Total pages in book: 24
Estimated words: 22470 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 112(@200wpm)___ 90(@250wpm)___ 75(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 22470 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 112(@200wpm)___ 90(@250wpm)___ 75(@300wpm)
“And you look good enough to eat. You’re also beautiful, alluring, and mine,” he says in between kisses, making me fall a little bit more in love with him the more he talks. I like this side of Tony. I also like the man who talks dirty and does filthy things to my body. He’s the total package. And let’s not forget the man has no problem chasing after me whenever I get the urge to run.
“Thank you. Do you feel like getting out of here? I don’t think we’ll miss out on much.” Shae isn’t doing the cutting of a cake, isn’t tossing the bouquet, and Luke damn sure isn’t going to allow anyone to so much as glance beneath her dress to do the garter toss.
“I thought you’d never ask.” With that, he scoops me up and carries me out of the reception area, taking the attention away from my sister. And while I’d cringe or at least stuff my face into the crook of Tony’s neck, it’s kind of hard to do when she’s the one cheering the most. I swear the women in our group are like Cupid, always trying to set the single person up to find happiness like them. And for once, instead of teasing them about it, I’m lapping up the fact that it looks like I’m finding my happily ever after.
TEN
Tony
“Keeping my hands off you has been impossible.” I put Coralynn down on her feet once we’re inside the elevator. In doing so, a strap slides off her shoulder, giving me the perfect view of the upper swell of her breast.
“Then it’s a good thing you can do whatever you want with me now.” She takes a step back, fingertips trailing up the slit in her dress. Goddamn, am I kicking myself in the ass for not having Jude turn the cameras off. Between worrying about Coralynn being exhausted and getting up early to do her thing with Shae and the girls, plus us guys doing similar with Luke, I didn’t even think about telling Jude to cut the cameras.
“Hold that thought till we’re in the room, trouble.” I crowd her for the rest of the way, making sure to keep as much of her hidden as possible.
“You mean you can’t have Jude work his magic?” She sounds disappointed, and it’s exactly how I feel.
“Nope,” I reply, my lips coasting across the column of her throat. A soft mewl escapes her sweet lips, her hands move until they’re beneath my suit jacket, and she attempts to dig her nails in for purchase.
Coralynn’s eyes close, head tilting upward, and that’s when I feel it. The subtle dip in the elevator has me bracing our bodies, using the wall to hold her in place. I’m not sure if she feels or senses it with the way I keep at her throat, but I’m all too aware of what’s happening.
“What was that?” The elevator jolts again, barely more than a hiccup before it shudders to a stop. Her eyes open, locking on mine, and for a heartbeat, stopping in time, neither of us moves.
“Thinking you might need me to kiss you again.” I lick my lips, attempting to simmer down the nerves that are rolling off her in waves.
“Did… did we just stop? Are we stuck?” Her hands dig into my skin even more.
I glance at the panel near the door, noticing the unmoving numbers before offering a calm smile.
“Don’t pacify me, please. No doctor stuff right now. Just the truth.” My demeanor isn’t doing a damn thing to relax her.
“Well, looks like we’re stopped. Might be a glitch, might be a loss of power.” I keep my hand on her hip to steady her in case the nerves are getting the better of her and press a button. When nothing happens, I punch another. The soft glow flickers then fizzles out.
“Does that mean the cameras are out, too?” She is teasing, attempting to either put her mind at ease or reassure me for some reason. I’d like to say I’ve never been put in this situation, except I have. I work at a hospital. The only plus side from their elevators doing similar is that the backup generators bring everything back to life pretty quickly.
“You’d like that, wouldn’t you? It wouldn’t inconvenience us at all from what we started.” I brush a stray curl behind her ear once I realize the buttons are a lost cause.
“I would probably call it a dose of fate, depending on how you look at it.” A bubble of laughter echoes in the enclosed area, surprising me.
“We’ll call it whatever we need to.” As long as Coralynn doesn’t panic. Here with the doors sealed, the world shut out, and her scent surrounding me, allowing me to catch the faint scent of peppermint from her drink and hair products, the sexual tension rises like no fucking other.