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Leah fell silent then and relief flooded me. If Danielle knew then that would make her an accomplice, and the fewer people who knew the better. The victim’s family was the ones suing, so that meant this could be resolved but I had to know what happened after the accident before getting her a good lawyer.
Peter was the only one I could trust to handle this. He has worked as my company’s lawyer for years and he’s well suited for the job. I had seen him work his magic in a courtroom on numerous occasions. Even in the presence of a jury.
“I didn’t tell Danielle about the court order, but she knew about the accident. She thinks we resolved it. I met with the victim’s brother, and he didn’t want to settle even when I tried to …”
“Please tell me you didn’t offer him money,” I interrupted.
He sighed. “Trevor did.”
Dang, it.I raked my fingers through my hair. The more I learned about this man Trevor, the more I hated him.How did she meet a douche like him anyway, and did she love him?
I didn’t want to think about the possible answer to that question. Leah was quiet now, her eyes tightly shut, and her lips pursed. She didn’t move even when I walked to her, touched her shoulders, and gently squeezed them to offer her comfort.
“We’ll figure something out,” I said to her in a low voice. “Don’t worry … I’ll handle this.”
She finally opened her eyes, and I wiped the tear that stained her cheek with my thumb, then took her hands and pulled her to her feet.
“It’s all right, Leah ….”
She came into my arms willingly and sobbed hard. I smoothed a hand over her back and tried to console her even though listening to her cry made my heart ache like never before.
“I didn’t mean to … I’m a horrible person and I nearly killed someone…. That night has tormented me ever since.”
I kept consoling her as she sobbed, and I closed my eyes to shut out my pain. This was about Leah, and I had to find out what happened that night.Were there any witnesses?
I had to figure out who was really behind the steering wheel. Was it Leah? Or was Trevor indeed trying to throw her under the bus?
That son of a ….I cautioned myself before completing the thought.
Leah slowly drew away from me, then sniffed. “I’ve ruined your shirt,” she blurted and released a nervous laugh.
I touched her chin, then lowered my lips to hers for a soft kiss.
“You’ve not ruined anything,” I whispered before meeting her gaze fully.
She didn’t break eye contact or say another word as our gazes remained locked. Leah took my left hand then, and gently placed it on her chest so I could feel her heartbeat, then she made the first move and raised herself on tiptoe to meet my kiss.
Chapter Seventeen
Leah
Eachtimehetouchedme, more nerves came alive inside me. Tonight, there was something different about his touch and kisses. He guided me to the bedroom slowly and closed the door shut behind us before taking his lips off mine.
I pulled back and began releasing the buttons of my shirt while staring at him. The air around us was tense, and my nervousness showed in my shaky fingers. Our deep prolonged eye contact did not end even when he stopped me with a hand and whispered in a hoarse voice. “Let me do it.”
My breath grew faster and more audible to the point where I felt the hammers of my heart against my ribcage. His hot breath fell on my face when he brought his lips to mine again, and this time, the kiss swept me off my feet.
He caressed a path up my skin, unclasped my bra with skill, then tossed it to the floor too. My hands were beneath his shirt now, and he groaned when I palmed it down his abdomen and got to his belt buckle.
“Leah,” he called in a ragged voice. I saw the flicker of desire in his blue eyes. He skimmed his hands down my waist and pulled me closer to him till my body was pressed into his. We had a special connection, I could feel it deep-seated in my bones, and nothing else mattered when I was in his arms.
My shorts slid to the ground next, and he lifted me off the ground, so I wrapped my legs around his waist. Our weight sank into the mattress in unison and a low moan erupted from me when he toyed with my tongue, then deepened the kiss and pinned me down to the bed with both hands.
I put my hand on the warm back of his neck when he dipped his head to my chest and took one nipple for a gentle suckle. The tip of his tongue twirled around the erect bud till I cried out and curled my toes into the sheets.
The spot between my thighs grew wetter by the second, and his right hand explored till he got to the apex of my thighs and rubbed my sensitive spot with his thumb. My legs parted of their own volition, and my nails dug into his arm as the pressure built inside me and threatened to explode in the next second.
Tommy buried his face in the croon of my neck, and I heard his sharp intake of breath when he began trailing kisses down there to the swell of my breasts again. I was lost in all the sensations rocking through me, and I gave in to the pleasure.
