“Finished?”
She glared at him in the darkness of the car. “Yes.”
“Good. I was only talking to her to try to find out if she knew who I would be fighting next. I didn’t think you would know.”
She didn’t. She bit her lip in consternation. The women would have heard the men talking about the upcoming fights and the bets they placed.
She looked out the window.
“I’ve never been faithful to a woman.”
Ria swung her head back to him.
“I’ve never cheated, either. I’ve never been in a committed relationship, Ria.”
“I haven’t, either,” she confessed.
“I doubt for the same reasons. You’ve been too busy going to school, working, and caring for your mother. The most important thing to my life is—was—my title,” he corrected himself. “I don’t want to get serious about anyone.”
“It’s not exactly the best time in my life to get serious over anyone, either.”
When the car pulled up outside her apartment, Mitchell opened the door for them, and Ria got out while Nicholas remained inside.
“Do you want to come in?”
“I shouldn’t.” Nicholas stared back. They both knew if he came inside what would happen.
“No expectations.” She held out her hand.
He didn’t take it. “I don’t know if I can do that.”
Ria smiled at him. “How about we just take it slow?”
“That I can do.” He got out of the car, taking her hand.
In her apartment, Ria was barely in the door before she found herself in Nicholas’s arms.
“I thought we were going to go slow?” she laughed.
“Fuck slow. Let’s speed things up.” His mouth went to her neck, brushing her hair back so he could explore the sensitive flesh.
“I can do fast,” she moaned, feeling herself tighten in desire.
She broke away from Nicholas, going to her bedroom door and opening it.
She was taking off her dress when he came to the doorway. She saw the indecision on his face.
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
She had held back her desires because she hadn’t wanted her family embarrassed by her behavior. She wanted Nicholas, to have a part of him she would never forget. She was sure she wasn’t the only woman who thought she could take a part of Nicholas by having sex with him.
She wiggled out of her panties, seeing his eyes darken with desire.
He started removing his own clothes. His body was perfection.
Ria licked her bottom lip.
“Don’t do that,” Nicholas groaned, taking her down to the bed.
“Do what?”
“Lick your lip. It makes me want to give you something to suck on.”
Ria pushed him back, going to her knees beside his hips. She deliberately licked her lip before bending down to lick the tip of his cock. “Is this what you want me to suck on?”
His only answer was a loud groan as her mouth covered the head of his cock.
She used the limited amount of skill she had gained from the other night to escalate his passion. His hips thrusting upward tried to get her to take him deeper, but she lifted her head to trace his length with her lips.
Nicholas rolled over, pinning her underneath him. His mouth covered hers, his tongue delving in. This time, it was her moan that filled the bedroom.
His hands widened her legs just before his cock poised at her entrance.
“Damn it.” Nicholas left her for a second before returning with a condom in his hand. He ripped it open then slid it on.
Ria began having doubts, looking at his cock. His eyes caught hers, seeing the hesitation.
“We can always stop.”
“Can we.” It wasn’t a question. She had been fighting her feelings for him, but seeing him sitting on the side of her bed, he seemed vulnerable, and she was sure that was a new experience for him.
“Come to me, Nicholas.” Ria held her arm out to him, for the first time in her life lowering her guards for a man.
“Ria, I never expected to want you this much.” His mouth lowered to her breast, lifting the delicate tip to his mouth. His tongue laved the nipple with gentle strokes.
With him treating her body with care, Ria felt beautiful under his hands. Her mouth placed gentle kisses on his muscular shoulders as her hands glided to his back, feeling the rippling muscles.
He lay over her, his weight making her feel protected. He was going slow, not taking her body, but giving her his.
His cock brushed against her opening, entering her slightly with his head lying on her chest.
“Are you sure?”
For her answer, she lifted her hips, helping him to enter her. She sucked in a deep breath at the slight pain. Nicholas frowned, beginning to pull away.