Page 32 of Air of Seduction
He lifts his head, his eyes narrowing, and I expect him to tell me to go to hell. But instead his shoulders sag, and he nods. “I guess it’s better than nothing.”
I breathe out a silent sigh of relief, but it might have been too soon.
“I’m still coming with you.” He lifts an eyebrow at me in challenge. “But I’ll stay outside.”
“Give me your word, or I won’t go.”
He gives me a sharp nod. “I promise.”
Chapter 19
Payton
My whole body is jittery as I restlessly move around the apartment, fluffing a pillow here and picking up a speck of dust there, and it isn’t even my apartment. But this man has got me all anxious, like I’ve suddenly reverted to my teenage self.
And the craziest thing about it is that I met him only twenty-four hours ago, and I, someone who struggles to trust anyone, already trust him almost as much as I trust Olivia.
There’s a niggling voice in the back of my mind telling me I shouldn’t let him in and risk Olivia seeing him, but I push it away. With how heavily she’s sleeping, that’s unlikely, and I’m only going to let him stay for a few minutes anyway. Perhaps fifteen minutes tops, or twenty.
“I just need to see him for a little while,” I mumble to myself. To apologize in person and make sure we’re good. And kiss him. Heat fills my cheeks. His lips and not his balls. That will have to wait.
I bite my bottom lip. What if he expects sex? It wouldn’t be strange after my texts. That’s practically what I invited him for.
My phone pings, and I pick it up.I’m right outside.
My heart rises into my throat, my pulse going a mile a minute. He’s here.
I type a response while my heart slams against my ribs.Third floor.
After buzzing him in, I open the door a crack and stare at the elevator doors at the end of the corridor.
Every second feels like an hour while I stand there, shifting my weight from one foot to the other. My pussy clenches, and I squeeze my thighs together, trying to stand still.
I shouldn’t have done this. I shouldn’t have invited him here. This is a bad idea. Because my body has clearly decided Ronan is boyfriend material, and it’s time to get down and dirty.
The elevator doors slide open, and the big muscular hunk of a man who spooned me while I cried myself to sleep strides toward me. I don’t know how it’s possible, but he’s even more gorgeous than I remember.
I open the door wide and take a step out into the corridor. My breaths become more like pants when my gaze locks with his, and when he stops so close I have to tip my head back to keep my eyes on his, my breathing stops altogether.
“Payton.” His warm hands cup my face as his eyes dart between mine. “So beautiful.”
My body takes over, and I throw my arms around his neck and press my lips to his. They’re so soft and warm against mine.
He groans, and his arms come around me, tightening until my breasts are squashed against his hard chest. His tongue pushes into my mouth and twirls around mine.
I moan and kiss him back with a ferocity like I’ve waited years for this very moment. My arms lock around his neck, and every conscious thought seizes.
I have no idea how long we have been clinging to each other when he breaks the kiss and pulls his head back to look down at me with a slightly dazed expression.
My head is spinning, and my body is pulsing with desire, and I don’t really understand why he pulled back.
“I’m sorry, but I have to ask you to do something for me.” He rolls his lips, looking hesitant.
“Okay.” I unwrap my arms from around his neck and try to take a step back, but he doesn’t let me.
“How is Olivia?”
I give him a small smile I don’t really feel. “Stressed and scared, but she’s sleeping now. Hopefully, she’ll feel a little better once she’s had a good night’s sleep.”