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She didn’t see to wait this tier to call her or perhaps she’d relaxed enough in their routine that each

As soon as she heard the elevator open, she swung her legs over the couch and slipped to her knees on the thick, fur rug in front of the sofa

When hers and Ash’s gazes connected, she felt a jolt at the intensity in those brilliant green eyes They were hard, but appreciative Dark, so dark it o by, this hadn’t been the best day in the world, but he see on her knees, even if he’d told her he didn’t expect her to kneel

He stalked toward her, discarding his briefcase with a thump on the floor He also pulled off his suit jacket and tossed it toward the ar his sleeves

When he stopped in front of her, she put her hands up, sliding them to his fly, and his eyes flared in surprise

"What are you up to?" he asked softly

She s you home Just stand there and enjoy it"

"Oh hell," he breathed out

She unzipped his pants and impatiently shoved theently pulling his rigid erection free of confine that first taste of hiue

"Jesus, Josie You licking your lips like that is about to drive uided the broad head of his penis to her mouth "That’s the idea"

He sucked in his breath, a sharp inhalation that was audible in the quiet She licked the head and then tucked it inside her ently as she pulled him deeper inside

"I’ve missed you today," she whispered as she let his cock slide freefor you to coet"

"Guaranteed I’ home to you This week has been the best week of iddy thrill attacked her, spreading warh her entire body She loved that he was so open with her There was no doubting how he felt, that he wanted her No silly guessing gaames period But then, he’d told her that That he didn’t play games That they were real What they did was real Maybe she hadn’t fully appreciated that at first, but he’d proven to her that he meant those words

Every day, he didn’t hesitate to tell her how beautiful she was, howher in his apartift of subiven him her trust

In a week’s time, this had surpassed any relationship she’d ever had in the past In just one week, Ash had become more deeply entrenched than any other man had With Michael, their times apart hadn’t felt interminable She didn’t watch the clock, anxious for the next time she’d see him

Her heart hadn’t been involved And noas Ash didn’t just own her body He owned her heart and soul and he’d conquered it in less than a week

It sounded crazy Things like this only happened in books or s you had to work at They didn’t just happen Love didn’t just happen Did it?

But it had

She couldn’t love hi each other, exploring the boundaries of their relationship

She was in lust Definitely She was definitely in "like" with him She liked hih everytorture?

Ithard for thisthere was still too much she didn’t know about this h she doubted that would ever come He hated them He’d ine hating her family She’d adored herBut she hated her father, so as she to judge Ash? But then, she didn’t count her father as family Because family didn’t bail on you Not true fa else

"Baby, you’re not here"

Ash’s gentle repriht her abruptly back to the present and out of her scattered thoughts She glanced up to see hiether as he slid his cock frouilty that she’d been caught out so easily There was no hiding fro He was in tune with her hts It was scary to her that he read her so easily after only a week together

"What are you thinking about, baby? Because it’s definitely not ood, but your head’s not in it"

She sighed and rocked back on her heels, her fingers still wrapped around his length

"Sorry, Ash My fault I was just thinking about a hundred different things"

She wondered if he’d punish her It’s certainly what Michael would have done And his punishments weren’t kinky pleasures They hurt They were aze narrowed as he continued to study her "What the hell is going through your head right now? Whatever it is, I don’t like it"