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We take in the sights. Kiss. Come dangerously close to going further than that, before the balloon tilts and I have to make some adjustments to the burner. We stay in the air for several hours, the world below us completely forgotten as we enjoy our date. My phone buzzes once and my gut clenches, because I’m afraid I’ll have to cut things short, but it’s just an update. Or rather, a lack of one.
“Alright,” I sigh, pulling away from my gorgeous date and walking back to the controls. “Can’t stay up here forever, as much as I’d like to.”
“Too bad,” Sarah says. “It’s so peaceful up here.”
She’s right about that. Peace isn’t something I’m used to. There was rarely any trouble when I was Erica’s bodyguard, but it was still rather chaotic at times. Always something to do, prepare for, or a reason to stay on high alert, just to be safe. It’s not like that here. It’s just the two of us, and I really like that. Too much. But I’m not going to fight it. Not anymore. Sarah ismine.
“Hopefully the landing won’t be too rough,” I grunt as I begin the descent. “I’ve always had some trouble with that part.”
“Oh,nowyou tell me!” she says nervously.
“Just hold on to something,” I advise, then shake my head when she walks closer. “Not me, little girl. Grab the railing.”
“Nah.” Sarah latches onto my arm. “I trust you to keep me safe.”
My heart thumps a little harder in my chest. She trusts me. She really does. With things she doesn’t tell many people. With her body, when she gives herself to me. With the pieces of her heart that she’s slowly letting me have.
Trust is sacred.
I’ll never do anything that makes her regret trusting me.
After the hot air balloon ride, we walk back to the waiting limousine. I can’t help pulling her off the road, behind a wall, and kissing the girl I’m getting more obsessed with by the minute.
“So, what’s next, Big Boyd?” she asks, looking up at me with a breathless gasp on her freshly kissed lips.
“I think it’s about time I got you home,” I murmur, my hand moving along her hips. “And out of this beautiful dress.”
“I like the sound of that,” she whispers, biting her bottom lip. “Maybe I am the kind of girl you can take advantage of on the first date.”
“I knew you would be,” I chuckle, teasing her nipple through her dress before taking her hand.
“Back to Salvalagio, then?” she asks, leaning against me as we walk.
“Nah, my place tonight,” I say. “You want to spend tomorrow with me, right? See what a normal day is like? Easier if you wake up in the same bed I do.”
“Then I need to stop by the casino so I can get a chance of clothes,” she says hesitantly. “I’m not letting you drag me around Las Vegas all day tomorrow in this dress… or these heels.”
“That’s fine.” I shrug. “We’ll stop on the way.”
An hour later, we’ve stopped by Salvalagio, Sarah has what she needs, and we’re on the way to my place. I can’t resist kissing her lips, touching her curves, and keeping her close to me the entire time. We spill out of the limousine and make it as far as the elevators before our lips are seared together again. I resist the urge to stop the elevator, no matter how badly I want her.
I finally pull my lips away when the elevator stops. I pull out my keycard, swipe it, and open the door to my condo. Sarah steps inside and I remove my tie, draping it across her eyes before she realizes what I have in mind.
“Ah, wait!” she protests, but I swat her hand away when she scrabbles at the fabric. “What are you doing?”
I kiss her neck and trace my way to ear before responding. “I’m going to tie you to the bed tonight, little girl. I’m going to spank you, torment you, get you so wet that you won’t be able to see straight, even if you weren’t blindfolded. Then I’m going to fuck you. Hard.”
“That’s a lot for the first date, Boyd,” she murmurs, but she leans back and rubs my cock through my pants.
“I hope not, because I picked up a few toys I want to try out on you.” I kiss her neck again. “Now hold still like a good girl and let me take off your dress. And you better be wearing something I bought you underneath it, or you really are going to get spanked.”
“I am,” she whispers.
“Good choice,” I rumble, slowly sliding the zipper down her back.
I have all night to savor what is mine.
CHAPTER 31
