The lights blink on the elevator as I ride it up to the top floor, and I worry that I made a mistake taking it. Thankfully when I get to my floor, the doors open, and I get off. But as I walk down the hall, the lights flicker, so I quicken my pace. I know how much she hated being in the dark last time and I don’t want her to have to go through that again while she’s alone.
When I get to her door, the power goes out, and I knock. “Hey, Lindsey, it’s me, Can you open the door?”
There’s no sound from the other side, and I wonder if I got it wrong and she didn’t come back to her room. I stand there thinking of where the hell else she could have gone, but just then the door opens, and I see the outline of her shadow.
“What do you want?” Her words aren’t exactly cold, but she’s direct and without emotion like she was all damn day.
“You.” It’s the only answer I have, and it’s the truth. “Now let me inside.”
I can practically hear her thoughts as she tries to quickly come up with an excuse.
“Let’s cut to the chase, Lindsey. I’m not leaving, and you’re letting me in.”
“Oh, you’re so sure?” Her tone is a challenge.
“You’re playing with fire, princess.”
“What the hell did you just call me?” She cracks the door.
The heat in her words fans the flames of my own, and I’m done playing. I push the door so quickly she doesn’t see it coming, and she backs away. I follow her step for step as it snicks closed behind me, encasing us in the darkness. Alone.
“I called you princess because that’s what you’re acting like.”
“You know, you have some nerve.” She stops retreating, and the storm outside lights up her silhouette. “I don’t know what the hell that was earlier in the woods, but you’re swinging from hot to cold so fast I’m getting dizzy.” She’s angry, and for some reason I like this side of her. I want all of her passion in whatever way she wants to give it to me. “You disappear and then come strolling back like you’ve got some claim to me, but I’ll tell you this for free, nobody owns me.”
I move so quickly she’s surprised as I back her up against the wall. “You done?”
“No,” she barks, and this close to her I can see every emotion. “How dare you think you can walk in here and into my life, like you’ve got the right? I’m nobody’s property, and I sure as hell won’t belong to an arrogant asshole that can’t make up his mind!”
My hands are planted against the wall on either side of her, and by the time she’s finished, she’s right in front of my face.
“You think I don’t know what I want?”
She raises her chin in challenge. “I’m not going to stick around and wait for you to decide.”
“I don’t need to decide. You’re what I want.”
“Then why were you trying to leave the island today right after what we did in the woods?” She looks smug like she found out a secret.
“You mean when I came all over myself at just the sight of you?” Even in pitch black, I can see her cheeks turn pink as she looks away. “Don’t get shy on me now, princess.” That snaps her attention back to mine. “I’m not running, and I’m not unsure of what I want.”
“Then—”
“If I act like I’ve got a claim on you, it’s because I do.” I cut her off and take her chin in my hand. “Me trying to get off this island has nothing to do with what I fucking want.”
“You’re making me crazy.” I don’t know if she’s pissed that I’m making her crazy, or because she can’t make it stop.
“Ditto, princess,” I growl, and my other hand goes to the front of her shorts and grabs the denim tight. “But I know if I don’t find out what this pussy tastes like right this goddamn second, I’ll jump off the roof of this hotel.”
“Oh god,” she whispers, and it’s the only sound she makes before I fall to my knees in front of her.
With one aggressive tug, her shorts are off, and her panties are in shreds nearby. I don’t give her time to catch her breath as I pin her to the wall and throw her legs over my shoulders. Her hands grip my hair, and she cries out as I bury my face in the soft curve of her thighs and pussy. She smells like coconut oil and tastes like sunshine. I moan as my tongue divides her lips and wiggles across her clit. My hands dig into her ass and squeeze the thick flesh as I pull her closer to my face.