of my touches until she was naked, flushed all over, and beautifully primed for me.

Her nipples were hard, wetness shimmering between her thighs as I gently spread them apart. Going down on my knees, I tugged her toward the edge of the bed and dragged my nose along her inner thighs before I finally reached my mark.

Serenity shivered, her hands sliding into my hair and gripping it tight as her hips bucked and she writhed against my mouth. Almost as soon as I slid my finger into her, she clenched around it, crying out as she came.

I saw her through, taking my time to clean her up before I lifted myself to look into her eyes. “Good?”

“Great,” she replied, panting as she tried to reach for me, but I shook my head.

“Not yet. This is all about you, remember?”

She dipped her chin in a nod, her eyes following me closely. I spread out beside her, rolling so that my front was touching her side. Then I started all over again, working her back up before I got her off with my fingers this time.

Neither of us tried to speed things up. By the time I finally sank into her, I was about ready to explode. Her hot, wet heat enveloped me, welcoming me so perfectly that I groaned, biting my lip to keep from losing it on the spot.