“I thought you’d like it.” Mumbling my confession, my cheeks burned as I glanced down. My dress was simple, black, knee-length, and I could clearly see my nipples against the soft cotton. His deep hum reverberated through my bones and down my sternum, and I caught his gaze accidentally before looking away. My cheeks threatened to melt off my face, and he chuckled lightly, knowingly.
“You’re working doubles at the restaurant this weekend, right? Are you part time there to dedicate the rest of your time to your art? I assume your goal is to eventually quit and rely on your art full time, right?” Nodding mutely, I took my wine glass to take a deep gulp and calm myself as Bruiser redirected the conversation. “So, I know this big project, but what about the usual ones you get?”
“Um, yeah. I usually get portrait requests. They’re what I’m best at. I also do pets, which makes me a bulk of my income from my art. People love their pets more than themselves. It’s really sweet. For a twenty-two by thirty-three portrait, it’s about two-hundred bucks, depending on what style a client wants.” I could talk about my art all day, and I bit my cheek to stop myself before Bruiser rose his brows encouragingly. “S-sorry for rambling, I—”
“No. Keep talking. I wanna know about it.”
Chapter Fifteen
Nicole
Hoisting me off the floor with a powerful arm under my butt, Bruiser’s searing kiss blew away my thoughts as he fumbled his way into his apartment. Need replacing the blood in my veins as it pounded in my ears, and I slung my arms around his neck to thread my fingers through his lush hair. Hard muscles flexed against me, and I tightened my legs against his sides as he cupped the back of my head to deepen the kiss.
Opening my mouth for him, I moaned when Bruiser’s tongue tangled around mine. His taste sent my buds into a frenzy, and I ground against him shamelessly as he stumbled for a flat surface. My pussy throbbed with need as our tongues danced, the passion shallowing his breaths like fire streaming down my neck.
“Fuck,” I moaned, tearing his mouth from mine, he slathered wet kisses down my neck as he leaned against the wall heavily. The impact jostled my bones, and I buried my face in his shoulder to take hot, heavy breaths of his scent. A powerful hand groped my ass under my skirt, and I clenched my core in unfiltered desire. Bruiser’s faltering steps led him to his room, and I yelped when he tossed me onto his bed like I was a towel. Yanking off his cut and shirt, he grabbed my ankles. His muscles bulged and rippled mesmerizingly.
Grabbing at my dress, he tugged insistently, and I fumbled with the zipper up the side before he managed to pull it off. The cold air in his room shocked me, and my nipples tightened until he replaced the air with his hot mouth. Moaning excitedly, I tilted my hips as he crawled atop me. Sucking and tugging my nipples with his teeth, he groped my breasts, squeezing them together as his nails scraped my sensitive skin.
“Nicole—” I arched into his mouth, and Bruiser’s growl lodged ice in my chest as he tweaked my nipples hard. Biting and sucking down my abdomen, he slopped kisses on my skin, and I buried my fingers in his hair to urge him south. His hot palms left my breasts to pull off my panties, and I gasped as cold air swept between my pussy lips. He groaned, spreading my thighs to stare at my glistening pussy and lick his lips hungrily. “I can’t get this garlic taste out of my mouth. Get up. Sit that juicy pussy on my face, baby.”
He smacked my thigh, and I jumped with a yelp as the shock rippled down my leg and up my butt cheek. Grabbing my knee, Bruiser rolled onto his back to pull me up, and I moaned as the world spun. Squeezing my ass cheeks, he spread my pussy with his thumbs to groan softly in appreciation. Hot breaths tickled my folds, and I managed to unfasten his jeans with shaky fingers. His cock sprung free, already hard, and hunger gnawed at my gut as I licked the bead of precum off the bulbous tip.
Beneath me, Bruiser tensed and sucked in a sharp breath, and my pussy quaked as I rocked back. He jerked my hips with a growl, his lips caressing my pussy lips before he licked my slit with all of his tongue. I arched, pleasure bristling up my spine, and buried my forehead in his hard abs as I squeezed the base of his cock reflexively.
“God . . . this pussy . . .” Gasping as Bruiser spread my folds with his fingers, I squeezed my eyes shut in expectation as a fire lit in my belly. He thrust into my palm, and a shudder lodged between my shoulder blades. Lifting my head to pump his hard cock, I could barely touch my fingertips. Granted, my hands are small, but still. I dribbled spit down his shaft to ease the friction, and Bruiser’s satisfied grumble tightened my abdomen.
“Your cock is just big enough . . .” Wait, that’s not right. Bruiser froze underneath me at my pitiful attempt at sexy talk, and I blinked dumbly. He blubbered a laugh against my pussy lips, wrapping his arm around my ass to jerk me down onto his mouth, and I whimpered pathetically. His tongue flicked my clit, and he chuffed his stifled laughter between my thighs. Palming his shaft, I shook my head furiously before sucking the tip. Choking on his mirth, he groaned against my pussy as I took him, inch by glorious inch, down
