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And I’m pretty sure Gabriel just disintegrated mine.
Thoughts about Ronin, Bishop, and the wedding are forgotten at the sound of the throaty sounds Gabriel makes as he deepens the kiss. It turns me on, and I can’t stop myself. I’m no longer in control of my own body. It’s powered by pure lust and want. In this moment, I’m driven by my own selfish need. I haven’t done anything for myself in a long time. I don’t get the chance to be selfish. I don’t get to think about me.
But, right here, right now, all I can focus on is doing something for Clementine. Letting go. Feeling free.
And I don’t care.
Gabriel’s hands move lower, down my neck, tracing over my collarbone and ending there before he breaks the kiss. “I love the way cake tastes on your lips.” His hand brushes across my breasts. “You’re dangerous.”
His mention of danger causes reality to crash back all around me and dispel this little cake cocoon we’re wrapped in. I want to tell him about Ronin’s warning and the phone call that took place before he arrived.
His lips are still so close to mine. “I think we can go with the lemon and elderflower cake.” I step away. “We should get going home.”
I can’t tell Gabriel. I can’t tell anyone.
Chapter 24
Gabriel
Kissing Clementine is the icing on the cake. It really is. The cake is good, but the icing is so much sweeter. I don’t know what it is, but every time I’m around her, I find myself staring at her lips. Plump. Pink. Perfectly decadent. It’s becoming a serious problem.
I’ve never been this affected by anyone in my entire life. Now I see why my grandfather possibly picked her for me. He knew I’d become obsessed with the mere presence of her, and he thought that would be fun to watch from his spot next to Satan.
The man had issues. And so do I, apparently. It’s wrapped in a plum colored halter dress.
If she can turn it off so easily, so can I. For the most part.
With a semi, I push away from the countertop and stand. “I’ve already sent Mayer home. I’ll have Stefan drive us home together.”
As if I didn’t have my tongue in her mouth mere minutes ago, she slides her phone out of her purse and gives it a once over. “Ok. Tenny has a playdate with Troy, so Erin is bringing him back later. And I have to figure out the bridesmaid dresses tonight.”
I pick up the dirty plates. “Where should I put these?”
“Trash,” she says.
“You throw your plates away?” I ask. “I’ve got more money than I know what to do with and even I don’t throw my plates away.”
She laughs. “They’re plastic. It’s the poor man’s china.”
“Ah.” I toss them in the garbage can while she flutters around the industrial kitchen, packing away the unused cake and icing.
“I just have to clean up here for a few minutes.”
“Let me help you.”
She hands me a damp dish towel. “Careful, a woman can get used to a man who cleans.”
I wink. “I can do a lot more than that too.” Why am I still flirting with this woman? What is she doing to me?
“But can you cook?” she challenges, turning to place a covered bowl in the stainless steel fridge.
Then I say something that even I can’t believe my own ears. “Let me cook for you.”
She whips around to face me, her amber eyes shining bright. “You cook too?”
“Yes. I cook too.” I almost sound like a caveman complete with a brutish tone, and Clementine laughs again.
“Now this I have to see to believe.”
