When Christian had finally fallen asleep last night, it was later than he intended. He hadn’t slept well and woke feeling tired. He also woke with a huge hard on, thinking about Delilah and how good she’d felt. He missed her and not just her body. He wanted nothing more than to be around her.

As he realized this, there was just one thing he wanted to do. He texted her, “What are you up to today?”

She answered, “Working all day.”

A thought came to him. He checked online and found that the shop where she worked closed early because it was Sunday. Perfect. He’d already slept in and the day was half gone. Not much longer to wait.

He showered and did more schoolwork. When it got late enough, he headed out. He went to buy her flowers, then drove to her work.

He watched her for a moment from his car. It was hard to see into the store from there, but he could just make her out, going around the store, folding clothing and helping customers.

He sent her another text, “I had no idea you were so sexy when you were working.”

It took a moment for her to check her phone, but when she did, she looked around, searching for him.

He got out of the car and approached the door. She saw him coming and went to meet him.

“Can I help you, sir?” she asked playfully.

“That depends.” He handed her the flowers. “I’d like one of you, wrapped to go. Is that possible?”

She gave him a sad smile. “I have to close tonight. Lots of paperwork and other stuff.”

“That’s okay. I’ll wait.”

She bit her lip. “Then I have schoolwork. I’m a little behind.” She rubbed her neck and went pink.

He’d had her out late and then kept her all night. It’d been more time than she had to give, apparently. “I can help you.”

She considered for a moment. “Let me see how fast I can get the closing stuff done. I can’t promise. I do want to spend time with you, though.”

“I’ll just be browsing until then.”

She grinned and sniffed her flowers before disappearing into the backroom for a moment. He looked over and saw one of her co-workers looking at him. When he politely smiled at her, her eyes widened and she disappeared into the back.

Delilah returned as he was looking at shirts. As she worked behind the counter, they met eyes now and then, each time bringing smiles to both of their faces. She was so beautiful when she smiled. He felt like he’d found a diamond in the rough when he found her. This gorgeous woman, just going about life working and going to school, flying under the radar of men who would scoop her up and make her theirs. She was his now, and he wouldn’t let her get away.

The more he was around her, the more he knew there was no way he could stay away from her. She was like a magnet, pulling him toward her. He went willingly.

As he waited for her, he found himself straightening the folded clothing. Anything that would help speed things along so he could spend more time with her. As it grew nearer to closing time, Delilah’s coworker started going around the store, putting things away and straightening. He wasn’t trying to look at her, but he felt her eyes on him and when he glanced her way, she was staring at him every time.

When she finally walked out of the store, he felt relief. Delilah came out from the back just a moment after the other girl left and turned the sign to “Closed.”

She walked over to him and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. “Sophie can’t believe how hot you are.” She giggled.

He shook his head. “Is that why she kept staring at me?”

“Yup.”

“Well, in that case, I’m extra glad she’s gone.”

“Extra glad?” She raised an eyebrow playfully.

He pulled her close and kissed her hard. “I couldn’t do that if she were still here.”

“Then I’m just as glad she’s gone. I’ll try to make it quick. I have to balance the registers and all that.”

“No problem.”

While she counted out the cash, he leaned on the counter and watched her work.

“Anything I can do to help?” he asked.

She gave him a sideways smile. “Not distract me.”

“Impossible.”

“Then, I guess keep me company. What did you do all day?”

“Nothing much. Schoolwork.” He shrugged. “I have a test tomorrow.”

She nodded and counted, then looked over at him. “So, that club we went to. Is it, like… exclusive?”

“Maybe a little. Why?”

“I was just telling Sophie about it. She never heard of it.”

“I guess only certain crowds know about it.”

“Crowds like those guys from the restaurant?” she asked.

“They go there sometimes.”

“How do you know those guys?”

“Our fathers work together.”

“Ahh.” She nodded. “Yet another reason not to go into the family business.”

“Exactly.”

She counted out another stack of money and looked at him again. “What sort of things does your father invest in?”

“Businesses. Any sort really. He’ll put his money anywhere he thinks he can make more money.”

“So, if you don’t want to go into that, what do you want to do?”

“Real estate. I want to own property and build buildings.”

“Like, houses or commercial?”

“Commercial mostly, but I’d be up for any opportunity that looks good. I want to spread my investments around so that I can diversify. Multiple streams of income and all that financial jargon.”

She pulled her eyebrows together and gave him a questioning look. He wasn’t sure what he’d said to make her confused.

“What?” he asked.

“That sounds like investing.”

“It is.”

“Then… how are you not going into the family business if you’re doing what your father does?”

Crap. He hadn’t been careful enough in what he said to her. She was far too observant for this. She’d end up figuring something out and getting herself hurt. He swallowed the lump in his throat as his father’s words came back to him. If he had to use force, he would. On just Christian or had he meant Delilah, too?

“The difference is, I’d be my own boss.”

She shook her head and closed the register, looking even more confused. “But you said he wanted you to take over the business. Then you’d be the boss. But you’d already have an established business to run.”

He pulled in a slow breath. “I want to start my own thing from scratch. Prove I can do it without his help.”

“That makes sense. I’m sure you have plenty of money to get started with. I don’t understand why your dad doesn’t see that. Surely, you could find a way to work together somehow to make both of you happy.”

It would be so much easier if he could just tell her. Spill his guts and lay it all out there. But he was too worried about what his father might do. And if she knew he came from a family of mobsters, what would she think? It might not matter that he was trying to get out of the business. He was part of the mafia, even if it was only by birth. Someone like her might have a huge issue with that.

“I’m more concerned with making both of us happy,” he said, moving around the counter to her.

He pulled her close again and kissed her. But this time, there was no danger of customers and no coworkers hanging around. The kiss went on and on. Finally, she broke free, breathless.

“I have to check the changing rooms, then finish the paperwork.”

“Okay.” He stepped back but followed her to the changing room.

When she went into the first one, he stepped in behind her and closed the door. Then he pressed her against the wall and kissed her again. This time, she didn’t try to pull away. She dropped the two tops in her hand and ran her fingers through his hair.

“Clothes are meant to come off in a changing room,” she said. She pulled his shirt over his head.

“I wouldn’t want to use the room inappropriately.” He pulled her shirt off, then sat on the bench and pulled her down on him.

She straddled him, facing him, and resumed kissing him. He unhooked her bra and cupped her breasts. He loved the feel of them in his hand.

She slid down to the floor and looked up with a seductive grin. Then she unzipped his jeans and pushed them down. She took his hard cock in her hand and stroked him a few times before slipping him into her mouth.

The warm wetness made him so turned on that he put his hand to the wall to steady himself. He’d come right now if he let himself. “Holy shit,” he breathed.

Just before he had to pull away, she stood up and took her off her pants. Then she turned so her ass was right at his face and pulled her panties down slowly. He smacked her butt gently and she giggled.

Then she climbed into place over him, grabbing his dick and putting him inside her as she slid slowly down his shaft. From behind, he caressed her breasts, teasing her nipples as she moved up and down on him.

He grabbed her hips and slammed into her harder. He loved this position, but he wanted to see her face.

He lifted her up and spun her so she faced him. Then he sat her on the bench and stood in front of her. Now he could not only see her face, but all of her.

As he thrust into her again and again, her breasts rocked with the motion. Her face twisted up in pleasure and she chewed on her lip. She had her hands against the wall, bracing herself and pushing down as he pounded her.

He put his hands on her shoulders so that he could bang her harder and faster. She cried out and the sound was all he needed to be pushed over the edge. When she tightened around his cock, he came, unloading into her in an explosion of pleasure.

She let out a long sigh and closed her eyes. “I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of you.”

“Nor I of you.” He leaned down to kiss along her neck and chin up to her mouth.