Chapter 17
Chapter Seventeen
MICAH
Ifinished yanking my shirt back over my head just as I reached her.
“Inside. Now,” I ground out, but instead of waiting to see if she’d follow, my hand lashed out and gripped her arm.
I all but dragged her up the path and into the house, slamming the back door with so much force the glass inside the frame rattled.
“Micah, what the hell?” Hayden yelped, trying to pull her arm from my grasp, but I held tight as I continued through the kitchen and down the hall.
I knew the layout of this house almost as well as I knew my own.
Years of helping Sylvia out, making repairs whenever they were needed, had given me a perfect lay of the land.
I knew Sylvia had moved her niece into the master bedroom, so I took the stairs at a clip so fast Hayden practically had to run to keep from tripping as I hauled us up them and down the hall toward her room.
She struggled against my hold, pulling at my hand the entire way, finally wrenching herself free once we cleared the doorway, but it was too late. Slamming the bedroom door closed, I stood between it and her so she had nowhere to run.
Her mouth opened and closed on a sputter before she finally managed to get her words out. “Have you lost your mind?” she shouted. “What the hell was that?”
“What was that?” I asked incredulously. “Are you fuckin’ serious?”
“Yes, I’m fuckin’ serious,” she threw back. “You just dragged me through the yard and into my house, making a scene in front of the whole freaking town for no damn good reason!”
I took a step toward her, planting my hands on my hips. “Oh I had a perfectly good reason for that scene down there, and you know it,” I seethed. “I told you to stay away from that guy, and you didn’t listen!”
“Oh my God,” she said on a bewildered laugh. “So that’s what this is about? You acted like an asshole in front of everyone because you’re jealous?” Her vibrant blue eyes flashed wildly as she threw her arms wide. “You’re unbelievable!”
“And you’re so goddamn stubborn it’s driving me insane,” I barked.
With each step I took forward, she took one backward until she slammed into the wall across the room, leaving her with nowhere else to go.
“I told you to stay the fuck away from him because that man’s dangerous, Hayden.
I know him a whole hell of a lot better than you do.
I’ve lived here a long time, and part of my job is reading people.
So when I say to stay clear of someone, how about instead of throwin’ attitude, you pull your head out of your ass and actually listen to me! ”
She pushed up on her tiptoes until her chest pressed flush against mine and her nose was only inches away. “Don’t tell me to get my head out of my ass!”
With that, the last tenuous threat of my control snapped. My hand shot out, tangling in the hair at the back of her head and holding it in place while I slammed my mouth down on hers.
Her lips parted instantly, her tongue flicking out to rub across mine.
The kiss became a battle the moment it started, each of us fighting against the other for control.
Using my knee, I forced her legs farther apart and wedged my hips between them, using my weight to keep her pressed against the wall as I ground my aching hard-on between her thighs.
I emitted a growl when her teeth clamped down on my bottom lip, biting hard enough that the sting made me pull back.
Her eyes were glazed over, the blue nearly swallowed up by the black of her pupils.
Her chest was heaving with each breath. She was just as aroused as I was, possibly more, but we weren’t soft or gentle when it came to taking our pleasure from each other.
“You’re such an asshole,” she panted before grabbing my hair and forcing my lips back to hers.
“And you’re a pain in my ass,” I grunted.
“Stop bossing me around,” she continued to argue between kisses.
“Then stop making stupid fucking decisions,” I ordered, pulling back. The small distance I put between us served two purposes. The first was so she’d know I was being serious, and the second was to make her wild by denying her what she wanted. “You stay the fuck away from Greg Cormack,” I clipped.
“Stop telling me what to do!”
I bent my knees, using the leverage to drive myself harder against her, forcing a moan past her swollen lips.
“Twice now he’s touched what’s mine. There won’t be a third.
Don’t put me in the position of doing something that’ll threaten my job, Red.
’Cause if his hands go anywhere near you again, I’m gonna break every one of his goddamn fingers. ”
She let out a soft growl that I would’ve found adorable if it didn’t make me impossibly harder. “I hate you.” Despite her words, her hips rocked harder against mine while her delicate hands fisting at the material of my shirt to keep me close.
Grabbing her dress at her sides, I bunched it in my hands until, inch by inch, those long, seductive legs were uncovered. I got the material up past her hips, revealing her tiny lace panties.
“Fine by me. You can hate me all you want, as long as you do it with my cock inside you.”
Her back arched when I gently trailed my fingertips up her inner thigh. “Micah,” she said on a whimper as I brushed a feather-light touch against the scrap of material between her thighs. “Please.”
I pressed against her just a bit harder, hard enough to feel how wet her panties were. “Fuck me,” I groaned. “Already soaked. That all for me?”
Her eyes squeezed closed as her head fell back. “Yes,” she breathed.
I increased the pressure, pressing even harder against the fabric. “What do you want, Red? Give me your eyes and say the words.”
She peeled her eyelids open with extreme effort, her breathing labored as she worked to focus on me. “Micah,” she finally panted, “if you don’t fuck me right now, I’m gonna lose my mind.”
I was sure the smile I gave her just then radiated with male pride. “Is that right?” I teased, loving how hot it made me when I pressed her buttons.
But the little minx gave as good as she got. Her hand shot down between us and her fingers wrapped around my dick as best they could through my jeans. Feeling how hard I already was, she grinned in much the same way I had seconds ago. “This all for me?”
Thrusting against her palm I growled, “I told you we were inevitable. Now take me out.”
She didn’t give me any attitude. Instead, she made quick work of the button and zipper on my fly.
Her long fingers dove beneath the waistband of my underwear and gripped my shaft tightly, wrenching a grunt from deep within my chest as I ripped her panties down her thighs until they pooled on the floor at her feet.
“Condom,” she rasped as she guided my rock-hard cock out of my pants and stroked her palm up and down the shaft.
I let out a frustrated moan, wanting to feel the slick of her pussy with no barriers. Next time, I told myself as I retrieved the condom from my wallet.
As soon as I tore the package open, she snatched the rubber disk and deftly worked it down my length.
We moved in perfect sync after that, desperation clawing at both of us.
I shoved the thin cardigan off her shoulders and tore the flimsy straps of her dress down her arms, baring her perfect breasts that spilled past the top of her bra.
With a rumble of appreciation, I reached down and grabbed her ass with both hands.
Her long legs wrapped around my waist as soon as I lifted her off the ground, her ankles locking at my back. Fisting my cock, I lined it up with her center, and with one snap of my hips, buried myself deep.
Sounds of pleasure spilled past both our lips as I gave myself a second to feel her tight, wet heat closing around me.
“Like a goddamn glove,” I grunted, lowering my forehead to hers while I breathed deep. If I didn’t get myself under control, this was going to be over way too soon. “Jesus, you fit me perfectly.”
“Micah, you need to move,” she pleaded, circling her hips temptingly. “I need you to fuck me.”
I could do that, but first . . . “How do you want it, baby?”
Her lids were half-mast, a lust-drunk smile pulled at her lips as she whispered, “Rough. Show me how much you want me.”
I didn’t need to be told twice. Pulling out almost all the way, I gave her just a moment to breathe before powering back in. Over and over, I slammed into her, driving so hard her back slid up and down the wall and her tits bounced in my face.
Holding her in place with one arm, I grabbed the cups of her bra with my free hand, jerking them down so those rosy pink nipples were revealed, making my mouth water.
Bending my neck, I sucked one stiff peak into my mouth, biting the tip before soothing the sting with my tongue.
“Fuck, yes,” she cried, gripping my hair and giving it a yank as she ground against me. I switched to the other one, giving it the same treatment until both were red and throbbing beneath my tongue. “So good, Micah.”
Her noises grew louder, spurring me on and making my balls draw up tight. I could feel her pussy clamping down, telling me she was about to come.
Lifting my head, I stared into those incredible sapphire eyes. “Can feel you gettin’ close.”
She looked almost panicked at the intensity of what I was building inside her.
“Oh God,” she whimpered. “I’m gonna—” Her statement died when her head snapped back, slamming against the wall and she yelled as she began to come around me.
I had to cover her mouth with my hand to muffle her screams. It rushed over her so hard she bared her teeth and bit into the side of my hand as she bucked against me, demanding every single ounce of pleasure my body could give hers.