“I have?” she squeaked.

“You have. I couldn’t take you hating me anymore. I wanted to come in here to clear the air.” His lips were inches away now. Under the cover of darkness, her inhibitions were lowered. There wasn’t a fear of him seeing her vulnerability or her scars. She tentatively lifted her hand and brought it to the back of his neck, pulling him down to meet her lips. He let out a groan and she wanted to stay there all night. His mouth tasted like peppermint. He brought his hands to both sides of her face and pulled her in even tighter, delving deeper into her mouth.

“You taste so good. I think you’re my new favorite treat.”

“I completely agree,” she said, grabbing onto his shirt and searching for his lips again in the dark. He brought his head back down and she started to run her hands up his back. Looking for the hem of his shirt, when her hand contacted the smooth skin on his back, he let out a short hiss.

“You’re playing with fire.”

“I’m a chef, that’s what I do.” She ran her fingers over the corded muscles of his back. He wasn’t kidding about the boxing. He made a growling sound and her hand froze in place.

“Don’t stop now. I’m just mad we don’t have any light in here. I want to unwrap you like a present.”

“It’s better in the dark. Stop talking and do it,” she challenged. He found her mouth again in the dark, seemingly trying to inhale her, while he ran his hands along the hem of her shirt. Pushing her shirt up higher, he cupped her breasts through her bra, playing with her nipples through the thin cups. Bringing her legs up behind his thighs, she pulled him down on top of her, feeling his cock through his jeans and hers, ready and at attention.

He grunted and came down closer to her on the floor. She felt him rear up and the whoosh of his shirt as he took it off. Feeling around in the pitch black, she felt his chest, his rock-hard muscles, smooth under her fingertips. She found his nipples and gave them a sharp pinch, making him suck in a tight breath. He settled back down on top of her, pulling on the bottom hem of her shirt and nudging her up so he could tug it over her head.

Both topless, he used his mouth on the side of her neck, kissing his way down her body until he found his way to her nipples. Taking one in his mouth, he gave the other one a slight pinch, drawing a gasp from her.

“It seems two can play at that game,” he said. She could hear the smile in his voice. “Are you sure about this, Rox?”

“Stop being so damn considerate and get those pants off,” she said, grasping for his belt buckle. It had been a long time for her. Much longer than she would have liked, but it was hard to feel safe with anyone. Pushing those thoughts aside, she needed him inside her pussy right now. Her core was clenching in anticipation of Liam getting those damn pants off and inside of her as soon as possible.

“I’m always considerate, which is why I’m more than happy to go along with your request.”

Together, they pushed his jeans down over his ass and she could feel his cock resting against her jean-clad lower half.

“My turn,” she said with a grin he couldn’t see, as she lifted her hips and shimmied the jeans over her butt and down her legs. Liam settled back on top of her and her eyelashes fluttered as she felt the heaviness of his velvet wrapped steel settling at the top of her pussy. This was going to be good.

* * *

Liam’s heart beat a mile a minute and his palms were sweaty as he rested his cock at the opening to her pussy. He couldn’t believe how quickly things had changed. From a shit night trapped in a broken freezer with Rox, to finally finding out why she hated him, to where they were now. He was in serious danger of getting whiplash, but he wasn’t one to pass up an opportunity to finally be inside the woman who had been on his mind since he tasted her patty melt years ago.

“Hurry up already!” She whined from beneath him, raising her hips up, attempting to get him inside her. He couldn’t help his smile. She was a minx and a demanding one at that. Pulling his wallet out of his back pocket he felt around for a condom.

“If you don’t hurry up, I’m going to get started on my own.” She shifted under him and he could hear the wetness of her pussy as she parted and began to play with herself without him. Her moans had him moving double time to unwrap this damn thing and get it on. A lot easier said than done with no light. Fumbling, urged on by her moans and gasps of pleasure, he finally sheathed himself and settled back on top of her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he could smell her essence on her hands. He brought one hand down and put her fingers in his mouth, sucking her juices off her fingers.

“Next time,” he promised, before lining himself up with her opening and pressing forward. She gasped and he stopped, not wanting to hurt her. She wrapped her legs around the backs of his thighs and pulled him down on top of her, while rocking her hips. He sank into her and they both let out a groan. She was so fucking tight and wet, he had to stop moving and rest his head on her shoulder or he was going to come way too early, embarrassing himself.

She was getting restless under him, so he captured her lips with his, their tongues mimicking what their bodies were doing as he began to slowly pump in and out of her. Rox brought her hands up across his back, pulling him tight to her. Once he was fully inside of her, blissed out at how amazing she felt, they started to pick up the pace. A more frantic rhythm took over and he was pumping into her, the cardboard underneath them shifting as they pushed along the floor of the freezer, his grunts and her cries bouncing off the walls.

He felt her tighten around him. Balancing on one arm, he reached down between them and gave her clit a little squeeze and that was all she needed to set her off. Her frantic cries grew louder and she went rigid under him. Knowing that she’d gotten hers, Liam pushed in deeper and started pumping in and out with abandon, quickly falling over the edge with her. His heart beating even more wildly, he collapsed next to her, panting.

“Still think I’m a tease?” He was still trying to catch his breath.

“No, not at all,” she said, resting her head on his chest. He wrapped one arm around her and used the other to take the condom off. Not exactly sure what to do with it, he felt around for his phone. He found it after a couple of minutes of reaching blindly. Lighting the room up, Rox immediately froze in his arms, quickly grabbing for her shirt.

“What the hell are you doing?” she demanded.

“I didn’t mean to startle you, I just wanted to get rid of the condom.” She glared at him, pulling her shirt down over her breasts and redoing her jeans. He tied the condom and grabbed one of the small cardboard boxes, throwing it in here. He pulled up his pants, but didn’t bother buttoning them before turning back to Rox. She seemed back on her guard. He turned off the light and laid back down.

“Come on, lie back down.” He felt around in the dark for her, trying to coax her back into the non-hard ass mood she’d just been in. He could feel her hesitation as she scooted back over to him and laid down, eventually moving closer and resting her head on his chest. Liam breathed out a sigh of relief as he stroked his fingers through her hair. Shorter on the sides and long on top, he let the silk-smooth locks fan over his fingers.

She let out a small sigh before burrowing deeper into his hold and before he knew it her even breath let him know she was asleep. Grabbing his phone again, he turned down the brightness and shined the light on her face. She was so beautiful. Her cute button nose and long eye lashes made her seem so much younger than she usually did when she was awake. Her take charge attitude and bossy nature belied the vulnerable woman she was right now in his arms.

He knew her ex was still out there and he would do everything he could to protect her, especially now. He was sure she was going to have second thoughts in the light of day, but he wasn’t going to let her get away with things that easily, especially not with their biggest misunderstanding behind them. He would do everything he could to keep this woman safe and make sure she knew he was there for her.