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She tilts her head and gives me a mischievous grin. “Let me show you how confident I can be.”

She takes my hand and leads me down the hallway and into my bedroom. The bed is made, and she climbs onto it on her knees.

Seeing her on my bed, on her knees, has my cock instantly hard. If she’s teasing me, then she'd better be careful. “What are you doing, Ruby?”

In answer, she sits up on her knees and shuffles to the end of the bed. Her hands fall on my hips, and she looks up at me with wide eyes. “Will you come to bed with me?”

I don’t miss the irony of being invited into my own bed, and by the look on her face, neither does she.

My hand slides around her neck, and she tilts her head and leans into my touch. “Are you sure this is what you want?”

She kisses my hand, and desire fills my body. My dick strains at my pants, and I go even harder when she sucks a finger into her mouth.

“Yes, Axel. You’re the only man who’s ever really seen me. And you’re sexy as fuck. I’m attracted to you, and I think you feel the same.”

I join her on the bed and capture her mouth with mine.

“This is how attracted I am to you, Ruby.” I take her hand and place it over my hard cock, straining at the seams of my pants.

Her eyes go wide, and she gives it a squeeze.

“Are you sure this is what you want for your first time?”

She rubs her hand over my hard cock, and I let out a groan. This woman will make me lose it right here with just one touch.

“Yes, Axel, I want you. I feel safe with you. I feel seen.”

Her trust in me makes my chest ache, and I wonder if I’ve done the wrong thing by not telling her about the videos I leaked of Cameron. But I didn’t really leak them. They were already online, buried in his past. I just pointed the internet at them again.

My doubt vanishes when Ruby slides her top off. The shyness from the spa yesterday has vanished. In front of me is a confident woman who isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. Fuck, if what I did helped her remember who she was in any way, then it was the right thing to do.

I should tell her now, but I haven’t seen her this confident since I met her, and I don’t want to remind her of Cameron right now. This moment is about us. Hell, it’s not even about me. It’s about her. This moment is Ruby reclaiming her confidence, and I’m not going to hinder that.

“Take your bra off too.”

She unclips her bra, and it slides off her shoulders. Ruby casts it to the floor and sits back on the bed, bold and sexy as hell. I drink her in, her hair cascading over her shoulders, the challenge in her gaze. The light is fading outside, and Ruby reaches over and switches on the bedside light. She’s done hiding. My girl wants to be seen. And that is sexy as fuck.

“You’re wearing too many clothes.” She sits up and unbuttons my shirt, one slow button at a time. Her scent overwhelms me, and her breasts are the best kind of distraction.

She slides the shirt off my shoulders and stops with it halfway down. My arms are trapped, and she gives me a wicked smile. I could break free, but I don’t want to. It’s exquisite torture when Ruby brushes her lips over my chest. Her lips are soft and warm, and as she kisses my chest, desire wells in me so strong it makes me dizzy. Her mouth finds my left nipple, and she licks it slowly, unaware of how close I am to blowing my load in my pants.

“Fuck, Ruby. Let me go so I can touch you.”

She gives me a wicked smile and keeps my arms pinned in place. She inches forward until her breasts collide with my chest. Her nipples brush my nipples, and the contact makes my hips buck. I dip my head and kiss her soft skin. She angles upward, and I capture a nipple between my teeth. Ruby hisses out a breath, and her eyes flutter shut. She’s so damn sexy, and I need to touch her right now.

I wriggle my arms free, and she releases her hold on me.

Her eyes fly open as I pin her to the bed, my body on top of hers and my hands exploring all her curves.

She’s still wearing her leggings, and I make quick work of getting them off. They slip over her feet along with her panties, and I run my hand up her leg from her ankles to her thigh, to the soft center between her legs.

Ruby gasps as my hand caresses her. She’s damp and warm, and I long to be inside her, but I take my time warming her up for me first.

“You’re still wearing too many clothes.”

She gives a little pout as her hands fumble with my pants. I like her soft hands undressing me, and soon we’re naked together for the first time.

I roll to the side and pull her with me so we’re facing each other on the bed. My cock sticks out between us, and I fold it upward, tucking it between her belly and mine.