Beautiful Chances (The Beautiful Series) (39 page)

While getting dressed, I decided to put on the red garter set that Kyle had picked out during our shopping trip. It would fit perfectly under my dark charcoal dress that had a sexy dip in the back, exposing a good chunk of skin just above my bra strap.

I pivoted to walk toward my closet, and I found myself in front of a magnificent sight. Kyle’s naked back was facing me as he reached for his shirt. I couldn’t stop my body from gravitating toward him. My hands eagerly stroked up and down his sculpted back muscles. He had a few scars that looked like deep wounds, including one just below his tattoo. I wanted to ask him about them, but now wasn’t the time.

I was beginning to notice that Kyle didn’t offer much information about himself. A part of me was curious to know about his past, and another was scared in more ways than one. Learning more about Kyle would make my feelings deepen for him and draw me in closer to him, which I was still hesitant to do.
You gave him a key, Lily. You want him closer.
I shook off the thought. Part of me did want him closer, but part of me wanted to keep him at a distance. The less I knew about him, the easier it was to keep my feelings separate…even though I could feel those lines already starting to blur.

A groan left his chest as his body relaxed into my touch.

“Feel good?”

“Hmm,” Kyle moaned, “too good.”

Turning in my arms, Kyle sucked in a deep breath and cursed as his eyes took in my attire…or lack thereof. His eyes were burning with heat. “Is that…” He gestured to my red bra and garter. “The set I picked out for you when we went shopping?”

“Yes,” I answered, looking down at it before meeting his eyes.

Kyle cursed under his breath again. He closed the small gap between our bodies, and I felt his erection hardening beneath his newly acquired jeans. His hands lightly touched the backs of my thighs, and then he slowly ran them up to the lower part of my cheeks, making me shudder.

“You have the same effect on me, beautiful.” His eyes were scorched with desire, but then he sighed. “But I can’t make love to you again right now. We have to get ready.” He kissed me quickly and glanced at his watch. “Brooke will be here shortly.”

Right.

I scrambled and put on my dress. I had a pair of flats picked out for our shopping adventure, and then for dinner, I had a special little treat for Kyle.

It was great to spend a few hours with Brooke, just talking and shopping. It was just what I needed. Brooke had been my other constant in my life for the past three years, and I needed her friendship. She was a great friend, who was full of life. She was a continuous presence and a good, kindhearted friend, who I could laugh and cry with. I truly believed everyone needed a good Brooke in his or her life.

Kyle was very respectful at giving us our space for our girl time. He waited outside of stores, brought us drinks, and carried our bags. He kept his distance. He was careful to give us privacy for our conversations, but he did stay close enough to constantly scan our surroundings. I shook my head at his overprotectiveness. I supposed it was a good trait to have, but I thought he was taking it to the extreme.

Brooke stopped dead in her tracks as I told her where I would be going tomorrow. She didn’t know my full story, but she had a good idea of certain parts.

“Colorado?” she asked hesitantly. “You’re going home?”

“Yes, Kyle and I leave tomorrow.” I let out a shaky breath.

Brooke grabbed my hand. “That is great news, Lily. I’m so happy for you. I bet your family will be so grateful to see you. I’m sure they miss you terribly.”

I exhaled again, feeling unsure. “I miss them, too, but I’m so nervous. I guess I just need to take this one day at a time, right?”

Brooke smiled. “Right.” Turning her head, she glanced at one of our favorite department stores. “Well, I think this calls for one more store. You’re going to need some new clothes for tomorrow,” she added with a huge grin on her face.

I was beginning to think Brooke’s second career should have been as a personal shopper. She would have been damn good at it.

“Oh, I guess I could use a few new outfits,” I teased. “Let’s go!”

I grabbed her arm, and we practically ran into the store like a couple of giddy teenagers.

Brooke and I had decided to freshen up in the powder room before dinner.

“Great minds think alike,” Brooke said. “All that shopping wore me out! And my hair!” she added, desperately trying to straighten and fluff it. “I look like a rag doll who just got nailed up against the wall!”

I laughed while changing into my surprise for Kyle.

“Are you almost done?” I asked, putting my flats into my bag.

“Wow!” Brooke exclaimed, dropping her jaw. “Now, those are some seriously sexy fuck-me heels! You are going to have to let me borrow those someday.”

My mouth opened in surprise. “
What
-me heels?”

Brooke rolled her eyes. “You know, fuck-me heels. It’s an expression. How can you be a writer, and you’ve never heard of that expression before?”

“Um…I don’t write porn.”

Brooke threw her head back, laughing hysterically. “That you don’t! But I can’t wait to read these steamy new sex scenes you have been writing!”

I was pretty sure my face was turning the color of my red heels. “They aren’t
that
graphic.”

Brooke continued to laugh. “I can’t wait to read them!” she said, shaking her head. “Who would have thought that my sweet, innocent Lily could be X-rated?” She added a dramatic sigh. “You’ve been corrupted.”

I laughed as I walked to the door. I turned back to look at her. “No…I’ve been awakened.” I winked and sauntered off, hearing Brooke giggling as she followed behind me.

We strolled up to the front of the bar area of the restaurant. Brooke sauntered directly up to her husband, John, and kissed him.

“Hey, baby.” John gave Brooke a million-dollar smile.

John was a year or two older than Brooke. He was a very attractive man, fairly tall and lean. His business suit looked like he’d just gotten out of a meeting. I regarded the tiredness outlined in his face, but the way his eyes lit up when Brooke had walked into the room was just…
wow
.

“Hi.” She kissed him. “I missed you.”

“Missed you, too.” John smiled down at her and then turned to face me. “Your man, Kyle, is over there, just around the corner.” He gestured in the general direction. “He had to take a phone call a few minutes ago.”

“You met him already?” Brooke asked.

“Yes, baby. There are only three people in this bar, so it was a pretty easy guess. I didn’t think Kyle was the sixty-year-old man over there or the computer geek over that way.” John nodded his head toward the man staring intently at his computer while his hands were flying across the keyboard.

We all laughed.

I walked around the corner to look for Kyle. He was in what looked like an empty banquet room. He hung up the phone just as I entered. His eyes widened as he took in my shoes.

I bit my lip nervously. I was hoping he liked them. He did, after all, pick out a red bra.

“You like?”

I tried to maintain control as his gaze darkened with lust. He pulled me closer and kissed me senseless. It was one of those kisses that promised more, way more. I pulled away, gasping for air.

“Like them?” Kyle asked, his voice rough. He unleashed one of his gorgeous smiles that made my knees weak. “I fucking love them.” He wrapped his hands around my waist. His fingertips grazed my backside, slowly making their way lower and lower. “They make your legs look a mile long.” He brushed my long blonde curls off to the side of my neck.

Kyle placed slow, extended kisses up the side of my throat. I could feel his warm breath on my skin. I shivered, hypnotized by the primal ache I felt inside me for this man.

“Knowing that those heels match your red lingerie underneath this dress is going to drive me crazy. I’ll be desperate to get you naked beneath me, so I can make you scream my name all night.”

My eyes darted around quickly. Thankfully, we were still alone in the room, so no one could see or hear us.

“All of that came into your mind, just from seeing me in heels?” I wondered more to myself, but I seemed to have spoken it out loud. I was definitely going to buy more heels.

“No…”

He nipped at my lower lip, driving me
insane. I was ready to take him right here in the corner of a banquet room at a restaurant. His body was caging me in with his leg pressed firmly between mine. His thigh was putting pressure on my clit, making it throb.

“I also thought…once I get you home, I want to see those red heels pressed against my chest while I am buried deep inside you. I want to feel that sweet pussy of yours clamping around me…hard. That is the best place, my favorite place in the world.” His voice was now even deeper, his breath ragged.

My breathing hitched as all the blood rushed to the sensitive area between my legs. I tried to hold off a moan, but my body was all sensations, sparks igniting everywhere.

“Kyle, stop, or I’m going to come.” I wiggled, but it wouldn’t take away the ache. The ache needed to be released. It was exhilarating.

His chest brushed along my hard nipples, and he rocked his hips forward. I could not stop myself from arching into him, trying to get closer.

Kyle continued, “When I was deep inside you in the shower, your muscles tightened around me. It made me lose control.”

He thrust forward again while his lips took mine, swallowing my cries of ecstasy, as my orgasm ripped from my core. Kyle pulled back just barely as he gritted his teeth while I came. As I collapsed, he caught me in his arms.
Whoa.
He continued to hold me up until my equilibrium reestablished itself.

Kyle gave a soft chuckle. “That is what you do to me when you wear stuff like that. So, don’t ask me if I like it.” He bent forward until I could feel his warm breath on my ear. “I fucking love it.” He took a step back and quickly checked around, making sure no one was watching. “That was possibly the hottest thing you’ve done to me yet.”

I glanced over to Kyle as he shifted himself in his pants.

“Are you going be alright?” I asked in sympathy, pointing to his erection in his pants.

He nodded and gave me a sexy grin. “Trust me, watching you come like that was well worth the next hour of blue balls. It took everything I had not to come in my pants like a teenager.”

I chuckled. “Let’s go eat before they think we left.”

We walked back into the bar and ordered our drinks. Brooke was leaning against John’s lap in a very romantic way. They obviously missed each other during his trips.

I took a seat next to Brooke at the bar.

Brooke inclined in my direction. “So…I take it Kyle liked the shoes,” she whispered before shifting back to her former position.

She grinned when I blushed against my will. She shook her head and laughed, and then she quickly jumped into conversation with John, so he wouldn’t ask us what we were talking about.

Kyle and John hit it off right away. They both shared many interests from real estate to sports to traveling. For a moment, I sat and watched Kyle with complete adoration. He must have noticed me staring because he winked at me as he continued his conversation with John. This was one of those times that could not be any more perfect.

Brooke and I talked about her family visiting and how much they adored Ava. The thought of Ava made me feel terrible for not visiting her. It had been almost a month. I promised Brooke that I would visit as soon as I could after I came back from Colorado.

I sighed.
Colorado.