He took a step closer but kept his hands in his pockets although it looked like it pained him to do so. “I’m not sorry for kissing you, Mia,” he said, his voice rough. “I’ve wanted to kiss you since that night. I’ve dreamed about kissing you. I’ve dreamed about that night over and over again. But I am sorry that I did it without your consent and in our place of work. If you want to go to Carter and make a complaint about me, I won’t stop you.” Mia put her hands on her hips and gaped at him. “You want me to report the kiss to Carter?” “No,” he said, shaking his head and taking another step closer. “I want to kiss you again, but I won’t, not unless you tell me I can.” Mia stepped toward him until there was barely any space between them. She tilted her head up to him, her eyes coasting over his lips before reaching his eyes. “And if I want you to?” she asked, her voice barely above a whisper. “What does that mean for us, for the job?” Liam pulled a hand from his pocket and li
They reached for each other’s clothes as Mia dragged him toward the bedroom. She managed to get the buttons on his shirt undone and took a second to admire the smooth expanse of his chest as she ran her hands reverently over it. He shrugged the shirt off his shoulders and reached for hers. Mia leaned forward and ran her tongue over the solid mass of his left pec and up his neck. She could feel the throb of his pulse on her tongue and she shivered in anticipation. He pushed her away so he could free her from her shirt and her bra and then fell to his knees in front of her. She threaded her fingers through his hair as he buried his face between her breasts and breathed her in. “I’ve missed you,” he mumbled. “Me or my ta-tas?” He chuckled. “Ta-tas? You can say boobs, Mia. Or breasts. Tits work too.” He took a breath and sobered. “But I meant you,” he said looking up at her. “And these too, of course.” He looked back down at her breasts before cupping them and suckling one nipple
Liam rolled to his side and watched Mia as she caught her breath. His fingers drew soft circles on her skin; his need to keep touching her was something he really didn’t want to examine. He hadn’t intended to attack her like that as soon as he walked through the door, but he wasn’t sorry. Things had been building between them since she had walked back into his life and it was inevitable they would end up here and yet it didn’t diminish what had happened tonight. She opened her eyes and turned her head to look at him. Her face was soft and satiated and her lips were tilted up in a smile. He leaned forward and kissed her; he couldn’t not. She rolled toward him, her body fitting against his with ease. Bare skin slid against bare skin as she pressed closer, her arms twining around his neck and one luscious leg draped over his hip. He thrust against her, not entering her, but sliding his hardness through her warm, wet softness. It was heaven and yet not nearly enough. He skimmed
His mind fractured for a moment even as his body pulsed with his climax. Everything around him seemed to float, weightless and suspended at a single point in time before it all rushed back in and he collapsed, rolling them to the side and tightening his arms around her. He wasn’t ready to let go. Not yet. Maybe not ever.Mia must have dozed off because she felt herself waking from what seemed like a dream when Liam moved to take care of the condom and clean up. He wasn’t gone long, sliding back into bed behind her and pulling her close once more, spooning her like it was something they did every day. She sighed, relaxing back against him, relishing the warmth of his body and the way it felt to be wrapped up in his arms. She didn’t remember them snuggling last time; if they had, she didn’t think she would have been able to ever let him go. Her stomach chose that moment to remind them there was food sitting out on the counter in her kitchen and she hadn’t eaten for hours. Liam
He shrugged and sipped his beer. “So? The readers know you’re working with me, and I think they’d like to hear from you. Besides, I think you could give some good insight into what women like.” She rolled her eyes. “I’m just one woman. Just because I like something, doesn’t mean every other woman out there is going to like it. We don’t have one shared consciousness.” He laughed. “I never thought that,” he said. “But I still think the readers would be interested in what you have to say.” She picked at the remainder of her gyro, not looking at him. “You really think so?” He tucked a finger under her chin and tilted her head up to his. “Yeah, Mia, I do. I think you have some valid opinions and I think you should share them with the world. There are no wrong answers here. As you said, just because you like something doesn’t mean every other woman in the world will, but that doesn’t negate what you like. You’re allowed to have your own take on things. You’re allowed to have an opin
Mia groaned but nodded, crawling off his lap. He missed the weight of her and the warmth of her body against his. She rolled away and off the bed, scooping up the rubbish from their bed picnic. Liam grabbed the beer bottles—his empty, hers barely touched. “You don’t like beer?” She shrugged but didn’t answer. “Hey,” he said, reaching for her and tugging her against his chest. “You can tell me if you don’t like something.” She blinked up at him. “I don’t really like beer,” she replied. “It’s too bitter.” “What do you drink?” She blushed. “You’ll make fun of me,” she said, dipping her head. “Tell me,” Liam murmured, threading his fingers through the dark just-fucked curls that cascaded around her shoulders. “Sweet wine,” she replied, “Vodka Cruisers, Canadian Club, and dry. I like sweet,” she said with another shrug, not looking at him. He dipped his head and nudged her nose with his, tilting her head so he could brush a kiss across her lips. “Next time I’ll bring some
Friday night rolled into Saturday morning, not that Mia noticed. She was far too blissed out from multiple orgasms and sleeping beside the hot water bottle that was Liam. She had never actually slept with someone before, not in the actual sleeping sense. The nights she and Peyton had passed out on the bed together after an evening of drunken revelry didn’t count. Spending the entire night in bed with Liam—intermittently snoozing and making sleepy love—was a revelation. She liked it. A lot. Maybe too much. The smell of coffee woke her and she fluttered her eyes open, squinting in the bright sunlight. She could only just make out the form of Liam standing over her with a grin and a large takeaway coffee. “Good morning,” he said. Yes. Yes, it was a good morning. A very good morning. “Good morning,” Mia replied and then cleared the huskiness from her throat, laughing. “Sorry.” Liam sat on the edge of the bed and handed her the coffee. “Don’t be sorry,” he said. “I
She took a breath and then tilted her face up to his. “I know I should tell you that we can’t do this again,” he said. Her eyes searched his and he thought she might be holding her breath. “But I can’t. I can’t say this won’t happen again because I want it to happen again. I want whatever this is between us. I know it’s awkward with the internship and everything, but I still want this. I want you.” “I want you too,” she said. Her eyes were wide and glassy and he lifted his hand to cup her cheek and run his thumb across her bottom lip. “No one at work can know,” he said. “I know,” she replied, letting her hand settle on his thigh. “I’m okay with that.” “You can’t tell Peyton.” “I know. I haven’t, I mean she doesn’t know about it before.” She dropped her head and let her hand slide off his thigh. “It seemed too precious to gossip about.” He lifted her chin, his hand sliding around to the back of her neck and tangling in the strands of ha