Untouchable (Untouchables, 1)

Winking at him in the mirror, I tell him, “Wait until you see my Christmas lingerie.”

“I thought it might be Christmas before you got here,” he informs me. “Study session run long again tonight?”

“Yeah. It’s still going,” I tell him, bumping my butt against him to move him back so I can open my drawer and grab some Chapstick to run over my lips. “I told them I had to bail early for date night and they made fun of me.”

Cocking an eyebrow, he points out, “It wasn’t early. You said it would be over an hour ago.”

“I know,” I say on a sigh, capping my Chapstick and putting it back. “Max and Candace started fighting about the case study and… it just became a whole thing. You should just let me study with Lucis and leave the other two out of it, then there’d be less distractions and I’d get home a lot sooner.”

“Yeah, right. Lucis would keep you out just as late flirting with you,” he states.

“He doesn’t flirt with me,” I murmur.

“He wants to fuck you.”

“You always think someone wants to fuck me. You’re biased by your own personal interest in fucking me.”

His arms tighten and he smiles, kissing my neck and sending a thrill down my spine. “Damn right, I want to fuck you. I would right now if we weren’t already running late.” Releasing me and disappearing into the other room, Carter lets me finish getting ready.

Or, I think he’s leaving to let me finish getting ready, but then he comes back holding a small black case. He cracks it open, draws out a little black and silver bullet vibrator, and hands it to me.

“What is this?” I ask, inspecting the toy since I’ve never seen it before.

“Early Christmas present. Put it in.”

“Right now? We’re already late.”

In response, he grabs the soft fabric of my little black dress and draws it up over my ass and around my waist. My body throbs with interest as he bunches the fabric in one hand and runs his palm over my ass. “Right now.”

Well, all right, then. I push down my panties and push the little bullet vibrator inside me. Once I’ve finished, I hit the light and join Carter in the bedroom, but frown when I see him slipping on his coat.

“What are you doing?”

He glances back at me and cocks an eyebrow. “Putting my coat on. If you want to see the Rockettes, we need to get the hell out of here.”

“But… I have the…” I glance toward the hall, even though I know Chloe can’t hear us. “I have the thing in.”

Carter smirks at me. “I know.”

I widen my eyes pointedly, but before I have to ask, he reaches into his pocket and draws out a matching black and silver circular object.

“Wireless remote,” he explains. “We’re going to have a little fun tonight.”

My heart skips a beat as I follow him out of the bedroom. “In public?”

“Wherever, whenever I want,” he says.

Mm, that sounds intriguing. “You’re tryin’ to get me put on the naughty list, aren’t you?” I ask, following after him. “Santa isn’t gonna bring me anything but a lump of coal this year.”

“That’s okay, I give better presents than he does, anyway.” Glancing back over his shoulder, he says, “You’re lucky it has limited range, I’d make you wear it to study sessions. Every time I have a hunch Lucis is doing something that would irritate me…” He reaches into his pocket, and a moment later I jump, startled by the jolt of vibration inside me. Damn, for a little bullet massager, this thing has oomph.

“Scandalous,” I tell him, breathing a sigh of relief when he turns it off just before we approach Lisa. “Hey, I could always invite Lucis to study here sometime,” I tease. “He and I could study in the privacy of the bedroom, while you—”

“Keep it up,” Carter says.

I grin, speeding up so I can hug him from behind. “You know I’m just teasin’ you.”

“It’s all fun and games until I fuck up someone’s life,” he half-jokes.

“Don’t you dare. He’s my TA, he might revenge-grade my papers.”

He turns, catching me around the waist and drawing me against him. “Plus, you only want me.”

“Naturally,” I say, winding my arms around his neck and gazing up at him. “How could I ever want anyone else?”

He smiles faintly and pecks me on the lips, then with much more force, he smacks me on the ass. “Get your coat so we can leave.”

I think New York is wonderful all year, but it’s especially lovely during the Christmas season. Since we have tickets for an eight o’clock show and we’re clear across town, Carter gets us a cab when we leave the apartment. When we leave Radio City after the show, though, we’re close enough to walk to our dinner reservations.