Freeing Her (Irresistibly Bound 4)

“Eve, please! Just talk to me.”

“You want to know why I’ve been avoiding you?” Eve said softly.

“Yes!”

Eve took a few steps toward Faith until they were almost touching. Her eyes blazed. “I’ve been avoiding you because I was afraid that if I was alone with you I wouldn’t be able to hold myself back.”

Faith’s breath caught in her chest. Right there and then Faith realized that the difference between Eve and the woman in the corset had nothing to do with Eve’s hair, or her clothes, or her glasses. It was this. This intensity that radiated from every part of her, from her gaze, to her stance, to her voice. That was what the woman in the corset possessed that Eve didn’t. No, it was in Eve too, hiding behind that prim, proper woman.

All Eve had to do was let that side of her out.

“Then don’t,” Faith said. “Don’t hold back.”

Tentatively, Faith brought her hand up to Eve’s cheek. Eve seized Faith’s wrist in midair. Faith’s heart began to race. They stood there, unmoving, searching each other’s eyes. Eve’s were filled with conflict and lust.

“Don’t hold back,” Faith whispered.

At once, Eve’s lips crashed against Faith’s in a firm, unyielding kiss. Faith crumbled. This was the woman from the other night, Eve and the woman in the corset all rolled into one. This was the woman who made Faith come undone.

She deepened the kiss, clutching at Eve’s neck to anchor herself against the force of Eve’s passion. The hard railing of the stairs pressed into her back, Eve’s body pinning her to it. Her lips parted and their tongues swirled against each other. A soft purr rose from Faith’s chest.

Eve jerked away. “We shouldn’t.”

Faith stifled a groan. “Why not?”

“You work for me. You’re my nanny. And I just got divorced, and the twins… This is all so wrong. ”

“What’s wrong about this?”

“It’s complicated. Believe me when I say this is just a bad idea.” Eve’s voice dropped low. “But I don’t want to stop.”

Eve let go of her briefcase. It fell to the floor with a thump. She pressed her lips to Faith’s again and wrapped her hands up around Faith’s waist, pulling her closer. Her lips traveled down Faith’s cheek. Faith tipped her head back, baring her neck. Eve’s kisses turned into gentle bites. One of Eve’s hands roamed up to Faith’s chest, groping her breast through her blouse. Faith let out a strangled whimper, her hands grabbing at Eve’s curves.

Eve pulled back again. “We can’t. Not now. I meant it when I said I need to go to work. ”

“No,” Faith protested. “Stay.”

Eve shot her a stern look. “What did I tell you that night in the library?”

Faith got even hotter at the thought. “That you don’t like orders.”

“Exactly.”

“Stay, please ?” Faith asked sweetly.

A faint chuckle rose from Eve’s chest. “I would if I could.” Eve took Faith’s wrists and pried them from her waist. “But I have to go. I’ll see you in the evening. We’ll talk then.” Eve kissed her again, then picked up the briefcase. “Don’t forget to pick up milk while you’re at the store. And remember, the twins have a dentist appointment after school.”

Faith sighed. It seemed Eve still wasn’t prepared to let go of control in that area of their relationship either.

Chapter Nine

S o, when were you going to tell me about you and Eve?

Faith cursed to herself. The message was from Lindsey. She should have known that Camilla wouldn’t have been able to keep something like that from her girlfriend.

It just kind of happened, Faith typed out. No, that was a lie. Everything between her and Eve had been brewing for so long. It had only been a matter of time before it boiled over. And now Faith’s whole world had been turned upside down.

Faith placed her phone down on the coffee table without sending a reply and sat back to wait for Eve. It was 8 p.m., but Eve had been held up at the office.