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“Storm.” I called. “Wait—that was supposed to be a joke!”
He didn’t stop.
“Anurak Kasemchai!” I hollered.
He paused and turned to look at me.
“I’m talking to you!” I warned. “You told me about your father because?”
“Because people are cruel.” Storm snapped. “And if we were to get together there will be talk. They will say some hurtful things—to you, about you, about me and I wanted you to be ready for that.”
Without speaking, I walked over to him.
Slowly, I framed his cheeks and looked up into his face. The fire I felt from him jolted through me then ran up my spine. Even when he pushed some hair off my forehead and dropped a kiss there.
“I want you to be prepared.”
“How many times have you given this disclaimer?” I asked him.
“Twice.” My voice cracked. “Beam and now you. I need to make sure you’re going into this with open eyes.”
“See me here?” I asked. “I’m not running. If you want me, I’m here. But you don’t have to make that decision right now. At this very moment, I just want you to know that I’m here.”
“Taz.”
“That’s a talk for after.” I caressed his cheeks. “But I’m not going anywhere until you let me go.”
“Kiss me.”
I smiled and kissed him deeply, allowing his tongue in and moaning at the electricity it caused.
“I’d love for you to take me to bed.” I admitted. “But we have work to do. But I promise, when this is over…
Stepping even closer, I lifted my mouth to his ear.
“You can do whatever you want to me.”
Storm trembled.
“And I do mean,en-nee-thing.”
“Let’s get this done then.” Storm told me.
“Guys, let’s go.” Beam called from somewhere in the house. “We only have so much night.”
“I feel like a mom who was making out with the dad with the kid screaming for us to go because grandma doesn’t like it when we’re late.”
Storm laughed.
He drove us back to the shady strip plaza.
This time we couldn’t park in the lot as it was well after midnight and there shouldn’t be a vehicle there. Darby would definitely get suspicious and that was the last thing we needed.
Instead, there was a strip club across the street.
Parking there, we left the car and hurried back across the street, being careful to avoid open areas and the limited view of any cameras. We entered through a backdoor where Beam picked the lock.
“Remind me to discuss this with you later.” I whispered.