And like that, he was gone.
I rested an elbow on the table and propped my chin on my hand. Then I sighed.
Okay, so I didn’t have much experience, and I could be kinda awkward, but I was pretty sure Cole was telling me he really wasn’t interested in me.
He’d seemed interested in the middle of that kiss.
I ignored that hopeful little voice in my head. I didn’t want to make things harder for Cole, not while he was going out of his way to help me.
I cleared our plates and quickly stacked the dishwasher. I needed to change into some clothes as well. I glanced at the bedroom. Cole was probably still in the bathroom. I’d sneak in, grab a change of clothes, and get dressed in the powder room.
As I neared Cole’s bedroom, I heard the shower running. Good. I’d grab some of my new clothes as quickly as I could. I slipped into the room.
I’d taken two steps when I realized the bathroom door was half open. I stilled, not sure what to do. He lived alone and probably never closed the bathroom door.
Then I saw him reflected in the steamy mirror. My chest hitched and I stared.Oh, boy. I couldn’t look away.
Cole was naked under the water.
But he wasn’t just showering.
He had one big palm pressed to the tiles, which made the muscles in his arm flex. Hot water fell over all that slick bronze skin with touches of black ink. As I watched, he bent his dark head. His other hand was wrapped around his cock, pumping hard.
I drank him in. The muscled, wet abs, and his cock. It was thick, uncut, and very hard.
Get out of there, Lili.
I ignored the voice in my head and kept watching. Each rough stroke, the way he groaned, the way his muscles flexed and tensed.
My legs shifted restlessly and I felt the stickiness between my thighs. My belly was hot and coiled. I’d never been this turned on, ever.
More than anything, I wanted to strip my clothes off and join him. I wanted to touch him, feel my hands on that big cock. Feel his hands all over me. My throat was so tight I could barely breathe, my skin prickled.
Cole groaned. “That’s it, sunshine. Take my cock. Lick it, suck it.”
I sucked in a wild breath.
“Fuck, Lili.Lili.” His back arched, his hips punching forward.
More than anything, I wanted to watch him come.
But I made myself back up. I snatched up who knew what from the bags of clothes Cole had bought me and hustled back to the living room.
I stood by the couch, shaking with need.
And with the newfound knowledge that, for all his protests, Cole Black wanted me.
I watched with avid interest as Cole turned off the highway and onto a dusty road. We were outside Las Vegas, surrounded by sparse desert. A small sign stood at the side of the road. It readDarkwolf Tacticalin block letters, with a logo underneath it of a wolf, staring straight ahead, like it was watching and waiting to attack.
We’d been driving out through the desert for almost thirty minutes. Cole hadn’t said much, but had turned on the radio.Some rock song was playing. I’d alternated between looking at the desert landscape and sneaking glances at Cole. The desert, while very brown and dry, was a place that I’d always found fascinating. If you looked closer, you could see signs of life hidden in plain sight. It was the opposite of Las Vegas, which was all in-your-face gloss and flash. I glanced at Cole’s profile. I just liked things that were less obvious.
And I could look at Cole for hours.
Every time I looked at him, I noticed something new. He’d put a small silver earring in one ear today, and I kept glancing at it. I’d seen men who just couldn’t pull off an earring, but Cole could.
A large, beige building rose out of the sandy landscape ahead. It was a boxy warehouse structure. Beside it was what looked like a half-constructed two-story concrete building that had never been finished. It had several metal staircases, and the area around it was dotted with several rusted cars.
“That’s my outdoor training area and shoot house.” Cole jerked a chin at the half-finished building. “I have an indoor one inside the warehouse.”
