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I kept hold of the back of his neck so my legs wouldn’t collapse as I shared, “Yes.” I peeled my eyes open to look down at his inked arm holding me against him, and he resumed touching me.
“Come for me. Now, Maria,” he demanded. “I can’t break another rule. I can’t fuck you while you’ve been drinking, and I’m two seconds away from bending you over and showing you how much restraint I clearly don’t have when it comes to you.”
At his words, I rode the heel of his palm as he pumped his fingers in and out of me, and I moved my ass in circles, grinding against his cock as he squeezed my tit nearly to the point of pain.
“That’s it,” he said into my ear. “Be a good girl and come for me.” He nuzzled my neck and lightly nipped my earlobe again.
At his command, my body shuddered, my stomach muscles tightened, and a wave of euphoria tore through me. I bent forward, my arm falling from his neck as I surrendered to the last bit of ecstasy.
I was tender and sensitive as he continued touching me after I’d orgasmed, as if he couldn’t stop himself and never wanted to.
When he decided to let me go, I turned to face him, and his dark eyes locked on to mine. He dragged his two fingers beneath his nose as his tongue slipped between his lips. Smelling me. Tasting me.
“Now go to bed,” he demanded a moment later, and I lowered my focus to the bulge in his gray sweats. “No,” he snapped out. “You drank, and I’ve already lost my damn mind tonight.” He closed the space between us, a fierce look in his eyes. A request not to challenge him this time.
For whatever reason, I did what he told me and got into bed beneath the silvery-gray comforter.
He set a hand by me and bent forward, brushing away the runaway strands that’d escaped my messy bun; then he surprised me by tenderly kissing my forehead.
When he lifted his head, his brown eyes met mine, and instead of kissing me like I hoped, he whispered, “We’ll talk about what happened over breakfast,” and then he stood and left, taking the monitor with him as promised.
He shot me one last look, hit the light switch, then gently closed the door.
How could I possibly fall asleep after that? Tonight had gone from a failed date to one of the most erotic moments of my life. And the part that crushed me, that stole the chance of a restful sleep ... was knowing this stubborn man would never let it happen again.
FOUR
Maria
Six thirty? Had I really managed to sleep? I reached for my phone to text Natalia, which was my morning ritual since splitting with Thomas. But I wasn’t sure how to start my message. A lot had happened to unpack.
And Enzo touching me, holding me close to him with his mouth at my ear last night, had met my needs when dance, real-estate classes, tai chi, and that date last night hadn’t come close to doing it.
Me: Enzo spent the night.
The little dots popped up, then disappeared a few times. My sister was probably flustered, but I knew she’d be awake. The little man in her tummy kept her up as much as Chiara’s sleep issues did for me.
Natalia: That’s not what I was expecting for my first text of the day.
Natalia: And this convo demands a phone call.
Me: He slept on the couch insisting he help with Chiara since I haven’t been sleeping well.
Natalia: When will he ever realize he’s not the villain in the story?
I was starting to wonder if there was a fine line between the classic idea of what it meant to be the villain and hero. My limited-to-fiction knowledge was being shaken up and redefined every moment alone I spent with Enzo. Because if he really was the antihero, as he saw himself, what’d that make me for still desperately wanting him?
Natalia: You need to talk to him. Maybe he’ll finally open up?
Me: Yeah, I don’t know. I guess I should go face the music, though. See if they’re awake. Talk tonight at work?
Natalia: Of course. Love you.
Me: Love you, too.
I tossed the phone onto the bed and went into the bathroom to brush my teeth and cover my flimsy nightshirt with a robe.
I caught sight of my tired eyes in the mirror, and visions of last night cut through my mind. My hand wandered down the length of my abdomen as I remembered his hand between my thighs.
