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She leaned back and raised her brows. “What lesson would that be, Ryder?”
He dipped his head a little lower. “That you don’t want me as your friend.”
“Is that what this is? Teaching me a lesson?”
“I was giving you what you claimed to want, and you don’t like it one bit.”
Her mouth dropped open and she could only gape at him. “You are so arrogant. And cocky. I can barely stand you.”
The song shifted, slowed down, and he pulled her closer into his arms. She leaned in despite herself.
His erection brushed her belly and he whispered into her ear, “Admit it and I’ll give you what you really want.”
She bit her lip, her nipples puckering tight. “And what do you think I really want?”
“You want me to take away your options.” He bent lower, nipped at her earlobe. “You want me to slam you up against the wall and take you. You don’t care where we are. How we won’t even make it to bed. How we might not even make it out of this bar.”
She sucked in a breath and clutched his shoulder.
He licked a spot on her neck before scraping his teeth over her skin. “I’ll make it real dirty, darlin’. I’m going to do what you’ve been dying for since the day we met.”
“What’s that?” Her voice was all breathless and panting.
“I’m going to take you in hand, and I’m not going to fucking let go.” His arm tightened around her waist. “Because that’s what you want, Sophie. What nobody else has ever been able to give you. It’s why you can’t stay away from me no matter how much you try and talk yourself out of it.”
Throat dry, she swallowed hard. “And why can’t you stay away from me, Ryder?”
“That’s easy.” He lifted his head and looked into her eyes. “I know you can take it. I know you want it. But more, I know you won’t settle for less. You’re greedy and you’re going to demand everything from me.”
Just like that, it all made sense. How and why they fit. Because they needed the same thing.
He curled his hand around her neck. “Admit it.”
She licked her lips. “I admit it.”
He fisted her hair in his hand. “Here’s how it’s going to be. There will be no more dates with anyone else. No more backing away. No more trying to distance yourself. Because it’s not going to work, Sophie. You and I are happening. You might leave, but you’re sure as hell not going to forget me when you do, and we both just have to accept that.”
Her heart slammed into her chest. “Aren’t you high-handed?”
“Like I said, I’m giving you what you want. And don’t even try and pretend it doesn’t make you wet.” His hold tightened, pricking pain along the back of her neck. “It makes you wet, doesn’t it, Sophie?”
“Yes.”
“Are your panties damp for me?”
“Yes.”
“Should I take you to the bathroom and fuck you?”
“Yes.” She didn’t care what that made her.
“You don’t care that the first time won’t be in a bed?”
She rose to her tiptoes and whispered, “Ryder, anyone can fuck in a bed.”
“Let’s go.” He released her, grabbed her hand, and started dragging her toward the back.
“Ryder.”
