Eruption

6

He slowly pushed up the bottom of my dress, following his fingertips with a trail of kisses. He hooked his thumbs in the sides of my thong. "Baby, you don't have any flaws."

And he knew exactly what to say to wear me down. I lifted my hips and let him remove my thong. "Okay, fine. We can make an appointment with your realtor and go look at it together. Happy?"

He smiled. "We don't need to make an appointment. I already bought it."

"James!" My exclamation quickly changed to a moan as he thrust his tongue deep inside of me. f**k. "James, you can't...God!" I let my head drop back against the cushion as he spread my legs farther apart. I couldn't possibly think straight like this. Damn it.

He pushed the bottom of my dress up over my waist and I quickly pulled it over my head. My anger had been replaced by a more primal need, somehow making my want for him even stronger. I unhooked my bra as his mouth moved to my c**t, sucking on it hard.

"Yes!"

His fingers replaced his tongue, plunging deep inside my aching p***y. His tongue on my c**t matched the rhythm of his fingers, pushing me closer and closer to release. Why did I always give into him? Why did I always let him manipulate me with s*x? He curved his fingers, hitting that spot that always made me lose control.

Oh God. My whole body felt warm from the combination of the alcohol coursing through me and the building desire in my stomach. I moaned again as his hand slid up, pinching one of my n*****s. The sensation had a direct line to my groin.

I grabbed the back of his head as he sucked hard on my c**t again. "James!" My orgasm crashed down on me. But the high didn't last long. The reality of what he had just done quickly returned. Jesus. I pushed on his shoulders.

After one last stroke against my wetness, he pulled back and stared at me.

I knew why I always let him have what he wanted. Because I could never resist him. Not when he looked at me like that. Who was I kidding? I could never resist him.

He started to unbutton his shirt.

My chest rose and fell as I tried to catch my breath. I stood up and pointed my finger at him. "You can't just buy a new apartment and not tell me about it. We're getting married. We need to make these kind of decisions together. And we had already discussed this. It's too much change, too fast."

He stood up too.

"I'm really mad at you," I added, when he didn't say anything.

Ignoring me, he slowly removed his belt and unzipped his pants, letting his erection spring free.

I quickly looked back up at his face. "What are you doing? James, we need to talk about this."

His eyes were ablaze. "I like when you're mad at me."

Fuck it. I grabbed the back of his head and pulled his mouth to mine. He was always right. When I was mad at him, it just made me want him even more.

***

James propped his head up on his hand and looked down at me. "I think I know what you like, Penny."

I tried to suppress my smile and shook my head. After everything he had just done to me, I didn't have any energy left to talk about this right now. I winced slightly as I turned to face him. The odds that I didn't have rug burn on my ass were slim to none. "It still would have been nice to be part of the decision."

"I'm sorry."

I smiled up at him.

"But it was a present and I..."

I put my finger against his lips. "Don't ruin your apology."

He grabbed my hand and kissed each of my knuckles. "You're going to love it. I promise."

"As long as you're in it, I will." I ran my fingers through the contours of his six pack. "So where is it?"

"Closer to where we'll both be working."

"You're impossible. You do realize that, right?"

He shrugged and smiled down at me. "We can walk to work together every day. And we can walk to our new home together every night. We can make detours through Central Park whenever you're missing the suburbs. It's going to be wonderful."

"Thank you, James."

He tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. "Why does it feel like you aren't thanking me for the new place?"

"I am. But it's not just that. Thank you for not getting annoyed when I stayed up late studying so many nights. And for waiting to get married until after I graduated. For putting your life on hold here while I finished school. And for not getting mad at me when I'm stubborn for no reason. And for just being you."

"You're awfully sentimental tonight." He pulled me into his chest.

I'd never get enough of the sweet scent of his skin. "You've given up so much to be with me."

He ran his fingers through my hair. "That's not the way I see it."

I knew it wasn't how he saw it, but that's how it was. The past few years I had been a burden. "There is no other way to see it, James. I just want you to know how much I appreciate everything you've done. Everything you've given me and everything you've given up."

"Penny, it goes both ways. What's mine is yours. And what's yours is mine."

"But I don't have anything."

He rolled over, pinning my back to the rug. "You're everything that I've ever wanted. These past two and a half years have been the happiest of my life. We're getting married in a few weeks. You're the one giving me everything."

"I'm worried that I'll always be a burden. I don't know what I want to do now that I've graduated. I don't know what I want to be."

He smiled down at me. "Well, you can start by working with me at Hunter Technologies. And by becoming my wife. Does that really sound so bad?"

I pursed my lips. Of course he was right. Even if I just worked there until I figured out what I really wanted to do. He knew me better than I knew myself. "It sounds perfect." I put my hand on the side of his face, running my palm along the scruff on his jaw line. "I can't wait to be Penny Hunter."

"God I love the sound of that."