Page 90 of Million Dollar High

He laughed huskily and slid a hand through his hair. “Fuck, you’ve got me all sappy now. Let’s go before it gets worse.”

He held her hand in the car, kissing the back of it every few minutes. The restaurant he’d chosen sat at the top of a stunning skyscraper in Kowloon, overlooking the harbor. They were led past the lushly decorated main dining floor to a private room upstairs. Their exclusive chef served freshly prepared Shanghai noodles with braised lamb for her and grouper fillet for Noah. They fed each other bits of their food, his eyes burning hot each time he looked at her. When their waiter delivered their coffee, Noah pulled out his wallet and slid him several hundred dollars, murmuring something Leia didn’t understand.

The waiter smiled widely, bowed and left.

“I didn’t know you spoke Mandarin.”

“I do a lot of business in China. Knowing the language cuts through a lot of bullshit.” He stood and held out his hand to her. The heat in his eyes had grown wilder, primal.

Heart pumping, she rose. “What did you say to him?”

“That we would look after ourselves and we’re not to be disturbed.”

The lights dimmed and soft strains of music filled the air.She gasped as she recognized Fused Realms’ slowest song. “Oh, Noah.”

He pulled her into his arms and swayed with her across the room. “Those two words, aside from ‘Yes, Noah,’ are my top three favorite phrases.”

“What’s your other favorite?”

He stopped at the door to their private room and locked it. “The ones you spoke this afternoon. The ones I’m terrified were a figment of my imagination.” Blue eyes blazed down at her, vulnerable, yet possessive. His eyes searched hers with an intensity that stopped her breath.

Her heart climbed into her throat as she put everything she had out there. “They weren’t, Noah. I love you. More than I can find adequate words for. I think I loved you from the moment I saw you. I knew I loved you when you kicked my ass the first time I let the monsters win. I’m sorry I let you down then and I can’t promise I won’t?—”

“Shhh, don’t ruin the moment, baby. You love me. You love me despite all my baggage.” He shook his head in wonder. “You know how fucking honored I feel to know that? You didn’t flinch when you were slapped around the face with what I did in New York?—”

“Because I know she drove you to it. We’ve both been victims of mind-fuck experts.”

He nodded. “But I choose to believe it’s made us stronger. Strong enough to know what a beautiful thing we have going here. I love you, Leia. You turn me inside out every time I look at you. Every day I wake up with you in my arms promises to be the best day of my life. I never want that to stop. It tore me apart when I thought I’d lost you. I’ll protect you and that precious love with everything I’ve got, if you’ll let me. Please, sweetheart. Please say yes.”

She blinked back gulping tears. “Yes, Noah.”

Their kiss was long, deep and heart melding. When he lifted his head, she swayed to a little more than the music. “Why did you lock the door?”

“I booked an all-night dining experience that ends at midnight. We’re done eating, our bags are packed and already at the airport, but we don’t need to be there for another”—he glanced at his watch—“two hours. So I thought I’d let you… enjoy the view.” He slanted her a crazy wicked grin.

“Enjoy the view, huh? And what will you be doing?”

“I’ll be enjoying the view too… of your naked body and how it feels with my cock in it.” He winked.

Laughing, she looked around the room. It was spacious and beautifully decorated. But it severely lacked anything remotely resembling comfort.

She also knew the man she loved was nothing if not inventive.

When he picked up a dining chair and placed it in front of the wide floor-to-ceiling window, she lifted her eyebrow. “That’s it?”

“That’s it.”

He stepped behind her and drew down her zipper. Her dress fell to the floor, revealing black panties. Removing his jacket, he sat down and patted his lap. She climbed aboard and leaned in for another kiss. Lifting his hips, he freed his cock and removed her panties.

“Place your hand on the window, baby.”

She obeyed, then groaned as he slid slowly inside her. “I love you, Noah.”

The fierce awe that washed over his face would be forever seared in her memory. “I love you too, my beautiful Leia,” he replied gruffly. His hands framed her hips and squeezed her ass. “I’m going to make love to you long and slow. And you’re going to try and point out every landmark you see.”

Her breath hitched. “What’s my prize for right guesses?”

“For each one you get right, I’ll let you come.”

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