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She jerked, but when she tried to withdraw he held on.
“Up.”He indicated her other foot.
She considered refusing.Then she considered how unhappy her left foot would be if it didn’t get the same boneless relief her right foot had just received.It was really a no-brainer.Besides, she was fully clothed, in a moving car in the busiest city in the world.
Yeah, keep deluding yourself.
Zach’s smile grew even tighter around the edges when she raised her other foot and placed it in his lap.His erection was granite-hard, and his chest rose and fell in harsh breaths.
Bethany wanted to ask why he was torturing himself so much, then thought the better of it.She knew why.She was suffering the same deep, dark hunger.Their chemistry defied reason, and she’d known the moment she’d entered the car that a version of this would play out.
They watched each other, their breaths growing more frantic with each passing second as his caress deepened and slowed.
When his hands slid under her black skirt, her whole body shuddered in response.
Sure, expert fingers grazed her inner thighs.Her nipples peaked and throbbed painfully as her breasts swelled against her pink shirt.
Wetness oozed between her thighs, soaked her panties and infused the air between them with her scent.She knew the moment Zach smelled her arousal.
He shuddered and gritted his teeth.“God, I need to make you come!”He brushed her skirt higher.“Will you let me?”
“Zach…” Another feeble protest barely worth the effort.
But he took it seriously.He slammed his head against the headrest, squeezed his eyes shut and gripped her thigh hard enough to leave marks in the morning.
“You should know, I can’t even jack myself off anymore.You’ve ruined me for everything, Bethany.Even my fucking masturbation.I hope you’re pleased with yourself.”
Against her will, laughter bubbled up her throat.She pressed the curves of her feet over his erection and was rewarded with a dark, hungry growl.“I’m glad you didn’t jack it until it fell off.”
He grunted a half laugh, then immediately sobered.“You’re cracking jokes.Dare I hope that this is a step forward for us?”he probed gently.His eyes were full of hope and the grip on her thigh trembled slightly as he stared at her.
“This isn’t really funny, Zach.This last week wasn’t a walk in the park for me.I hurt.Very much.It’s been… The pain has been unbearable,” she whispered.A part of her wondered why she was opening herself up to him like this, making herself even more vulnerable than she already was.
But honestly, hadn’t she been like this with Zach right from the beginning?Being this close to him was like walking around with her nerves exposed.She felt raw.She’d felt naked with him from the moment she’d laid eyes on him.
She stared at his gorgeous, haunted face and tears welled up in her eyes.
“Bethany!Shit, baby, don’t cry.”
He scooped her up and placed her in his lap.His mouth grazed her cheek, triggering faster tears.“You’re shutting me out of the important bits of your life, and I can’t… I can’t take it.God, I’m so pathetic.”
“You’re not pathetic, and they’re not the most important bits.You are.”
“If they’re not, then why won’t you talk about them?”
“Because some parts of it are not mine to tell.”
“But they’re a part of who you are.That shouldn’t be a secret.”
He sighed, then gripped her waist hard, before he raised her face to his.“They won’t be.Not for much longer.”
“Do you give me your word?”
He stared back at her for a long, hard moment.Then he nodded.“Yes.”
Her breath shuddered out.“So what happens until then?”
Molten grey eyes slid over her face, dropped to her mouth and stayed.“Until then… you use me for sex?”