Page 156 of Force Play
“Why the fuck is he texting you?”
I sigh. “Because he does it periodically. He finally stopped asking me to move in, but he’ll still reach out sometimes to try to talk. I never reply.”
“Why don’t you block him then?”
I mull it over. “I don’t know. I guess I’m just holding out hope that he’ll actually apologize and express his regret for what he did. I don’t want him, not in the slightest, but maybe I just need some closure to truly forget about him.”
“I hope he’ll give you that then.” He smiles at me softly, and my heart beats wildly in my chest.
I don’t think Matt ever made me feel half of the things I feel around Ari.
I flip my phone over and ignore him. “You’re much better company.”
“Am I?” he teases, wrapping his arm around my lower back.
“Yes, Casanova. Today has honestly been a lot of fun.”
“I had fun, too,” Ari grins. “I liked getting to show you around.”
He reaches out now and rubs his thumb over the jade pendant—he insisted on getting both the necklace and the headband for me.
Then, he leans forward and softly kisses me.
Anybody could see us right now, and he kisses me anyway.
I know that thought will have my mind racing tonight.
Ari pulls away, running his thumb over my bottom lip. “Do you want to head home now?”
“Yeah,” I breathe. “We can head back.”
“Good.” He leans in for another kiss, whispering against my lips. “Because I want you to fuck me tonight, Lucia.”
forty-five
Ari
Todayhasbeenoneof the best days I’ve had in a long time.
Everything about it was just fucking perfect.
I got to spend an entire day in Koreatown with one of my favorite people.
Scratch that—myfavoriteperson.
I can’t fight off the pull I have toward her. Her gravity is too damn strong.
Today also felt… different.
Sweet. Tender.Romantic?
I’m not sure how that happened, but I guess it did.
So, I brought the day back to what we know and do best—sex.
We get back to the penthouse, and we can’t keep our hands off each other. Lucia’s hands slide under my hoodie and rest on my abs.
“You want me to fuck you tonight, Casanova?” she rasps between frenzied kisses. “You finally gonna let me play with your ass?”
