Forbidden Blood (9 page)

“Liar.”

“Yeah, well”—he kept his smile, but his eyes turned serious—“I am glad I met you tonight.”

“Me, too.” She smiled back. He was easy to be around
, and she enjoyed his company. Her face fell as she thought this would most likely be the only time she got to spend with him.

“Naya?”

She realized she had been staring off into space, and she looked back at Vaughn.

“Are you okay?”

Not really.
“Sure.” She smiled to show him she was fine. They were having a great time, and she couldn’t afford to waste it with sad thoughts. “What were you saying about your work?”

He studied her for
a few seconds before continuing, “My main job is security, but I help my dad with the company as much as possible. Although, with the way the economy has been for the last few years, I haven’t been needed as much on construction jobs. What do you do?”

“I’m a little ashamed to admit
that I don’t have a job.” Embarrassed, she picked at her pizza. “My family owns a large portion of a credit card company—part of the whole rich thing—so I don’t have to work. Plus, remember the whole
Titanic
thing? My parents are old-fashioned. They wouldn’t be comfortable with me having a job. I did go to college, and I have a B.S. in political science, but it seems like a waste. Rather than work, I volunteer at different places, so I can contribute in some way. My favorite place to volunteer is at an animal shelter.”

“So, you like animals?”

She met his eyes. “Oh, I love them.”

Vaughn dropped his chin to his chest and
passionately stared at her “Good,” he rumbled.

She thought maybe he was ready to get physical again by the heat
he was throwing off, but then the look passed.

H
e asked her, “If your parents don’t want you working, are they okay with you volunteering?”

“They don’t really understand why I like it. They don’t openly disapprove, but you wouldn’t find them joining me.” She laughed without humor. “They wouldn’t want to get their hands dirty.”

“After the way you’ve described your parents, I’m amazed they don’t say anything to you about hanging out at nightclubs.”

“Please
don’t think badly of me.” She sighed. “My parents don’t know what I do when I’m away from home. I’m not sneaking out or anything. I’m twenty-eight years old, and I don’t exactly need their permission. They could never appreciate why I like to go out, and I don’t want them to be disappointed in me.” She shrugged. “We simply don’t discuss it, and I use Kenzie’s place to keep clothes for our nights out.”

If circumstances were different, they’d probably be roommates, but that was another thing
Naya missed out on from being who and what she was.

Vaughn’s look turned serious.

“Do you think I’m a horrible person now?” she asked.

“Nope. I think you’re a good daughter who doesn’t want to hurt her parents, but
you also know you need to find your own identity and your own way in life.”

Surprised by his answer, she grinned. “Thank you.”

He smiled. “You don’t have to thank me, beautiful. It’s what I believe to be true.” Vaughn pointed at the pizza boxes. “Are you finished?”

“Yes.”

He sat up, grabbed the boxes, and moved off the bed.

“How d
id I miss that?” She sat up on her knees to get a better look.

He
spun around to look at her. “What?”

“Your tattoo.”
She’d missed it earlier. “Turn back around.”

He did as she
’d asked.

“It’s remarkable. I’ve thought about getting a tattoo, but
I never have,” she said.

The tattoo took up virtually his whole back
, and the design looked tribal. It stretched from shoulder to shoulder and from his neck to his butt. She couldn’t see the end because his jeans were covering it. The thick black lines pointed, curved, arched, and swirled in a remarkable display of art. She’d never seen anything so sexy.

“Let me put these in the kitchen. I’ll be right back
, and then you can look as long as you want, I promise.”

She forgot he was holding the pizza boxes.

When he came back into the room, he took off his jeans and tossed them to the side, allowing her to see the bottom of the tattoo, not caring that he was standing there, naked. She outlined it with her fingers, starting at the top and working her way down.

Wow
. And here she’d thought Vaughn was attractive before.

Since she was concentrating on tracing the lines, he startled her when he quickly turned around.

“Baby, I would love to let you keep looking at me, but you are giving me some serious wood.”

Va
ughn grabbed the bottom of his T-shirt that she was wearing and yanked it over her head. He laid her flat on her back and landed between her legs, leaning over her.

“God, what is it about yo
u? You make me so fucking hot.”

Naya smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She felt the same way.

“Good,” she said as she tilted her pelvis up to rub against him.

He gave her a long
, lingering kiss. He tasted like pizza, Vaughn, and sex. He jacked himself up on one arm and used his other hand to wrap around her thigh. He pulled her leg away from her body, opening her up further for him.

He broke their kiss and put his mouth down to her ear. “Good? I’ll show you something way better than
good
.”

And he pushed himself i
nside her, keeping his word.

V
AUGHN SLOWLY AWOKE to the sound of his phone beeping on the nightstand. His next thought was about the warm, soft weight on him. When he opened his eyes, he saw Naya draped across his body. Apparently, simply lying next to him all night hadn’t been enough because she had climbed all the way on top of him. And he didn’t mind in the least. Who wouldn’t love to wake up under a naked, beautiful female?

His phone beeped again, and he picked it up. There were two texts from Sawyer. One
was of Sawyer cursing him out for the night before. The second told him that Sawyer would be there to pick him up at five thirty in the morning
because his dad needed him home. Vaughn looked at the time. It was 4:53 a.m. He only had a half hour to get ready. He sent Sawyer a quick text back, hoping to catch him before he left home.

Vaughn set his phone back down and rubbed Naya’s back. “Naya? Baby? You need to move. I’m sorry, but I have to get up
and go soon.”

Sh
e made a mild sound of protest as she moved herself up. She buried her nose in his neck and continued the deep breathing of someone still asleep. She didn’t wake up, but all her moving around on the lower half of his body awoke something else. His dick, semi hard from morning wood, now thought it was play time.

Great
.

Figuring she wasn’t going to move on her own, he put his arms around her and rolled over until she
was lying on her back. He ended up on top with one of her thighs on each side of him. He moved to stand up, but she made another sound of protest as she opened her legs farther and wrapped her arms around his neck in a death grip.

They had gone to sleep naked, and now
, his cock was resting against her already slick core. Even in sleep, her body responded to him. He dropped his head down to her neck and groaned. He lifted his head and tried to get up again, but she would not release her hold.

“Naya,” he said, laughing.

She let her legs fall completely to the sides, and he rubbed his cock against her dampness.

Holy shit
. Right now, he badly wanted to sink into her heat.

What am I doing?
He was crazy to resist. They might never see each other again.

He put his mouth on he
r earlobe and nipped it. “Naya, baby, you need to wake up if you want me to properly fuck you.”

He sucked her earlobe into his mouth, and she finally started to come around. He moved to her neck and rubbed his stubble on her. It seemed
that she still needed some convincing to awaken, so he nibbled her there, and then he sucked the same spot to take away the sting. He rubbed the lower half of himself against her, too, hoping it would help his cause.

When s
he moved one hand into his hair and one to his ass, he knew he’d accomplished his mission. He felt her nails slightly digging into both spots.

“
Mmm…Vaughn.”

She slowly pushed on his butt
until he buried himself inside her.

“
Oh God
.” She moved both hands to his back and dug her nails in as she clenched around him.

After he was fully seated, she scratched her nails down his back, telling him to move. Never wanting to leave a lady dissatisfied, he stretched her legs up to cross against his back
, and he put both of his arms underneath her. He wrapped his hands up over her shoulders to use as an anchor and drove in and out of her as deep as he could. She met him thrust for thrust as she moaned and panted. He loved the noises she made when he moved inside her.

He could feel her tens
ing around him, indicating she was already close to orgasm. He wanted to prolong their lovemaking, but he knew he didn’t have the time. He pushed himself in and out, pumping hard. When she started to come, snug and hot around him, he buried himself deep as he shuddered and emptied himself inside her. He collapsed on top of her, and they both gasped for air. He would never underestimate a quickie ever again.

After he caught his breath, he lifted himself up onto his forearms and looked down
at Naya’s face. She opened her eyes. He smiled at her and said, “Good morning.”

She smiled back at him
, lifted her hand, and traced his lips with her finger. “Good morning.”

He realized he hadn’t kissed her yet this morning. He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. He licked his way into her mouth, loving the taste of her. She clenched around him again and rotated her hips. He broke off their kiss and shook his head. “
Nuh-uh, you minx.” He grinned at her. “I have to get ready to leave.”

“Are you sure?” This time
, when she tightened on his cock, he knew she was doing it on purpose.

He rested his forehead on hers and laughed. “
Naya, quit tempting me. I would love nothing more than to stay here, surrounded by your heat, but I have to go. Sawyer is on his way to pick me up.”

“Who’s tempting whom now? You and your flowery words,” she said with a laugh.

He raised his head to look at her. He liked her. They’d had fun, and she was apparently playful when she first woke up. He had been serious when he said he would love to stay. He couldn’t remember ever feeling disappointed from having to leave after a one-night stand before. Vaughn didn’t really do serious relationships, but something about Naya made him feel differently. This was a new experience for him.

He dropped a peck on her
nose. “Do you mind if I take a quick shower?”