Page 21 of Fearless to Love

They all nodded before turning around and whispering to each other. I wouldn’t tolerate anyone of them giving Lily a hard time. If they did, I wouldn’t hesitate to fire them.

“Are they always that friendly?” Lily asked after we were a few feet away from the girls.

Stopping by the bar, my hands found her hips and tugged her close to me. “They feel threatened, but you don’t have anything to worry about. You’re the only woman I want.”

Lily’s face lit up before she wrapped her arms around my neck and crushed her lips to mine. When her tongue slid along the seam of my mouth, I opened for her forgetting about everyone that was around us. Moaning into her mouth, I pulled her tighter against me so she could feel just what she did to me. Before we could get too carried away, Lily pulled back with a dazed smile on her face. Wrapping her arm around my waist, she claimed me for anyone who hadn’t seen our kiss.

I signaled for the three bartenders who were working tonight to come over. They were good and made up different specialty cocktails each week that the regulars loved to try. “Mark, Leo, and Stacy, this is my girlfriend, Lily. Make sure when you see her to get to her quickly and everything is on the house.”

“You got it, boss,” all three said in unison.

Lily rested her head on my arm and looked up at me with her beautiful grey eyes. “Really, Dante, you don’t have to do that. I’m perfectly capable of paying for my own drinks and waiting in line like everyone else.”

“It’s one of the perks of being with me.” I already hated how much we’d be apart due to my job and didn’t want her to have to wait around when she was here.

“Oh, I like all the perks of being with you. How long until you open?”

“Not long enough to do anything fun, but I promise later I’ll reward you for having to wait.” Leaning down I kissed her forehead. “Did you bring an overnight bag?”

Pushing up, she brushed her lips against mine. “Of course, I did. I can’t wait to see where you live.”

I had a sneaking suspicion that she was going to be disappointed with what she found. While my place was nice, it wasn’t homey like her house. It felt unlived in, to me, and I was the one living there. That was one of the reasons I didn’t want to go home the night I’d met Lily, and I was glad I trusted my instincts and went for that drive. If I hadn’t, who knows if I would have ever met her?

We walked along the perimeter so she could get a feel of the place before we headed back to my office. I still had a couple of things to do before we opened. Sitting down behind my desk, I clicked my mouse to bring my computer to life. “I hate that you have to wait on me. If you want, you can always go out to the bar.”

Digging into her bag, Lily pulled out her laptop and placed it on her lap. “I can keep myself occupied. I can write anywhere.”

After working for another hour, Franca barged into the room. She really needed to learn how to knock. Who knew what she might walk in on? I let out a sigh, ready for some emergency that would likely take the entire night. “What’s on fire?”

Sitting down next to Lily on the couch, she watched her type for a moment. “Nothing. Why don’t you go home, and I’ll take over for the rest of the night?”

“Are you sure about that? Because you know I’ll take you up on it in a heartbeat.” Jumping up from my computer, I was ready to hightail it out of there before she could change her mind.

“You shouldn’t ask questions, or I might decide it’s time for me to leave for the night instead of you. No, go before you make me look bad in front of your girlfriend.”

Lily smiled the moment I mentioned her being my girlfriend before she started to pack up. I had a feeling she felt like me and wanted to get out of there before we were stuck.

“Thank you, Franca.” Leaning over, I kissed her on the forehead before I took Lily’s hand in mine. We all but sprinted out the door. I couldn’t wait to get Lily back to my place and devour her. It took everything within me to not speed on the way to my place. Luckily, I didn’t live far from Flux, in a warehouse downtown that had been converted into lofts.

Picking her up bridal style as we made our way through the door, Lily laughed as I took off to give her a tour. “What are you doing silly?” she asked as she wound her arms around my neck.

“Giving you the grand tour. The downstairs has the kitchen, dining area, living room, there’s a bedroom and bathroom down here as well.” The entire thing was open concept and with one wall being complete glass it made the place seem bigger than it actually was. I loved being able to look out onto the city at any time.

Lily’s head swiveled from left to right. “This is really nice. Did you decorate yourself?”

“No,” I laughed. “It was all Franca. She loves to spend my money, and she does it well. She did both Flux and here.”

“Well, the next time I see her, I’m going to tell her what a remarkable job she did on both.” Craning her head to look up the stairs, she asked. “What’s up there?”

“That would be the master suite. Would you like to see it?”

“Most definitely, but I can walk. You don’t have to carry me up all those stairs.” She wiggled out of my hold and took off up the stairs like a bolt of lightning with me following right behind her. I found Lily lying across my bed with her hair spread out all around her. God, she was gorgeous.

She crooked her finger at me, and it was like I was pulled by an invisible rope toward her. “I think we should start by breaking in your bed and then christening every available surface.”

“I think that’s the best idea I’ve heard today. Let me help you get undressed with my teeth.” I smiled devilishly at her as I started to nip my way up her body.

“Yes, please,” she moaned as I bit through the fabric of her shirt and bra. Heading back down, I slipped my hands up her shirt, slowly lifting it up her body and was met with a black lacy strapless bra. Now it was my turn to moan. Deftly, I undid the button of her jeans and pulled the zipper down before I removed them. Leaning down, I bit the tiny piece of fabric that was covering her pussy and ripped it off her body.

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