India grins. "I was thinking what's happening is more like a special Breaking News report. India and Jon love each other."
I laugh. "No, that's old news. I just didn’t realize it until now."
She answers.
"Hello, Marina…"
She listens to Marina for a moment.
"No, Blaine just left. I'm at work and Jon's filling me in something he's been working on."
She listens some more.
"No, I don't think anything's going to happen with Blaine. That was over a year ago. He made his choice and I made mine."
There's another pause and so I pull her against me, against my hips so she can feel my erection. She closes her eyes for a moment, and grinds against me.
"Yeah, Jon came back early. He wanted me to help him with a big project he's been wanting to give me for a while now."
I have to hold back a guffaw at that and lean closer to nibble on her shoulder, pulling down the hoodie neck as far as I can. She stifles a giggle and makes a face.
"Sure," she says and checks her watch. "Yeah, I’ll be there in an hour like we planned."
I squeeze her, not wanting her to leave. "Hey," I whisper.
She waves me off. "Talk later. Bye."
India ends the call and puts the cell on my desk. Then she slips her arms around me again.
"I'm meeting Marina for coffee. We made plans with the girls earlier. Sorry."
"Aww," I say and pull her back into my arms so she's resting on my body. "I was hoping I could eat with you tonight. Eat you," I say, grinning. I'm disappointed that India is going to leave, but at least we have this thing between us settled. I can wait. "Remember, I have this big project to give you."
"Oh, yeah?" she says and rubs herself against me in a very erotic way. "What can you give me in, say…" She checks her watch. "Thirty minutes?"
"A lot," I reply and grab the bottom of her hoodie before pulling it over her head. She's wearing a lacy bra with a front closure. I unfasten it and her beautiful breasts fall out, her nipples hardening in the cool air. "A lot."
I bend down and take one nipple between my lips, sucking it into my mouth while my hands stroke down her back to her butt. She moans softly and that's all the reward I need.
I pull back and look in her eyes. Nothing and no one has ever felt like this for me. This is more than lust, although it is that as well.
"I love you," I say to her, my chest tightening with emotion.
"I know," she says and runs her fingers through my hair before slipping them around my neck again.
"I want you to be mine, and no one else's. I can't imagine not being with you. Not now. Not ever."
Then we kiss again and the emotions are roiling inside of me – love, lust, need, want, possession.
This is love.
Chapter 21
INDIA
"You're going to have to tell her, you know. Eventually."
Jon and I stand side by side in the executive washroom when we're finished. I'm brushing my hair, trying to look less disheveled before I leave for brunch with the girls.