Total pages in book: 75
Estimated words: 71444 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 357(@200wpm)___ 286(@250wpm)___ 238(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 71444 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 357(@200wpm)___ 286(@250wpm)___ 238(@300wpm)
It’s a mixture of what might be excitement and regret.
“What have you done?” I tease.
Face flushing, she pushes out of her chair, hands clasped in front of her chest as she turns to face me fully. “I think I might have had a breakthrough. No, not a breakthrough. The breakthrough.”
When I cock a brow in question, she squeals before running to jump into my arms. I catch her on instinct, but even if I hadn’t, it wouldn’t have mattered since she wraps her legs tightly around my waist and laces her fingers together at the nape of my neck, clinging like a monkey. She sits just slightly higher, so she has to tilt her head down. Shamelessly, I cup my hands around her ass to support her position.
“I think I did it,” she exclaims, practically vibrating with energy. “I’ll have to um… go back over it again, but I really think I did it.”
“As in you can release it to the world?” I ask.
“As in I can release it to my employer, who will then turn it over to the United States, but yes… I think my work is done. Like I said… I’ll need a few hours tomorrow to double check some things, but this could be it.”
“Fuck, Barrett,” I mutter, then smack a hand to the back of her head so I can pull her in for a rough, congratulatory kiss. It’s swift and brutal, but her gasp of pleasure assures me she likes it.
When I pull back, I stare into her eyes. “I’m so proud of you.”
“So, we can go home, right?” she asks, again with excitement brimming in her eyes, but I also get an undercurrent of ruefulness. Maybe she’s sad to be leaving our little paradise, and I can’t say I relish the thought either. I haven’t had a chance to try to figure out what the future could hold for us in the real world.
“I’m not sure,” I reply hesitantly as I lower her to the ground. Bringing a palm to her cheek, I bend to peer at her. “I need to call Kynan, and he’ll have to discuss everything with your employer and uncle. They might feel it needs tested first—”
“But that could take weeks,” she exclaims in frustration. “I thought once I gave my work away, once I put it out into the world, the danger would be over.”
“Probably,” I say. “Let me put a call into Kynan first, and we’ll—”
She cuts me off by stepping into my body, putting her hands behind my neck and pulling me down for a kiss that says shut the fuck up for now.
When we kiss, it’s full of congratulations, pride, and a little bit of sadness that most likely our time in paradise is coming to an end.
When she pulls away, I take a moment to let my eyes roam over her face. Her hair, which is a complete nerdy mess. The slight swelling to her lips from that kiss. “Hungry? I was going to grill some steaks.”
“Yes, I’m hungry,” she replies softly, hands going to the button on my cargo shorts. “But not for food right now.”
Just those words. The way her fingers fumble as she tries to get inside my pants. The sexy seductress mixed with the clumsy scientist. For whatever reason, the combination turns me the fuck on.
Barrett is the one for me.
My dick is almost fully hard by the time she shoves my shorts down and frees it. Her hands are feather soft as they stroke me. I kiss her again, let her play with me for a bit before I reciprocate with my fingers. She’s wet and throbbing in no time at all, but the same could be said for me.
I could carry her off to our bed. It’s been well used these last several days.
But instead, I spin her toward the dining room table, breaking our kiss only to bend her over it. She gasps as I hike up the tiny cotton skirt she’s wearing, sucking in a deep breath when I drag her panties all the way down. When I tap an impatient hand against one of her ankles, she dutifully lifts to let me pull one leg free. I leave the silk dangling from the other ankle as I straighten.
God, she’s fucking gorgeous from behind. Her naked ass. The slight peek of her pussy as I shove her legs farther apart with my own. All perfect.
Moving in close behind her, I line myself up and drive in deep. Barret groans, her hands clawing at the mahogany wood as I fuck her. I’ve got a hand on her hip, one on her shoulder to hold her in place, and I thrust hard.
Over and over again into the woman I think is the one.
I give her all I’ve got while taking exactly what I need. When I feel her pussy starting to tighten around me, I’m not the slightest bit surprised when my body reacts accordingly. She’s coming… therefore, I simply must come, too.