Total pages in book: 112
Estimated words: 108124 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 541(@200wpm)___ 432(@250wpm)___ 360(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 108124 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 541(@200wpm)___ 432(@250wpm)___ 360(@300wpm)
I shrugged. “Whatever. It’s none of my business.”
His eyes narrowed. “What do you mean, it’s none of your business?”
“When you bought them and what you plan to do with them is your business, not mine.”
Levi held my eyes as he reached into his back pocket. Taking out his wallet, he shuffled through until he found whatever he was looking for. He unfolded a small paper and held it up for me to see. “CVS receipt from today. The date is marked at the top. Is that the only thing you saw? Just the condoms?”
“Yes.”
He dug into the bag and held up a small bottle. “I think this will tell you exactly what my plans were when I made the purchases today.”
I glanced at the bottle and back to him. “Lube?”
“Look closer.”
I squinted. Peach flavored.
“I thought it would be funny,” he said. “But then again, I didn’t think I’d be showing it to you while you were accusing me of buying them to get ready to fuck other women.”
The anger in his voice pulled my eyes to meet his. “I didn’t. I mean…I don’t… I wasn’t sure if…” I shook my head. “We should probably stop anyway.”
“Do you want to stop?”
“It’s the right thing to do.”
“Wasn’t asking about right or wrong. Was asking if you wanted to stop. Because I’m pretty sure the size of the two boxes I picked up today tells you that stopping is the furthest thing from my mind.”
“But…we’re in business together.”
He took a step closer. “Don’t care.”
“You’re leaving pretty soon.”
He took another step. “I’m right here, right now.”
“Alex…”
His eyes dropped to my lips as he took another step. “…isn’t home.”
My entire body started to tingle. “This town is so small. Someone will figure it out.”
Levi licked his lips as he stared at my breasts. “They can watch, for all I care.”
He took another step until we were toe to toe. Arching a brow, he asked, “You done telling me all the reasons us having sex is so wrong?”
I wanted to say no and continue to recite all the reasons we should keep our distance. But he smelled so damn good, and my body felt a magnetic pull to his.
My breathing grew labored, and I groaned. “One more time. I mean it. This is it.”
The wickedest grin spread across his face. “Right…” He wrapped a hand around my neck and squeezed as he pulled me close. “Now shut up and kiss me, and let me show you all the reasons it’s right.”
CHAPTER 16
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Presley
A week later, my warnings had become a running joke. Levi came into the kitchen while I was waiting on the coffee pot to finish brewing. I frowned to see him shirtless—not because the view was disappointing. Just the opposite, really. But I already felt my stance on not having sex again weakening.
“Did you wake up late?” he said.
I nodded. “I also forgot to set up the coffee last night before I went to bed, so I had to drop Alex at camp before getting any caffeine in me.”
“So Alex is already out of the house?” Levi’s voice deepened. He didn’t have to say anything else for me to know where his mind was.
I held up a finger in warning. “No. Yesterday was the last time.”
He grinned and moved closer. “Was it?”
“I’m not kidding, Levi.” I poked my nail into his chest. “Keep six feet away at all times.”
He caught my finger and lifted it to his mouth. Sucking on it, he nodded.
My voice shrank and had zero conviction. “I mean it. No more sex, Levi.”
He pulled my finger from his mouth, but nipped at it before releasing it. “Fine. No more sex.”
The next thing I knew, my feet were off the ground, and Levi had me up and over his shoulder.
“Levi, what did we just agree to?” I protested.
He swatted my ass as he marched toward his bedroom. “No sex. But we didn’t say anything about blow jobs.”
“Levi…” I laughed and flailed around. But when he set me down in his bedroom and locked the door, the look on his face was anything but playful.
He pointed to the floor. “On your knees.”
“But…” I lost my train of thought when he pushed down his sweats and fisted his cock, which was already hard.
He stroked it up and down. “On your knees, sweetheart.”
Considering my mouth was salivating already, I knew it was a lost cause. So I lowered myself. “Fine. But last time...”
He dug his hands into my hair and smiled. “Right.”
***
An hour later, we’d both gone down on each other and had sex. I stood beside the bed getting dressed as Levi watched me.
“I’m crazy about you…” he said quietly.
“You’re crazy about sex. Have you ever had your hormones checked? Maybe that’s why you’re such a good athlete.”
“I’m serious, Presley.”
My heart squeezed. “We shouldn’t be having this conversation.”