Page 69 of His to Seduce
At least then she’d get the space I knew she wanted, too.
“Don’t you have anything to do today?”
“Nothing more important than being here for you.”
Her chin quivered and more tears filled her eyes. I kissed her again before she could argue, before she could lose the tight thread I knew she was grasping to keep from losing it in front of me.
She kissed me back. I tasted her tears on her lips before sweeping my tongue inside. I tasted every inch of her mouth, until her body relaxed and went pliable in my lap before pulling back. I wanted to be the one to kiss away the stress of her life, every day.
“Go,” I said, sliding my hands to her hips and slowly pushing her off my lap. “Go get ready.”
I held on to her until I knew she was steady.
She shot me a softened smile that burned my chest. God, when Camden let down her walls, when she was vulnerable and not hiding, she was the most spectacularly beautiful woman I’d ever seen.
“Thank you,” she whispered, her voice hoarse and weak.
“Go.” I tilted my head in the direction of the stairs. “Take all the time you need. I’ve got some calls to make anyway.”
She stepped back and turned to head upstairs. Before she walked away, she twisted back around and leaned over me. Her lips hit mine in a hot, searing kiss. It was fast and over too quickly, before I could take control and show her what I wanted to do and how I felt about her. “Camden,” I groaned when she pulled back.
“Thank you, David, for being here.” She stepped back and her smile wobbled. “Thank you for being you.”
She dashed out of the hallway and around the corner.
I sat back in the kitchen chair and pulled out my phone, grinning. She liked me too. A lot.
I made two calls while Camden was upstairs showering and changing her clothes.
Like I suspected, Declan didn’t mind that I wasn’t going to be able to make it in.
As I also suspected, when my mom heard I was bringing someone over to her Friday night family dinner that I avoided more than attended, she was ecstatic.
