Diamond (Rare Gems #2)(8)
There was a matching dimple. Not only that but she had a beautiful birthmark in the shape of a heart just below it. Thad didn’t just want to see more of her, hell, all of her; he needed it. Curling his finger into the sheet to pull it back, he stopped. When she stiffened beneath his touch, he looked up. He could see her confusion, but he thought he saw a spark of need too.
“What are you doing?” Her voice was low and husky. Thad gripped the rod tighter as he felt his cock harden incredibly more. “Thad?”
“Roll over for me. I need to see you.” She stretched out and pulled the sheet over her as she moved to her back. “I want to see you. All of you. Pull the sheet down for me.”
He watched as it inched down. He wanted to beg her to pull faster, but was enjoying the slow move too. When the sheet seemed to catch at her nipple, he whimpered. They were just there, and he was going to see them. But she stopped and he looked at her again.
“You’re not supposed to be in here. I was sleeping.” He nodded, just short of begging her to continue. “I think you should leave now.”
“I want to see you. Show me please.” She shook her head and pulled the sheet up higher. Thad whimpered as she sat up and pulled the sheet completely over her. “You’re beautiful. Very beautiful.”
Diamond lay there, staring up at him, and he moved to sit on the bed. For as much as he’d forgotten about his leg while he’d been trying to sneak a peek at her, it was hurting all the more now. He either sat on the bed or fell on it. Either way, his leg was no longer going to hold him up.
“What have you done?” She pulled the sheet tighter around her and moved toward him. Thad saw the expanse of her back again but was hurting too badly to appreciate it much.
“I think it’s infected or something. That woman who put the stitches in said that it looked dirty to her but she’d been told to sew it, not clean it. And no amount of begging her to have someone else do it would work.” Diamond shoved him back on her bed and told him to not move. That wasn’t going to be a problem, he was f*cking hurting too much to do anything more than breathe right now.
When she dropped the sheet as she moved to the bathroom, he knew the sight would be burned in his memory for the rest of his life. Christ, she was more beautiful than he’d ever seen, and he couldn’t wait to have her beneath him…and the sooner the better. She came back dressed in an old jersey and not much else. She also had a large first-aid kit.
“You’ll have to stay still and let me pull out the stitches. I’m sorry, but all I have here is some topical numbing agent. I’m afraid I can’t do much more than that.” He nodded, suddenly feeling sick. “Look at me, Thad. Now, look at me.”
He opened his eyes, not even realizing that he’d closed them. She was so close to his face that he wanted to pull her the last inch and kiss her. But he was afraid if he did, she’d not help him.
“I’m going to cut away your pants. Are you okay with that?” He nodded. “And I’m going to have to get permission from Blair to help you. I’m sorry, but I have to…there is only one way I can heal you, but I have to get permission first.”
“Beg him. Tell him I’ll pay him any amount of money he wants. Just please make it stop.” When he thought he saw her lick his leg, he decided that he’d become delirious. There was no way anyone would do that. He nearly exploded when she moaned somewhere near his cock. “Diamond, you do know that I’m a desperate man, don’t you? If you lick my cock like that, I’ll buy you the prettiest nightie I can find and let you model it for me.”
Thad felt her move him on the bed. He must have helped her some, but his mind was still playing tricks on him, because he was sure she hadn’t lifted him up. When he heard the sound of his pants tearing, he reached down to cup his cock. He was as hard as stone.
“Behave or I’ll make Blair do this.” He grinned at her distressed tone. “You’re going to…hurt yourself if you keep this up.”
“I like to give pain, love, not receive it. Though for you I’d give it a try. I’d very much like to see you strapped to my bed and take a small whip to your backside. Would you like that?” She said something, but he knew this was his dream and he made her agree not tell him to f*ck off. “I’d tie you on the hump too. Fuck your pretty little ass until you begged me to let you come. Christ, I hurt.”
Thad drifted in and out of his fantasy. At one point, he would swear there was a large wolf in the room with him, but he knew that couldn’t be true. Dangerous too. He felt his body being lifted again, but before he could open his eyes, even if he could, he was drifting off again.
The next time he opened his eyes, he shut them tight. The room was bright, and when someone laughed, he decided that he’d become a vampire and only live in darkness.
“Won’t do you any good to become a vamp after this. You’re well on your way to becoming something else. Besides, I’m not sure how Blair would like you crossing over. And I’m pretty sure you’ve stepped beyond that point.” He looked at Jade when the room became darker. “Welcome back.”
“Where…?” His throat was so dry he could barely speak, but she gave him a straw and he sucked the finest nectar in the world down, water. When she pulled it away before he had nearly enough, he wanted to beg her to give it back.