A tight breath slipped past my lips.“You’re beautiful too.I don’t want this just to makeyoufeel better.You stole this from us a long time ago.Touch me.”
He cupped my breast through the bra gently and waited.My gaze fluttered to his.
He asked, voice low, “Is it okay?”
I drew back a little, thrown off by the sudden caution.“Of course it’s okay.I want your hands on me the same way I’m dying to put mine on you.”
“I just, I don’t want you thinking I’d ever hurt you.Not like that asshole before.”His jaw flexed, like the thought alone pissed him off.
“Oh, Josh.”I let out a breath that was half-laugh, half-ache.“You’d never be him.Not even close.But if you’re spooked, say the word.I can walk out right now.I’ll leave you to your beer and whatever pity party you’ve got brewing.”
“Don’t go.”He leaned in to kiss me lightly.“I wasnothaving a pity party about work shit.”
“Sure looked like it.”I pulled him back in, kissing him harder, my fingers sliding into the hair at the nape of his neck.Between breaths, I murmured, “Was it about me?”
“Maybe.”He flicked the back of my bra, freeing my breasts as if he’d been dying to do it.
A shiver shot straight through me.“That’s kind of hot.”
“I knew the second you stormed onto my ball field that we’d end up right here.”
“Because I’m easy?”I arched a brow, daring him.
“No.You’re as unpredictable as an angry cat.I wanted this.I could see you wanted it.Whatever is between us didn’t die over time.I think it got stronger.That scared the hell out of me.”He gently touched the tattoo that encircled my one breast.Then he leaned forward and kissed along its path.“I fucked up big time long go.”
“You did.”I wanted to ask more.I needed to ask why, but my breath shuddered as I watched the perfection of him sucking my nipple into his mouth.His tongue laved over it, over and over, until his teeth grazed the tip.Shocks slid down to my center.
All I could think washoly shit.“You didn’t want me like this back then.”
He chuckled deep.“Ineversaid that.”
“But you never pushed us to have sex.”
“No one canpushyou into something you’re not ready for.I wanted you more than anything back then, but I waited.It had to be right for you.”I could feel him smile against me as he moved to the other breast.“Tell me you’re not with Drew or Knox.That you’ll never be with them.”
“Knox is gay.”
“Didn’t look like it so much tonight.”
I gasped when he grazed my nipple with his teeth again.“Did Knox’s kiss upset you?”
“A little.”
I didn’t bother hiding my smile.I liked him jealous.“Knox thought he was saving me.”
Something dark crossed his face—fast and dangerous.“That man thinks you walk on water,” he said quietly.“But he doesn’t get this part of you.”
I sucked in a breath when he flicked a tongue a few times against my nipple.I swore, “This won’t happen with either of them.”
I wheezed in surprise when he stood abruptly, carrying me with him.I giggled when we passed the stairs and ducked into a room on the first floor.
“What’s so funny?”he asked.
“I’m glad the bedroom isn’t upstairs.”
“Me too,” Josh said with a bit too much relief in his tone.
I hit him playfully on the arm.“I’m not that heavy.”
