Total pages in book: 107
Estimated words: 101163 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 506(@200wpm)___ 405(@250wpm)___ 337(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 101163 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 506(@200wpm)___ 405(@250wpm)___ 337(@300wpm)
I’m so confused. My inclination is to keep picking at it because that’s all I know how to do. Every doctor who delivered a piece of medical news, especially if it was disheartening, I would pick it apart and analyze things from every angle.
Boone isn’t letting me do that and I don’t know how I feel.
“Lilly?”
“Yeah.”
“I’ve never wanted a woman the way I want you. Never wanted another one to touch me the way I want your hands or your mouth on me right now. But please trust me when I say, I don’t need it. Tonight is just about you and I don’t want us to ever be tit for tat. It was exciting and satisfying enough for me to do that to you and watch you come apart. I’m a happy man right now, okay?”
Okay?
Okay?
Hell yes, it’s okay. Boone always knows what to say to make it perfect. And he’s not bullshitting me. I can tell. He’s sincere in every word and as long as I live, I’ll never know a man as generous and giving as this one.
“Okay,” I finally manage.
“Good. Now let’s get some sleep.”
Once again, his lips press a soft kiss to my head and I close my eyes as I settle against his chest.
CHAPTER 17
Boone
Tapping on my chest wakes me up and I flutter my eyes open. Looking left, I see Lilly up on one elbow smiling at me. She slumbered all night sprawled over my chest and I didn’t attempt to move her, liking the weight and feel of her against me. Of course, after what I did to her last night, it was pretty much guaranteed I was going to wake up with a hard-on this morning.
“Good morning,” I say, reaching over to tug on a lock of her hair.
Lilly lowers her head until her chin rests against my pec. “Good morning. I hate to toss you out of bed so early, but I need to get going.”
I nod, slipping my arm around her waist and pulling her against me for a moment. She lets me hug her and I can’t help the shiver she elicits when she presses her lips to my throat.
A million dirty thoughts run through my head and it would be so easy to roll her under me. But she’s right… we have stuff to do today. Lilly’s spending the morning at the deli to give Georgie time off as she’s been feeling guilty because he and Charles have been working so hard to cover her.
Slipping my hand through her hair, I grip it to pull her head back a little so she’s forced to look at me. “You okay this morning after what we did last night?”
The reddening of her cheeks is adorable. She nods at me, biting down on her lower lip before saying, “I still wish you would have let me…”
Her words fall away as a shyness takes hold. I give her head a little shake. “Soon,” I promise. I then press a very hard kiss to her mouth. “I’ll grab a quick shower, then I’ll take you to your apartment. I’ll head to the hospital to hang with Aiden.”
I start to roll out of the bed but Lilly’s hand on my arm stops me. “You don’t have to do that for me.”
I reach back, pinching her chin between my thumb and forefinger. “I’m doing it for me. I happen to like hanging out with your brother. I also like doing things that make you feel better and I know having someone with him will let you concentrate on the deli. It’s a win-win situation for me.”
To my surprise, Lilly pushes my hand away from her chin and throws her arms around my neck, forcing a blistering kiss on my lips. It’s enough to harden my already aching dick but I ignore it, savoring the bold move.
Unfurling her wings.
Because I’m a man who is subject to weakness when it comes to a beautiful, sexy woman kissing me like she wants to devour me, and because I truly do want to take this slow with Lilly, I gently break this kiss. Staring into her eyes, I whisper, “You’re being bad.”
She laughs at me. “All your fault.”
“Come on… let’s start our day.”
Within fifteen minutes, I’m showered, dressed and we’re out the door. After a quick stop at a Starbucks, I drive Lilly across the river. We make good time since it’s early on a Sunday and I drop her off at the stairway to her apartment. I don’t walk her up because she shoos me away. “Go have fun with Aiden.”
That doesn’t stop me from sitting and watching her run up the long wooden staircase, admiring her ass. I didn’t get to see much of her last night given that my T-shirt swallowed her up, but I felt enough of her soft curves to keep me satisfied. The luscious view of her backside is a bonus.