Total pages in book: 89
Estimated words: 87181 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 436(@200wpm)___ 349(@250wpm)___ 291(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 87181 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 436(@200wpm)___ 349(@250wpm)___ 291(@300wpm)
“Because you’re everything. You’re the sun, you’re the moon, you’re the stupid snowman in someone’s front yard with the stupid crooked carrot smile. You’re every good day and every crappy night and every in-between mundane afternoon. So, I’m sorry, you can’t choose to leave me. It’s not an option. Do whatever you have to do to get past this. Be pissed at me. Ghost me for a day or two. Cuss me out, and shove me around, but don’t leave me, Holly, please,” my voice cracked as I stepped closer to her. “Because if there is no you, then there is nothing.”
Her mouth parted as she searched for words. As she couldn’t find them, I found more.
“You’re scared,” I told her. “I get it. I’m not asking you to change that fact. I’m not asking you to be anything else. If you need to be scared, then fine. Be scared. But please, Holly…be scared with me.”
She still said nothing, but I could tell her thoughts were flying through her mind.
I waited nervously in fear that she’d shoot me down again. I was terrified she wouldn’t give me another chance due to her worry about what our future could turn out to be.
She didn’t give me any words.
Nothing.
None.
Instead, she stood straight, leaned in, and pressed her mouth against mine.
I didn’t take a second of hesitation out of fear that she might’ve changed her mind. I kissed her back. My arms wrapped around her as her body melted against mine.
Her back pressed against the railing of the elevator.
I slammed my hand against the wall above her head and deepened the kiss.
My other hand lifted her leg around my waist as I got stiff in my jeans, pressing against her body. Her arms fell around my neck as she let a small moan of pleasure slip between her lips. I took a step to the left to recenter myself, but my foot went right through the middle of the pizza box, smooshing it completely.
Holly giggled against my mouth at the incident, but I brought her back to reality as my mouth moved to her neck, kissing her skin, sucking on it gently. Her mouth fell to my ear, and the intense sensation made me want to rip her sweatpants off instantly and take her right there. She secured both legs around my hips, and her ass sat on the railing as I allowed a hand to move up the fabric of her T-shirt. To my surprise, there was no bra in sight. My hands fell to her breasts, and her instant reaction to me massaging them made my cock stiffen even more. I lifted her shirt and moved my mouth to her nipples, flicking my tongue against them and darting between them. She moaned against my ear, begging for more as I became feral for her. Her pleasure only intensified my own. I wanted to please her. I wanted to worship her. I wanted to—
Before I could get any further, the elevator jolted as it began to move. I quickly lowered Holly’s shirt as the elevator stopped at the next floor and opened wide.
Holly still wrapped her legs tightly around me. Her tastes still lingered on my tongue.
“Well, I’m glad you two weren’t freaking out from being stuck,” Curtis said with a smirk as he stood outside the elevator.
I lowered Holly to the floor, and she smoothed her hair down, still in a frenzy.
Curtis grinned our way and placed his hands against his hips. “You do know that there are cameras in these elevators, right?”
Holly’s face instantly reddened from the idea that people saw us getting hot and heavy in the elevator. I couldn’t even pretend I wasn’t a bit embarrassed, too.
I grabbed the smooshed pizza box and gave Curtis a goofy grin. “Happy New Year, Curtis.”
“Happy New Year to you, too. A little tip,” he said, stepping into the elevator and resetting it with some magic key, “Only push your floor and don’t use the emergency stop button to make up.”
“Noted,” I said, amused by the depth of Holly’s shade of red.
Curtis pointed a stern finger my way. “Don’t break Ms. Holly’s heart. Do you understand me?”
I looked over to Holly and wrapped my free arm around her waist. I leaned in and kissed her forehead. “Yes, sir.”
Once we said our goodbyes to Curtis, we headed to my apartment. The second I opened the door, Mano jumped up from the couch. “What took you so long?” he barked. When his eyes met Holly’s, he tossed his hands up in victory. “Holly! You’re back.” He rushed over to her and wrapped her in a tight hug. “Thank you for coming back. Kai has been a depressing turd over the past few days.”
“Hey now, watch it,” I warned.
Mano pulled away from Holly and grabbed the pizza box. He eyed the crushed box suspiciously. As he opened it, he arched an eyebrow, finding it smashed. “You might want to get a refund for this pizza. It looks like someone sat on it.”