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“No,” she whispers.
I stare into the gold of her eyes. “Other foot.”
She places her hand on my shoulder to steady herself, and her hair hides our faces in a cocoon. Her breathing is fast and ragged. She lifts her other foot, and I remove her heel.
My cock throbs, begging for some action. My hand betrays me, and I caress her calf in my hand, massaging it with my fingers and palm. Then I go a bit higher, my eyes holding onto hers.
“Too hot for you, Gabriel?”
“I’m fireproof, baby.”
She bites her bottom lip and it damn near kills me.
What the fuck am I doing?
Whatever this is, I don’t stop. I can’t stop now.
I trace my hand up the underside of her thigh. And then in one fast action, I stand and lift her up, turning to drop her on the bed.
I climb her body in a flash. She clutches my jacket in her hands, and our bodies rub against one another as I bring my lips down to mere millimeters away from hers.
“Let me make one thing very clear.” Her eyes widen as her breathing comes out in short pants. “You play the part, Clementine. And if I ever hear of you kissing my brother again there’ll be Hell to pay.” I drag my lips down her face, digging my hard-on into her stomach. “For both of you.” And then I get up and walk out of the room.
Chapter 11
Clementine
My body is a traitorous bitch. I try desperately to catch my breath. I can’t believe that just happened. I’ve never been touched like that before. His touch was rough, yet gentle. Hard, but soft. I’ve never been that turned on in all my life.
I climb off the bed and smooth down my hair with shaky hands. How did he know about the kiss?
I didn’t ask for Ronin to kiss me. And the thought that Gabriel thinks he can bully me with fear about my friendship with Ronin pisses me off.
Before I head down for the party, I glance around the room. Above the mantle over the fireplace, is a picture of two young boys with a dark haired man and woman. I walk closer and recognize Gabriel and Ronin, not much older than Tennyson. Gabriel clings to the woman’s side with a wide grin. It’s unsettling to see an innocent Gabriel before life had a chance to taint him. It makes me think of my own son, and what kind of man he’ll grow up to become.
Metal catches my attention, and on the far end of the mantle sits a drone. Such a boyish hobby for the man Gabriel is. I run my finger over the cool material of the back propeller.
“These drones cost more than my house,” I mumble before I leave his bedroom to find Tennyson and Erin.
I wander through the house, getting a bit lost, as I check out each elegant room after the next.
When I make it to the top of the staircase, strangers are assembled behind Gabriel, and their eyes land on me, watching me descend each step. Gabriel waits for me at the bottom of the stairs with Tennyson. They hold hands like father and son, and a lump forms in my throat.
I try to swallow it down, and plaster on a fake smile, playing the part Gabriel requested.
“Are you ready to meet the world?” he asks me. “These people are going to ask us some questions.”
I shake my head, trying my best to play the part, but there’s so many people in my face all at once, and I can’t do this.
“You look pretty, Mommy,” Tennyson tells me.
I smile at him. “Thank you, honey.” I look at Gabriel. “I need to talk to Tennyson privately.”
His dark eyes bore into mine, and then he gives a slight nod. “This way.”
Still holding Tenny’s hand, he leads me into his office and rests his back against the door, while I spend the next ten minutes explaining that the party is for mommy and her friend, Gabriel. And how we’re getting married for a little while, because Gabriel needs my help. He’s four, he couldn’t care less.
“Do I get to bring all my toys?” he asks when I tell him we’ll be living here until we’re done being married.
