owed her something after turning her life upside down.
“Are you hungry?” They’d stopped at a grocery store before hitting the road that morning, and picked up a myriad of snacks and drinks.
She shook her head. “Just tired.”
“We’ll be there soon.”
She nodded, but didn’t say anything more. They traveled in silence for a while, until the lights of the City became visible.
“Is that it?”
The anticipation in her voice made him smile. No doubt her nerves were real, but she also had a fair dose of excitement for her new life. The truth of that shone inside him, giving him hope. Everything was going to be just fine.
“Yes, it is.” He pointed out some of the features on the skyline.
“Where’s the Statue of Liberty?”
“In that direction. You won’t be able to see it tonight. If you’d like, we can take a harbor cruise sometime and go visit it.” He hadn’t gone to the Statue of Liberty since first moving to New York when he was twelve.
“I want to go to the Empire State Building, too.”
Max nodded, his thoughts drifting into his past. Had he ever been to the Empire State Building? If he had, it had happened before he could remember. Living in New York, it was too easy to forget all the amazing things the City had to offer. Seeing it through a newcomer’s eyes gave him a fresh reminder not to take for granted the things around him.
“We can do that, too.” Tomorrow, he’d make a list of all the places he wanted to show her in the City. Tonight, he had other plans. Sleep beckoned, but first, he wanted to take Laurie in his bed and make her scream in pleasure until they were both hoarse.
He breathed a sigh of relief as he pulled up to the leap’s building, and into the parking garage below it. The location on the Upper East Side had cost almost as much as the building itself, especially with built-in parking, but moments like this made it all worthwhile.
“We’re here?” she asked, glancing around the garage.
“We’re here.”
Max turned off the car, stepped out, and stretched up toward the ceiling. It felt good to get out of that seat. Reaching into the back, he pulled out their overnight bags. Everything else could wait until tomorrow.
Laurie already stood, her arms behind her as she bent backward in a stretch. Her breasts pressed against the fabric of her t-shirt, capturing his attention. From experience, he knew they were firm and full. Not huge, but enough for his hands and mouth.
His blood stirred. Desire sped through his veins as his mind filled with images of Laurie and him together. The world around him altered as his leopard fought for dominance. Being cooped up in a car for so long, surrounded by Laurie’s scent, played havoc on his control. His knuckles ached, a sure sign his claws were trying to extend.
Laurie lifted her head into the stretch, exposing the long lines of her neck. A low growl rumbled from the pit of his stomach. Startled eyes met his as she quickly righted herself. She had no idea how she affected him.
Her smile crept onto her face, full of mischief. And so sexy it was liable to melt to his knees.
“Shower first. I smell like travel.”
He thought she smelled divine. The honeysuckle scent he’d come to realize wasn’t part of any perfume, but simply the way she smelled, had been driving him nuts all day. If possible, it seemed to grow stronger while she slept, pervading the car. Even before that, it had affected him. The nap he’d taken earlier had been filled with dreams of her.
“Fine.”
He had no intention of waiting until after her shower. He needed one too, and with the water shortage—there had to be a water shortage somewhere in the world—it seemed only logical to take one together. Luckily, he had the best apartment in the building, with a huge Jacuzzi bath and a dual-head shower big enough for three or four people. Living in New York wasn’t cheap, but the leap had earned a fortune buying and selling real estate and had
“Are you hungry?” They’d stopped at a grocery store before hitting the road that morning, and picked up a myriad of snacks and drinks.
She shook her head. “Just tired.”
“We’ll be there soon.”
She nodded, but didn’t say anything more. They traveled in silence for a while, until the lights of the City became visible.
“Is that it?”
The anticipation in her voice made him smile. No doubt her nerves were real, but she also had a fair dose of excitement for her new life. The truth of that shone inside him, giving him hope. Everything was going to be just fine.
“Yes, it is.” He pointed out some of the features on the skyline.
“Where’s the Statue of Liberty?”
“In that direction. You won’t be able to see it tonight. If you’d like, we can take a harbor cruise sometime and go visit it.” He hadn’t gone to the Statue of Liberty since first moving to New York when he was twelve.
“I want to go to the Empire State Building, too.”
Max nodded, his thoughts drifting into his past. Had he ever been to the Empire State Building? If he had, it had happened before he could remember. Living in New York, it was too easy to forget all the amazing things the City had to offer. Seeing it through a newcomer’s eyes gave him a fresh reminder not to take for granted the things around him.
“We can do that, too.” Tomorrow, he’d make a list of all the places he wanted to show her in the City. Tonight, he had other plans. Sleep beckoned, but first, he wanted to take Laurie in his bed and make her scream in pleasure until they were both hoarse.
He breathed a sigh of relief as he pulled up to the leap’s building, and into the parking garage below it. The location on the Upper East Side had cost almost as much as the building itself, especially with built-in parking, but moments like this made it all worthwhile.
“We’re here?” she asked, glancing around the garage.
“We’re here.”
Max turned off the car, stepped out, and stretched up toward the ceiling. It felt good to get out of that seat. Reaching into the back, he pulled out their overnight bags. Everything else could wait until tomorrow.
Laurie already stood, her arms behind her as she bent backward in a stretch. Her breasts pressed against the fabric of her t-shirt, capturing his attention. From experience, he knew they were firm and full. Not huge, but enough for his hands and mouth.
His blood stirred. Desire sped through his veins as his mind filled with images of Laurie and him together. The world around him altered as his leopard fought for dominance. Being cooped up in a car for so long, surrounded by Laurie’s scent, played havoc on his control. His knuckles ached, a sure sign his claws were trying to extend.
Laurie lifted her head into the stretch, exposing the long lines of her neck. A low growl rumbled from the pit of his stomach. Startled eyes met his as she quickly righted herself. She had no idea how she affected him.
Her smile crept onto her face, full of mischief. And so sexy it was liable to melt to his knees.
“Shower first. I smell like travel.”
He thought she smelled divine. The honeysuckle scent he’d come to realize wasn’t part of any perfume, but simply the way she smelled, had been driving him nuts all day. If possible, it seemed to grow stronger while she slept, pervading the car. Even before that, it had affected him. The nap he’d taken earlier had been filled with dreams of her.
“Fine.”
He had no intention of waiting until after her shower. He needed one too, and with the water shortage—there had to be a water shortage somewhere in the world—it seemed only logical to take one together. Luckily, he had the best apartment in the building, with a huge Jacuzzi bath and a dual-head shower big enough for three or four people. Living in New York wasn’t cheap, but the leap had earned a fortune buying and selling real estate and had
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