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“You’re ridiculous.” She shakes her head and sits on the floor, using the coffee table as a surface. I lean back on the couch and use the clipboard the tests are on.
My eyes wander to Lizzy every so often and catch her biting her lip or concentrating with her tongue peeking out. She’s focused on her task while I’m here trying to help and wondering if these really need to be graded tonight. I have another type of lesson in mind. Anatomy of the sexual kind.
Yeah, I much rather be leaving marks on her skin than on these papers.
“Are you working?” She doesn’t even look up at me when she asks.
I smile and place the clipboard on my lap. I love that she’s attuned to me without even watching me.
“Of course. How dare you question my commitment?”
She finally lifts her gaze and looks at me. “If you were one of my students, you’d be the one to give me gray hairs.”
“I’m glad I’m not your student. I’m the man who gets to do this.” I scoot down beside her and move her hair over her shoulder, leaving her jaw and side of her neck exposed.
Lizzy is motionless while my fingers trail along her jaw and down the center of her chin to her neck, stopping right under her collar.
Her breath catches, and I smile at her reaction. I lean in close enough to tease her but too far to taste her. Inhaling, I allow her sweet scent to consume me. Lizzy grips the pen in her hand, the only sign that this is affecting her.
My girl has willpower, but I’m here to make her break in the best way possible. It’ll be fun to watch her come undone.
Chapter 27
Lizzy
IfNatedoesn’tdosomething soon besides stare at me, I’m going to jump on him and take matters into my own hands. With my luck, I’d kick him in the groin again—Murphy’s Law and all—so I’m being as patient as possible.
His lipsfinallytouch my skin. My jaw, but I’ll take it. I’ll gladly accept a kiss on the cheek at this point to have some real contact with him. So much for being a responsible adult.
A soft skim moves along my jaw. It’s almost too soft. Too subtle. I lean into him and feel him smile against me.
“You want more?”
“So much more.” I don’t hold back.
“I love that you do.” His strong arms wrap around my waist and tug me onto his lap.
Nate continues his gentle exploration, moving up to my neck. Goosebumps rise on my skin. My belly clenches. My chest expands. A slow simmering builds beneath my chest. Even and heating.
He nibbles my ear, pushing me beyond patience. My hand lands on his thigh, and I squeeze.
“Don’t control your reactions. Surrender. Be mine. Show me how you feel.” His words are fuel that push me forward.
Sighing, I turn to look at him. His smile is sweet, a contradiction to the way he’s making me feel. When his fingers comb through my hair, I sink into his chest.
“I really did have plans to grade papers.”
“I did, too, but then I saw you and knew I’d rebel. I can’t help it. If I need to behave at work, I’m going to enjoy every inch of you outside of it.”
I whimper at his words, feeling my resolve strip away much like I’d like him to strip me out of my shirt.
“I like rules, but you’re proving that they’re fun to break.”
“So fun when it involves you, naked and beneath me.” His gruff voice vibrates against my skin.
I moan, moving my face toward his. I look into his eyes and cup his cheek, leaning in to kiss him as if he was my light in a dark tunnel. My body flames with need. Not just for his body but for his heart and soul.
I want him in a way I never imagined. A way that felt far off in the land of talking animals and fairy godmothers.