Total pages in book: 17
Estimated words: 15429 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 77(@200wpm)___ 62(@250wpm)___ 51(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 15429 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 77(@200wpm)___ 62(@250wpm)___ 51(@300wpm)
I couldn’t help it as my cock started to harden, an immediate reaction to the sight of her. I had to hold in the groan of pleasure and relief knowing that she was in front of me, just a couple feet from where I stood, her eyes wide, clearly shocked that I was standing here on her doorstep.
“Everett?” Her voice was soft and feminine and sent electricity through my body, settling in my fingers and toes, racing up my spine.
It felt incredible listening to her voice, hearing her say my name. The memories of having her at the event played through my mind over and over again like a broken record, one I wanted on repeat until the day I died.
I wanted her in my bed, spread out on my sheets, her hair fanned out over my pillow.
“What are you doing here?” Shock was laced in her words.
I felt fucking insane as I held out the flowers. She glanced down at the bouquet before taking them from me, her fingers brushing against mine. Fuck, that felt good.
“How did you find me?” She had the flowers now and looked up at me with her eyes still wide.
I could have lied, made something up, but I didn’t want to. I wanted her to know I was an honest man and always would be that way with her.
“I asked the heads of the charity event, found out you came with your sister, then had my IT guy find where you lived.” I swallowed, wondering if she’d slam the door in my face, maybe call the cops, because I’d just told her I stalked her to get that information.
But she didn’t move, said nothing for long seconds as she stared at me.
“So… you illegally hunted me down?”
I lifted my hand and rubbed the back of my neck, knowing I looked guilty as fuck. I stared into her pretty blue eyes. “Yeah.” I cleared my throat as I waited for her to answer. “I’d say I’m sorry, but I’m not, because I had to find you, Penny.”
“Why?” Her voice was barely a whisper.
“Because I think I’m falling in love with you.” There, I fucking said it, couldn’t take it back, and didn’t want to. I needed Penny to know the lengths I’d go to make her mine, even if they were questionable.
She said nothing as she turned from me and my heart plummeted to my stomach. I thought she’d shut the door in my face, but instead she set the flowers on the little table by the door and faced me again.
“You’ve taken my heart, Penny, and even if you say no, that you don’t want me, nothing can change the fact that it’s now yours. Forever, just how I want it to be.” I heard her inhale sharply, as if my words had almost sucked the air from her lungs.
I stood there for long seconds, an eternity seeming like it passed before she said a word. Penny glanced down, the fall of her hair slightly obstructing my view of her gorgeous face.
“And you feel like this after one week, after one passionate, heated exchange in a supply closet?” Her voice was so soft I almost didn’t hear her. She finally glanced up and my breath caught at the look on her face.
Hope.
“Yeah. I felt like that and more after our fated run-in, our small conversation, and a few stolen moments in a supply closet.” I took a step closer. “And that feeling has only grown in these seven short days until I knew without a doubt you’ve always been mine. Even if I didn’t know it, even if it took us literally running into each other for me to experience it, I’ve never been more certain of something in my life.” I reached out and cupped her cheek in my hand. I couldn’t help myself. God, her skin was so warm and soft. “I want to see where this goes, Penny. I want to get to know you, for you to get to know me. I can’t walk away from you. And in my heart, I don’t think you want me to.”
I stared into her eyes and waited for her to respond. Anxiety filled me, an expectancy that was as if I was running a race and desperately needed to be first place.
But she didn’t verbally respond. Instead, she rose up on her toes and wrapped her arms around my neck, bringing her chest flush with mine. She kissed me, and I groaned in pleasure, wrapping my arms around her and keeping her close.
“I want that too. I want that so much, Everett.” Her words were murmured against my lips, and I swallowed the sound, taking it into my body, wanting to keep those words in me always.
“I’ll never let you go,” I declared... demanded. “You’ll always be mine, Penny.” I felt her smile against my lips.