“Si.”
“Why?” He looks at me, grimaces, then swallows hard. “Why did you bring me here?”
Luca digs his hands into his pockets. “Because I’ve missed you, Lilly. I hoped that maybe you would fall in love with it, the view, everything, and that you would want to share it with me.”
My heart beats uncontrollably in my chest.
He wants us to share this house? With me?
It’s warm in here, I feel hot.
I reach out to steady myself. Am I having a panic attack?
“Lilly.” Luca moves toward me but doesn’t touch me.
“I don’t belong here.” My words come out in barely a whisper. I lean back against the wall, letting the cool surface calm me.
“But you belong with me?” I can see the pleading in his eyes.
“We’ll never work.” This place is too opulent, too over the top for me.
“Why, because you don’t love me?”
Love.
Do I love him?
Of course, I do, but sometimes love doesn’t conquer all.
I close my eyes, trying to find the strength to tell him how I feel.
“I do love you…” I trail off, my words are faint.
“Thank God.” Luca moves closer, his body is inches away from mine, the heat radiating off of him. I open my eyes and watch as he takes off his suit jacket, then his tie, throwing them to the ground. He yanks off his cufflinks, and they bounce across the floor. He rolls the cuffs of his business shirt up over his gorgeous olive skin, and places his hands on either side of my head. “I love you, Lilly Simpson. You can run and run, but… I’ll always find you. You’re not ready for me yet, I can understand that. I will wait.”
His eyes are so serious as he stares at me. “I’ll wait until the time comes when you realize that there’s no one else in this world who means more to me than you do. I’ll wait until you know that I’m loyal and true to only you. I will wait until you realize we do belong together, and that no one will love you with all of their heart more than I do.”
Crap on a cracker. That’s the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me.
The tears stream down my cheeks. How the hell is a girl meant to say no to that? Ugh, he’s playing dirty.
Fuck it! I lean forward and kiss him.
He’s shocked for a mere couple of seconds, but then my Luke is back, pressing me up against the wall, his thick fingers running through my hair, his large palm holding my face as his plump lips kiss me, then his teeth are nipping me. Groans and sighs come from the both of us as tongues collide in a frantic kiss that has built up from these weeks apart.
“Fuck, I’ve missed you, Lilly.”
“Hmmm,” I moan as he lifts my pencil skirt, the material pooling around my waist. “Do you have any idea what I have done to my hand since we’ve been apart?” I shake my head as my fingers unbuckle his belt as quickly as I can. “Blisters, I have given myself blisters from thinking about you. My fucking hand is the poorest substitute to your pussy.”
Oh, shit, Luca’s brought out the dirty talking already. Yes, Luca, yes.
As I push his suit pants and briefs to the floor, he says, “I need to be inside of you, Lilly.”
I nod, giving him the green light to do all the dirty, delicious things he wants to do to me.
Luca rips off my panties. Another pair that seemed pretty sturdy, but against his hands, just tear to shreds. He’s lifting one of my legs and hooking it around his waist as he enters me in one easy thrust.
“Merda, Shit, he hisses, burying himself inside of me.
I feel so full. Has he always been this big? My fingers dig into his fleshy globes, urging him on more, needing him, needing us. My back rubs against the wall, the painting further down shakes as he frantically thrusts into me. Yes, yes, yes.
If this is what fate had in mind, then I believe.
I’m a believer.
“You’re never running again, Lilly. Do you hear me?”
I mumble something incoherent because I’ll say yes to pretty much anything right at this moment if he continues to fuck me like he is.
“It’s you and me. We’re a team now.”
“Yes. Oh, yes.” See what I mean, I have no idea what I’m agreeing to.
Does it really matter?
As long as it’s yes to more of this, I’m fine.
“That was…” Both of us are breathing heavily.
“Unexpected,” he finishes my sentence and grins while tucking himself back into his trousers.
“Yes, unexpected.” Pulling my pencil skirt down, I’m going to have to go commando because he’s ripped my panties to shreds. Again. At this rate, I’ll have none left.
“I’ve missed you so much.” Luca reaches for me, but I move out of his way. Hurt falls across his face. “Lilly?”
Shaking my head. “How could you lie to me again?” I ask while straightening myself out.
“I didn’t lie.”
“You omitted the truth. This is your charity. I’ll be working for you, right?”
“I run many different charities. I also own vineyards, real estate, many different things.” He frowns. “Don’t do this, Lilly.”
Shaking my head, I can’t comprehend this again. “I appreciate your help, Luca, but I made it clear that I was done being pushed around for the benefit of others.”
“But… I… Lilly, please, you’ll make such a difference in this job. The charity needs you so badly.”
Tears well in my eyes. I know I could make a difference, but how is this any different to everyone else in my life pushing me into things, so it makes them look good.
“If you don’t want me then, I’ll understand, but please, please take the job.”
Looking up, I notice his hurt eyes. “I promised myself I was going to be selfish this year, Luca.”
His head hangs. “Did you mean what you said before, or was that you just being selfish and wanting to get laid?”
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