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“Let them talk. Most of them are already well aware that I have feelings for you. And I think they suspect you do for me. Sarai was pretty confident you would be in a car with me for the project completion road trip, and if you add up how many rooms we’d need where, she wasn’t expecting us to need separate rooms. Or someone else is bunking up that I don’t know about.”
This was an element I hadn’t picked up on. He was right that Sarai had implied I would be sharing a car with him at least, however. But it was different having her suspect it versus knowing it. If I messaged her to let her know Lukas was bringing me into work instead, I would be advertising it.
But I didn’t want to leave either. Everything that Lukas said in the car made me want to see what it would be like to spend more time with him. I was here in the US, and I didn’t know if I would get another chance to spend time with Lukas and see if anything could work if I didn’t take the opportunity now.
As he got up to get us drinks and give me some space, I felt even better about the decision to stay. He wasn’t pressuring me. He’d made his point of view clear, and now he was giving me time to think about it.
However, when I thought about how quickly I had slept with him on the island and what had happened afterward, I considered leaving. I’d rushed into this once already, and it hadn’t ended well. But we had also already had sex once this evening.
If Lukas only wanted to screw me again and ditch me once more, then he had already achieved the first part of his goal. His only reason for asking me to be in the apartment with him had to be because he genuinely wanted to spend more time with me and talk about something more long-term.
“Here you go, sweetness,” he said, handing me a glass of wine.
“Sweetness?” I asked, not sure how I felt about the pet name or how soon he was using one.
“Yes. You’re adorable and kind and taste good, and it made me think of sweet things like the massive box of desserts we have to consume.” Lukas gave me a mischievous smile, and I couldn’t help but grin back. When put like that, I liked the sentiment.
“We can take the leftover desserts into the site office tomorrow. I’m sure the builders will polish them off fast,” I said, trying to change the subject before I blushed too much more.
“Does that mean you’re staying?” Lukas sat beside me and reached up to tuck a loose lock of hair behind my ear.
I couldn’t breathe, my body refusing to respond or function after the electric pulse that his touch caused. I stared at him, knowing my mouth was open but unable to do anything about it.
“Is this too much? Do I need to slow down?”
Before my mouth could form words or I could really think about it, I shook my head. When Lukas was this close to me, I could only think about one thing for sure. That I didn’t want it to end.
He slowly leaned in closer and gave me a gentle kiss, his lips barely pressing against mine. I followed him as he tried to pull away until he chuckled.
Finally, he kissed me again, this time a little more firmly. And then once more. “I don’t think I will ever tire of kissing you.”
I flushed and sighed. It seemed that no matter what, my cheeks would be red and burning.
He let out another mischievous laugh and ran a finger over one cheek. I wanted him to press his lips to mine again, but he pulled back after that and made himself comfortable beside me before picking up his glass of wine.
“So, if you’re staying and we’re going to consider the possibility of a dom-sub relationship, we should make sure I’ve answered any questions you have and take this one step at a time. The real magic doesn’t happen without the effort of building the foundations healthy and strong.”
I couldn’t quite tell if he was talking as an architect or a lover, but it was an apt description either way. I considered whether I had any questions for him, but he had explained a lot of his stance already, and I wasn’t sure what an actual relationship would be like. I didn’t know what I needed to know.
“Can I ask you questions later if I think of them?” I looked up at him, not sure how he’d react to the question, but he put his wine back down and took my hands.
“Always. At any point. I don’t want to control you just to control you. I want to be trusted to know what’s best and to be able to provide, whether that’s pleasure, safety, or an answer to a problem. The idea is not to keep you ignorant of anything or treat you like a child who will never learn.”
I nodded. It made sense when he put it that way, but it was a lot to wrap my head around.
“When I took control of your hands and the situation earlier, it allowed you to simply feel. To be entirely in the moment. I teased you, building up your desire. I hope that made the pleasure even better in the end.”
As even more heat crept into my cheeks and between my thighs at the same time, I looked down, but I couldn’t help but smile. He wasn’t wrong. At all.
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
Lukas
Watching Kit’s reaction as I explained who I wanted to be made me even more certain that if I was responsible and true to my word, she would enjoy being mine. Still, I hesitated a moment, sipping my wine so I could think.
I liked her. A lot.
And she clearly liked me.
