back, he turned her around to face the cabinet and the shop’s
front door.
He’d closed those blinds too. No more than a sliver of space
remained between them and the door frame for someone to peer inside. Unless
they came in.
She whispered, “Did you lock the front door?”
“Not ‘til closing. I’ve a business to run.”
Toni nearly laughed at his ludicrous comment given what he
was doing. Her head snapped down at him unzipping the front of her overalls,
sneaking his hand inside, straight past her tank top and bra to settle his
fingers on her naked nipple.
A mew caught in the back of her throat. Her knees bumped the
cabinet, rattling the metal. Head tilted to the side, she bit her lower lip,
trying not to cry out her pleasure as Zach suckled her neck.
Where in the hell had he been for the last couple of hours?
What had caused such a change in him from when he’d left?
Arm tightened around her waist, he pulled her even closer,
grinding his erection into her buttocks. She blew out a breath.
“Quiet,” he ordered again, cradling the side of her face in
his hand, turning it to him so he could capture her mouth once more.
He kissed her greedily, without finesse, his lust telling
Toni he couldn’t help himself. Her thoughts rejoiced, while the truth nagged.
He’d loved Meg, a depth of emotion he’d never give her.
Ignoring sorrow, she told herself it was okay. At least he
wanted her. A few minutes ago, it was more than she’d hoped for. With her head
against his shoulder, eyes closed, she allowed him what he willed, what she
desired. Hunger for him pulsed through Toni, forcing the air from her lungs,
dampening her channel.
He squeezed her breast firmly, not painfully, finished his
kiss and pressed his lips to her ear. “Someone’s coming to the door.”
Eyes snapping open, she tried to look, but could not as Zach
turned her around quickly, zipped up her overalls and swatted her butt. “Back
to work.”
Not moving, she stared at him.
With hooded eyes and a voice laced with danger, he asked,
“You want more?”
Oh yeah. A lot more. He awakened a desire in her not only to
be pleasured, but to be taken, dominated, something she’d allowed no other man.
Zach was different. She trusted him not to hurt her. “Later,” she murmured.
“Whatever punishment you decide.”
Surprise swept across his features. “You mean like spanking?
You like to be spanked?”
Only if he was the one doing it. She ran her finger down his
fly. “I like a strong man who takes charge and teaches me how to obey in bed.”
The thought made her toes curl.
“You’re sure?”
Toni heard the danger in his voice and matched it with her
own. “Very.”
“Then I’m going to hold you to that,” he warned and swatted
her ass again.
Cheeks burning, heart singing, she’d just opened the door to
the bays as an elderly female customer came in through the front.
Chapter Seven
For the first time in nearly two years, Zach didn’t dread
going home. He recalled how Toni had tasted this morning, her desire for him.
He thought back to those few moments they’d shared in his office.
You like to be spanked? he’d asked, genuinely
surprised.
I like a strong man who takes charge and teaches me how
to obey in bed.
He was ready to do that, prepared to do it all—both
shameless and tender—with no regret, because this was about sex, nothing more.
Toni had said as much. No reason for him to feel bad or to think about it too
much. He had Toni all to himself, her body naked and willing, her comfort meant
for him alone during the next four weeks.
Eyes on the closed bathroom door, his pulse quickening, Zach
listened as she washed up. A half-hour earlier, Angel and Robbie had left after
asking her to have a beer with them. Gently, she’d turned them down, saying she
had other plans.
Now, it was only her and him.
With his keys jiggling in his hand, Zach frowned at the time
she’d already wasted. Primping, no doubt, when there was
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