Chapter 15
Arthur
The chime over the door sounded and I looked up, thankful to have a customer finally. When I looked into Jonas’s hazel eyes, my breath caught in my chest. “Hi,” I said.
“Hi,” he answered, stopping to stand in front of me. Only the counter separated us as he looked around. “Where are all the customers?”
“Thursdays are always slow. Most people get paid on Friday, so money is tight, and the midweek rush happens on Wednesday, then Friday and Monday are pretty busy. I really should just close on Thursdays.”
“You should,” Jonas said, his scent swirling around me. “You could be having a lot more fun right now.”
His playfulness caught me off guard. “Is that why you’re here?”
“Sort of. I came to ask invite you to family dinner.”
My heart skipped in my chest. “At your house?”
“No. At my parents’ house on Wednesday. Eddie and I eat there every week, and now that Eddie’s let the cat out of the bag, they’re dying to meet you.”
“How did that go?”
He laughed. “My parents are very conservative, and Eddie was very forthright.”
“Oh boy.”
“That’s an accurate description.”
“Maybe I shouldn’t go.”
He took both my hands in his, leaning on the counter and looking into my eyes. “They want to meet you. And they’re good people. They’re going to love you.”
“What about Leo?”
“They’ll love him, too." He kissed my palms, sending shivers up and down my spine. “Trust me, they’re going to adore you both. Just give them a chance.”
“Okay,” I said, trying to concentrate on the dinner invite when all I could think about was what those hands had done to me in his living room that night. My mouth went dry, and I cleared my throat. “If that’s what you want, I’ll do it.”
“That’s not the only thing I want,” he said, then looked around the shop and sighed. “But I guess that will have to wait.”
My eyes went to the door behind the counter, and I smiled at him. “Not exactly." I engaged the front door lock from the panel on my computer screen, then pushed the buzzer on the swinging door that kept the customers on the right side of the counter and grabbed his hand. “You haven’t seen my office yet,” I said, tugging him behind me.
I unlocked the door and pulled him inside, closing it behind me and turning the lock just in case. He pulled me into his arms and kissed me roughly. I could feel his hunger with every moan that vibrated against my lips. Maybe he hadn’t come here for this, but I knew he wanted it as much as I did.
He pulled me into his arms and held me close. My cheek was pressed against his chest, his heart beating so hard that I could feel each pulse. “I can’t stay long,” he said. “I just wanted to see you.”
“I’m glad you came,” I said.
I untangled myself from his embrace and backed across the room, leading him over to the overstuffed chair that sat in the corner. I plopped down in the chair and grabbed his hips, pulling him forward, then unzipped his pants and slowly lowered them.
He held his breath, shaking hands resting on my shoulders as I pulled his boxer briefs down. He was already hard, the smooth skin tight on his swollen shaft.
I stroked him with my fingers, enjoying the way his erection jumped at my touch. He was trembling now, standing there and holding himself together with his last stitch of control. “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time,” I said. “You’re beautiful.”
His hands were in my hair. “It feels so good when you touch me.”
“What about this?” I covered him with my mouth, drawing him all the way in and sucking hard.
“That’s amazing,” he moaned.
My hands held his hips still, forcing him to let me stroke him with my mouth, my rhythm achingly slow. I wanted to savor this time with him, and the complete control I had over him while I held him in my mouth. I could tell he was struggling to keep still, and that drove me to love on his cock even harder.
I slid my hands around until they cupped his round ass. I squeezed and pinched, and he moaned in response, his hips moving when he couldn’t take it anymore. I held him, pulling him closer as he rode my mouth.
His breath was coming in tiny gasps now, hands quivering against me. He said my name over and over, like a song on his lips. A mantra to help him hold onto the last little bits of his sanity.
Then he stiffened and spilled his heat inside of me. I swallowed, then released him from my lips, pulling him into my lap as his legs started to shake and he collapsed against me.
He let out a sigh and leaned into my embrace, his pants still pooled on the floor. I had one arm wrapped around him, the other in his lap, my large hand covering his package as he struggled to catch his breath.
“That was wonderful,” he said. He wrapped his arms around my neck and kissed me. “I wasn’t expecting that.”
“Neither was I. But this was my favorite unexpected visit so far.”
He chuckled. “I hate to go, but I have a meeting at work.”
“My work meeting was a resounding success, I’d say,” I teased, squeezing his cock one last time, then watching him as he got his clothes back on. “I’m glad you came.”
I winked at him as he was heading toward the door and he stopped, rushing back for one last kiss, then hurried out with a smile on his face. I released the door so he could leave and watched him walk away, imagining him naked in my room, with nothing in the world to do but me.
My heart fluttered, and I locked the door again and went back to my office chair, taking care of my own needs while the store was deserted and I could still taste him on my lips.
By the time I made my way back to the sales floor and unlocked the door, he was long gone. I wrote dinner with his parents into my schedule, fighting back the panic that threatened. It was going to be all right, and his parents were obviously lovely people to raise a son like Jonas. Besides, even if they were a nightmare, it was worth it.
I would do anything to make Jonas happy. Now that I had him, there was no way I would ever let him go. Even if it meant an uncomfortable dinner with his family every Wednesday night for the rest of my life.
I smiled when I realized that it sounded so appealing despite my fears. I was ready to settle down, and Jonas was just the man to soothe my lonely heart.