The Lover Beneath Me(31)

“We’re here,” she said as she turned to me and smiled contently. I smiled back as I left the car idling for one of the attendants to come out and park it for me.

“Ms. Addie!” Phil called out as he waved at her.

Phil had gotten on my last nerve the few months Addie wasn’t around. He hounded me nearly every day asking me about her. I had told him Addie had gone on a long vacation. He almost believed it until one day when he cornered me and told me in not such a subtle way, that if I had hurt her, he’d hurt me. I had to give it to him; he had balls. He knew I was his boss and that I could easily fire him, which I told him, but he said he didn’t care. That Ms. Addie was special.

“How have you been?” Phil asked, his face beaming. Fucker.

“I’ve been great. More than great.” Addie laughed as she spoke to him. I joined in, shaking my head for getting jealous of my own doorman.

“Ms. Addie, if Mr. Evans does anything ever again…”

“Easy, Phil, I let it go once. I’m not about to let it go again,” I warned.

“Noted,” Phil said quietly.

Addie smiled as she took my hand and dragged me inside before I could fire the asshole.

“Don’t pout,” Addie said as we stood by the elevator.

“I’m not pouting,” I said through my teeth. Addie giggled as the elevator doors opened.

“Sure you’re not.” How the fuck was she able to erase my anger with just her little giggle?

Drako ran to her the very moment she walked in. He jumped and barked softly as he tried to make her touch him.

“He grew!” she exclaimed, kneeling to pet him.

“He did.” My gaze fixed firmly on her as she showered him with affection.

“I’m sorry, Drako. I should have come back once in a while,” she said softly to him as he whined. “Maybe I should take you for a walk?” She rose and looked down at him. I put my hand on the wall stopping her from going further.

“Not now,” I growled.

“But, Daimon…”

“Not now,” I snapped as I pulled on her arm, threw her over my shoulder and carried her upstairs.

I closed the door of our bedroom and walked her over to our bed. I placed her down gently. My heart beating rapidly, my body acted strangely.

“Daimon, what’s wrong?” she whispered. She looked straight at me as I knelt before her at the edge of the bed.

“What if I fuck this up again? I can’t lose you again.” my voice lowered and my heart wrenched in pain at the very thought of her leaving me again.

“Just be the Daimon I know. Just be you.” Her voice carried on a whisper as she reached for my face.

“Addie, the only Daimon I know is a controlling asshole,” I admitted.

“And? I kind of like the asshole you,” she said lightly. “Daimon, just don’t lie to me. Don’t manipulate everything. Let me in. Let me be the only one you can trust.”

“Trust? Trust? Baby girl, you are the only one I trust, the only one who matters. The world around me, the world I created can burn down and disappear as long as I have you in my life, nothing else fucking matters,” I said in a hushed voice as I looked into her eyes. A hard lump formed and I could hardly breathe.

“Daimon, you’re shaking.” Panic laced her words. “Why are you shaking?”

“I…” no more lies with Addie, “I'm fucking scared, Addie. I don’t know how I can love you the right way, but I want to, fuck I want to.” I shook my head in disbelief that I would even admit that to her.

“Daimon…” She took my hand and placed it on her chest, above her heart. “Feel it. Do you feel it? It’s beating like crazy, because I'm scared too,” she said earnestly. Releasing the breath caught in my throat, I reached out for Addie’s face.

I rose from my knees and placed my forehead onto hers. I closed my eyes taking in her honey-like scent. Taking in one more deep breath, both of us simply stayed in our moment. I opened my eyes to see hers were still closed. As I lifted her chin with my finger, I smiled and kissed her.

At first, it was soft and gentle, but then the animal within me took over. I wanted to mark her, to come inside her, to have every part of her scream my name. I pushed her down onto the bed, her hair cascading on the crisp linen. I growled as her eyes fluttered half closed, while she lay before me. My Addie. I grabbed the tiny dress she wore and tore it off her. My cock twitched at the sight of her lacy black bra and no panties. Fuck, the girl will be the death of me.

She licked her lips as she rose up from the bed and yanked at my pants, unbuttoning them. She fished for my cock. The heat of her palm made me that much harder. I let my head fall back as she took my dick and began to pump it.