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Ha-joon

I slept in for the first time since arriving in Atlanta a week and a half after the earthquake that ASH had helped with.

I had finished shadowing Dr. Tai and wouldn’t move on to whoever was next until Monday, so I had the weekend free to get settled in and unpacked now that most of my condo was refinished and painted.

I sighed at the list of places that Mum had for me to go and pick out my furniture she’d already checked out… But I was spoiled and she was amazing.

So I did that for hours and was relieved how much I got done because of her.

It wouldn’t be too big of a problem to bring more through a portal now that my parents had a warlock on staff, but I’d been honest with Mum that I hadn’t liked a lot of my furniture before.

I’d basically gotten what Grandmum had told me to, and I didn’t want that anymore.

Mum being as patient as she was, she walked me through what I actually wanted. I wanted comfortable and not flashy. Not messy, but something I could nap on or easily doze on while reading over files. I needed that level of comfort in my home when my work environment was so stressful and rigid.

She definitely came through.

I picked up food on the way home, wanting to try a lot of the local everything since I hadn’t spent much time in America. I was going to like Atlanta for the damn barbeque meats alone.

No joke.

I was on the floor going through files and paperwork to put away in my study when the doorbell rang. It took me a moment to realize what it was because I hadn’t heard the noise before.

Then I was worried because only a few people even knew where I lived.

Nothing surprised me more than to find Ellie Reed at my door, smelling of wine… And in that damn robe again.

“You blocked my fuck buddy from the fucking building?” she demanded, anger and something else in her eyes.

I mentally swore, having honestly forgotten about that and how petty I’d been after my argument with Dr. Fitz in the attending’s lounge.

He’d said shit to me after about needing to teach me a lesson so I stayed out of his business.

It had pissed me off because he talked to me like a pup in front of too many people and I couldn’t retaliate without saying too much.

And he’d known that.

So I’d reported to building security that he’d threatened me and I wanted him banned from the building. Yes, I was also blocking him from Ms. Reed.

She snorted when I didn’t say anything and brushed past me into my condo. “I just got my ass chewed out by him and you’ve got nothing to say. Perfect. Where’s your wine? I’m out, and apparently I can’t order any because he’d see me in the lobby to get it and probably throw a fit.”

She didn’t wait for me to answer, muttering that my mum absolutely would have made sure I was set. She was happy with whatever she found in the wine fridge I didn’t even know I had and of course Mum had stocked.

“You’re really not going to say a fucking thing?” she pushed when I simply stared at her trying to find a wine opener.

I just didn’t know what to say. I’d locked the door behind her and followed after like I figured I should.

“Glasses?” she asked when she found the opener.

I went and got two, sitting them on the counter by her. “Wait, you were still going to be with him?”

She froze and then gave me a pissed look.

“ That’s what you’re going to say here? Seriously?

” She snorted and then focused back on opening the wine.

“Un-fucking-real. I’m surrounded by idiots.

” The cork came out with a pop. “No, I ended things when I suspended him.

Officially. I had already basically told him I was out before that.

“Not that it’s any of your business.” She snorted.

“Or apparently it is since I’m getting yelled at because of you and he thinks it’s all because you want to take his place.

” I mentally winced again as she poured us each a glass.

“No, it seems I’m such a fucking doormat that he assumed if he came at our normal time I would have cooled off by now and just moved past it.

“Completely sure I wouldn’t have stuck to what I’d said because…

I have no fucking idea. He is not the only man who can give me great sex.

” She took a sip and then stared at me over the rim of her glass.

“Right, pup? You made it clear that there would be a line who would want me. Desperately even. And apparently, you made it clear to my former fuck buddy you’re one of them. ”

Holy shite, this was really happening.

I snapped out of my surprise and my hormones kicked in as I moved closer to her. I ran the sleeve of her robe between my fingers. “I think that depends if you dressed up like this for me or him?”

She winced and I bit back a growl. “Neither. Habit.” She flushed with embarrassment.

“What does that mean?” I hedged, not able to read between the lines.

She sighed. “Tommy and I hooked up the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Sometimes more, but those were our scheduled nights. For years. Years and years.” She chuckled darkly. “Apparently, I’m a creature of habit. I didn’t even realize I was getting ready for him and fun until I was done.”

“And then?” I pushed, catching there was more to this.

“And then I realized how fucking depressing that was and actually pathetic,” she admitted before taking a big drink from her glass.

“So I drank the two bottles of wine I had at my place.

Then I made the mistake of not checking my phone before answering it because not in a million years did I think he would just ignore me ending things with him.

“That was when I got my ass chewed out and learned you blocked him from the building. Apparently , because you told him you were going to have me every which way and we were going to enter an agreement. And you would treat me better, rubbing that in Tommy’s face.

I hung up after a bit, but it seems I’m the fool who knew none of this. ”

“That’s not exactly how it happened, and I told security about him after he started problems with me and threatened me.”

She snorted into her wine. “You’re scared Tommy’s going to kick your ass? Yeah, right.”

“No, but he pissed me off,” I admitted.

She studied me for a moment. “Is he right?”

“About what?” I whispered, worried I was maybe about to get slapped.

“That you took his place in my life?”

“No, I don’t want to take his place.”

“You don’t want to be my fuck buddy?”

“Oh, I very much want to be your fuck everything,” I chuckled darkly and trapped her against the counter, leaning down and scenting her. “But I don’t want what you had with him. Fuck him. Tommy who? This is about what I want with you.”

“What do you want with me, pup?” she asked, her breath shaky. “Are you going to give me what I need since you blocked me from getting it?”

I wasn’t going to remind her that she’d already dumped Tommy, but then I scented a bit of shame. She thought she might have caved. She didn’t have the confidence in herself that she wouldn’t have held out against her former lover if I hadn’t blocked him from the building.

I didn’t care about all of that. All I cared about was the green light she’d given me.

“Yes,” I growled as I grabbed her glass and set it to the side before lifting her on the counter and moving my hands into her hair.

I cupped her head and brought her plump lips to mine.

They were as soft as I’d hoped and perfect against mine.

I nibbled and licked her lips as I kissed her before pushing my tongue into her mouth.

She moaned and arched into me, her nails running down my neck in a way that fucking set me on fire. Ellie was definitely into kissing and didn’t get enough of it from the way she begged me for more with her body.

I didn’t judge—mine was the same.

After several minutes, I ripped my mouth away from hers. “Has he ever seen you in any of this?”

Her eyes flashed shock as some of the lust faded and then she nodded. Before she could blink I had the robe and her lingerie torn off her. I didn’t want anything she’d worn for him in our fun.

“Okay then,” she mumbled, glancing down and blinking in surprise.

I lifted her under her ass and brought her over to my new dining room set. “You’re going to be the first meal I have on my new table.” I bit back a smile as she shivered, clearly on board with that plan.

Laying her on the table, I kissed her sweet lips again as my hands roamed. Then I focused lower.

“Your tits are fucking perfect,” I moaned before going back to kissing them, sucking her pert, dark pink nipples. “I’m going to be hard constantly knowing this is what you look like under those professional suits.”

“Your fucking voice and accent gets me so wet,” she whimpered as my hand moved down her stomach. I loved that it wasn’t completely flat but a bit rounded and soft. Curves on a woman were so damn sexy.

Then what she said hit me. I lifted my head and smirked at her as my fingers danced over her pussy lips. “Is that right, love? Does this flat do it for ya?”

She narrowed her eyes at me. “Most of the female population of the hospital is under that same spell wondering if they can get you to whisper in their ear.” She snorted. “The gay guys too.”

I gave a long lick to her nipple as I kept her gaze and teased her clit with her own juices. “None of them chatting me up have remotely caught my attention like the beauty I’m tasting tonight. I’ve only looked at you, Ellie.”

She liked that. From the fresh wetness on my fingers, she really liked that.

“Spread your legs,” I demanded. I raised an eyebrow at her when she didn’t listen.

Instead, she just pushed up on her elbows. “Do you think I’ll just let you go all Alpha on me, pup?”

“Yes,” I growled, fisting her hair and kissing her silly. I pulled her lower lip between my teeth as I plunged two fingers in her body. “You told me to please you and give you what you need. I will. But you will give yourself to me as I want.”