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“A shake?” I smiled. “You know I’m not a kid, right?”
He chuckled, muttered something under his breath, and jerked the wheel hard to the right, tearing across the street to somewhere else. “Yeah, I know,” he grinned and reached across the seat to jab me in the ribs.
I laughed. He was actually a really good guy.
He drove to some small cafe and pulled into an alley, plunging us into dimness before muttering, “Wait here.” And climbed out.
He commanded me.
Like I was his to boss around.
I should be pissed at that. Should be doing the opposite. I glanced at the handle, almost seeing myself yanking the damn thing and doing whatever the hell I wanted.Defying him.
My breaths turned shallow as I watched Nick disappear in the side mirror. That’s what I wanted. I wanted to defy him…defy mom…and Tobias.
A surge of something dangerous tore through me, making me wiggle in the seat in an attempt to find relief. I reached up, brushed my fingers against my breasts, and pretended to fix my hair. But I was hard…tight andexcited.
I risked a glance into the rear-view mirror as a flush of shame came over me. My heart was booming, sitting there in Nick’s car with his growl still ringing in my ears, waiting for him to come back any moment. Still that heat lingered, unwanted and unneeded, drawing my focus. I looked at the mirror once more and reached down, sliding my hand between my thighs.
Tight black shirt.
Ripped jeans.
That dark, dangerous stare.
You want me to drive you, Ryth?I pressed my fingers against my crease, drawing in the deep rich scent of the leather. I didn’t understand this…this hunger. That burn moved deeper as I grew wet. I didn’t normally do this, not out in the open, only in private under the glare of the laptop screen in the dark.
Dark…dirty. The seduction consumed me like a fantasy.
I’ll drive you on the end of my cock…
I closed my eyes and curled my fingers, pressing harder. My breaths deepened, tearing from my chest as that need roared…almost…almost…alm—
The snap of the door handle wrenched me out of the moment. I jerked my hand out from between my legs, my cheeks growing brighter as the door opened and Nick sank in behind the wheel, his hands laden with two massive shakes and a brown paper bag with grease darkening the bottom clutched in his teeth.
God…had he seen me?
He handed me a shake, then pulled the bag from his mouth. “I hope you’re hungry,” he muttered, his tone deep and husky.
He wouldn’t meet my eyes when he dropped the bag in between us. He just stared straight ahead and scowled, then leaned forward, starting the car before shoving it into reverse.
“Thanks,” I murmured when he braked to a stop at the end of the alley, checked the traffic, and drove away.
Silence filled the car as I took a sip. I snuck glances, trying to get a bead on his state of mind as a heartbeat pounded in my head. He didn’t see me…he couldn’t have, not over the bag in his mouth. I took another draw on the thick, malted-chocolate shake and glanced his way again.
“Stop staring, Ryth,” he murmured, his gaze fixed on the road.
I expected us to go somewhere, some kind of park, or lookout, somewhere we could enjoy the food and the drinks. But we didn’t. We headed home…their home.
When we pulled up to the driveway, there was an expensive looking gold Lexus parked just outside the closed gates. “We have a visitor?” I couldn’t help but ask.
“Dad, not us.” He stopped at the gate and rolled down his window, then punched in the code on the box and pulled back in. “Lawyers meeting with him and your mom all damn day.”
“Oh?” My brows shot upwards as I glanced at the car, excitement coursing through my veins.
It was the first sign of progress I’d seen. Hope hummed as we pulled up and parked next to the black Jeep. I didn’t even think about Tobias or what had happened in Nick’s car as I pawed at the door handle and climbed out.
“Ryth!” Nick called behind me.“I got you damn fries!”
