the burn of desire tearing through me.
He stuck his fingers under my tank top and ran both his hands beneath, up my back. It was my turn to moan into his mouth.
I thought I heard a sound coming from downstairs, but with this much lust and fever flowing through me, I didn’t dwell on it. Not until I heard a familiar voice calling my name.
Oh, shit. It’s Ebony! Talk about bad timing.
I tried to ignore her insistent knocking and calling, but it got too deep inside my head to ignore. Besides, she had a spare key I told her to use for emergencies. Her emergency scale was a little different to mine.
Papan sensed the change in me and pulled back, our ragged breaths blending together when he pressed his forehead against mine.
“Damn,” I cursed. My lips felt swollen, and all I wanted to do was continue what we’d started. We seemed to be starting a lot lately, without finishing anything.
“Shit,” he said.
“We can ignore her.”
“I don’t think that’ll work.” He exhaled. “She’ll probably jimmy the lock or something.”
I laughed. “She’s got a key.”
He pulled his hands out from underneath my top. “We almost got there this time, Foxy.”
“Almost…”
“I won’t give up.”
“Me neither.”
His green eyes blazed like emeralds.
“Maybe Ebony suspects something’s going on and decided to stop it,” I said, by way of lightening the mood.
He seemed confused. “Why would she care? Does she have some sort of loyalty toward your boyfriend?”
“Papan, stop calling him that,” I said, rolling my eyes. As far as I was concerned we were well and truly over. I just had to make sure Jonathan accepted it as well.
“Sorry, it’s a bad habit.”
“Besides, I’m talking about you and Ebony sleeping together.”
“What? When?”
I didn’t know what to say for a moment. “Uh, Ebony told me…you and her slept together several months ago.”
Papan took a step back and laughed, so hard it echoed around the bathroom. “I don’t understand why she told you we did, but it’s not true.” He stopped laughing and became serious. “Look, maybe she’s having trouble keeping her fantasies and real life straight, because I’m telling you I didn’t do anything with her. That’s the kind of thing I would remember.”
“It’s okay if you did, I don’t—”
“We didn’t. I don’t hide what I do from anyone, and refuse to let her lie about this. I didn’t have sex with Ebony. I’m not into girls, I like women.” He leaned down and brushed his lips against mine. “I’ve had my eye on you for a long time, Fox. I haven’t let myself be distracted by Ebony, or anyone else.”
I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. “Why didn’t you ever say anything?” He hadn’t let himself stray, but I had. I’d latched on to Jonathan.
He touched his fingers to my cheek. “I’ve already told you, I like to take my time getting to know someone I want to get serious about. It looks like you got a little impatient.” There was no malice or accusation in his answer.
“Now that I know, I can be patient too,” I whispered, and felt like a fool.
Papan nodded and turned away. When he reached the doorway, he looked over his shoulder and said, “Good, because what we started here isn’t done yet.”
I swallowed the lump in my throat. “Papan…” He stopped before walking out, his broad back facing me. “Don’t be angry with Ebony, or tell her I told you. I’ll speak to her.” Sometimes, Ebony could be a real sneaky shit.
Papan nodded and sauntered out of the bathroom.
Why the hell did Ebony lie to me about sleeping with Papan? And why did I feel so shaky after my exchange with him? I felt a combination of excited and scared—the way he usually made me feel.
I took a moment to collect my thoughts, jumped off the sink and straightened my clothes. I was about to find out why Ebony was playing games with me.
Chapter Six
“It really is good to see you,” Ebony said with a huge
He stuck his fingers under my tank top and ran both his hands beneath, up my back. It was my turn to moan into his mouth.
I thought I heard a sound coming from downstairs, but with this much lust and fever flowing through me, I didn’t dwell on it. Not until I heard a familiar voice calling my name.
Oh, shit. It’s Ebony! Talk about bad timing.
I tried to ignore her insistent knocking and calling, but it got too deep inside my head to ignore. Besides, she had a spare key I told her to use for emergencies. Her emergency scale was a little different to mine.
Papan sensed the change in me and pulled back, our ragged breaths blending together when he pressed his forehead against mine.
“Damn,” I cursed. My lips felt swollen, and all I wanted to do was continue what we’d started. We seemed to be starting a lot lately, without finishing anything.
“Shit,” he said.
“We can ignore her.”
“I don’t think that’ll work.” He exhaled. “She’ll probably jimmy the lock or something.”
I laughed. “She’s got a key.”
He pulled his hands out from underneath my top. “We almost got there this time, Foxy.”
“Almost…”
“I won’t give up.”
“Me neither.”
His green eyes blazed like emeralds.
“Maybe Ebony suspects something’s going on and decided to stop it,” I said, by way of lightening the mood.
He seemed confused. “Why would she care? Does she have some sort of loyalty toward your boyfriend?”
“Papan, stop calling him that,” I said, rolling my eyes. As far as I was concerned we were well and truly over. I just had to make sure Jonathan accepted it as well.
“Sorry, it’s a bad habit.”
“Besides, I’m talking about you and Ebony sleeping together.”
“What? When?”
I didn’t know what to say for a moment. “Uh, Ebony told me…you and her slept together several months ago.”
Papan took a step back and laughed, so hard it echoed around the bathroom. “I don’t understand why she told you we did, but it’s not true.” He stopped laughing and became serious. “Look, maybe she’s having trouble keeping her fantasies and real life straight, because I’m telling you I didn’t do anything with her. That’s the kind of thing I would remember.”
“It’s okay if you did, I don’t—”
“We didn’t. I don’t hide what I do from anyone, and refuse to let her lie about this. I didn’t have sex with Ebony. I’m not into girls, I like women.” He leaned down and brushed his lips against mine. “I’ve had my eye on you for a long time, Fox. I haven’t let myself be distracted by Ebony, or anyone else.”
I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. “Why didn’t you ever say anything?” He hadn’t let himself stray, but I had. I’d latched on to Jonathan.
He touched his fingers to my cheek. “I’ve already told you, I like to take my time getting to know someone I want to get serious about. It looks like you got a little impatient.” There was no malice or accusation in his answer.
“Now that I know, I can be patient too,” I whispered, and felt like a fool.
Papan nodded and turned away. When he reached the doorway, he looked over his shoulder and said, “Good, because what we started here isn’t done yet.”
I swallowed the lump in my throat. “Papan…” He stopped before walking out, his broad back facing me. “Don’t be angry with Ebony, or tell her I told you. I’ll speak to her.” Sometimes, Ebony could be a real sneaky shit.
Papan nodded and sauntered out of the bathroom.
Why the hell did Ebony lie to me about sleeping with Papan? And why did I feel so shaky after my exchange with him? I felt a combination of excited and scared—the way he usually made me feel.
I took a moment to collect my thoughts, jumped off the sink and straightened my clothes. I was about to find out why Ebony was playing games with me.
Chapter Six
“It really is good to see you,” Ebony said with a huge
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