> Even after he’d released, he still felt solid inside her, and when he collapsed over her, Sylvia wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. His face nestled in her neck, his breathing heavy against her.
Reaching up, she stroked his hair and over his shoulders, feeling relaxed. Her muscles would be sore later, unless she bathed, but she loved quiet moments with Eric.
“We need to go to the bedroom before Dante or Emelia get back.” He sighed. “I sure as hell don’t want Dante catching sight of you like this. I don’t give a shit about me.”
Sylvia cupped his jaw, and stroked along his lips with her thumb. “I want you to stay inside me. You feel good.”
He gave a shallow thrust and smiled when she moaned. Her body clutched him tighter. “You liked that.”
“I like anything you do to me.”
Eric smirked. “Is that a fact?”
Clasping her ass to him, he maneuvered to his feet and kicked his jeans free, his cock happy in the warmth of her pussy. As he started walking toward the stairs, she wrapped her legs around his waist, and kept squeezing his cock that lengthened and thickened even more with her actions. He stumbled and had her pressed up against the wall.
She smiled and dragged his head down to hers for an all-consuming kiss. She loved having his mouth on hers. One of his hands reached up and tweaked a nipple, which sent her arousal up a notch.
Unable to help herself, she writhed on his dick, urging him to move.
She got her wish.
On a curse, Eric tightened his hold on her ass and started to pound into her.
Chapter Seventeen
The crisp fresh air of the Rockies was different than any place else that he’d been, and it’s where Eric had always found his escape. Between Dante’s home in Frederick and his father’s place in Montana, he had the best of both worlds. Which was why he didn’t want to head back to Lexington, and all the troubles that would cause.
The escape to his brother’s place had been amazing and the thought of having to pack and head back in two days really didn’t sit well with him.
Sylvia had already told Yuri that she wouldn’t be back at Poles to dance, but that didn’t mean the fucker who’d been sending her notes would go away. It also meant that she’d be back at work during the day, and in the evening, she’d be back at her apartment with her friend, Talya.
He’d gotten used to having her with him twenty-four/seven, so the change that would come with heading back, didn’t sit well with him. He wanted her with him. Sylvia seemed to be hesitant about heading back to her home. He just couldn’t decide if it was because of her stalker or because she wanted to stay with him. Could she be wondering what would happen to their new relationship? Just like he was.
His woman was lounging out back, taking in the vista with his sister Emelia. She looked snug in her outdoor gear and he knew he wouldn’t be able to get her inside very easily. She seemed to love the cold. The friendship that had bloomed since their arrival seemed to have stayed constant and he was glad of that. Emelia could be a pain in his ass, but she seemed genuinely delighted to have Sylvia to talk to.
While he watched them from the warmth of the cabin, he still found it hard to believe the words spoken by Dante the other day. Dante had only confirmed what Eric had thought in the past, although he’d always pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind, not wanting to go there. He thanked fuck that he wasn’t his brother because he had a lot of shit to deal with. He also knew that Dante, albeit troubled by his past, was still troubled with wrongful feelings toward their sister, which was why he didn’t want her in his house.
He had no idea how their sister felt because there was no way he was going to ask her. But with the unguarded looks she passed at Dante, Eric would say his two siblings were heading for major heartache and trouble.
Watching now, Emelia moved away from Sylvia and headed inside through the front door, so he decided to brace himself for the cold, and grabbed his jacket on his way out the back. He needed to stop avoiding his sister, but while he wanted to be wrapped up with his woman, he would for a while longer.
He leaned over Sylvia and kissed her on the top of her head before he dropped into the chair beside her, and held her gloved hand. He’d rather have her skin against his, but it was too cold for that with the dropping temperatures.
“Are you warm enough out here?” he asked, moving her from her chair to his lap where he could wrap his arms around her.
“I’m not too bad.”
He chuckled. “You’d tell me that even if you were freezing just so I wouldn’t drag you inside for warmth.”
Sylvia wrapped her arm around his neck and rested her head against his. “I love it here. Away from everything. That’s why I fell in love with the cottage in the countryside near Lexington. I’d have to purchase a car as well to get me to and from the city, but it would be worth it to own that cottage. It needs a lot of work, but that doesn’t daunt me. I just hope I get to it before a developer does.”
“I figured you must want it a hell of a lot to work extra hours at Poles.”
“Yeah. It’s not what I would have wanted, but the money is good. Touching is out of bounds and Yuri’s men make sure that rule isn’t broken, so I do feel safe…or I did until the notes started arriving.”
“I can’t say I’m sorry that you’re not going back there because I’m not. The thought of all those guys watching you and then going home to—”
Sylvia slapped a hand over his mouth. “Don’t say it.” She glared.