He’d worked his palm over his cock many a night with images of her lips on his length, Felicity taking him to the back of her throat until she swallowed him. She let out a little gasp, breaking the kiss, and he trailed his lips down, going to her neck, sucking on her pulse.

  She cried out his name, and he moved down toward her chest. He wanted her naked. “Let’s take this into the bedroom,” he said.

  His cock was so hard and all he wanted to do was sink deep into her pussy.

  Felicity didn’t say a word, just taking hold of his hand, and together they walked into his room. He flicked on the light, pulling her into his arms and trailing his fingers down her back to her ass, gripping her flesh.

  Hawk rubbed his cock against her stomach.

  “I thought you hated me.”

  “I don’t hate you.”

  “Good because I want you.” He made sure she knew he wanted her.

  “I don’t do things like this. This is all new to me.”

  He smiled. “Good.” He didn’t want to think of other men touching her. She belonged to him and he had no intention of ever sharing her.

  Kissing her lips again, he began to remove her clothes.

  She gripped his shirt, ripping it open so buttons sprayed all across the carpet. Her fingers scored the flesh of his chest, going up to his chest, pushing the shirt to the floor.

  He couldn’t wait any longer and tore her clothes from her body. Hearing the fabric tear, he told himself he’d replace anything he ruined. She could always go home in a pair of his sweat pants and shirt. He liked the thought of her wearing his clothes.

  “This is … crazy. We were only supposed to have dinner.”

  “Now we’re getting benefits.”

  With her naked, he threw her to the bed, spreading open her thighs to stare at her sopping wet pussy.

  He cupped her, sliding a finger inside. She gasped and he pulled his finger from her cunt, sucking it into his mouth and moaning at her taste.

  Hawk was greedy for more. Holding her hips in place, he pressed his face against her pussy, licking her. Plunging inside her, he fucked her with his tongue before drawing up to stroke her clit.

  Flicking his tongue back and forth, he heard her cry out, whimpering and moaning. The sounds echoed around the room, driving him crazy. His cock leaked copious amounts of pre-cum, and he groaned, wanting nothing more than to drive balls deep inside her.

  Felicity was perfect in every single way. She was exactly how he imagined her and now he didn’t want to let her go.

  This wasn’t just going to be one date. He’d have to win her over.

  Sucking her clit into his mouth, he flicked his tongue and she arched up off the bed, screaming his name.

  Her tits shook with pleasure, and he reached up, cupping those luscious mounds. Pressing them together, he pinched the nipples before concentrating on her clit. Bringing one of his hands down, he plunged two fingers inside her tight pussy, stretching her, getting her ready to take his cock.

  He felt the ripples of her release as her cunt tightened around his fingers, squeezing him.

  When she came, it was a beautiful sight. Her body all flushed, she didn’t hold anything back, and it was a sight he was hungry to keep on seeing, over and over again.

  Hawk brought her off the edge, kissing her clit before moving up her body. Gripping his cock, he placed his length between her lips, stroking her, bumping against her clit. He watched the pleasure dance behind her eyes. Holding her hands, he locked their fingers together, keeping her pinned to the bed.

  Moving his hips, he glanced down to see his cock poised at her entrance. He was so hard and she so wet that he was able to slide between her folds, going inch by inch inside her, filling her up.

  With half of his dick inside her, he stared into her eyes, feeling so fucking raw inside.

  For too long he’d ached for this woman, yearned for her, and finally, she was in his bed. She belonged to him, and he had no intention of giving her back.

  She didn’t look away as he sank to the hilt inside her.

  Felicity cried out at his size, and he wondered if he was too big. He gave her some time to get accustomed to his length. Taking possession of her lips, he didn’t want to stop or to give up.

  He had her for tonight and he was going to take his time, make it count. When she walked tomorrow, she’d remember him inside her.

  Pulling out of her tight heat, he thrust back inside. He didn’t speed up his movements, and instead made sure to take his time and go as deep as he could. She squeezed his hand, moaned into his mouth, and wrapped her legs around his waist, holding him in place.

  Breaking from the kiss, he stared into her eyes as he did something he’d never done on a date, or with anyone else.

  He made love to Felicity, slow, gentle. This was what he’d been wanting for so long. He’d fuck her later. This one time wasn’t going to be enough, not for what he wanted with her.

  “Hawk?” she asked.

  He didn’t know what she was asking but if it was how he felt when it came to her, then there was no doubt in his mind. He was completely besotted with this woman and his feelings for her were only getting stronger.

  8

  The feel of him filling her consumed Felicity. He thrust inside of her, stretching her wide, making the pain and pleasure coalesce, all conscious thought leaving her.

  Hawk had his mouth on hers, slowly kissing her, licking her lips, then pushing his tongue inside and dueling with hers.

  She’d said his name in the throes of passion, not sure what she was about to admit, maybe that she cared for him, that she always had, but then the words stalled in her throat as he pushed inside of her.

  Being this honest might ruin everything, might have him realizing she was so far gone with him that there was no going back. And Felicity didn’t want that. She didn’t want to share her feelings and ruin this moment.

  But on the heels of that, she remembered how he’d looked at her, how it felt when he touched her, kissed her. Their bodies were sweaty, the temperature in the room increasing.

  Nothing else mattered—compared—in that moment, not even admitting her feelings.

  “What are you thinking about?” His voice was low and gruff, pleasure-filled.

  She licked her lips and swallowed, not sure how to answer that. Did he want literal, like the way he made her feel in a physical sense, how she felt when she came? Or did he want to know the truth, like how she felt on the inside, how her emotions were raw and uninhibited? Like how he made her feel like she was falling over the edge?

  “I’m thinking about you,” she said honestly, a simple phrase that meant so much, maybe too much.

  She had her hands on his shoulders and gently pushed him back. He didn’t fight her, and instead rolled over, keeping his hands on her waist and helping her so now she was on top of him. Her legs were spread on either side of him, the thick length of his hot, hard dick pressed between her thighs.

  Staring into his eyes, Felicity reached out and grabbed his girth, placing the tip at her entrance and then slowly sinking down. She closed her eyes and tipped her head back, the feeling of being so full taking her breath away.

  When their pelvises touched, he grunted, his fingers still on her waist, his blunt nails digging into her skin. She knew there’d be bruises in the morning, but she liked that, wanted to look in the mirror and see what they’d done, a visual reminder of how they’d been together in the most basic, primal of ways.

  “Ride me, Felicity,” he said in his gruff voice and she did just that.

  She lifted up and sank back down, over and over again, her breasts lightly shaking as she took all of him inside of her. Soon she was rocking back and forth on every down-stroke, and lifting up so only the tip was lodged in her before pushing back down.

  Over and over she did this, her hair brushing along her back, sweat covering her body now. Her heart raced and the feeling of their wet skin slapping together was an aphrodisiac. She was going to get off again, explode for him, yet Felicity didn’t want this to end.

  “That’s it. Ride me. Take it all.”

  And just like that, she felt herself going over the edge. She came long and hard, curling her nails against his pectoral muscles, tossing her head back and moaning out her pleasure. She heard Hawk follow right along, his deep grunt telling her he’d found his own release.

  When she felt the pleasure start to dim, she collapsed forward, her head on his shoulder, her eyes closed and her breathing rapid.

  He wrapped his arms around her and just held her, his cock softening inside of her, neither one of them speaking or moving for long moments. But then she shifted, getting off of him and rolling to her back, sucking in great lungfuls of air.

  She finally realized what they’d just done, what this could all mean.

  How would this change things? Would it ruin whatever they could’ve had?

  She looked over at Hawk, feeling his stare, seeing him watch her. He looked content and sleepy, a small smile playing over his lips. Hawk lifted his hand and brushed some hair away from her forehead, his fingers lingering on her cheek, his gaze locked with hers.

  “You realize I won’t let you go now?” His voice was low, his words holding so much meaning.

  She licked her lips, her throat suddenly so dry.

  “You’re mine, Felicity.”

  9

  “You look well fucked,” Rebecca said the following morning as Felicity walked into the bakery.

  They didn’t have any customers at the moment, and Felicity wanted to avoid the main counter. She walked past Rebecca, feeling her cheeks heat at Rebecca calling it like she saw it, and went into the kitchen, which was still spotless from the day before.

  Rebecca followed her in, but then again, Felicity knew she wouldn’t be able to let this go.

  “What’s going on?”

  Felicity turned around and set her bag on one of the stainless steels tables. “Nothing is going on. I’m just, you know, relaxing.” She sat down on a chair, staring up at her friend.

  “You had sex last night. Didn’t you?”

  And there went her face getting hot as hell again. “I figured you already knew with the whole ‘you look well fucked’ comment.”

  Rebecca folded her arms beneath her breasts and smirked. “Then why do you seem to be in a bit of a mood?”

  “I’m not. I’m fine.”

  “You don’t look fine.”

  Felicity sighed. “I’m fine.” She had snuck out of Hawk’s apartment last night and she was feeling a little guilty. Especially seeing as there wasn’t a way of avoiding him. He literally worked right across the street.

  “Was he that good that you’re dumbstruck?” Rebecca chuckled.

  “Hawk was amazing. There is no question about how good he was.”

  “Then what’s the problem?” Rebecca asked. “You had a great date. You had sex. This is a good thing. Hawk has been wanting you for some time, and I think you need to calm down and go for it. Don’t be so afraid.”

  She was surprised by that. “You knew he wanted me?”

  Rebecca gave her a “of course I did” look. “It’s obvious.” She waved her hand for Felicity to go on and not change the subject.

  “I’m not afraid. Not even a little bit.” She ran her hands down her thighs. Her pussy was sore. They hadn’t just had sex once, but several times. Each time being even better than the last.

  “Well, spill the beans.”

  “I don’t want to talk about it.” She exhaled, knowing Rebecca wouldn’t leave it be, especially since Felicity was being so dodgy about the whole thing.

  “You like him, don’t you?”

  “I went on a date with him last night, so of course I like him.”

  “No, this is more than that. Something is different about Hawk, isn’t there? You really like him.”

  Felicity should have known she wouldn’t have been able to hide how she felt, not from Rebecca. “Look, it was probably just sex to him. I don’t know. I panicked and I ran because I don’t want him kicking me to the curb. I shouldn’t have done either but there we are.” She blew out a breath. “He was so amazing.”

  “He touched all the right notes, huh?” Rebecca winked at her and Felicity laughed.

  “It really was amazing.” She ran her fingers through her hair. “I don’t know what to do now, though.”

  “You will so need to send him over an apology cookie. Seeing as he didn’t get a chance to eat your cookie.”

  Felicity rolled her eyes. “I’m going to get changed and ready.”

  “Oh, you may hate me,” Rebecca said.

  “Huh, what? Why?”

  Felicity opened the door to their office, and sitting at Rebecca’s desk was Hawk, a cup of something in his hand, and a pastry in his other.

  He looked up at her. “Hello, beautiful.”

  “Yeah, Hawk stopped by. He asked if he could, you know, wait for you here. I’m such a good friend that I figured you needed a nudge in the right direction.” Rebecca hugged her from behind. “I’ll be out front if you need me.”

  Felicity licked her dry lips, her hands feeling clammy. This wasn’t how she imagined seeing Hawk again would go, not after last night.

  “I guess you heard all of that?”

  “Yeah, but I didn’t need to hear it to know you snuck out on me and assumed why.”

  “You know where I live, why not come to my place?”

  He shrugged. “I knew you’d be here for sure. Seemed like the fastest route to get to you.” He put the coffee and pastry on the desk before getting to his feet. “I need to know I didn’t do anything wrong.”

  “What? You didn’t do anything wrong.” She looked down for a moment, composing her thoughts. “I’m not used to this, okay? This isn’t about you. Me leaving last night, I—I’m not good with the whole … one-night stand kind of thing. Meaning I’ve never done it. I freaked out and I didn’t want to cause a scene with you, because I didn’t want to look like a total idiot.” She took a deep breath, hoping her nerves wouldn’t get the better of her.

  “A one-night stand? That’s what you thought that was?”

  She nodded.

  He slowly shook his head and came forward. “No, that’s not what that was for me.” His voice dropped lower, became husky. “Until last night…”

  “Until last night?” She repeated his words.

  “Yeah. We shared a connection.”

  “We did.” She nodded in agreement.

  “And I’m not going to let you get away that easily.” He smiled and her heart flipped in her chest. “I think we should go out again.”

  “You do?”

  “Yeah. Last night was the start of something, something that I don’t want to ignore anymore.”

  “You think that’s a good idea?”

  “I think it’s a really good fucking idea,” he said lower.

  “I have work,” she whispered.

  “You can’t work all the time.” Hawk took a step toward her and smiled.

  “You make me nervous,” she admitted before she could filter herself.

  “It’s okay. I like that I make you nervous. It’s going to be a lot more interesting when you finally relax a little, Felicity. I’m not going anywhere.” He stroked her cheek. “I loved last night and I know soon, you’re going to be back in my bed where you belong.”

  10

  “So?”

  Felicity looked up at Rebecca, who sat across from her in the back room, her mouth filled with the sandwich she’d just taken a bite out of. Felicity leaned back in her chair and picked up her bottle of water, opening it and taking a long drink. She thought about what Hawk had said earlier today, how he wasn’t going to give her up, how he wanted to see her again. And the truth was, that’s what she wanted as well.

  The fact that he didn’t think what they’d done was a one-night stand thrilled her. The way he looked, his aloof attitude at times, made her feel like maybe he was all about the “wham bam thank you ma’am” kind of thing. But it was clear that wasn’t the case.

  He wasn’t like that. It hadn’t been like that for him. Hell, it hadn’t been like that for her either, but she’d been too afraid to actually admit that.

  “Are you just gonna leave a girl hanging?” Rebecca reached across the table for her can of pop and took a long drink, staring at Felicity.

  She exhaled and set her water back down, looking at Rebecca and knowing she had to tell someone about all of this. “He wants to see me again.”

  “Of course he does,” Rebecca said with a shit-eating grin spread across her face. “I knew things would work out. The way you were acting, then when he showed up and was acting all weird concerning you, I knew that there was some serious chemistry going on between the two of you.”

  Felicity didn’t know what to say, how to even react right now. Inside, she was giddy, feeling like a teenager about to go on her first date. “How did you figure it out before I did?”

  Rebecca shrugged. “I’m just that good.”

  Felicity rolled her eyes but couldn’t help but smile. “I guess in this case you are,” she teased.

  “So when are you going to see him again?”

  Felicity thought back to right before Hawk had left, how he’d told her he’d pick her up at her house, they’d see a movie, maybe take a drive. He told her he didn’t care what they did as long as they did it together.

  Her heart had beat wildly at that admission, at the fact he’d been so open and honest about it all.

  “I’m supposed to see him again tonight.”

  Rebecca wagged her eyebrows. “Oh, as in going back to his place?”

  “As in, we’re going to just spend some time together and get to know one another more.” Although Felicity would be lying if she didn’t admit that the thought of being in Hawk’s bed tonight thrilled her.

  She was still sore from last night, pleasurably so, but she did want to get to know the man she’d tried to hate for so long. And her hate wasn’t even justified. It was jealousy, if she were being honest.