That Shifter Love

“Nathan will escort you home,” the Head offered. “He’ll also give you the number to call if you should need anything.”

“Thank you, sir,” Lucy answered.

She allowed Nathan to take her elbow and guide her to the door and to the elevator. The moment they stepped in the elevator, she jerked her arm away from him and turned on him.

“Are you kidding me right now? This is the type of establishment you people are running? Kidnapping? Threats? Who the hell is that woman?”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa! No, it’s not that type of establishment. Marissa did that because she knows I like you,” Nathan admitted.

His admission took all the fire out of Lucy’s anger. She stared at him, shocked. Nathan saw her hesitation and used the opportunity to kiss her soundly. He yanked her against him and crushed his lips against hers. His tongue softened her lips, and she parted them, accepting his invasion. He sank into the kiss, and she helped him by running her hands up his neck and into his hair, fisting her hands around the silky strands.

The elevator dinged, announcing their arrival on the ground floor. They separated only when the doors whooshed open. He gestured for her to step out in front of him; she stared at him a moment, then turned and walked out. He followed, watching her for any reaction to the kiss. She touched her lips, which drove him to distraction. He wanted her. And he was pretty sure she wanted him.

They stepped out into the beautiful afternoon. She stopped walking; she didn’t know where to go. Lucy looked back at him and asked, “Where do we go?”

“I’ll take you back to your apartment. I have a car parked over there.” He nodded in the direction of his car.

As they drove to her apartment in silence, she kept stealing glances at him. Her head was spinning with a decision, and finally that decision escaped her lips.

“I want to have s*x with you,” Lucy announced matter-of-factly.

Nathan nearly swerved, he was so stunned. “Um, ok. Thank you?”

Lucy giggled a little. “I’m asking you to come up to my apartment when we get there.”

He looked at her, gauging her behavior. “Why?”

Lucy huffed out a breath and rolled her eyes at him. “Really? After that kiss and the one last night? There’s something here, can’t you tell?”

Nathan smiled a huge smile. “I thought it was just me.”

“No. Now drive this damn thing fast,” Lucy ordered. Nathan pressed down on the gas, going around cars when he had to.

Once they entered her apartment, the momentum was faster than any car could travel.