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I wanted to laugh but couldn’t. Things were far too tight in there. “What’s that?”“Make it a night he’ll never forget.”“Jesus,” Ford said as I climbed into his car, his stare covering the whole length of me. Each inch he rose, starting at my feet, caused tingles to burst in my chest. “You look stunning, Sydney.”“You’re sweet.”The intensity in his eyes, the hungriness in his lips told me Gabby had chosen the right outfit.Even after I put on my seat belt, he stayed double-parked along the curb.Unmoving.Except for his eyes, still traveling, still taking me in like I was a feast.“Damn it,” he said, shaking his head, a slight moan coming from his throat before he leaned across the middle of the car. Rather than go for my lips, he went for my cheek. He kissed it softly, keeping his lips there, breathing me in.I didn’t mind.I was doing the same to him.Refreshing my memory with the scent of his cologne. The citrus tones I remembered from the morning after the bar, the way it had li
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I saw the relief and felt it when his hand moved on top of mine, squeezing my fingers. I could feel the sweat forming on my palm.“Something tells me you’re going to work your ass off and get that degree much faster than you think.”“I hope so.” I didn’t want to continue dwelling on me in case we ventured further into the topic of employment—something I certainly didn’t want to lie about if it came up. So, I said, “What about you? Hannah told me you’re a lawyer. I’m assuming the guys you were with at the bar were friends? Colleagues?”“Yes, but more importantly, they’re family.” He turned at the light, taking his hand back to shift. “I have two older brothers—Jenner and Dominick—who were there that night, and we more or less run the law firm even though my parents are technically in charge.”“And Hannah will be working for you?”“With us, yes.”“How nice that your family works together and that you all wanted to be lawyers.”“Where your brain revolted against numbers, the dinner table
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“You bake.”“Out of all things, that’s what you focused on?”“I have a sweet tooth.”I got the sense that he was talking about something other than chocolate.And it made me wiggle, recrossing my legs, my knee hitting his in the process. I didn’t move it away. I kept it locked against him. “Yes, I do.”The Turners had had a personal chef. Meals that she mastered for their entire family and me, but desserts were her weakness, so I’d learned how to bake to give the family something sweet after every dinner.Details Ford didn’t need to know.But details that had been such a big part of my job since the kids often helped me in the kitchen.“Here’s your wine,” the bartender said, pulling my attention away from Ford as two glasses were set in front of us.I lifted mine and held it toward Ford.“To new memories, starting with this …” He leaned forward and pressed his lips against mine.The kiss was unexpected, like a fire that had erupted out of nowhere, the flames quickly moving through my
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Some would have rubbed their nipples.Not Sydney.Her innocence was one of the things I liked most about her.I pulled my fingers away and reached past her body, opening her door. “After you.”She climbed out, and I turned off the engine, locking the car behind me as I joined her on the sidewalk. My hand instantly went to her lower back, and I followed her through the front entrance and into the elevator. While we rose to her floor, I couldn’t stop myself.I needed a taste even if it was going to be a quick one.I backed her up against the wall and surrounded her face with my grip, my lips pressing to hers. My tongue parted her mouth, moving in with urgency, and I didn’t pull away until I heard the chime of the elevator, signaling we had arrived at her floor.Her cheeks were flushed, her breath coming out in pants.“God, Sydney, you’re so fucking sweet.”As my words resonated, more redness moved across her flesh, adding to the crimson that had already been there.But what was new was
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“Ford! Oh God! Yes!”When her head tilted back this time, I kissed up her throat, hissing, “I want you to come.”That was my goal tonight.To see how many times I could get her off.To see how loud I could make her scream.To see how hard I could make her body shudder.When I left this apartment tonight, I wanted her to feel a sweet ache every time she squeezed her legs together, remembering what it felt like when I was inside her.I added a second finger, overlapping the two. The deeper I got, the more she bucked.She wasn’t just holding my face.She was gripping it. Kissing me like I was her air, her nails now like claws.“You like when I’m finger-fucking your pussy …”Every time I pulled out, her walls clenched me; her sounds made me believe she was yearning for more.But I wanted words.Her words.“More than anything,” she sighed, exposing her neck again. “You have no idea how good this feels.”But I did.Because watching her unravel made me feel even better.“I need you.”Hearing
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“Goddamn it.”I let go.The moment I did, a burst moved through my balls and across my stomach, the intensity so overwhelming that my fingers bit her.“Fuck,” I growled.“Ford!”The first load shot into the condom.“Oh my God!” she belted out, holding me even tighter.I pulled back and drove in. “You’re fucking milking me.”She was taking every drop, suctioning it from me, working the peak of my orgasm through my body.“Yesss!”I sucked her lip into my mouth, waiting for the intensity to slow from within us, easing the power behind my strokes until I was still. My thumb left her clit, and I surrounded her face, keeping her steady as I studied her eyes.“Your pussy …” I shook my head. “Fuck, Sydney.” I pressed our foreheads together, our breaths mixing. “What I wouldn’t give to taste you again in the morning.”“Mmm.” She smiled. “Sounds like you’re promising a second date.”I kissed her.I needed it.The heat from her lips, the feel of them.“I can do that.”“I’m already looking forwar
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But those words were more honest than anything I’d said so far.Ford Dalton screamed power.And remembering just how much power he’d given me on the back of Gabby’s couch and again on her wooden table was making my entire body blush.A topic I’d much rather ponder than the lies.When I finally glanced up, there was hunger in his stare.A hunger I recognized. I’d seen the same look while we were at the bar and again when we were eating dinner.“I’m shocked as hell right now.”“Me too,” I whispered.“I just assumed you worked in the education field. I realize now that I never asked.”I reached inside my bag and pulled out my résumé, setting it on his desk. “I’m not sure if you’ve already seen this.”“I haven’t.”“Then, take a look. My background is all on there, detailed. The last four years, I was employed by the Turner family as an au pair for their three children. I homeschooled them, baked for them. Raised them, if I’m being honest.”“An au pair,” he said as he looked at the sheet.
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My legs tightened, the fluttering instantly sparking between them.The tingling making it hard for me to process the reality of this situation.“What are you saying, Ford?”He was silent as he stared at me. “I don’t see a way around this.”“I’m not sure I understand.”“I can’t have both, Sydney.”Both.And then it hit me.It was either the job or the start of this relationship—or whatever direction we were moving in, together.But I couldn’t have both.I was slowly inhaling, trying to convince my heart to settle, as he asked, “Which do you want more?”I pulled my hair to one side, holding it in my slick hand, my heart increasing instead of calming. “You can’t ask me that. It’s not fair.”“But it’s the only way I’m going to decide.”I released the strands of hair, my head dropping, my hand now holding my forehead. I needed the pressure; my brain felt like it was going to explode.Which do you want more?The one thing I knew, the one thing Ford had emphasized, was that he didn’t bring w
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