Damon (The Protectors #1)(44)
“I know it's not Ren and Stimpy, but....”
Nicole threw herself at him not letting him finish practically crawling up his body holding on tight, her face buried in his neck breathing in his scent.
He chuckled. “Ah...you're welcome?” He held her just as tight before gripping her hair gently in his fist pulling her head back to look into her intense watery eyes.
“No one has ever done anything like that for me before.” Her voice was raspy with emotion, cracking at the end. “Thank you so much.” Since her legs were wrapped around his waist, his arm tucked around her holding her to him, she took both hands cupping his face lightly kissing his full lips.
Damon would get her a f*cking zoo full of animals if this was how she thanked him, but his protective instincts hit full force and he eased away from her kiss and damn, wasn't that the hardest thing he'd ever done. Once with her was no way enough, but it was too dangerous right now to lose himself in the sweet body so temptingly wrapped around his. Slowly he eased her down his body. “What are you going to name them?”
Embarrassed heat colored her cheeks as he sat her away from him. “Sorry, I didn't mean to jump you.” She turned away. “Just wanted to thank you.”
Damon grabbed her before she could move away. “Honey, you can thank me any time.” He leaned down kissing her lightly on the lips. “But my main concern right now is keeping you alive and having you wrapped around me like that....well, let's just say protecting isn't what I want to be doing to you.” He flashed her some fang with the sexy grin he tossed her way.
Nodding with a smile Nicole glanced again at the turtles and knew without a doubt she had fallen in love with his man. “You hungry?”
His eyes roamed down her body slowly then back up his eyes darker than before. “Starved.”
Her hand rubbed her stomach while it did that funny floppy feeling it always did around Damon. “We have locks on the door you know.” Nicole walked over sliding the dead bolt with a loud click. “And didn't Sid put a sensor thingy around the windows and stuff?”
Damon's lips curved as he nodded slowly watching her under lowered lashes.
“I've had a really hard day with having to leave my job and I really need a friend right now. Don't you have special senses like Spider-man's spidey senses to know if the bad guys are coming?” Nicole was having fun watching Damon's eyes turn dark and hot as he watched her. God, to have a little power over a man like this was mind blowing. “That's kind of a turn-on you know. He could probably do all kinds of things to Mary Jane and still know if the bad guys were coming so he could protect her.”
“Spider-man's a *.” Damon growled, pinning her to the wall. His body caging her in, his head bowed next to her ear. “You're playing with fire human.”
“I like fire vamp.” Nicole's husky reply brushed across his chest.
Tipping her face up with his finger under her chin he smiled down at her. “As much as I would love to take you against this wall I'm not going to.” His smile grew and he chuckled at her moan. “Listen and listen good little human. It's too dangerous and not worth the risk. I am here to protect you.”
“Are you serious?” Nicole frowned. “Here I am offering myself and you're turning me down. What was all that 'I'm starved' and looking at me like I was your favorite dessert?”
“I'm not turning anything down...just taking a rain check.” He leaned down to kiss her, but his lips landed on her ear when she turned her head.
“I don't give rain checks.” Her pride huffed as she tried to walk away. “And I don't like to be teased.” Especially when she wanted him so damn bad.
He grabbed her arm pulling her back against the wall. “I wasn't teasing you.” His eyes roamed down her body. “I love looking at you.”
Nicole rolled her eyes with a snort, then decided she could tease a little herself. “I guess I'll go take a nice long hot bath.” Heat flared in his eyes and her belly tickled. He let her go, stepping back. “Help yourself to anything in the fridge since you're starved.” She tossed over her shoulder.
Walking slowly into her room she smiled. Ha.....suck on that vamp. Grabbing her shortest shorts and a cut off tank she headed to the bathroom. Running the hot water she stripped out of her clothes making sure the door was cracked open just a tiny bit. Yeah, she was evil and proud of it. The way he was looking at her earlier had made her want him so badly and then he turned all big and bad protector on her. Yeah, well, two could play the tease game so she made sure she walked back and forth in front of the cracked door as many times as she could...naked.
“Hey, could you put me a beer glass in the freezer to frost it up.” she called out and grinned when he grunted his answer. Stepping into the hot bubbly water, Nicole gripped both sides slowly easing into it making sure she moaned her pleasure loudly as the water crept over her body. “Ahhhhh God.....this feels sooo good.” Her husky voice echoed in the small bathroom flowing out into the rest of the apartment. At the sound of a glass hitting the kitchen floor Nicole slapped her hand across her mouth giggling. She had never been one to play games or act the 'hoe' as Pam would call it, but this was certainly entertaining. Never had she considered herself a desirable woman. Men certainly hadn't been knocking down her door. The way Damon looked at her sometimes made her feel like the most beautiful woman in the world and it was a very nice feeling. “You okay?” She called out hoping she sounded concerned. A loud bang followed by footsteps heading toward the bathroom sent her sitting straight up.