Page 43 of Ink's Devil

I have no words. No excuses. After sending her a plea with my eyes which has no effect, I take a step to the side.

She wastes no time, turning the handle and stepping out.

She’s at the top of the stairs by the time I catch up with her. My fingers curl around her arm, a touch she could easily evade, but it does stop her forward progress. “Beth, don’t leave like this, please. Come back, let’s talk.”

“Talk?” she huffs, not even turning.

“I’m sorry.” The belated apology at last escapes. “I don’t know what came over me. I… you… You’re too fuckin’ irresistible. I got carried away.”

“You scared me, Ink.”

That shocks me. “I’d never hurt you, Beth.”

“You just did.” She sounds like she’s about to burst into tears. The shudder I see running through her body suggests she’s only just holding it together.

“Please, Beth. Come back. Don’t leave like this.” I’ll beg if I have to. “Please.”

“Why Ink? I’m sure any of the girls downstairs could give you what you want—”

“They can’t,” I interrupt her. “They’re not you, and they’re not who I want.”

At last she turns. Her eyes stare into mine. “I can’t be used, Ink. Not by you.”

I take the liberty of brushing her hair back from her face. “I know, babe. Look, I’m learning here. I’m going to make some fuckin’ mistakes. I’m a man, I fuck up. I got carried away. You think one of those girls down there could satisfy me? You think their mouth is anything like yours? You think I come so hard with anyone else? Fuck knows I want to, but I don’t. But if you don’t like it, I’ll never do that again.”

“How can I trust you?”

My arm lowers, my other one joins it; I take the risk of pulling her into my arms, she’s pliant and comes to me, and thank fuck her trembling has stopped. “I don’t know how to convince you. But we find something you don’t like? We don’t repeat it, or not without making some adjustments. You don’t want to swallow my cum, duly noted.”

“It’s not that I don’t, it’s that you gave me no choice. I want a partner, not someone who takes.”

My hand eases up and down her back. “Partners eh? Partners reciprocate, don’t they?” Taking a liberty, I run my lips over hers, kiss her cheek, then say into her ear, “Come back to my room, and I’ll give you my mouth.”

Fuck. I’ve never stood in a hallway trying to persuade a woman into my bed. They don’t give out the right signals, don’t want to have sex, I don’t force them, just move on to someone who does. She’s right, there’s a room full of sluts below who’d come running at just one crook of my finger. But I don’t want any of them. I meant what I said, it’s her, and only her, I want.

“I didn’t totally hate it,” she says at last. “I wanted to be on my knees, wanted to please you, but it felt like I could have been anyone kneeling there. I felt I was being used, that you didn’t care who’s mouth your cock was in.”

I turn her to face me. “Oh, Beth, that’s so far from true. It’s you I wanted, you I was with. Only you. Look, I’m an idiot, what can I say?”

I feel her eyes burning into mine. “What are we doing, Ink? You don’t want a relationship, and I don’t want a man without one.”

“Fuck, knows, babe. With you, I’m breaking every one of the rules I’ve ever imposed. But, pretty Beth, there’s just something about you that means you’re worth all the shit you’re putting me through.”

She’s quiet for a moment, still staring at me. Then she rests her cheek on my shoulder. “I think you said something about giving me your mouth?”

“Fuck yeah,” I say fast, before she changes her mind. “Come on, babe.” I take a deep breath, then gently reaching down and wrap my hand around one of hers. Then I lead her back into my room, thanking fuck I was able to persuade her.

Inside, I push her back against the door. Placing my palms against her cheek, I lower my lips to hers. When she opens and lets me in I can taste my cum in her mouth. It’s fucking exhilarating, but a reminder that I pushed her too far, too fast.

As I continue to kiss her, her breathing speeds up. She becomes an active participant, one of her hands holding my head to her. I deepen the kiss, she responds, her tongue following mine when it retreats. Her hips start moving against my own, and my cock hardens again. Who am I kidding? I’m hard all the time I’m with her; any time I have my hands on her my dick responds.

I nearly lost her.Fuck. I’m not even sure why the thought makes my heart beat fast in something like terror, how close I came to seeing her walk out of my life. The relief I feel that I have another chance with her has taken me by surprise. It’s too early, I don’t know what’s at our destination if we ever reach it at all, but I’m determined I’m going to stick in there and hang on for this ride.She’s worth it.

Her hands are now clutching at me, little moans coming out of her mouth, she’s grinding against me and I wonder if she knows she’s doing it. My cock throbs as our kiss grows more frantic.

Still with my tongue toying with hers, I push her backwards and roughly tumble her down onto the bed. At last parting our mouths, I gasp, “I need you.”

“I need you, Ink.”

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