Page 21 of His to Cherish
My sweet little Lilly.
“Holy fuck,” I mutter when I can finally get air into my lungs. I release her, thankful I’m sitting because I surely would have collapsed after that. Lilly rocks back on her heels and I manageto look up in time to see her swallow, wiping a drop of my come from the corner of her mouth before she slides that finger into her mouth to lick it off.
I could come again, just from watching that.
“Up here,” I manage to hiss out, pointing at my lap. “I need you right here, baby.”
She obeys without complaint, looking pretty darn happy about it as she slides into my lap. I wrap my arms around her, loving the feel of her nestling into my chest. She lets out a happy little mewl, my satisfied kitten, and presses her swollen lips to my neck.
“That was…Fuck, Lilly.”
“Did I do good?” she whispers into my chest. She’s not asking just to be coy or flirtatious. She really wants to know if she pleased me. Something about that naked plea for approval has my chest simultaneously tightening and softening, a warmth I’ve never known filling me to the core.
My baby wants my assurance. My baby wants to please me.
Yeah, I’m definitely fucking dreaming.
I press a kiss to the top of her head. “You did so good, babygirl. So very good.”
I pullup in front of Lilly’s townhouse a half hour later and turn off the engine before turning to her. She fell asleep about two minutes after we left Club Wyld. Apparently, I took a lot out of her.
“Sweetheart,” I murmur, brushing her tangled hair back. I can’t look at her hair without remembering that I was the one to mess it up so thoroughly. My dick gives an eager twitch, but I ignore it. There will be no more of that tonight.
“We’re home, Lills,” I say and she starts under my hand, blinking around the dark interior of the car like a sleepy, confused little kitten. I grin to myself. “Time to get you to bed.”
She smiles at me shyly. “Are you coming with me?”
I bite back a groan, wanting nothing more than to do exactly that. “Not tonight, Lills. I’m going to walk you to your door and make sure you’re inside safe, then I’m going home.”
She blinks some more, disappointment washing over her face. “Oh. I thought…never mind.”
“Nope,” I say harshly, gripping her chin so she can’t avoid my eyes. “No more of that, Lilly. If this is going to work between us, you have to tell me what you’re thinking. No secrets.”
She frowns. “You kept secrets,” she whispers, and my heart clenches.
“And that’s exactly why I’m not coming inside with you,” I murmur, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.
“I don’t understand.”
“A lot happened tonight, sweetheart.” She laughs and I can’t help but grin along with her.
“Understatement of the year, right there.”
“Fair point.” I smooth my hands over her hair again, unable to stop touching her. “And that’s all the more reason for you to have some time to yourself.” I gaze into her blue eyes. “You have a lot to think about.”
“But I…” she swallows, looking confused. “I thought I already, you know. Decided.”
I grin. She’s so fucking cute.
“You decided to play with me tonight,” I say. “You decided to give things a try my way. But that’s a whole lot different from deciding to continue with this.”
“But I want you,” she whispers, and it takes all my strength not to fuck her right here in my car.
“I want you too, baby,” I mutter. “More than you can possibly know. I’ve wanted you for so long.”
“Then why aren’t you coming inside?”
God, I love the way her eyebrow arches when she challenges me. Love her sassy almost as much as I love her sweet and compliant.
