Page 72 of Bargaining

She moaned and dug her fingers into my hair. “Renata is expecting me. We’re going early to beat the crowds. I’m not missing out on a day in Rome just because the patron saint of rhinos hasthe horn. I might not get this chance again. You can’t just change the rules of the game when it suits you.”

“Sweetheart, no, you’ve got it all wrong. I made the game, so I control the rules.” I pulled away, and she gave a growl of frustration.

“I thought you wanted me to stop?” I brushed her thigh with my thumb and a tremble ran through her.

“Let’s at least go inside. This is indecent on the balcony,” she muttered.

The sun beat down hot on the back of my neck, but fuck it. There was no way I’d stop when I had her like this. “It’s fine. The Italians love to eat alfresco. When in Rome ...”

I focused on her clit, probing and sucking. The smell and taste of her made my cock ache with the need to be inside of her.

She groaned and writhed against my face. “I don’t want to miss my tour. You’re going to make me late.”

I pulled away a fraction, but kept my gaze on her glistening pussy. “I need to feel you come on my tongue, and I’ll take you on a tour afterward.”

“You’lltake me on a tour?”

It wasn’t my original plan, but I’d tour the moon if it meant she kept her legs open for me. “Yes.”

“I thought you had work?”

Nope. Gabe Rivers wasn’t here yet. I grabbed her thigh and hooked it over my shoulder, opening her wider. “I can take a break.”

Her tormented moans filled my ears as I drove my tongue in and out of her. She arched her spine and spoke between breaths.

“A break? Are you physically capable of that?”

I dragged my fingers through the slick heat between her thighs and circled her clit.

Her knees trembled. “This isn’t a fair negotiation while you’re doing this to me.”

“Life is unfair.”

“This is arsehole-ish behavior. You know I’m going to agree to anything.”

That’s the idea.I stood and kissed her, delving my tongue into her mouth, exploring. My fingers still worked steady circles on her clit. She was close. I knew because, last night, I’d tuned into her responses. Her breathing got fast when she was about to climax. She seemed to appreciate it rough and dirty, which was fine with me, because I was going to spend this week ruining her for any other man.

I plunged a finger inside her. So tight and wet. All mine. My Charlotte.

“Why don’t you be a good boy for once in your life and get back on your knees?” She gave me an unimpressed look and pushed my shoulders down. “As I recall, you vowed to make me come on your tongue, not your fingers. Although, honestly, I prefer both at the same time.”

Gladly.I sank to my knees and stared at her above me. The Roman sun painted her chestnut hair in gold, and of all the magnificence in this city, she was the most divine. I lapped and sucked her clit until her legs quaked and I had to grip her ass to hold her upright.

The moment I thrust my fingers into her, her thighs clamped and she gasped. She came loudly, pulling my hair and clenching around my tongue. I worked her through every quiver and moan until she sagged against the balcony door.

She let out a soft sigh and peered down at me. “What are you doing to me?”

A trace of sadness invaded her voice. I felt it too. Among the thrill and the heat was a sense of remorse. In a different life, we should have been like this since forever. With a different start, maybe we could have spent the past decade like this. Nothing had ever felt more right.

I scooped her into my arms and carried her into the bedroom. “I could ask you the same question.”

My cock was so hard it was uncomfortable to walk. I would have preferred to bend her over the balcony and feel her pulsing and twitching after her orgasm, but not without a condom. I’d never fucked anyone without protection, and although this woman made me lose my mind, I wasn’t that reckless. I laid her down gently. “We need a condom.”

“We don’t.” She sprang up and headed to the bathroom.

“Where are you going?”

She didn’t turn around. “I need to shower and get ready for my tour.”