Thirty

MORGAN'S POV 

As I kissed her deeper, I dropped my hand to her neck, caressing her soft skin, annoying its feel beneath my fingers. 

My hand moved lower to her shoulder, which was bare but for the straps of her camisole.

I went past the straps to her bare arms, stroking her skin lightly. She shivered in my arms, and I wondered whether it was a reaction to me or the cold.

Her hands, which were now clutching to my shoulders tightly, pushed me back as she tried to disengage our lips. But I only pulled her closer, now teasing her lips with my tongue. 

She gasped and drew in a breath through her mouth, and it was only then that it occurred to me that she was out of breath and wanted a break.

Before I could give her a little space, with full intention of resuming the kiss right after, the both of us jerked apart as the car suddenly skidded to a halt.

I quickly wrapped my arms around Eve to keep her from falling off the seat and quickly glared at Henry.

"I'm sorry, sir. I almost ran into a cat and had to brake suddenly", Henry explained, turning to look at me. 

When he saw the position we were in, he turned his head away quickly.

 "We have arrived”, he added meekly.

At the backseat, I could barely control my anger. Things were going so well until the sudden braking ruined the mood.

 "l will make sure to deduct fifty percent of your salary to help stray cats," I shot back at my driver.

At the mention of a salary cut, Henry met my eyes in the rearview mirror, but the glare that met him had him bending his head quickly.

He gulped and thought twice about complaining.

Quickly, he left his seat and came to open the backseat, not wanting to displease me anymore.

After leaving the car, I carried Eve up to our apartment and into her room. I placed her gently on her bed and then headed to the bathroom to draw her a bath. I figured that a lukewarm bath would help her feel better and fall asleep restlessly.

After setting up the bath, I went back to her bedroom to get her. However, I found that she had already fallen asleep. She was no longer mumbling about the temperature or stirring, and her face looked serene. 

Seeing that she was no longer in discomfort, I decided there was no need to bath her. It was alright if she could sleep soundly like that.

I reached for the blanket, meaning to tuck her in. But before I could, I stilled, captivated by her face. It was almost unreal that a few minutes ago, I had held that face in my hands and kissed her. Her red and swollen lips were all that remained to show what had happened between us.

I ached to reach forward, touching those lips, maybe give her a goodnight kiss. But I fought against the urge. 

Henry's lackluster driving might have interrupted the heated moment in the car, but it hadn't put out the fire that had ignited in my veins. Now that I had had a taste of those lips and felt how it was to hold her in my arms, i knew it would be difficult to restrain myself around her.

Sighing, I leaned forward and started covering her with the blanket. What i didn't expect was for her to suddenly wrap her hands around my waist and drag me down to the bed.

I stumbled onto the bed, and before he could.make a move, she threw a leg.around my hips, trapping him like a koala clinging to a tree. 

I looked at her face in shock only to find that her eyes were still closed as she slept peacefully.

I swallowed hard and thought of how to extricate myself from her hold without awaking her. How could she look so serene in her sleep while still tempting me with her actions?.

As I looked down at her, however, my eyes fell on her cleavage, which was exposed in her current position, and my brain took a vacation. While I lost all thought, my body reacted immediately.

Suddenly, it was as if minutes hadn't passed since we were locked in each other's arms in the car.

The desire I had been trying to suppress in the past few minutes rushed back, and I groaned as my member hardened in my pants. Instead of pulling away from her, I was drawn to her sexy figure, and I found myself returning her embrace, wrapping my arms around her body.

My hands skimmed down the side of her camisole, dipping into her slender waist, and touching the bare skin at the waist.

A low groan ripped past my lips as I leaned forward and pressed my lips to her neck, unable to hold myself back any longer.