“Thank God.” He lowered his mouth and gave her a kiss so tender she wanted to cry. “I never want to scare you.”
He kissed her again and it quickly escalated. His hands were traveling back beneath her dress before common sense took hold of him. He knew his brothers wouldn’t return and they’d take the head of anyone else who tried. But he did not want to take his mate for the first time on a hard cement floor of an unfinished office complex.
“As much as I want you right now, Paige, we need to stop.”
She rose up and bit his lower lip and he thought his bear would go wild. His eyes closed at the feel of his lip between her white teeth, remembering the feel of her mouth on his cock.
“Party pooper,” she said as she let go.
“Damn it, woman.” He tongue ran across his lip to gather in her taste.
One fine brow arched. “What? You don’t like love bites?”
He wanted to slam his head against the nearest concrete pillar as sexual heat rolled over him. “You are such a little cock teaser.”
“No, I’m not.” The sex kitten inside her smiled at him as she trailed a finger down the middle of his chest. When she reached the head of the cock jaunting from the top of his jeans, she stopped. “If I was a cock teaser, I wouldn’t have finished the job. Unlike you.”
He rolled them back over, a wave of happiness washing over him at their shared banter. “Oh, I’m going to finish the job. Tonight.”
To say Paige was disappointed was a misnomer. “I have a meeting until seven.”
“Killing me here, babe. Killing me” He was wound so tight, he didn’t know how much control he actually had left. He knew it was probably best to let things cool down. He didn’t want her saying yes in the heat of the moment. “Yeah, I’m not sure how long the inspector will be this afternoon either. Tomorrow night, then.” He cut her off before she could open her mouth to speak. “You’ve got to learn a new word, sweetheart. I’ll pick you up at six.” He nuzzled his mouth against her neck. Her giggle as he tickled her neck turned to a deep moan when he gave her neck a sharp bite.
“I wasn’t going to say no.” She pulled his head up and kissed him. She couldn’t think he was doing that. “Where are we going?”
“I want to show you something.”
“Didn’t you already do that?”
“Hush, woman, or you’ll be getting another up close and personal look.”
“Promises, promises,” she teased softly as her fingers brushed back a lock of hair that had fallen across his brow.
Her eyes filled with desire and he couldn’t wait to claim her as his mate.
“Wear jeans and sturdy shoes. And dress warm. It’s still cold at night.” He gave her a hard, swift kiss because that was all his control would allow. He spring up, graceful and lethal, and helped her to her feet. Fastening his jeans, he grimaced as he forced his hard cock back behind the zipper. Quickly gathering the lunch tote and blanket, he laughed when her pink panties fluttered to the ground. He snatched them up before she could.
“Uhh-uhh. Those are mine.” He stuffed them in the front pocket of his jeans and gripped her elbow, guiding her to the elevator. He needed to get her off the secluded floor before his good intentions went to hell in a handbasket.
CHAPTER FIVE
Quinn watched until the taillights of Paige’s car blinked out of sight. Before he could turn and walk away, his brothers were beside him.
“So.” Ryker spoke first. Both men had crossed their arms and were looking at him with the same expression their father had used when Quinn had messed up. “When are you bringing her home to meet the parents?”
Not until after I’ve had my dick inside her, that’s for sure, he thought silently. Last week in a moment of desperation to get her to go out with him, he’d invited her to his parents’ Sunday dinner. She’d said no and now he was glad. Now that he’d had time to think—who was he kidding?—now that he’d had a taste of her, he’d rethought that idea. He loved his family, but they were big, loud, and noisy.
Ryland took pity on him. “Don’t tease, Ryk. Can’t you see the man is having a hard time?”
Ryker shuddered. “I really didn’t want to see just how hard a time he was having. The picture of his bare ass in the air will haunt me forever.”
Quinn turned and walked away giving them the bird and using Paige’s brushoff from the other day. “Whatever.”
His brothers fell into step behind him, making every crude joke they could think of as they made their way back to the office trailer. He couldn’t wait until they found their mates. Payback was a bitch.