Breathe In (Just Breathe, #1)(32)
“Of course you do,” I whisper.
Jared tilts in to where his face is almost touching mine and Nathan’s. “Satisfied?”
“For now.”
“Looks like Sex Kitten has only taken the edge off,” Jared quips.
I nod in agreement.
Maggie stands up and announces to me that she wants to go downstairs and dance, so I oblige. Everyone in the room, including Caleb, follows us to the dance floor. Maggie and I proceed to dance facing each other as Jared, Nathan, Chris, Robert, Marcus and Elliot surround us. As we continue to dance, Maggie prods a little to see how my trip to the ladies’ room went. She gasps when I mention that Molly joined us and Maggie insists on getting all of the juice details later when she stays over. Aside from wanting to know what happened, it’s obvious that Maggie is in the mood now too. I think she needs it just as much as I do since I know she hasn’t started sleeping with Henry yet.
At one point, most of the guys head to the bar to get drinks for everyone leaving Maggie, Chris and myself in the middle of the crowded dance floor. Maggie and I both dance up on Chris now since he’s the only guy of our group left with us. A few moments later, I see Maggie swatting off a guy behind her. Chris tries to get the guy to back off, but he shoves Chris.
“You’ve got your own to dance with,” the guy shouts.
I step in between Maggie and the guy and inform him, “Back off, she’s with me!”
This gets the guy riled up and grabby with me. Two seconds later, right as the rest of our group is heading back to join us, and before Chris can even process that the guy has put his hands on me, I immediately grab and manipulate the offending oaf’s arm, twisting his entire body and forcing him to drop down to his knees. I have his wrist pinned in such a way that all I need to do is jerk my hand and I would break his arm in two places.
“Get this crazy bitch off of me!” he shouts, wincing in pain.
Two bouncers preceded by Molly are heading in my direction. I’ve definitely made a new friend tonight.
After the temporary scuffle, I get cheers from all the ladies on the dance floor. Chris, Robert, Marcus, Elliot and Caleb all gape in shock and disbelief followed by pure arousal. I shoot a fierce look right at Caleb, wanting to put him and his claim on me in its proper place.
“That was so hot,” Robert announces with fervor as he moves closer.
Elliot nods in agreement as Chris flushes and returns his hands to my hips.
“How did you do that?” Robert continues.
“Years of martial arts classes,” I reply while advertising my dominance to Caleb. “Why is that such a shock, guys? You’ve seen women do that in the movies you make.”
“The movies are fake. This was real,” Robert broadcasts. “I should have joined you guys . . .” he says with his voice trailing off.
Chris smirks leaning more into my body and kisses the nape of my neck, “Definitely your loss, man!”
We dance a little more into the night before calling it quits. Jared and Nathan escort Maggie and me to her car that is parked below Katana’s. Maggie and I drive back to my place, get naked and make sure one another are utterly, sexually satisfied before passing out in my bed.
Seven
Maggie, Sadie and I make it to the Li family home by around ten the next day so Maggie can pack before we head over to Nathan’s. Like me, Maggie packs a variety of options to choose from for the weekend since anything is possible after playing volleyball. Though she borrowed some clothes, Maggie decides to hit the shower at her house before changing and invites me to join her. I agree, knowing we’re the only ones in the house and happy to have another sex session before the weekend.
Maggie’s definitely starting to get impatient from not having sex with Henry — I saw the look last night when we had sex and again this morning. From what she told me last night, it’s been about three weeks since they met, and though I know she’s put herself out there, Henry has only made out with her. My initial reaction is to question what is wrong with him. Maggie is a beautiful and intelligent woman, and any other guy she was interested in the past would have slept with her by now. The thought that he might be a virgin comes to mind, but I can’t see how a handsome man like him hasn’t even had one fling, even if it was with a somewhat serious girlfriend.
After our shower, we text Nathan before heading out to Santa Monica in Maggie’s Tesla. We are able to beat most of the LA traffic on Route Ten which gets us to Nathan’s in about forty minutes.
Nathan lives in a newly purchased and renovated three bedroom and two and a half bath condo on the west side of Ocean Avenue in downtown Santa Monica. He wasn’t able to afford the penthouse, but even on the fifth level, he has breathtaking views of the beach from several rooms. The complex is very posh as well as the interior of his condo that he has yet to decorate since he bought it a few months ago on short-sale. Nathan must be ferociously working on the finishing touches for his Spring collection and his upcoming Summer line to neglect decorating his home — which is not like him.
“I still can’t believe you bought this much space,” I comment as we step into his foyer after being buzzed in.
Sadie bounces in excitement to see her uncle.
“I have aspirations and I got tired of stifling them in my one bedroom with noisy neighbors,” Nathan remarks, greeting us with hugs and kisses. “Besides, I had to have the view.”