“Thank you!” Juanito slurped his cocoa with gusto.
“Want to help me tear apart this box? I’ll let you play with my knife.” Frankie ushered Juanito behind the bar and distracted him so I could talk to Diego.
“Nolan invited you to come here? For free?” I asked.
Diego scratched the dark stubble on his chin. He looked like he needed a vacation. “Yeah. He said Keller Resorts does a yearly employee raffle for a free weekend at any of the locations.” I frowned. This was the first I’d ever heard of it. “He said you won, but he wanted to surprise you because he knew you’d give the weekend away to someone else.”
My eyes narrowed further. Nolan spun a good story, but I wasn’t buying it. I packed away the details to discuss with him later. Because, oh boy, were we going to discuss it later. While I kissed him senseless and maybe ripped off all his clothes.This man, the things he does for me.
“I’m really happy you’re here,” I said. “I’m sorry it’s been so long. I know I should call more, at least so Juanito doesn’t feel like I abandoned him.”
“Oh, that reminds me,” Diego said, snapping his fingers. “Juanito is the recipient of the West Foundation grant for kids like him. It’s enough to cover his meds every month. You can start saving your money again,mana.”
Something warm glowed in my center. It felt scarily close to hope. Hope for the life I had so diligently been working toward for years. “Where’d you find the grant?”
Diego frowned. “The letter said you were the one who applied for it.”
The warm feeling burst into the fire of a thousand suns. Even after my refusal, Nolan had made sure Juanito was taken care of. “Oh. Right. It was a while ago, so I must have forgotten. Hey, why don’t you guys get settled and we’ll meet up in a bit? Gotta take care of a few things.”
“Sure,” said Diego. “See you soon.”
Five minutes later, I pounded on the door to Nolan’s office. I barely waited to hear his “come in” before I barged inside and shut the door. He looked positively smoldering in a charcoal gray suit, his hair perfectly tousled. Pausing with his hand on a folder, he lifted an eyebrow.
“Val—?”
I crossed the room in quick steps, climbing into his lap and fastening my lips to his. It took him all of two seconds to catch up, his hands going straight to my ass as he kissed me back with fervor. To his credit, he didn’t ask any questions, just slid his tongue against mine and matched my energy.
Overcome with happiness, my inhibitions and anxiety vanished. We were safe in his office, and I wantedmore—just a little bit.
“When’s your next work call?” I asked against his lips.
“Ten minutes. Would skip it, but it’s with the board.”
I nipped at his lower lip then pulled back, unbuttoning my jeans in a bold move Frankie would be proud of. I loved that with Nolan, I couldexplore a more daring side of my sexuality I’d always kept locked away. No one else had ever felt safe enough to let loose with, but Nolan was the calm in my storm, his support grounding me unlike anything else. And as he watched me, eyes hooded, I knew he wanted me just as badly. It was that look that gave me the courage to say, “I’ve got another idea of what you can do with your mouth. Better make it quick though.”
At that, his pupils blew wide and before I could blink, he lifted me to sit on his desk and helped me wriggle out of my jeans, then put his hands on my knees, forcing my legs wide.
“Jesus, Val,” he said, his hands sweeping up and down my bare thighs, eyes locked on the black lace thong barely covering my aching core. “Look at you, my naughty girl. Did you wear this for me?”
“Tick tock, Mr. Keller,” I said, tapping my nonexistent watch. “You really want to spend time idly chatting?”
On a growl, Nolan fisted the hair at the nape of my neck and fixed me with a thunderous expression. With his free hand, he moved my panties aside and pushed a thick finger into me, knuckle deep, and a moan caught in my throat. “Mmm. I can feel how much you like my dirty talk. Next time, I’m taking my time with you. And I’ll make you beg mefor it.”
Before I could say something snarky in reply, he removed his hand, knelt before me, and licked my pussy in one long stroke.Dear god.That one touch had me dissolving in his hands. For all my shit-talking about him hurrying up, at this rate, it wouldn’t take me long—I was already teetering on the edge. His ability to bring me to climax so swiftly was still mind-boggling.
And addicting.
He alternated between licking and fucking me with his tongue, driving my need higher and higher until I was practically clawing at his back and aching for release.
“Feel like begging already, Val?”
With a frustrated sound, I looked down at him and nearly came undone. Seeing him there between my legs, face buried in my pussy, was the hottest thing I’d ever seen.
But then he thrust two fingers inside me until I gasped, working them in and out as he looked up at me with a self-satisfied smirk.
Correction,that’sthe hottest thing I’ve ever seen.
But the only word I could form was “More.”
