Her smile faded. “No, you didn’t. Did Nate talk to you about earlier?”
I tried to swallow the lump in my throat as I looked away. “No. Honestly, Ava, you don’t owe me any explanation at all. If you and my brother have hit it off then—” I shook my head and let out a gruff laugh. “Then so be it.”
“So that’s it? You’re just going to go with what you thought you saw and not even give me a chance to explain.”
My head jerked back as I stared at her. “Explain what? My brother had you pushed against a wall and I’m pretty sure if I’d have walked in thirty seconds later you would have been kissing him.”
Anger flashed across her face as she shook her head. “No, what you would have seen was me pushing your brother away and telling him I was attracted to you … not him. My hands were on his chest, keeping him from getting closer. I asked him to talk to you about it because I knew that’s what you thought.”
I let her words sit in my head for a few moments. “You told Nate you’re attracted to me?”
Ava pressed her lips together as she lowered her head some and gazed up at me through those long beautiful eyelashes. Her blue eyes were sparkling. “I did tell him that, yes. I also wanted to tell you that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you for the last two weeks. And that I had a stupid count down on my phone, counting the days until I got to see you … even though I told everyone it was for the trip.”
My smile grew bigger as my heartbeat began speeding up. I’d never had a woman make me feel the way Ava made me feel. I wanted her like no one else, yet I wanted to move slowly with her. Savor each and every moment.
“I thought about you too. I dreamt about you, thought about you in the shower, at the gym, while trying to work. Your face and those beautiful blue eyes haunted my every moment.”
Ava’s mouth parted open as she sucked in a breath ever so slightly. Her chest began to heave a bit more as her breathing picked up. “I’ve never had anyone say anything like that to me before. My panties are soaking wet now.”
My eyes closed as my dick jumped and I let out a soft moan. “I just died.”
With a snap of my eyes, my body trembled when Ava’s hands touched my chest. Her smile was beyond breathtaking. “There’s only one way to make sure you haven’t died.”
I licked my lips in anticipation of her next words. “W-what’s that?”
“Kiss me.”
My hands cupped Ava’s face as I brought her lips to mine and kissed her. Our tongues moved together in perfect harmony as we both let out a soft moan.
Heaven.
I was in heaven and I never wanted the moment to end.
Pulling my lips back, Ava slowly smiled as she shook her head ever so slightly. “I think I’m going to need more convincing.”
With a chuckle, I brushed my lips against hers. “Tell me what I need to do.”
Ava’s eyes lit with excitement. “There’s only one thing I can think of that will fully show me you’re one hundred percent still alive.”
With a raised eyebrow, I tried to come off as being calm, cool, and collected. But inside, my body was behaving like a sixteen-year-old boy wanting to have sex for the first time. “That is?”
“Make love to me, Ryder.”
My heart dropped as I looked into Ava’s eyes. “Now?”
With a chuckle, Ava shook her head. “As much as I want to say yes, I think it would be rather rude to disappear from dinner.”
“Who cares!” I said as I pulled her body closer to mine, pressing my hard dick against her body. I’d been dreaming for weeks of this woman; I wanted her this instant.
Ava’s eyes danced with excitement as she slowly ran her tongue along her teeth. A low growl formed in the back of my throat as I debated dragging her off somewhere.
“Hey, love birds, Mom is getting pissed and you know she means business when she sends the pregnant sister out to get you.”
Glancing up, I smiled at my sister. “Tell Mom we’ll be right in, Dani.”
With a lift of her eyebrow, she gave me that look. “You better get your ass in there.”
“One minute is all we need.”
Dani gave me a wink before turning and heading back into the house.
I looked back into Ava’s beautiful blue eyes. “When?”
“Tonight. After I know my parents are asleep. Something about having sex in the same house as my parents is a bit … unsettling.”
With a smile, I placed my finger on her chin and brought her lips to mine. “I promise they’ll be none the wiser.”
Ava giggled. “Okay, ‘cause if they ever found out, my father would kick your ass.”
My smile faded as Ava closed her eyes and made ready for my lips. Swallowing hard, I gave Ava a quick, but soft kiss. “Great. Now I’m going to be freaked out.”
With a laugh, Ava grabbed my hand as we walked back into the house together. The second we stepped back into the dining room, all eyes fell on us. I couldn’t help but notice Reed glance down to see our hands intertwined. He looked quickly back up at Ava and then me. With a weak smile, I nodded my head and said, “Sorry about that.”