Heated Abscondment

Chapter Fourteen - Part One

4 years before

Ada shook her head.

She shouldn’t have had that last shot before they left. Or maybe the last 3. Or 4. Or 5.

She could hold her liquor extraordinarily well, but her issue with alcohol is either she’s hardly affected, or she’s more than just drunk.

She was starting to feel the effect of the alcohol, which meant she tipped the scale.

And they were on their way to unfamiliar territory with a trio of men that they didn’t know very well.

“Uhm. Can we stop and get some coffee on the way?” She asked the group in the car with her.

“There should be one that’s not far off the route to the hotel.” Rachael mused out loud, then she leaned forward to ask the driver to make a stop. Promising a hefty tip if he did so.

“Are you getting tired? You’re more than welcome to sleep at our suite.” Etienne quietly teased in her ear.

Ada looked at him out of the corner of her eye, then looked forward. She didn’t have a good comeback and she didn’t want to give him any inclination that she was quickly becoming affected by her alcohol.

He leaned back and draped his arm across the back of the seat.

She was stuck in the third row two seat next to him. Their group had to split into multiple ubers as they trekked over to the guys’ hotel. The whole group, including Etienne, conspired so that once again, the only available seating for Etienne was next to Ada.

“Or maybe all that alcohol you drank is finally getting to you and you don’t want to pass out to be at the mercy of my wickedness.” He said out of the blue.

Ada quickly swung around to look at him with wide eyes.

Again, she didn’t say anything. Her faculties were quickly slipping away.

The seat creaked and squeaked as Etienne shifted and leaned towards Ada.

“Or maybe you’re already at my mercy.”

Ada felt her breath catch and become uneven.

Time slowed as Etienne leaned closer. He brought his hand up and gripped her chin. He slowly lowered his mouth to hers. And then paused just a hair breadth from hers. Her lips tingled as his breath passed over her skin.

God she wanted him to kiss her.

She wanted to let go for once. Why does she have to keep such tight control over herself? How come she can’t have what she would like to?

And right now she wants this man’s mouth.

“f**k it.” She thought.

She reached up and grabbed Etienne’s hair and yanked his head forward so that their lips made contact.

Electricity zinged all over her lips making them numb and tingly. The bolts shot to her stomach, across her lower back and straight to her core. She thought the ends of her hair were going to singe from the electricity coursing through her.

As her tongue collided with Etienne’s she felt a wildfire roar to life inside of her. She thought she was going to melt from how hot she suddenly was.

How she was sure she was going to die, if he didn’t touch her right now.

Almost as if he could read her mind, his hand moved to her knee then inched up her thigh. Heat emanated from his large hand. Everywhere his touch was, then left, her skin felt overly cool.

When he cupped her s*x outside of her leggings and pressed against her, she moaned into his mouth. She was relieved and frustrated. She wasn’t satisfied.

Etienne ended the kiss and gave her lips a not so gentle nibble.

Keeping his hand where he pressed against her, he leaned and whispered in her ear.

“I’ll have you tonight. I’ll bring you the greatest pleasure you’ve ever known.”

Ada’s eyes almost rolled all the way back to her head as Etienne maintained his pressure and her skin tingled from his breath.

As their vehicle pulled into a drive through for a coffee place, she was then roughly and belatedly brought back to the real world with a touch of embarrassment.

Ada had completely forgotten where they were and that their friends were around. She lost all inhibition and almost rode his hand in front of everybody.

She kept her eyes diverted from Etienne’s the entire time Rachael put in her order for her and the others, then passed the drinks around. She was sure he was smirking the entire time.

She avoided making eye contact all the way to the hotel.

But it didn’t mean that she didn’t admire the view of his fine ass in his slacks as he climbed out of the backseat.

She moved to climb out herself, but Etienne turned and reached back in. Grasping her arms, he helped her out of the vehicle. She looked up at him to say thank you and she knew that was mistake as soon as she locked eyes with him again.

She swallowed.

Hard.

Etienne smiled, and still not letting her go, led the group to their hotel suite.