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She sat back and studied me. “But you are, aren’t you? I mean, the move, the clothes, these fancy dinners… I’m not even working right now.”
I frowned slightly. “You’re still doing the shows at the castle, aren’t you?”
She pressed her lips together, closing her menu entirely. “Are you purposely avoiding talking about me going back to Maximo’s?”
Consciously, I hadn’t realized I was doing that, but now that she mentioned it, I suppose I had put the subject on the back burner.
“What do you want to do?” I asked evenly, trying not to show her how I really felt about the subject. The truth was, I didn’t want her away from me, not even for work.
“I don’t think I should just sit around the castle and do nothing,” Maren sighed. “It doesn’t feel right.”
“I’ve given you a credit card, and money goes into your bank account every week. Besides, you have the shows at the castle,” I reminded her quickly, and she nodded.
“But that’s only one night.”
“Surely you have hobbies that you want to explore,” I pressed.
She cocked her head to the side and nodded. “I’ve always enjoyed making jewelry. I sell some of it online sometimes. It’s what I was doing before I started at Maximo’s, but I couldn’t quite get it to take off.”
“Jewelry? Really?” I was impressed. Every day, I seemed to learn more about this beautiful creature who had swept into my life.
“Mostly beaded necklaces and bracelets, but they’re loaded with wish magic. Every one of them has a secret spell in them,and you don’t know what you’ll get until you open them up on delivery.”
I laughed, reaching across the table to squeeze her fingers. “Then I’ll ensure you have a studio where you can work. Does that satisfy your need to stay busy?”
Maren nodded. “I think so,” she answered slowly. “I’ve never had the opportunity to work on my jewelry full time.”
Bringing her fingers to my lips, I smiled at her. “You’ll have opportunities you never dreamed about.”
“I’m beginning to see that,” she said, her eyes shining.
Over the flickering of candlelight, we enjoyed a bottle of wine and pasta, the room around us fading into the background. All I could see was Maren, and all I could think about was that negligée underneath her clothes.
Half drunk on wine, we returned to the car, my hands already on her hips to lay her back against the seat the moment the door closed behind us.
“Wait,” she breathed when my hands curved over her breasts, her gaze darting toward the driver nervously. Reluctantly but respectfully, I drew back, adjusting my erection in the process.
“You’re killing me,” I growled.
She tittered, taking my hand, and I held her tightly, but when we returned to the castle, it was on.
Whisking her into my arms the second she stepped out of the car, I ordered the driver and guards to bring the new purchases to her room and have the servants put everything away. I didn’t wait for any kind of response, Maren’s hands encircling my neck when I took the stairs two at a time to race to the third floor as fast as I could.
Our lips had already crashed into each other’s when I kicked down the door and gently landed her on her feet in front of me. I rubbed my nose against her, my five o’clock shadow scruffagainst her soft cheek. She smelled of honeydew, tempting me to taste her. My mouth latched around her earlobe softly. Maren sighed happily as I nibbled on her lightly.
One hand slipped up toward her breast again, the beat of her heart evident through the material of her shirt, my other hand sliding down her pants to cup her ass. The frills of her teddy tickled my hand in the process.
“It really does look good on you,” I mumbled, raining kisses lower over her neck and shoulder. “But really, I wanted to take it off of you.”
“I hope you do,” she whispered back, embracing my head to guide me around the front of her open blouse.
In short heaves, her chest rose and fell, the outer layer of clothing falling completely away.
My hand circled around the front of her undulating hips to caress the already damp crevice between her thighs. Slowly, evenly, I moved her back, but Maren seemed ready for me, falling into a perfectly choreographed step until she fell up against the nearest wall. Releasing her breast, I grabbed her butt cheek, one hand teasing her clit, the other massaging her ass gently.
She moaned again, dropping her head back against the wall, her fingers clutching me tighter. Sliding the lacy material of the form-fitting teddy aside, I slid a long finger inside her, relishing her cries of pleasure. My thumb continued to manipulate her throbbing center, and she released a curse, which made me smile.
Evenly and with great restraint, I pressed my finger in and out of her, knowing how easily I could make her come like this. I wanted to feel the gush of her all over my hand before I took her with all the pent-up passion I’d been feeling throughout the day.
