Katherine"s breath hitched, feeling his hot, whiskey breath a.s.saulting her nostrils. She wasn"t supposed to feel hot and bothered by it but it was crazy how his intoxicating scent was - the scent that she loved so much blended with it so naturally that she actually found everything to be so s.e.xy.
Topped with his fiery gaze as she stared at her, she thought she was going to melt.
She felt his hand from her waist trail up to the side of her breast and settled to cup the side of her face.
"Are you testing me, Katherine?" he asked in a low voice, almost a growl. She let out a breath when she felt him press himself to her. He was hard.
She knew they shouldn"t be going down that path yet. But just… just… she just wanted to indulge herself a little.
Sliding her hands up to his neck, she looked back at him, matching his gaze. "I"m not. But kiss me."
Damien clenched his jaw and looked at her lips before he crashed his down to hers. She moaned into his mouth and it caused him to deepen his kisses. Katherine"s mind became cloudy as she swam in her own sensual thoughts.
She could feel the friction that his thick thigh was doing on her groin. His skin was hot and she thought she would get scalded but she didn"t flinch, almost as if she wanted to burn with him.
Damien"s hands found the back of her thigh and he lifted her up before he threw her on the bed. He swiftly removed his belt, making sure she wasn"t going to feel any discomfort just before he crawled on the bed and got on top of her, kissing her again with so much pa.s.sion that it left Katherine gasping for air.
His mouth found her jaw and then her neck. He groaned when he heard another moan from her.
"Stop me before I lose myself, Katherine," he said in between kisses and before he nipped at her collar bone.
Katherine heard him but it was so d.a.m.n difficult to do that when she was already enjoying his advances.
"If you don"t stop me, I wouldn"t be able to control myself."
His warning rang in her ears at the same time that she felt his hands dangerously finding their way towards her waistband.
She sucked in air and as gently as she could, she held both of his wrists and brought his hands up to the sides of her face. "Damien…" She glid her hand up to his neck and looked at him in the eyes before placing a kiss on his lips.
Breathing out a heavy sigh, Damien rolled on to his side and laid next to her. Katherine snuggled closer and when he turned his head to her, he started, "I"m-"
Her finger touched his lips, shutting him up. "It"s okay. I wanted it," she said and saw him nod. "Do you want to freshen up before sleeping?"
"I"m too tired to move," he answered.
"Well, at least change into something comfortable…"
Damien unb.u.t.toned and unzipped his pants before shrugging it off of him, tossing them to the floor before he pulled the blanket over them. "I"m good," he muttered, his eyes slowly closing.
He had high alcohol tolerance and he wasn"t drunk but that day was just too exhausting for him — Katherine and the bed were just too comfortable.
Softly chuckling, she lifted his arm to the side and laid her head on his shoulder. He glanced at her, his eyes looking calmer. "Did you have a good day?"
She nodded. "You?"
"Business was great… but it"s not greater than this," he said as he laid on his side and pulled her even closer, pressing a kiss on her forehead.
Placing an arm around his torso, Katherine nuzzled her face on his neck.
"Goodnight, love," he whispered.
Several days later and it was already a few days before their planned weekend trip. Katherine and Damien were both busy, making sure that they could afford to take the Friday off so that they could have a longer break.
She was talking on the phone with a client"s secretary, arranging a meeting together for their bosses when there was a tap on her desk. Looking up, she saw Alianna, beaming at her. She held up a finger as she mouthed to her, asking her to wait. A minute later, Katherine finally ended the call and faced her.
"Hey, Ali… What are you doing here?" Katherine asked as Ali greeted her with a hug. The two of them have kept in touch, exchanging texts from time to time.
"I"m on an errand."
"Oh, Damien is meeting with someone inside. Why don"t you sit first? I"ll let him know that you"re here."
"No, it"s okay… I"m not staying. I just came by to drop this off." Alianna handed Katherine a white envelope that was sealed with red wax. "It"s going to be Nana"s birthday."
"Ah." Katherine received the envelope and smiled. "I"ll make sure to give this to Damien as soon as he"s done."
"Oh no, Kath." Alianna chuckled. "Damien doesn"t need an invitation, silly."
Katherine blinked. Of course, she knew that and she indeed felt silly. She lowered her eyes to the invitation in her hands and flipped the front to see the name written in very elegant handwriting.
"Nana wrote that herself. And she wanted to make sure that you would get this, so she gave me this crucial task of handing this personally over to you. So if she asks, tell her I did an excellent job, okay?"
Katherine softly chuckled as she read her name on the invitation and listened to Alianna"s explanation. She lifted her gaze back to her friend and smiled, "Thank you, I appreciate that you took your time. I know you"re very busy."
"Ugh, tell me about it. I"ve been craving fast food and I"m still on a diet… at least for now… while I can still hold it in before I go crazy." Alianna rolled her eyes.
"Let me know when you"re free, I"ll treat you to some burgers and a bucket of fries."
"Oh my G.o.d, yum!" Alianna huffed. "Right, your trip is coming up soon. Are you excited?" She danced her brows, teasing Katherine.
Using the envelope, Katherine lightly smacked it on Alianna"s face and they both laughed.
Ali"s phone rang and she picked it up immediately. "Hey, babe. Yes, I"ll be right there." She turned to Katherine and said, "I need to go, Kath. I"m so busy until next week but I"ll meet you before Nana"s birthday."
"No problem. Thanks for dropping by, and for this." Katherine waved the envelope in her hand.
"Make sure you go to her birthday, or she won"t let you off. Don"t worry, you have three weeks to plan your outfit. Also, I"ll be leaving the next morning after that."
Nodding, Katherine exchanged hugs with her briefly and just before Alianna released her, the latter whispered to her ear, "You know, if you haven"t prepared a present for him yet — birthday s.e.x always works."
Katherine rolled her eyes, pushed her away and turned her body towards the elevator. "Go now, stop spouting nonsense."
"How cute. Katherine getting all fl.u.s.tered. Babe, you should flaunt what you have. Stop hiding." Alianna winked before wearing her sungla.s.ses. "If you need tips, I"m just one text away."
Katherine shook her head — a part of her was already used to Damien"s and Alianna"s shamelessness. She was smiling as she walked back to her desk, wondering if she should take Ali"s offer and her mind started to wander, making her blush.
Just then, the door to Damien"s office opened and their eyes met. He sent his guest off to the elevator and when he came back, he stopped in front of her desk and leaned over.
Lifting her chin up with his fingers, he curled the corner of his mouth upward and told her, "What are you thinking in that pretty head of yours, Kitten? Why are you looking at me like you want to eat me?"
Shameless indeed.