Hungry For More(14)

Now it’s my turn to get a kiss on the cheek as her words rattle about in my head. I walk into the formal dining room we never use but on holidays and I see Jensen is the only one there. He’s pacing and stops when I enter. He comes right to me and takes the pot of mash potatoes from my hands.

“Let me,” he says as his eyes lock with mine. He looks pissed and there’s a warning there. I keep on smiling. I have no idea why he’s angry. I’m not the one who snuck out of bed then out of the freaking condo.

He breaks our stare as he places the pot on the table more forcefully then he should.

“Jesus,” my brother says to him as he walks in and barely looks up from his phone. “I see the run today didn’t cool you off.”

“Phones away,” my mom chirps, breezing into the dining room. My dad gets up and takes the turkey from her and brings it over to the table. Jensen pulls out a chair for me and I notice he’s going to sit next to me and I’m not playing that game again.

“I’m going to use the restroom really quick.” I turn and leave the dining room to make my escape. I’ll come back in a minute when everyone is sitting and pick a chair that’s not next to his.

When I open the bathroom door, I let out a small yelp of surprise when I’m shoved inside. Jensen turns me and presses my back to the wall as the door closes behind him. His mouth comes down onto mine and I gasp as he steals the opportunity to push his tongue into my mouth. He takes what he wants and all the desire from yesterday comes rushing back. This man has more power over me than he should, and I’m helpless against it. It’s scary and exhilarating all at once and he’s easy to get lost in.

This kiss is hard and messy, and I’m desperate for it, but just as soon as I begin to crave more it’s over. He rests his forehead against mine as we both try to catch our breath.

“You’re not dating,” he says with finality as I look into his eyes. I nod in agreement because the tone of his voice and his demand is not helping with how turned on I am. I should smack him, but instead I stand there and nod. “No more lip gloss either. I only want to taste you, bombshell.”

That’s all he says before he releases me and storms out of the bathroom, leaving me in a daze.

I glance at myself in the mirror and see my lips are red and swollen and my hair is a mess. He must have had his hands in it, but I didn’t notice. I was too busy focusing on my body burning up at his touch to think about what he was doing.

This man is going to ruin me, but every part of me wants him to.





Chapter Seven





Jensen





This could be the best dinner I’ve ever eaten in my life, but I’m too busy being distracted by Sage and the sounds she’s making. When I walked back to the table from the bathroom, I stood by it and waited for her to get back before I took my seat. It also worked out in my favor that her dad took away the extra chairs so she had no choice but to be by my side. I’m going to have to remember to thank him.

Her mother, Sophia, keeps a watchful eye on her through dinner, so instead of shoving my hand up her tight dress like I want to, I have to keep myself reined in. Every now and then I’ll reach over and place my hand on the top of her thigh when she speaks because I can’t help myself. But otherwise I mind my manners and don’t maul her with her parents watching. I just need to touch her and I don’t like not being able to.

“How long are you boys in town for?” Sophia asks as she passes around the desserts.

I help clean the dinner table and brought in coffee while we all relax. I love seeing Sage so happy as she leans back in her chair. At one point she put her hand on her belly and laughed as she said she was full, but I just kept thinking about what she would look like if she had a baby in there instead.

“We should be heading out Monday,” Brian answers, but I can see the crease that grows between his eyebrows as he says it. “But it’s still being decided.”

I watch as he takes his phone out under the table and checks it when his mom isn’t looking. The crease between his eyes deepens and he doesn’t like what he sees. He makes a frustrated sound as he shoves his phone back into his pocket and I wonder, not for the first time, what on earth has him so distracted. He’s normally pretty busy and I don’t think twice about him on his phone. But lately he’s obsessed with it and can’t seem to put it down.

“Where are you going?” Sage asks as she looks up at me with her big round eyes.

I want to tell her I’m taking her to her place where I’m going to take her to bed, but I know what she’s asking. Am I going to take off on another trip with her brother like we always do?

I don’t answer because I need to figure that out. I’m supposed to travel on Monday with Brian, but now that I’ve met Sage all of that is up in the air. I open my mouth to say something, but I’m cut off by her dad.

“With how much your brother is gone, I don’t understand why you think it’s safe to be on your own.” I’ve never seen Gary upset about anything, but right now he looks about as irritated as Brian.

This is something I haven’t thought about with Sage and now I’m sitting up straighter to hear Gary’s argument.

“Dad, we’ve been through this,” she says, and I hear her irritation.