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We ride around for about an hour before I decide to bring her back to her car. I want to keep her out longer, but I don’t want her to feel like she’s trapped with me. Again, I remind myself that if I force her to spend time with me, make her feel like she has no option but to be with me, that I’m not any better than Dan.
When I pull back into the parking lot, Lilah seems to squeeze onto me even harder. I know that I’m not imagining it. She doesn’t want this ride to be over either. It’s even more obvious when she’s slow to climb off the back of my bike.
I follow her off even though we’re parked next to her car. As I take off my helmet and glance around the lot, I’m glad to see that it’s empty save for Lilah’s car. Dan wasn’t stupid enough to wait around for us to get back.
“That was fun,” Lilah says as she tosses her helmet and jacket into her trunk. “Thank you for everything.”
“It’s not a problem,” I say with a shrug. She takes a step closer to me. “I’m always happy to have an excuse to go out on a ride.”
“Seriously, Scorpion,” she says, her face flushing as she comes to a stop right in front of me, her head tilted up so she can maintain eye contact. “Thank you for everything.”
Then, she leans up to kiss me. Immediately, I drop my helmet and wrap my arms around her waist, pulling her closer as I return the kiss. I know that this is real. It’s going beyond the scope of a fake relationship. There isn’t an audience, it’s just the two of us.
I deepen the kiss, groaning when Lilah’s tongue probes against mine. I need all of her, and I need all of her now. I have half a mind to pick her up and take her right here against her car. In an attempt to keep from defiling her in the parking lot of her place of employment, I pull my mouth away from hers.
“How about you follow me back to my place?” I ask, needing to spend more time with her. “I did invite you for dinner earlier, didn’t I?”
“I’d like that very much,” she says, her cheeks bright pink and her lips slightly parted. “You lead the way.”
Chapter 4
Lilah
I’ve never had a crush before Scorpion. I mean, I’ve definitely thought that I’ve had crushes before, but none of them compare to this. The boy I had my first and only kiss with behind the bleachers at a football game was nothing more than an average-looking placeholder. He didn’t make my heart pound the way that Scorpion does.
As I follow his figure through the streets of Rio Lunas to his place, I try to pinpoint exactly why I kissed him in the parking lot. I mean, I’m into him, so maybe it’s that. But I’ve never been that forward before.
I don’t know for sure if he feels the same or if he’s just going along with me since he was asked by my brother and the MC. I mean… he did ask me to come home with him, but he genuinely might just be making sure that I’m safe.
Even if he doesn’t feel the same way, the fact that he’s going above and beyond to keep me protected from the guy that’s been harassing me at work for months is attractive. It only makes me want him more.
When we get to his house, I climb out of my car as Scorpion dismounts his bike. He looks back at me after he takes off his helmet, giving me a smile that makes me weak in the knees. There’s a pulse of arousal between my legs, and I realize that my desire for him runs even deeper than I initially thought it does.
“Sorry if the house is a mess,” he says as he walks me up to his front door. “I wasn’t expecting company.”
“Don’t worry about it,” I say, watching him unlock the door. “I can’t say my place is perfectly clean.”
“You live alone?” he asks. “That doesn’t seem safe. Not with that creep at your job.”
“I know,” I say, walking into the house behind him. “I do have some cameras on the way. And Throttle installed a second deadbolt on the door too.”
“Well,” Scorpion mutters, his voice low as he closes the door and presses me against the wall, “you’re welcome to come here anytime.” His lips press against mine, and I gasp into his mouth. Before I can respond, he pulls back saying, “I’ll keep you safe.” Another kiss that leaves me breathless. “From anything.”
“Please,” I whimper against his mouth.
That’s all I have to say to get him moving again. When his mouth is back on mine, I feel like I’ve finally found the place where I belong. He makes me feel safe, secure, and wanted. It warms me from the inside. I’ve been so used to Dan’s behavior that I didn’t know a man could treat me this well. Scorpion sees me as a person, as someone with their own autonomy. He doesn’t have to say it, but I can tell that he cares about me in a different way, a more affectionate and empowering way.
As if sensing my thoughts drifting from him, Scorpion kisses me more intensely. He licks into my mouth, opening me up to him. I let him tilt my head back to get better access, and I wrap my arms around his neck, pressing my body even firmer against his front.
There’s something pressing against me from between his thighs, and I know he’s just as into this as I am. He keeps his hipsstill, though. It’s like he’s trying to keep from pushing me into something I don’t want.
I want him more. I want all of him. I don’t even know what that entails. We’ve already done more than I already have experience with. This is uncharted territory, and Scorpion’s the only one I trust to lead me through it.
His touch starts to get firmer, and I find myself leaning into each place that his hands settle. I’m needy in a way that I can’t quite explain. It’s overwhelming.Scorpionis overwhelming. I don’t want it to stop, though.
God, I don’t want it to stop.
Experimentally, I press against his hardness. I’m rewarded by being picked up and spun around. I squeak into his mouth, tightening my hold on him. Even as he starts moving, I don’t stop kissing him. He doesn’t stop, either. It’s like nothing can put an end to our connection.
