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I nearly trembled at his dirty talk alone. Damn, this man knew how to work me over good. “Then allow me to tell you that you’re not only a handsome man, but also witty and articulate—”
His laughter surprised and thrilled me almost as much as it did to find myself on my back beneath him, hips already raised.
I’d never been so primed to fuck in all my life.
Hell, I’d never even thought in those terms except when my songwriting went to a level I didn’t feel comfortable expressing normally. I’d written a few songs on the naughtier end of the spectrum, ones no one would ever hear because I probably wouldn’t get another chance to spread my wings.
Not after my first attempt had been such a failure.
I closed my eyes to fight back the tears. Not here, not now.Thisright here was definitely a form of growth. I’d never known anything like this night before.
And you never will again once dawn comes and your one-night-stand turns into a memory.
“Hey.”
I turned up her face, hoping he’d ixnay the conversation for a kiss instead. But why would he when he hadn’t kissed me yet on the mouth? Maybe that was standard one-nighter etiquette and I’d somehow skipped that chapter.
“Hey,” he said again and I had no choice but to open my eyes. “Where did you go?”
For once, words weren’t there. I fell back on them for so many things. To cajole, to seduce the public, to capitulate to my parents and record label. They’d never failed me before. Even when all I could do was parrot the words others had written for me, whether in speeches or in my music, I still had them, screaming away madly in my head.
Not now.
In the silence, I heard my voice come over the speakers.Mysong. One of my favorites actually, from the flop of an album that had been heavily weighted with my own material.
No more of that. Clearly you don’t have your finger on the pulse.
But why was Jed listening to my pop crap?
My gaze flew to his and I clutched his shoulders at the small smile waiting for me. He obviously thought I’d be pleased to hear my own stuff while in his bed.
“Turn it off,” I demanded, shoving at his immovable frame. He had the body mass of granite, especially when draped on top of me with that delicious cock pressing so intimately against me.
But I couldn’t think about that, because the music was still playing, and I didn’t know how to make it stop.
“Why?”
Ignoring the question, I leaned around him, trying to see in the dimness of the room. The moonlight wasn’t helping much. “Dammit, where is it coming from?”
“What’s wrong with it? I thought you’d be happy to hear—”
“Happy to have that intrude on us?” I knew I sounded hysterical and couldn’t help it. “Tonight was about a chance to be someone else. Not to feel the same lead weights dragging me down.”
He moved back, straddling my thighs in a way that still kept me firmly pinned. He crossed his arms and even without seeing it, I could just guess he’d raised an eyebrow. “Explain.”
“Please,” I said, more quietly now. The song was winding down, and if I kept talking I wouldn’t have to hear it anywhere but in my own head. “Surely you have something else we could listen to. Or just silence.”
Silence would be glorious.
His chuckle sounded anything but amused. “You think I’ll ever let you be silent with me? Like hell. You’re going to be panting and screaming loudly enough to drown out any music.” His fingers brushed over my cheek and I shut my eyes again. “That still doesn’t explain why your own music makes you so sad.”
“I’m not sad. No fucking way.” I let out a too loud laugh and cringed away from the sound of it. Too many sounds, and none of them were what I wanted to hear.
All I wanted was the music of Jed and I moving together like we had earlier.
He was right. I would never be silent with him. He would never allow it and thank God for that.
Before he could counter the move, I blindly reached out toward the nightstand beside the bed. I tugged on the drawer and shoved my hand inside, searching for condoms. “Protection?”
