Page 46 of Stolen Kisses
I made my move to her. She was talking to Gio and Alex behind the bar, but stopped when she saw me.
Those eyes looked directly at me, looked straight into me right past everything.
Maria was the only person who could distract me right now. She was the only woman who could capture my mind and divert all my attention to her.
It was break time.
Time to get distracted.
Chapter 13
Maria
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When I thought about tonight, I decided I was going to be professional and show Dante I was serious about work.
I wanted to impress him, show him that I could learn everything fast and that I was grateful for the job.
What I never factored in was this …
This version of us with him behind me ushering me back upstairs to his private quarters. Him kissing my neck while he had his arms wrapped around me.
Thank goodness we were alone, because my skirt was practically around my waist and he’d undone the top buttons on the little knitted top I wore.
He only let go of me to lock the door behind us.
Then he reclaimed my lips, picked me up and carried me over to the counter where he sat me down.
“For the love of God tell me you have a sitter for the night.”
“I have a sitter for the night.” I smiled saucily at him. I had to pay Sophia a hundred dollars to watch Flynn. It was really just for a few hours, but Flynn would be asleep already and would sleep through the night. It would be easy.
“Fuck yeah.” He kissed me again. I could have just stayed here like this forever with him kissing me.
His large hands cupping my breasts, started squeezing and kneading.
In one swift movement he took off my top and my bra allowing my breasts to bobble and sway invitingly toward him.
The look he gave me in that moment was one of raw, carnal hunger. Like a beast, like he wanted to consume me.
He nuzzled his face in my deep cleavage and filled his palms again. His rough hands on my bare skin cleansed my mind of everything that wasn’t him. I didn’t even think about the fact that this was our first time together, or that this was the first time I’d been with anyone since Franco. I hadn’t been touched like this in two years and the times after Franco changed were hardly what I would call anything close to lovemaking, or even sex. There were no feelings in me for him. How could you have those types of feelings for a man who constantly beat you and abused you both verbally and emotionally?
I flinched at the memory and Dante lifted his head, eyes climbing up to meet mine reminding me that I was with him. I was in his hands and he would never hurt me. Never. He’d never find an excuse or a reason as to why I deserved being hit with a ten inch long rolling pin or to be shoved down the stairs, a fist in my face, a kick to the stomach. So many excuses and I couldn’t count the amount of times I had to lie and tell various medical staff how silly I was for tripping again, or falling over Flynn’s toys or some shit like that.
Dante smiled and smoothed his hands back up to my neck and ran his finger along the edge of my jaw.
“Maria Ferrara,” he whispered into my ear and placed hot fiery kisses down the side of my neck. “Welcome to Fortegra, consider this your induction session where I’ll show you how this is going to work.”
“I know how to waitress,” I teased.
“Like fuck you do. It’s very different here. You can make an appearance on the floor when you arrive. Then you are to come up to these quarters where we’ll get a refresher of this very first time, we’ll end the night with you in my bed for the final tasting.”
“Dante, what about actual work?” I whispered.
“You’re in the building, that’s enough. Since you insist on being here that’s job done. Here are the job specs. I have a day off when I feel like, you don’t work on those days, and most importantly all the following belong to me. This.” He moved up and kissed my lips rough and hard, all this time his hands never left my breasts. He continued squeezing and running his fingers over the tight peaks of my nipples making them even harder.
He stopped kissing me and that wicked smile filled his face.
