He had no clue why he said that but, thankfully, she scoffed as she shook her head. “No, the man I want is here.”

Reaching out, she took the sides of his jacket in her hands before pulling him towards her, their chests touching as she looked up at him, longing shining in her brown eyes. Going up on her toes, she touched her mouth to his and he groaned against her it before his hands wrapped around her waist, mushing her breast to his chest. Her fingers danced along the back of his neck as she deepened the kiss before hiking her leg up and wrapping it around his waist. Dropping his hands to her lace-covered ass, he picked her up, turning her and pressing her against the wall, his hard c**k nestled against her hot core.

“God, I want you,” she gasped as he slid his tongue along her jaw. He pulled away, looking into her eyes, his fingers biting into her thighs.

“I’m not going to lie; I didn’t like seeing you with him. I love watching you dance, hottest and the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, but I didn’t like his hands on you.”

A small smiled pulled at her lips before she cupped his face in her hands. “I like this side of you. It’s hot.”

“I mean it. I was two f**king seconds away from smashing that dudes face in,” he said roughly, his hands dancing along the inside of her thighs.

She gasped against his lips, squeezing her legs around his waist. “Fuck, that’s so hot. I’m so wet.”

He set her with a look, taking her chin with his fingers and looking deep in her eyes. “I’m serious.”

She nodded, her eyes locked with his. “I know, but I don’t want to talk about him. I hated every single thing about today except when I saw you. Don’t you worry one bit about him. He isn’t anything to me. I don’t even like him and he knows I’ve moved on, plus, I like your hands a lot more.”

He liked that a little more than he should and had to pause and look down to keep from saying something that would scare her. Looking back up into her eyes, he asked, “Is that right?”

“Oh yeah, don’t even let him be a thought in your mind. He isn’t one in mine,” she said before running her tongue along his jaw.

“Tell me one of your thoughts,” he growled against her cheek, his c**k so hard it hurt.

“You, inside me, hard and fast,” she moaned before slowly moving herself against his aching cock. A deep groan came from the base of his throat, and he was unable to take it. His desire was too great. Quickly, he dropped her to her feet as he undid his pants and she slid her panties down. Pushing his jacket off, he reached for her shirt, pulling it over her head and to the side. His shirt soon joined hers before he reached for her again. She came willingly, meeting his mouth with hers before he lifted her and pushed her against the wall. Moving his c**k to her dripping wet center, he entered her, a harsh groan escaping him as he pushed to the hilt and she squeezed him with her pu**y. Thrusting into her, she cried out, their bodies smacking together as he took what he wanted, which was every single piece of her.

His balls drew up and he squeezed her hips in his hands as he tried to ignore his need to blow his load. Moving his mouth with hers, he pulled back, stilling inside her as he said, “This is going to be quick. You f**king drive me insane.”

She cried out, her nails digging into her shoulders as she thrashed against the wall. “That’s fine, we have all night long.”

“Yeah, we do,” he panted against her neck as he thrust once, then twice, before completely losing himself inside her. As they both fought for breath, his face in the nook of her neck, he knew that he shouldn’t be embarrassed for his quick performance because they did have all night long and, when she was ready, they’d have the rest of their lives, too.

“Hey, can you do me a favor?”

He smiled. “Get off you because I’m squishing you?”

A breathless laugh left her lips and she shook her head, hugging him tighter against her. “No, I was gonna ask if you can pick me up for the dinner at Piper’s.”

His smile grew because he knew that she knew that she was basically asking him to go to the dinner with her but instead of pointing that out, he said, “Sure.”

“So I can drink, of course, no drinking and driving, you know.”

“Of course,” he said, laughter lacing his voice, but when she pulled his head from her neck and met his lips with her own, all laughter was pushed to the side as hot hunger took over. He hoped she was ready for a really long night.

Because he sure was.

Chapter 26

WHEN REESE walked in with Phillip and Claire, she could see her mother and sisters, plus Elli, all share a wondering look. She didn’t know why she had asked to ride with him. She knew her story of over drinking was bullshit since she never drank around the kiddos, but she said that was the reason to cover up the fact that she just wanted to ride with him and Claire. She liked being around them. They made her smile; they made her feel good, alive even. Way more fun than driving the twenty minutes alone. But seeing these looks on her family’s face made her nervous and also reminded her to stay clear of them.

All of them.

Claire rushed past her, picking Ally up and kissing her on the cheek loudly, as Phillip went to shake hands with Erik, who was holding Dimitri. She just stood there, not knowing what to do. When Piper came towards her, looking too cute in a pair of black skinny jeans and a billowy red top, she smiled as she wrapped her arms around her.

Pulling back, Piper smiled as she set Reese with a look. “So nice seeing you didn’t come alone.”