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“I'm sorry.”
Her brows went up.
“I'm sorry I pushed you away. With my tone. With my manner.”
She blinked, staring at me. “I don't understand,” she responded quietly.
I closed the space between us. Where she stood allowed her to be nearly my height, and I could make out the soft features of her face. The tiny laugh lines that dipped when she smiled. She smiled so freaking much; light and sunshine. The light my boys and I needed.
I forced my brain back to the task at hand. “I want you, Violet. Badly. So fucking bad I lost control today.”
She inhaled sharply, eyes falling to my lips.
I licked them, hungry for a taste of hers, too. The memory of our mouths pressed together slammed into me, and my throat went dry. Only Violet could satisfy my thirst. And against my better judgment, I lifted a hand and swept away the strand of hair on her cheek, tucking it behind her ear.
Her eyes blinked shut for a long moment; when she opened them, they were darker, and her eyelids were heavy with lust.
Apology, I reminded myself. "I shouldn't have started...it. Shouldn't have… " My eyes fell to her parted lips, and I considered making the same mistake again. "I also shouldn't have pushed you away like that, and I apologize. You work for me, and I don't want to put you at a disadvantage."
“I appreciate your concern, Shawn. But I want you, too,” she whispered.
I groaned; my cock already had a brain of its own, coming up with a thousand and one dirty mental images. I pushed them all aside. “I don't want to take advantage of you.”
“I don't feel like you are,” she said. Her tongue snaked out and swiped across her lower lip.
A growl mounted in my chest, and I held my breath in order not to release it. She was so tempting.
“I'm only working here temporarily,” Violet reasoned. “If it’s consensual, why not have some fun together?”
I couldn't come up with any defense against that line of argument. If she wasn't staying here for long, nothing we did could jeopardize a long-term working relationship.
"I want you, Shawn," she repeated, eyes fastened on my mouth. "You won't be taking advantage of me." Her eyes coasted up to mine. The invitation in them was evident.
Her admission sent need firing through my limbs. It was by sheer force of will I didn't lay her down on the floor and spread her thighs right here. I clenched my teeth. That will was quickly eroding. The longer I stood this close, inhaling her sweet scent and nearly touching her, I was falling.
She leaned forward. Barely. But I could feel the soft press of her body against mine. “Shawn?”
I shut my eyes, searching for a reason not to take her in my arms.
Moments passed before I opened my eyes and whatever Violet saw in them made her gasp. Right. My need for her was evident.
I was tired of trying to resist her.
I leaned forward and pressed my lips against hers. Maybe this time would be different. The novelty would wear off, we'd bid each other goodnight, and start tomorrow with a clean slate. But no. If it was possible, her lips were softer, fuller, and more delicious than I remembered. I groaned and palmed her neck, tipping her head back so I could dip my tongue in her mouth. She tasted so fucking sweet.
Hands looped around my neck and pulled me closer. This time, she took over the kiss. Her mouth pulled on mine, our tongues tangling. She was breathless and needy, kissing me like she couldn't get enough. Like she was drowning, and my mouth was the air she needed to breathe.
And I wanted to be her everything.
I wrapped my arms around her waist and pressed her body flush against mine. Her lush curves sent a shiver through me, and I grunted my satisfaction. She was so tender, so vulnerable. I wanted to keep her safe, provide for her, protect her, then make sweet love to her, so she was spoiled for all other men. Including Eric.
Thinking of him sent a surge of possessiveness through me. I was a live-and-let-live kind of guy. I never felt I had a right to anyone, but Violet somehow drew out that part of me.
Before I lost complete control, I pulled my lips from hers and murmured raggedly, "You want me? Want this?" I grabbed her ass cheeks to hold her steady and thrust against her. My cock pushed between her thighs, and she gasped. A groan fell from my lips.
“Yes,” she cried out.
"Then you're getting it. I’m going to fuck you till you can't walk.” I half expected her to pull back, tell me I was scaring her.
