In Good Company (Pembroke Hills #1)

by Kat Singleton

I let out a loud moan as I squeeze my eyes shut. It already feels like too much with him, and barely anything has happened between us. His warm, big hands find either side of my waist as he lifts me off my chair and pulls me into his lap. I yelp, my eyes flying open in surprise. His hands slide down my back and grip my ass as he pulls my legs over him. I’m straddling Callahan Hastings. There are layers of fabric between us, but it’s impossible to miss the way his length brushes up against my core. I moan at the feel of him there, immediately wishing there was nothing between us at all. Our...

“F...

he mutters. He keeps one hand splayed on my ass while the other travels up my back. His fingers twist in my hair, directin...

“I want ...

I tell him. Something about the way he looks at me tells me he needs to hear the words. Maybe I need to hear myself say them. It’s me accepting that this connection between us is ...

“Good fucking ...

he grits, leaning close and running his nose against mine. My entire body shakes with anticipation. I didn’t intend for this to happen tonight. I came to work thinking Cal and I could pretend everything was normal and nothing had happened between us at the pool party. I was foolish for thinking that. I’ve never had this kind ...

“You hungrier for my touch o...

The words are whispered against my ear, sending shive...

“B...

I turn my head, trying to make our lips connect. He doesn’t give in. He continues to tease me by just barely running his lips ...

“I meant ...

he announces, moving his hand from my ass to between my thighs. My head f...

“I want you to k...

I tell him. Or maybe it isn’t me telling him—maybe it’s me begging. Cal shocks me by lifting me by the hips once again and placing me on the counter. A wine glass falls to the ground with the abruptness of his actions, and the chair scrapes against the floor as he stands to his full height. The entire time, he keeps his eyes on me. I love it when he looks at me like this—like I’m the only thing that matters to him. That’s the thing about Cal. It’s hard to get his attention, even harder to keep it, but when you have it, it’s hard not to feel like the most powerful person in the world. He spreads ...

“Is this where you want me to kiss yo...

My entire body feels like a rubber band that’s been pulled tight, just aching to be released. All I’ve wanted is to have Lucy like this again, but it wasn’t something I was confident would happen. Seeing her lust-filled, big brown eyes stare up at me as my fingers run through her wetness is my undoing. I’ve never wanted something as badly as I want Lucy Owens. I’m desperate, ready to get on my knees and beg for her if that’s what it takes to get her to see that this connection between us is undeniable. By the way her body trembles underneath my touch, it seems like begging won’t be necessary. Although, I might still get on my knees and eat her perfect pussy the way I’ve been dreaming of.

“Talk to me,”

I press, needing to hear her admit that she needs me. With each passing day I’ve spent with her, I’ve needed her more and more. I’m at the point where it feels like I’ll combust if I don’t have her. I almost did when I got that little taste of kissing her and had to pretend that the kiss didn’t rock my world. I drag my fingers through her wetness and circle her clit. I want to bottle up her moan that echoes through the kitchen. It’s so fucking sexy I’d love to hear her moan like that all night tonight and every night after. I slide her panties to the side, gettin...

“Do I kiss your lips or your pussy first? I’m fucking ...

Her body shudders at my words. Or maybe it’s the fact I still circle her clit at a slow pace as ...

“Kiss...

Lucy speaks up, her voice strained. She keeps her eyes on me, watching my every move as I decide what to do. I continue to feather kisses along her thigh to tease her. I know it might be cruel, and it tortures me just as much as it does her, but I can’t help it. She deserves to be teased just...

“I plan on it...

I assure her, remembering ...

“Tell me ...

She takes me by surprise by wrapping her fingers in the hair at the top of my head and pulling. She yanks, taking exactly what she w...

“I want you to kiss me again like you did in the pool house. Like nothing...

I smile, leaning in so my next words are said against her lips—the lips that haven’t left my mind since the moment she’s talking about. Hell, they were on my mind far before then. My hand not covered in her arousal reaches up to...

“Nothing else matters to me, Lucy baby, I can pr...

Before she can respond, I trap her lips with mine, reveling in tasting her again. During our first kiss, she was hesitant. She needed a moment to let me in. Tonight, her mouth is wide open and ready for me. I groan, and she swallows the sound of my realization that she’s had time to think it over. I can be confident this is exactly what she wants. My tongue slides into her mouth, eager to feel hers against mine. I don’t know how long we stay just like that, the two of us swallowing each other’s moans as we give in to the passion between us. I step between her thighs, pausing circling her clit so I can fully press our bodies together. My elbow hits something—I think another wine glass—as I twist her hair between my fingers, making sure to keep the one covered in her arousal out of the strands. Whatever it is hits the ground and shatters at my feet, but I don’t pay it any attention. It doesn’t matter. Not when I’m finally kissing Lucy again. Our chests rise in rapid succession as w...

“You have no idea how many times I’ve thought of ki...

I a...

“God, Lucy, it feels like you’re all I’ve thought about since the moment you left me ...

“...

Lucy whimpers, her head falling to the side as she gives me bette...

“Don’t say things you do...

A growl comes from deep in my chest as I pause. I line my eyes up with hers, needing her to look me i...

“I’m not the kind of man who says things he...

My words come out gruff, maybe even a little harsh, but I need her to know that anything I tell her is the truth. No matter how frustratingly foreign the feeling is, I feel something for her. It’s more than something. It’s a lot. How she could even question if I mean what I say is beyond me. Before we do anything else, I gently wrap my fingers around her wrist and bring her finger...

“No one’s ever made my pulse spike like this. When I tell you that you’re all I’ve thought...

Her fingers twitch against my skin. She presses even harder, her fingertips firm against my dancing pulse. The most beautiful...

“Good. Now, kiss me again, Callahan Hastings. You said you were...

I smile as my heart leaps in my chest. I’ve been so focused on my career throughout my adulthood that I never gave myself time to develop feelings for anyone. I was married to my job, and I liked it that way. I even thought it could never happen to me, that I would never be able to feel anything for anyone. But then came Lucy Owens, proving to me that it isn’t impossible, that the right person just hadn’t come along. I have no idea what any of this means or what will happen, but I know that I’ll savor every moment I have with her. I won’t take for granted the moments I get to have her just like this. I lean in, cap...

“I promise I was just going to teach you to...

Lucy tells me, pulling away just enough to get the words out. She’s breathless from the kiss, the skin around her lips red from where...

“I don’t want you to think I had any ulterior motives…other than using you to be able to record myself ...

Her rambling is adorable. I smile before gently moving a piece of ...

“Have ulterior motives about kissing me any...

Her cheeks turn my favorite shade of pink. She lets out a little laugh before rocki...