Chapter 7
Dinner with Carlisle at the Manor Hotel was supposed to be romantic, but I was too worried about Penelope and Detective Riley's voice in my head to enjoy it. I needed a distraction and hoped to find one with the sexy man who loved me.
I’d suggested the Italian restaurant that Carlisle also owned, but it was busy tonight, so Carlisle wanted something more private. I wasn’t complaining.
I dressed for the occasion in a little black dress and high-heeled shoes, which gave me butterflies. To be honest, I was dressed to kill. Well, figuratively. Actually, I was dressed to entice Carlisle into taking me to bed and stripping me naked.
He could be very patient when he wanted to be. Tonight, I planned to pull out all the stops. Enough with the teasing. I wanted the man, and he wanted me.
The moment I stepped inside the Hotel his eyes lit up with excitement. Oh, he had sex on the brain, I thought. I couldn’t mistake the look on his handsome face.
He grinned when our eyes met. I grinned back, feeling my heart race at the sight of him. "Have you decided to skip dinner and ravish me?"
He chuckled. "Oh, I've decided on a number of things, that being one of them." He waggled his brows. “You want to get naked with me, right now!?”
My heart flipped and my nerves fluttered in my belly. I wasn't sure if I was ready for what was about to happen. I knew I had teased him, and he had already put his hand in my panties, but the idea of getting naked scared me a little.
"Tallulah, you're thinking too hard." He wrapped an arm around my waist and led me toward the elevator. "I won't do anything you don't want me to."
I cleared my throat. "I've imagined you doing a lot of things to me. But doing them..."
“… is freaking you out,” he finished for me.
"Um, just a little. What if I disappoint you?"
He cupped my face in his large, strong hands, coming up short.
"That isn't possible." With those words, he crushed his lips to mine.
His kiss was confident and reassuring, melting away my doubts.
I felt a surge of excitement mixed with nervousness.
On the top floor, he led me to his apartment, which was located at the back of the hotel.
"We need to talk first," he said, turning to face me.
I narrowed my eyes, knowing that if we started talking, we wouldn't get naked.
At that moment, I wanted to distract myself from everything Pen had told me.
I wanted Carlisle with all my being. Before he could say anything else, I grabbed the front of his shirt to keep him in place, went up on my toes, and pressed my lips against his.
I was hungry for his touch. The intensity of our kiss quickly escalated, making it clear that talking could wait.
As we stumbled into his bedroom, I had only one thing on my mind: getting him naked as quickly as possible.
I had felt his body against mine frequently, but we had never been naked together. I ached for him.
"Slow down," he hissed when my hand brushed against his straining erection. "No," I hissed, tossing my clothes off haphazardly. "I've waited forever to see you naked. I can't wait another minute."
"Isn't that my line?" His hooded eyes raked over my naked body.
With only my black, lacy panties left on, I jumped on Carlisle, sending him backward onto the bed. I smirked. "I'm not nervous anymore. In case you were wondering."
He chuckled, but his laugh ended in a gasp when I wrapped my hand around his hard, throbbing penis.
My eyes glittered as I met his, holding his gaze steady as I dipped down and licked along his shaft.
His eyes were full of pure lust. I swirled my tongue around the engorged head, thrilled when he cursed under his breath.
"Don't put me in your mouth," he whispered. "I won't last. It's been a long fucking time."
Of course, I didn't listen. I opened my mouth, sucked him inside, and murmured in delight at how full I was, his taste on my tongue.
"Fucking hell, Tallulah!" He arched his back, shoving himself down my throat. I swallowed, and an explicit tirade burst out of his mouth as he pulled me off. A deep red flush covered his cheekbones, and his body shuddered.
I was flipped onto my back and my panties were torn off mere seconds before his mouth landed between my legs.
I gasped and arched my back, pushing my breasts into his hands.
He consumed me all at once. I was already wet from what I had been doing to him, but now I was seconds from exploding with total bliss.
A whimper burst from my lips at the pleasure he gave me.
All sensation centered between my legs while heat coiled in my stomach.
Carlisle quickly hovered over me, wrapped his arms tightly around my body, and entered me with one hard thrust. His mouth found mine, swallowing my moans, and he moved with a primal urgency that matched my own.
Our bodies moved together in perfect rhythm.
The kiss only broke when we both cried out in completion.
His warm semen splashed inside me as I pulsed with intense pleasure.
I squeezed him tightly with each flutter of delight.
He buried his face in my neck, and his heavy breathing struggled to settle as much as mine did.
I clung to him, not wanting him to move or tell me that it was a mistake.
He had held back before for a reason, and I feared what he would say now that we had been intimate.
He rolled onto his back and took me with him.
I ended up sprawled on top of his sexy body.
"I've wanted you for longer than I should have," he said seriously.
He gently captured my chin with his hand and tilted my face up to his.
"I didn't lie to you about that. Nor did I lie," he smiled softly.
"When I told you that I love you, I meant it.
" He brushed a kiss over my lips. "I'd do anything to keep you safe. You know that, right?"
"Yes," I whispered.
"Don't look so worried. Nothing is coming at you, or at me for that matter. At least, nothing that I know of. I just wanted you to know. You've always been mine, Talla. Now you know that, too."
"You don't regret what we just did?"
"What the fuck?! I sure as hell do not!" He roared in insult.
"I'm not used to this new you, you know? You spent so long pushing me away. Then, when you finally got me in your bed, you wouldn't touch me.”
"I held you every night."
"That's not what I meant, and you know it!" I snapped.
He pressed his lips to mine, his hands slipping onto my bottom and squeezing. "I've wanted you for a long time. I kept my distance to keep you safe. When everything went wrong, I wanted you to be safe, but I also didn't want to take advantage of you."
I snorted. "Seriously? It would've been me taking advantage of you if you'd given me half a chance."
"I'm aware." He grinned. "You were worth the wait."
He rolled us over again, and I ended up on my back. Our bodies touched everywhere as he lowered his forehead to mine and held my gaze. "I'm going to make love to you again." His mouth covered mine, and all thoughts disappeared.