Chapter 24
By the time evening comes, I’ve had three more orgasms, and learned that I really like the way his fingers find secret places that have never been touched before.
I really love a lot of things about Spence. Like the way he insisted on making all of my meals for me today.
And how he’s holding me close as we walk to the private movie theater.
Walking is a relative term. I’m pretty sure my feet haven’t touched the ground since we left the suite.
“Are we watching a Christmas movie?”
He pushes the door open. “Only if you’re in the mood for one.”
“I am. We’re doing this whole Christmas thing to the max.”
He laughs. “Pretty sure we have. The only thing left to do is tie you up with some lights.”
I whirl around, my heart fluttering. “Are you serious?”
He drags me close, a growl rumbling in his chest. “Does that smile mean you’d like that?”
“I don’t know, I’ve never tried it.”
He kisses my forehead. “I’ve been too rough with you today. Tomorrow we’ll steal some lights from one of these rooms and find out.”
Oh boy!
“Is that a promise?”
He grabs my butt, squeezes it, dragging me tight to his cock, then smacks it once for emphasis. “Anything my girl wants, she gets.”
“Anything?” I grin against his mouth as I steal a kiss.
“Name your pleasure.”
“How about some cookies from the kitchen to enjoy with the movie.”
He whirls me around and marches me to a theater chair. When I’m settled, he passes me an elaborate remote. “Cue up something. I’m going on a kitchen raid.”
“Aye, aye, captain.”
He chuckles, ruffling my hair. “It’s copy that, big daddy.”
I’m still laughing when he vanishes, his boots echoing on the stone hallway.
The quiet settles in around me, and for the first time, I’m alone with my thoughts, my body, and the thing that’s very much alive between us.
It feels far more intense and far more perfect than I could ever imagine.
But Justice…
Ugh. I pinch my eyebrow. This is going to be a problem. Tomorrow’s Christmas. They could show up any time. Definitely by the twenty-sixth, this little vacation in paradise will involve a lot more people.
I’m blushing, sweating, and about to chew my fingernails when Spence returns.
“What’s wrong?” He’s so tuned in, he didn’t even sit down and he’s already onto the fact that I’m worrying over something.
“Just…”
He sits, takes the remote out of my hand, and clasps my fingers between his. “I’m dealing with everything.”
The tone of his voice is so solemn and so sure.
“It’s not fair. He’s my brother.”
Spence squeezes my hand gently. “My job is to protect you, and that includes from your brother’s emotional wrath.”
“I love you,” I whisper.
It’s the first time I’ve said those words to a man. And it feels heavy, but beautiful heavy.
“I love you, Liberty.” He brushes my hair back, kisses my forehead and sighs. “When I think back, I think some part of me fell for you months ago.”
I sit upright. “I thought that same thing earlier today.”
“It’s why your brother isn’t here right now.”
My eyes widen. “You really think he would—”
“Tear down the world if he thought you were alone with someone that was a threat? Yeah, I do.”
“So you think he knows we’re, um, barely out of bed today?”
“He doesn’t want to think about that.”
I cover my face with my hand, groaning. “I don’t want to think about him thinking about that.”
He chuckles and sets a plate of cookies, fruit, and cheese in my lap. “This should help. Those were labeled as Chocolate Crinkle Cookies. And the cheese is Humboldt Fog. Sounded interesting.”
And just like that, he soothes me again. It’s not the food necessarily, although that’s part of it. It’s the thoughtful way he’s said he will stand between me and whatever is a threat.
I’m a little teary-eyed as the movie starts, but it’s dark, so he doesn’t see.