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“Is that a bad thing?”

“You’ve completely thrown me for a loop, and I think it’s great.”

“I’m not the sweet little girl you remember.”

“Hell no, you’re not.”

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NAVY

“It’s not the right time,” I repeated to myself as I unlocked my front door.

Even though Dali had argued that she didn’t mind that I had to leave shortly, I did, so I was a gentleman and escorted her to Corrie’s door.

I thought I’d give her a chaste kiss or two so neither of us got any more worked up and then promise her that tomorrow was a new day and I’d make it up to her somehow.

Of course, that didn’t work, and before I knew it, I had her in my arms with her legs wrapped around my waist. Kissing her was like a drug. It took every bit of willpower to stop and set her down.

“I’ve got to go, Dali,” I mumbled against her ear as we tried to catch our breath. “Tomorrow.”

“I don’t like you very much right now.”

“Patience is a virtue, right?”

“Whatever.”

“Are you mad at me?”

“I’m not happy with you, but I understand that you’re trying to be noble and all that bullshit.”

I chuckled as I took a step back and reached out to cup her face with my hands. I leaned down and kissed her one last time before I let go and took another step back. “Go inside, Dalisay.”

Dali narrowed her eyes at me and then turned around to put in the code for Corrie’s door. I smiled when I saw how aggressively she hit the buttons but bit it back when she turned around and glared at me. “I never pegged you for a tease, Navy.”

“And you’re never gonna peg me, but that’s neither here nor there.”

Dalisay burst out laughing and walked inside. Just before the door closed, I called out, “Sweet dreams!”

The door flew open, and she leaned out and flipped me off but laughed before she slammed the door.

“You’re a fucking idiot,” I mumbled as I stepped out of my boots and nudged them up against the wall.

When there was a loud knock, I jumped and then laughed at myself as I opened the door.

Dali was standing there with a determined expression.

“Hey, gorgeous. Long time, no see,” I quipped. When she just stood there in the doorway staring at me, I asked, “What’s wrong?”

“We’re just getting to know each other . . .” She pointed at me and then back at herself a few times before she said, “As adults.”

“Right.”

“That whole ‘call me Navy’ thing . . .” I chuckled when she mimicked my voice, but she just huffed before she said, “You don’t want me to think of you as Anthony with the big brother vibe, right?”

“Right.”

“Well, maybe I don’t want you to think of me as Dali, the sweet little girl who does what she’s told.”

“Have you ever been that girl?”

“I’m not now, that’s for damn sure.”

“You’re not fond of being told what to do. Noted.”

“Oh, I am, but only in certain circumstances.”

“Is that so?” I asked.

“Now isn’t that time.”

She was so much shorter than me - there was at least a foot difference, and I outweighed her by a hundred pounds, but the girl was a powerhouse.

Those strong legs that I’d been admiring since I found her asleep on the roof burst into action as she launched herself at me.

I had no choice but to catch her when she wrapped her legs around my waist.

When her mouth hit mine, I forgot all about my good intentions and kissed her with all the passion I’d held back when I kissed her at the front door.

When she pulled her mouth away from mine, we were both breathing heavily, but she managed to whisper, “I want to lick every inch of your sexy body and then ride you until we’re hoarse from screaming.”

“Holy shit,” I said as I turned and walked toward my bedroom.

Her ass fit perfectly in my hands, and she was so light that I felt like I could carry her forever. However, if she kept doing that thing on my neck with her teeth, I’d end up bending her over the couch and taking her right here in the living room.

I managed to make it to the bedroom and was about to lay her on the bed when I realized that both dogs were staring at me angrily for interrupting their nap.

“Out!” I yelled in a tone they didn’t hear often but had learned to obey.

“I’ll make it up to you later,” Dali told them as she reached out and shut the bedroom door behind Boogie and Spicoli. She smiled at me before she said, “Now I’ve got you all to myself.”

I set her down again, but this time, I pulled up the dress she was wearing at the same time and threw it to the side as soon as her feet hit the floor. I took a step back to take in the sight before me.

Dali’s golden brown skin was on full display. “Were you naked underneath that dress all night?”

“I was.”

“Fuck me,” I whispered angrily to myself.

“I planned on it, but then you got a case of the prudes.”

“You’re so fucking gorgeous,” I said as I pulled my shirt off over my head. I had her back in my arms in the next second and gently laid her down on the bed before I kissed my way down her throat to her chest. “Do me a favor.”

“I’m going to do more than that if you don’t kick it into gear.”

I chuckled before I twirled my tongue around her nipple but then pulled back to look at her before I said, “Don’t ever wear a bra or underwear again.”

“I can’t agree to that, but I’ll make sure to let you know when I’m commando.”

I groaned before I pulled her nipple into my mouth as I cupped her other breast with my hand. I teased that nipple at the same time until Dali arched her back.

“I need you to . . . Oh God,” Dali said as I began kissing my way down her stomach. “Yeah. I need that.”

I took my time, drawing out the anticipation before I finally slid my hands beneath her ass and lifted her off the bed and toward my mouth. Dali’s legs fell to the side, opening her up completely, and I stuck out my tongue to flick it against her clit a few times.

It was like she’d touched a live wire. Her entire body tensed as she slid her hands through my hair and pulled me closer. I hummed my appreciation against her clit as soon as my lips closed around it. I worshiped it with my tongue, flicking it over and over until she writhed against my mouth.

When I pushed a finger inside her, she started moaning, and when I added a second digit, she got louder. I kept pressure on her clit as I tried different positions with my fingers, stroking her gently for a time and then getting more forceful before I started moving them gently again.

I worked her close to orgasm and then slowed repeatedly until she was sobbing my name and begging me to let her come. When she finally did, it was with a primal scream as her entire body shook beneath me.

I rode out her orgasm with her until she tugged on my hair and begged me to stop. I kissed the inside of her thigh before I lifted my head and looked up at her.

“Holy shit. What was that?”

“That was me ruining you for anyone else.”