I offered her my arm. “Come. I’ll walk you out.”
We made our way back out to my truck, and Bella sat a little closer to me than she had on the ride over. I kept peeking at her, watching as she shifted around, only to end up a little nearer every single time. And even though I steeled myself and doubled-down on guarding my needs, I enjoyed it.
No, I didn’t enjoy it.
I adored it.
The closer she got, the more her heat radiated toward me. It felt like her aura was actively reaching out toward mine, and all I had to do was cave for my wishes to come true. I shivered internally at the thought.
Yet, when I felt Bella’s arm brush against mine, it reminded me of just how close she’d gotten. And how I couldn’t like it as much as I did.
I pulled into the parking lot and parked in my usual spot. At least parking far away from Bella’s car would give me one last chance to feel her arm wrapped around my own. I turned off the engine and hopped down, jogging around so I could offer my hand as she touched down onto the asphalt.
But, when she got out of my truck, she didn’t relinquish my hand. “Thank you for dinner, Wyatt. I had a really nice time.”
I gazed down into her eyes and felt a grin spread across my face. My lips didn’t move, though. I was afraid that if I opened them, my true intentions would come shooting out before I could swallow them down. The twinkling stars above our heads reflected in her eyes, though. Streetlamps flickered on in the distance, casting a glow across our bodies. A full moon hung heavily in the sky, pregnant with the whispers of what might be.
Even I had to admit it was a wonderful night to take chances.
Without another word spoken, I wrapped her arm around my own. I walked her back to her car, feeling her leaning against me as if she needed support. I resisted the urge to put my arm around her waist, though I very much wanted to feel her voluptuous curves against my body. However, once we got to Bella’s car, I saw upfront—and firsthand—just how beat up that rust bucket was.
Literally. Rust on the bottom was eating away at the metal frame. She had a donut on the back left tire that looked like it hadn’t been changed out in weeks. Hell, the damn front driver-side tire looked a bit flat. And all of her fucking tires were practically bald.
It’s an accident waiting to happen.
I didn’t like it, either.
“Well, I suppose the good news is that the paperwork for your company vehicle should go through by the end of the week.”
Bella ripped away from me and turned on a dime as her jaw hit the floor. “Wait. What?”
I slid my hands into my pockets and turned to face her. “What, what?”
She furrowed her brow tightly. “There was nothing in my contract that said anything about a company vehicle.”
I shrugged. “Doesn’t have to be. Company policy dictates that the head of every department gets one, no questions asked.”
She blinked. “But I’m just a secretary?”
“No, you’re not. You’re the head of our secretaries. You’re in charge of coordinating them and making sure they stay on task and ensuring everyone has everything together and populated into one system we can all access. So, you get a company car.”
Her eyes watered. “That’s—thank you, Wyatt. I mean, Mr. Remington. I just—thank you so much.”
I chuckled. “Again, no need to thank me. It’s simply company policy.”
My heart melted at her gratitude, and when that beautiful smile crossed her face, I hoped to be able to make her smile like that every single damn day. Out of nowhere, though, she lurched at me, wrapping her arms around my neck as tightly as she could.
And when I felt her curves pressed against my body, I had to swallow back a growl.
“Thank you so much,” she whispered against the shell of my ear.
The heat of her breath was my ending blow. I couldn’t contain myself a second longer. I slid my arms around her waist, holding her close against me as I buried my face into the crook of her neck. The sigh that left her lips stiffened my cock. My lips puckered against her skin. And when she moaned softly, I sucked a patch of skin between my teeth before picking her up off her feet.
“Should we be doing this?” she asked breathlessly.
I kissed her neck again. “I don’t fucking care.”
She slid her fingers through my hair. “Me, neither.”
“Good.”
I walked her back over to my truck and reached out for the handle. I flipped the tailgate down and sat her against it, allowing my hands to massage up and down her thighs. I pulled back, taking in the valley of her breasts as she cupped my cheeks. And when my eyes lifted to hers, my hand flew into her hair, gripping it before I pulled her lips down to my own.
The sensation washed over me like bubbles in a tub. I felt dragged beneath her current as it tugged me out into a bubbling sea of satisfaction. Her arms tightened around my neck. My head fell off to the side, deepening the kiss as my tongue ravished the roof of her mouth. She locked her legs around me, rolling that heated pussy against my stomach. And all I could think about was how deeply I wanted to bury my cock between her legs.
“Lean back,” I commanded against her lips.
She lowered herself to the bed of my truck, and I climbed up. I crawled over her, wrapping my hand behind her back before I effortlessly eased her farther up. She squealed with delight and locked her body around me, clinging tightly as the scent of her womanhood wafted up my nostrils. I growled as I kissed her clothed tits. I settled her back against the floor before I reached up, unlatching the metal container I had permanently situated just beyond my reach.
And when I flipped up the lid, out popped a sheer covered top that shielded us from the rest of the world.
While still giving us a beautiful view of the nighttime sky.
Bella giggled. “You do this often?”
I reached for a pillow and eased it beneath her head. “No.”
She cocked her head. “What’s the sheer shield for, then? What do you use it for?”
I tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “Cover while fishing. Just kind of back my truck up and go from there.”
“Ah, you’re a fisherman.”
I pressed her legs open with my knees. “Yep.”
She giggled. “I’ve never been fishing.”
I pinned her wrists above her head. “It’s boring.”
She barked with laughter. “Then, why do you fish?”
I pulled out a blanket and covered our bodies with it. “Gives me something to talk about with my brothers.”
I wasn’t sure what rushed behind her eyes, but I didn’t care. All I cared about was invading Bella’s body until we both cried out for mercy.
So, I crashed my lips down against hers and felt her buck against me, her body begging me to infiltrate.
9
Bella
His kiss robbed me of my breath, and everything else fell to the wayside. He blanketed my body away from the rest of the world as his tongue slid across mine. I was doing the unthinkable and on my first day at my job to boot! But, I couldn’t deny the warmth spreading throughout my veins with every brush of his tongue against my mouth.
And I pressed on with a roll of my hips.