Page 282 of Entering Stronghold


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On his way home, he picked up a couple carry-out pizzas, not really feeling up to anything more complex. Besides, he wanted to focus on Lexie tonight, not on cooking and cleaning.

By the time she finally got to his condo, he was regretting not having specified a time. She was later than he’d expected, and he’d ended up putting the pizzas in the oven to keep them warm.

“Hey, sorry,” she said, walking in and sounding a bit breathless, as if she’d been running. “I meant to be here earlier, but I got caught up talking to mom. We’re invited over for dinner sometime this week.” The big smile she flashed at him did nothing to reassure him. He groaned.

“You told her, didn’t you.” It wasn’t a question.

“Of course I did,” she said, putting down her bag and kicking off her shoes. Patrick scowled, picking them up and putting them on the shoe rack. That was something which was definitely going to be addressed once she read the contract. “They’d want to know. Dad’s grumbling, but accepting. Mom’s thrilled and claiming she’s always known we were going to ‘end up together.’” She used her fingers to make little quotation marks in the air, grinning up at him, as if amused by her mother’s remarks.

Damn she was cute.

Reaching out, Patrick grabbed a hold of her and pulled her against him so fast she squeaked, a sound he immediately muffled with his lips. It had actually taken him a minute to remember that he could kiss her now. The new world order was going to take some time to get used to.

Her lips parted and she welcomed him into her mouth eagerly, her hands pressing against his chest and kneading her fingers into his muscles. Almost immediately, his cock started to harden. As tempting as it was to have his way with her right here, there were some other things to get out of the way first.

Ending the kiss, he spun her around so she was facing the wall and pushed her forward. Automatically, she threw her hands up to keep herself from falling.

“What-?”

“Arch your back,” he said, putting one of his hands over hers and sliding the other down her back. The green sweater she was wearing was warm enough she hadn’t needed a coat, and it was soft under his hand as he made his way down to her jean-clad butt. Blinking up at him, her pupils dilated as she realized what he wanted, and her back arched, her legs spread slightly to accommodate the position.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

The sound of his hand coming down on fabric wasn’t nearly as appealing as flesh, but it would do for now.

“You should have warned me you were contacting all of our friends today. Not to mention your parents. I wouldn’t have said not to, but I would have appreciated a heads up.”

Lexie squealed as his hand came down particularly hard on each cheek in turn. “Sorry! I didn’t even think of it... how did you know I told our friends anyway? I didn’t tell all of them, just the girls.”

That made him laugh as he landed one last swat on her upturned rear before he released her hands from under his own. “Well, all of the girls told their boyfriends, who told anyone who is single, and then they all either called or texted me.”

“Oh!” Lexie blushed as she straightened up, one of her hands flying to cover her mouth. She managed to look embarrassed even while she was smiling in amusement. “Wow... I know you guys joke about the gossiping thing, but... damn. I had no idea it was that bad. All of them?”

“Olivia was the first to call, and then I heard from Andrew, Adam, Justin, Chris, Liam, Rick and Jared. In that order.”

“I’m sorry.” Something flashed in her eyes, and she moved closer to him, putting her hands on his chest again. “Can I make it up to you?”

Little seductress. The spanking hadn’t done anything but make her horny, which was fine since he hadn’t planned it as a punitive spanking anyway. What he was about to do now was much more in the line of discipline.

“Not right now, come on, the pizza is in the oven to keep it warm, and I’m hungry.”

That got a little pout, but she didn’t protest, even though she looked more than willing to put off food in place of sex. Although she was going to be disappointed on that end tonight, if that’s what she thought she was here for.

Patrick settled them onto his couch with their dinners and turned on the television. “Normally I advocate sitting at the dining room table, but whenever I do pizza I feel like it’s better in front of the tv.”

“No arguments from me, although I was wondering,” she teased, and he grinned. Despite the fact that Lexie had been over many times for dinner, he was pretty sure he’d never eaten anywhere but the table with her unless there were too many people to fit. “I spend most of my time eating in front of a television.”

That admission got a frown from him. “Don’t get used to doing it here.”

While he completely understood doing so at home, if she was eating alone, here he was usually going to insist on conversation. It was the kind of thing he saw as an occasional treat, but not something to be done every day.

Lexie rolled her eyes. “Yes, Sir.”

“You’re going to have to work on your respect,” he said mildly.

“Yes, Sir,” she sassed back, although she didn’t roll her eyes this time. A small smile curved his lips as he reached out with one arm to yank her into him, settling her in the crook of his arm. After a bit of debate, they settled on watching the third Expendables movie. He’d wanted action, Lexie had wanted comedy, and the movie was over the top ridiculous, so it satisfied both of them.

Once she was done eating, however, Lexie became a bit of a problem. Not anything overt, but she was definitely trying to get his attention in a sexual way. Her fingers caressed his knee. She shifted so his hand over her shoulder came close to touching her breast. The fingers on his leg made their way slowly up his thigh, still caressing.

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