I’m just getting in my car when my phone beeps. Pulling it from my purse, I find a text from Benjamin.

I need you to come over, ASAP.

My heart skips a beat. The message is so immediate and to the point. Is everything okay? It’s past seven, but maybe he has some kind of work emergency.

Rolling down my window, I catch Amy’s attention. It’s pretty easy, since she’s parked in the spot next to me.

“I have to go back to work,” I tell her.

She frowns from behind her steering wheel. “Now?”

“Yeah, Benjamin just texted. There’s some kind of emergency going on.”

“Oh, no. Okay.”

“See you at home.”

She looks like she wants to say something else, but then she decides against it and waves goodbye instead.

On my way now, I text Benjamin before putting my phone away and focusing on driving.

I go as fast as I can while still staying safe, but it seems to take forever to get over to the mansion. The drive gives me plenty of time to think—too much time.

What if this isn’t a work emergency after all? What if he’s asking me over because he’s had time to think about what happened today and he’s realized it was a bad idea?

Holy shit. What if I’m about to get fired?

My hands tighten around the wheel. No. I can’t get fired. It’s my first job with the agency. If I blow it, it’ll look awful. Will they even place me with another family, or will they just give me the ax?

By the time I park in front of the house, I’m trembling from anxiety. Whatever happens, I decide, I’m just going to have to deal with it.

Even if that means saying goodbye to Benjamin and Mia for good.

That thought makes me want to throw up.

Taking a deep breath, I steel myself and knock on the front door. It flies open, but it’s not Eddie standing there. It’s Benjamin.

“Hi,” I say, walking right in. “Sorry that took me a while. Is everything okay? Do you need to go right away?”

Without any warning, I’m in his arms. He kisses me deeply, pulling me against his chest as he does so. Warmth blooms in my lips and spreads down, sinking into my very toes.

Benjamin stops the kiss and presses a finger against my bottom lip. “I don’t have to go anywhere.”

Now I’m extraordinarily confused. “You said you needed me over here ASAP. I thought there was a work emergency or you needed to talk to me.”

Except, now, you’ve kissed me.

“The emergency is of a more…primal nature.”

My skin tingles as I catch his meaning. “Oh.”

“Yeah.” Benjamin slowly nods, his eyes sweeping down my figure. “I see you still have that dress on.”

“I haven’t made it home yet; I met my roommate for dinner. Where is everyone?” I ask.

“Gone. And Mia is in bed.” Benjamin’s hands slide down my waist, one coming to rest softly on my hip as he takes my hand. “Let’s go upstairs.”

“Okay,” I rasp. My pulse pounds in my ears, and butterflies flutter in my stomach. So, what happened between us wasn’t a one-time thing.

That’s good, because I was afraid to even consider that possibility.

We creep upstairs and down the hallway, Benjamin’s hand on mine with each step. In his bedroom, a soft light glows in the corner. The bed is made, waiting for us.

At the sight of it, my stomach flips. It’s as if this afternoon never happened and Benjamin is seducing me for the first time ever.

He shuts the door behind us and wraps his arms around me from behind, nuzzling his face into my neck. I sigh against the touch, closing my eyes and losing myself in the sensation of his strong arms around me.

Benjamin’s fingers slowly walk around my waist, going down over my hips and thighs. I push back, thrusting my ass into his groin. The hard bulge there rubs against me, and it’s all I can do to not moan in anticipation.

“You need to take this off,” he instructs.

I nod, letting him lead me to the bed, where he halts me at the edge. His gaze is heated as he reaches around me and unzips the dress. I help him tug it over my head, and start to go for my bra strap, but he stops me.

“I undress you.”

There’s such authority in his voice. I swallow and nod. If he wants control, that’s fine with me.

Benjamin slides my panties off of—the same panties he pushed to the side earlier so that he could enter me. He unhooks my bra next, allowing it to fall to the floor.

My breasts have barely been exposed for a minute before his palms cover them. His grasp is strong, confident. Lips connect with the side of my neck, and Benjamin sucks there as he kneads my breasts.

I reach a palm behind me, searching for his thick girth. Its heat hits my hand first, and I run my fingers delicately over it. The touch makes it swell more, and I smile to myself.

Benjamin’s mouth goes lower, landing a kiss every inch or so. His lips trace a line down my shoulder, arm, and waist. At my hip, he comes to the front of me, where he gets down on his knees.

Spreading my legs, he buries his face between my thighs. His tongue is quick, giving me rapid little licks. The pleasure comes in quick hits, and I hold onto his shoulders, afraid that if I let go, I’ll burst into a million pieces and fly away.

He slows the pace down, and the strokes become more languid. I’m shaking, my legs trembling so hard it’s becoming difficult to stand up straight.

“I know…you said…you’re in charge,” I gasp. “But take your pants off.”

Benjamin looks up at me with a chuckle. “So commanding.”

“You best believe it.”

I guide him to standing, and we fall into each other once more, kissing passionately as I undo his belt buckle.

With his pants on the floor, I wrap my hand around his dick and get onto my knees. My mouth is watering from having Benjamin’s length so close, but, luckily, there’s no waiting.

I lick slowly around the tip, taking my time before wrapping my lips around it. His skin is velvety against the roof of my mouth. I bob my head, taking another inch of him in with each swallow. His tip hits the back of my throat before I expect it to, making me gag slightly.

I don’t stop, though. I have a hunger for this man, and even if I get my mouth on every inch of him, I doubt I’ll ever be sated.

I suck harder, Benjamin groans, and a tingle goes through me. The muscles between my legs tense, heat and liquid pooling there. I could suck on him forever, but he’s taking my shoulders and guiding me off of him and up, setting me on the bed.

I rest against the pillows and watch him undress. It’s the first time I’ve seen him naked, and the sight is enough to take my breath away. Biceps. Triceps. Abs. Pecs. He’s got them all and more.

Benjamin’s watching me watching him, a focused look on his face. He crawls onto the bed, pressing his forearms on either side of me. His face falls to mine, and the kiss manages to be somehow both tender and primal. Our hips are pressing together, and I don’t need any encouraging. My thighs are falling open; the painful pulsing there needs to end, and he’s the only one who can make that happen.

Instead of thrusting all the way into me, like he did this afternoon, he enters slowly, giving me just an inch. I whine and wiggle against him, begging for more.

Benjamin chuckles. “Eager, aren’t we?”

“Don’t tease me,” I breathe.

He kisses my nose. “If I do, it will only be to make your pleasure that much better.”

My chest swells at the sweet comment, but before I have time to think much about it, he pushes further into me. My walls stretch, adjusting to his width right away.

Benjamin slips a hand under my hip, angling me up toward him. The position sends his dick sliding right along my most sensitive spot. I cry out, but no one hears it. Just as he’s giving me pleasure, he’s swallowing my moans up.

He rocks into me with a steady and slow pace. The pleasure travels through me in waves, starting in my core and ending in my fingers and toes. I kiss him harder, cling to him with more need.

The waves become closer and closer, till there’s no space between them. I burst, riding the ecstasy into a place where there’s nothing but me and Benjamin: our hands, our lips.

His arm that’s under me pushes me tighter against him, and he pummels into me with a fresh energy. His groan tickles my ear as he releases deep inside me.

I’m still gasping for air when Benjamin rolls onto his back, bringing me with him. I land on his chest with a giggle.

“Hey,” he says.

“Hi,” I murmur.

Sighing happily, I lay my head on his chest. There’s just a little bit of hair there—the perfect amount. I twine my finger around a piece and smile. My body is buzzing, and my heart is full. There’s nothing else in the whole world that I need.

Benjamin kisses the side of my face. His hands are running up and down my back, and I never want it to stop.

But it has to, I know. In a few minutes, I’ll need to get up and go home.

The thought makes my stomach and chest tighten. I don’t want to go.

Have I made a mistake? Benjamin and I haven’t talked about what’s happening between us, but if his track record is anything to go by, this isn’t a long-term thing.

“Thirsty?” he asks, his breath tickling my cheek.

“Yeah. A little.”

“I’ll be right back.”

I get off of him so he can go downstairs. Sitting alone in his room, in the bed we just went wild in makes me feel…strange. I’m too comfortable here.

Snatching up my bra, I start to put it on.

“What are you doing?”

Benjamin is in the doorway, a full glass of water in his hand.

“Just…getting dressed?”

“Oh.” He sets the water on the side table. “You don’t need to put those on. I have clothes you can sleep in.”

I try not to stare at him. “Um, okay.”

He goes to his dresser at the far end of the room and brings me some boxers and a white T-shirt. They smell like him, and they feel even better against my skin.

“You look good.” Benjamin smiles, putting on his own pajamas.

“I like wearing your clothes,” I admit.

With a growl, he falls into bed next to me. His arms go around me and I’m against his chest once more. Closing my eyes, I snuggle my backside up against him.

All I can think as I fall asleep is that this feels so right, it scares me a little.