Total pages in book: 25
Estimated words: 23015 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 23015 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 115(@200wpm)___ 92(@250wpm)___ 77(@300wpm)
“How about you and I hang out? We enjoy each other. I show you what it’s like to be with a real man, and you show me what it’s like to be with a real woman.”
“I’m sure you’ve been with a lot of real women,” she said.
“I’ve been with groupies and women after a good time. You show me what it’s like to be with a woman who wants something more than a good time?” He walked toward her. “Do we have a deal?”
Chapter Four
Cathy couldn’t believe she had made that kind of deal. She didn’t know what Brick wanted her to do. She’d always been real, but last night had been the first time she’d been different.
She wasn’t acting out. It had been about living in the moment, forgetting what her family had done to her.
“So, how about I take you to lunch?” Brick asked.
“Lunch?”
“Yeah. It’s too late to enjoy breakfast and I’m starving.”
Just like that, her stomach rumbled. She’d not eaten breakfast herself. Instead, the last few hours had been working. First, she had a final deadline on a review for a magazine, which she sent in. Then, she needed to film more content for her channel. There was a delivery of new products heading her way. Lunch sounded good, and she told him so.
The smile on his lips would stay with her for a long time. He looked so happy with himself, and she couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Right, let’s go. Grab your jacket, I’m taking you on the back of my bike.”
“Your bike?” Cathy asked.
“Yeah, my bike. I want you on it. You ever rode a bike before?”
“No.” She couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of being on the back of a bike.
“Good, it looks like I might be several of your firsts. But, there is something I want to do right now,” he said, stepping toward her with a smirk on his lips.
She was about to ask him what, when he gripped the back of her neck and pulled her in close. His lips slammed down on hers, and she lost all thought and common sense. All she could do was focus on the moment and how good his lips felt. Her body came alive under his kiss, and she didn’t want him to stop.
All too soon, he did stop, and she licked her suddenly tingling lips. “And I’ve been wanting to do that all morning.”
They walked out of her film studio, and she couldn’t help but follow him. She grabbed her jacket, along with her purse and keys, stepping out of the house.
“Do you have a helmet?” she asked.
“You don’t need one. I’ll take care of you.”
She was absolutely terrified, but this was about enjoying new experiences. Locking her door, she walked up to his bike and threw her leg over the saddle.
Brick helped her climb on, and instinctively she wrapped her arms around his waist. Realizing she had done so without asking permission, she pulled back but he suddenly grabbed her arms and pulled them around him, making her hold onto him.
Pressing her face against his back, she smiled. It felt good to be with him.
The engine purred to life, and she couldn’t deny the excitement that rushed through her at the feel of the machine between her thighs, or the fact he was right there with her.
He pulled out of her driveway, and they went down the street.
Cathy didn’t know where he was taking her, but when he started to head into town, she held onto him a little tighter. She didn’t care what people thought. There had been some who said it was wrong of her sister to do what she did. Others said it was right as Tiffany was beautiful and deserved someone like Eric. She didn’t care. Brick was making it so easy to not care about anyone or anything but him.
The diner was a popular place, and had a fantastic lunch menu. She loved their fried chicken as well as their waffles. They also did an amazing special pumpkin latte but they only served that from October through Thanksgiving. After that, it was hot chocolate with mint or cinnamon. She liked hot chocolate but it wasn’t her favorite.
Brick found a space, and she climbed off. Before her ass hit the ground, he captured her hands and pulled her in close.
“It takes some getting used to,” he said.
She had a feeling it was going to take a whole lot more getting used to him not being here, than it was her being used to him and this bike.
Cathy waited as he swung his leg off the other side of the bike and stepped forward. He was so much taller than her, and she liked how it felt as he moved closer. One of his arms moved around her shoulders and as they walked into the diner, she couldn’t help but love the way he smelled, the way he moved. His very presence was addicting.