Page 144 of Their Cruel Play
“Be good, Harper.”
CHAPTER 40
Trusting War
Caden
Jack shows up as Harper’s mom is leaving the driveway.
Harper holds the door for him as he carries a box inside and sets it on the table. Then she comes over to peer into the box with us.
“How long is this going to take?” She glances between us.
“This is Jack’s job, little nympho.” I touch my fist to his, and he chuckles. “You and I need to work on those college applications.”
She sighs. “There are too many essays.”
Grabbing my backpack, I take her hand and pull her toward the stairs. “Then we need to get on them. Don’t worry. I’ll be very encouraging.”
Her eyes widen. “Maybe you should help Jack with the security system.”
“No, little nympho. I told you I’d help, and I will.”
When we reach her room, I push the door open. The other three are still on the webcam, doing their homework.
“What have you done so far?” I sit in her desk chair and then pull her down onto my lap.
“I started the applications for the schools that use the common app. There’s several that have their own application, and most of them have essays. I opened a Google Doc for the essays.” She moves her mouse around on the screen as she talks.
“Share the essay doc with us. We can edit as you go.”
She turns. “This would be easier if I wasn’t taller than my desk.”
I chuckle but lift her to her feet. When I stand, I back her against the wall out of sight of the webcam.
Her brown eyes search mine as her vanilla scent fills my nose. Fuck, I love the way she smells. Her cheeks redden a little as her eyes dilate. She touches my arms, and I can’t hold myself back. I dip my head to claim her lips with mine.
She sighs against me and opens beneath me like a flower to the sun. I lift her against the wall, and she wraps around me as I settle against her. This is what I like about Harper. She doesn’t fuss at me like some girls do. She wants me as much as I want her.
Her hands slide into my hair, holding my head. Every inch of her presses against me. Her soft to my hard. I want more of her. She’s mine all night, even if Luke creeps in later. I can wait to have her.
We have shit to get done first, so I break off the kiss. But she leans in and recaptures my lips. I let her lead this time and enjoy the fire she fuels inside me. She’s amazing.
When I pull away, she whimpers. Her lips are swollen and her eyes glazed with need. I brush her hair behind her ear. “Get your work done, little nympho.”
I ease her down onto her feet, and she staggers back to the chair. Chuckling, I pick up my backpack and pull out my laptop. It automatically logs me into the webcam room as I find a spot on Harper’s bed to get comfortable.
She emails everyone the link to her document where she’s copied over the essay questions from each of the schools and how many she needs to write for each. I go through and highlight a few questions that would be the ones for her to answer.
The others make comments about what she should include on each of them.
“I haven’t even started on them.” She leans back in her chair. “Are you going to write them for me too?”
“No, but we want you to use your time wisely,” Luke says from his room.
She turns and looks at me before turning back to the webcam. “Are you going to stay here tonight, Luke?”
He smirks. “Miss me already?”
