Page 9 of Puppy Love
Cecilia extended her hand, and he took it, kissing the back of it. My gaze narrowed at him, watching him charm my date. I pressed my lips to a thin line.
Cecilia quickly pulled her hand back, giving a fake smile. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“I didn’t know you brought your daughter,” Kevin said, smirking.
I glared, my eyes shooting daggers at him, wanting to punch that haughty smile off his face.
“I don’t have any children,” I gritted. “Cecilia’s my date.”
“Lucky man,” he said, eyeing her body up and down again. “Don’t worry, I won’t take her away from you.” He snickered.
My hand that was down at my side balled into a fist, while my other hand tightened the grip I had on her waist, tugging her closer to me. My lips tipped up to a crooked smile, not wanting to give Kevin the satisfaction that he just got under my skin.Arrogant prick.
I chuckled, a darkness in my tone. “We’ll see you around, Kevin.”
I led Cecilia in a different direction, scanning around the room. Kevin wasn’t the only man who noticed Cecilia. I watched as other men were eye-fucking her. My body tensed and jaw clenched as I glared at them. They needed to stop looking at my girl before I beat the shit out of them.
Cecilia must have noticed something, stopping and pulling me to the side, away from others.
“Hey,” she said softly, cupping my jaw and moving my head until our eyes locked. “What’s going on? Why do you look upset?”
Her eyes searched mine, waiting for my answer. I didn’t want to admit what I felt for her, especially after I told her only minutes ago that she was off-limits. I couldn’t pursue her even if I wanted to. And believe me—I wanted to. If I felt thispossessiveness for her to be mine, I don’t think I’d be able to hide the way I felt about her any longer.
“I’m not liking the way the men are looking at you,” I said, lowly. “They’re checking you out, eye-fucking you.”
“So,nowyou’re being overprotective?” She cocked her eyebrow.
We stared at one another, the air sizzling between us.
“What if I am?” I asked, challenging her and erasing any empty space between us, wrapping my arms around her waist and pressing my body against hers.
I leaned down a bit, looking at her lips, which were slightly parted. She gasped before her breathing quickened, watching her chest rise and fall in a hurried rhythm. My eyes snapped back up to hers, her dark hues were sparkling.
“I like seeing you this way.” Her lips slowly tugged at the corners, smirking.
“I want these guys to know that you’re mine,” I growled.
“I thought you said I was off-limits, and we couldn’t do anything?” she questioned.
“I changed my mind. There’s no way I’m going to let another man have you,” I said, then captured her lips with mine before she could say anything else.
Her body tensed before she melted into the kiss, her arms circling around my neck and pulling me down to her. I licked the seam of her lips, and she parted them, giving my tongue the invitation to explore her mouth. Our tongues danced and curled around one another, giving me a taste of her that I craved the moment I realized that I wanted her. I was a goner. This wasn’t going to be a one-time thing. Now that I had a taste of her, I wasn’t going to let her go. We’d need to find a way to make this work and hope her dad would understand.
5
CECILIA
Holy shit. I was finally kissing my childhood crush, the only man I truly loved and wanted to be with. Leo was a very good kisser, my body igniting as he deepened the kiss. I felt a hardness pressed against my belly, his erection growing as we continued to make out. He slowly released the kiss, pulling back, our eyes locked. Soft pants left my lips, trying to catch my breath. Leo smiled and leaned down, pressing his forehead against mine.
“I’ve wanted to do that for years,” he admitted.
For years?I didn’t know he noticed me for that long.
My lips curved up. “I fantasized that one day you’d kiss me.”
“So, how was it?” he asked, pulling back, searching my eyes.
“Better than I imagined,” I said, blushing.
