“You know jeans are difficult to work with, kitten.” He cups my breasts in his hands and my nipples pebble to hard tips at his touch. Sparks light beneath my skin.
I shake my head. “I also know no one would get anything done if I wear a skirt.”
Chuckling, he leans in to kiss each of my nipples. When he pinches them between his fingers, I suck in a breath at the pleasure and pain that flow straight to my pussy.
“There’s no one like you for us, Harper.” He kisses my neck. His hair tickles my jaw as his touch heats my insides.
“No one who would let five guys fuck her?” My words are breathless. I’m teasing. I know they feel more. That I stopped being a conquest a long time ago.
“No one who would love us in spite of all our flaws.” When he lifts his head, his dark eyes hold me captive. My breath catches. His hand curls around the back of my neck, and I clutch at his t-shirt with both hands.
“We may have used girls before you, but they used us just as much. For popularity. For notoriety. For a good fuck. It didn’t matter. No one looked at us and really saw us. They only saw what we could bring them.”
He captures my lips in a soft kiss that makes the storm swell inside me and warms my heart.
“You make us whole in a way no one else has ever been able to do. We didn’t even know we were missing a piece until we claimed you.” He presses his forehead against mine as our bodies press together.
I wrap my legs around his hips and lock him in against me. I want more. Desire burns through me. “Eli?”
“I love you, kitten. It didn’t seem possible to love anyone before you. Now I can’t imagine a world without you.” His warm breath bathes my lips. “You asked me what I needed from you...”
He pulls away so he can search my eyes. I’m sure mine are as dark and brimming with love as his are.
“What do you need from me, Eli?” I ask softly.
“I need you, Harper. All of you. You calm some of that rage I needed to vent before. Your submission is enough for me. I want to give you pleasure and pain, but we can build up to see what our limits are. Together. I love you.”
Leaning in, I touch my lips to his, breathing him in for a minute. “I love you, Eli. I love the way you love me and push me and break me and piece me back together. Be as rough as you want with me.”
“Just promise me you’ll use your safe word when it’s too much.”
I reach between us and undo his belt and fly. My eyes search his, knowing this is important to him. “I promise.”
“That’s my good girl.”
The oven beeps behind him and he turns to look at it. Luke and Caden pull the pizzas from the freezer, while Jack holds the door open for Nico to come through. I didn’t even hear them come in.
Eli grabs my hair and tugs my head back, making me gasp. “We need a break before dinner, kitten. Are you up for a game?”
I search his fathomless eyes. So ready for a game. I’m on fire for them. “Yes, sir.”
CHAPTER 58
The Calm
Eli
Harper’s skin is silk beneath my fingertips. There are so many things I want to do to her body, to her. I catch her against me and lift her from the island, letting her slide down my front until her feet touch the floor.
“Undress, kitten.” I step back.
Her warm gaze darts around to all of us. Anticipation sizzles through my veins like a drug. The others shift on their feet as they watch. I grab my bag and open it, drawing her attention as she takes off her jeans. Fuck, she’s gorgeous and all ours.
I pull out a blindfold and hand it to Jack. He steps forward with a smirk to tie it around her pretty brown eyes. I love watching those eyes, but tonight, I need her to feel everything. Her cheeks flush pink and her hands rest on his chest.
Luke and Caden put the pizzas in the ovens and set a timer.
I nod at them and everyone strips. When I’m finished, I set a bottle of lube on the island beside Harper’s hip. Her breath catches as I brush against her. Skin to skin.
