Submerged(Bound Together Book 1)(4)

 

“My place is closer,” she whispers against my ear, sending fire through my veins as if I took another shot of tequila.

 

“Let’s go,” I say, not giving reason a chance to voice a single thought.

 

We stand up, Carly’s hand tucked securely in my own as if to keep her from running away, and I turn to my brother. I don’t even have to speak. He knows. “I’ll see you later,” he says, unable to fight the cocky grin on his face. But this time, I couldn’t give a shit about his smug smile. I’ve got Carly, and we’re heading back to her place for the night.

 

“I’ll be fine,” I overhear Tara tell Carly with their exchange.

 

“Ready?” Carly’s only reply is a firm nod of her head.

 

We head out the front door of the bar, and hail the first cab I can flag down. Carly gives her address to the cabbie as I pull her flush against me. Her leg snakes over mine as my lips finally land on hers for the first time tonight. The fact that we’re in the back of a cab leaves me a little unsettled, but when I feel her tongue slide hesitantly against mine, all thought evaporates from my brain. The only head doing any thinking at this point is the one begging to be released from my pants.

 

I grip ahold of her thin hips and lift her up on my lap, never breaking the connection of our mouths. When she wiggles her ass against my rock hard erection, I almost lose it. The friction is enough to drive a sane man out of his fucking mind with delirium.

 

“Your destination.” It takes me a few seconds to process his words, but when I do, I realize we’re stopped in front of a large apartment building. I don’t even read the meter on the dash. I pull a handful of bills out of my wallet and practically throw them through the window.

 

I let Carly lead us into her building and towards the elevator. Once inside, I push her against the wall because the thought of not feeling her pressed between the wall and my overheated body isn’t an option. I have a good eight or nine inches on her in height, so I lift her gently into my arms, lining up our mouths perfectly. Carly wraps her legs around my waist, her tight black skirt pushed up around her hips until I can feel the heat of her core through our clothes. My entire body is this close to having a Hulk moment right now as I fight the intense urge to rip my clothes clear from my skin with one tear.

 

The elevator makes the world’s slowest ascent upward before eventually depositing us onto her floor. She points without breaking our kiss, and I walk with purpose in that direction, unable to set her down. Carly fumbles with the small bag tied around her wrist, dropping her keys on the floor at my feet. A deep sigh against my lips makes me smile uncontrollably.

 

“I’ll get ‘em,” I whisper as I bend down, Carly still clamped firmly around my body. I slide the key in the knob and give it a turn.

 

Inside, my entire focus is on the woman wrapped around me. I barely remember locking the door as we shed clothes and shoes on our way down the hallway. When we finally make it to her bedroom, I let her delicious body slide down my own. Not because I want to, but because it’s the only way to rid us of the rest of the clothes we’re wearing. The friction drives me crazy with lust.

 

Before I make a grab for her skirt, I gaze deeply into those intoxicating brown eyes and ask, “Are you sure?” I already know that I am, but I have to make sure she’s one hundred percent on board with what I have planned.

 

“More sure than anything,” she whispers, eyes all full of licentious innocence.

 

I step forward and run my hands from her waist up her naked torso. Carly is wearing a black satin bra with white lace trim. It’s a beautiful contradiction of purity and naughty all rolled into this perfect little woman. And as she starts to unzip the zipper on the side of that skirt, I realize with a happy heart that she’s all mine.

 

For tonight.

 

Because all I can give her is this one perfect night.

 

“I’m leaving in the morning, Carly, and I don’t know when I’ll be back. Could be a few months, could be a few years. I want you to know that before we go any further,” I tell her honestly.

 

“So, you’re saying that tonight is just that? Only tonight?”

 

“Yeah, I can only give you tonight.”

 

She doesn’t even hesitate. “Then I’ll take tonight.”

 

As my fingers reach for the front clasp of her bra, they have a slight tremble to them. My heart is wild in my chest and my head is swimming from the alcohol, the woman before me, and all the possibilities that lie ahead. I’m acting like this is my first time with a girl.