off.
A
single drop of sweat eased out from behind his ear. Lily’s eyes were riveted as
the single bead slowly trailed down his neck and into his shirt. She blinked
rapidly as he cleared his throat. The knowing smirk on his face made her blush.
“What?” she challenged.
His
smirk grew into a full smile as he sat on the sofa. “Nothing,” he said
innocently. “You just look a little peckish, that’s all.”
Lily’s
face felt like it was on fire. “I’m fine,” she countered. “There’s another few
weeks before I should feed again, so no. I’m not hungry or peckish .”
Barry
reached over and grabbed her hand. He frowned when he saw how badly she was
trembling. “What’s going on Lily?” he asked seriously.
She
allowed him to pull her forward and sat next to him. As she gazed into his deep
brown eyes, she chewed nervously on her lip. “I don’t know what’s happening,”
she confessed. She ran her fingers through her hair and took a restless breath.
“For whatever reason, all I want to do is sit back and watch you move. Then
when that isn’t enough, I want to get close to you.”
He
fought a smile as he reached forward and played with a lock of her hair. “Are
you trying to tell me you’re attracted to me?” he asked. When her eyes
narrowed, he laughed. “Come on Lily. I think we’ve been attracted to each other
since the day we met. At least I was. This isn’t anything new.”
“That’s
just it. It is new to me.” She jumped to her feet and started to pace
across the living room. Lily’s eyes stayed focused on the floor as she moved
back and forth. She didn’t think she could deal with seeing the shock in his
eyes. “I’m a Succubus. Sex is nothing new to me. But I have to have it. When I
get hungry, I see a guy, or girl, we get together and that’s it. Usually, I
don’t see them again. I never wanted to spend time with them.” She ran her
hands through her hair and let out another restless breath. “I shouldn’t want
to spend time with you either. But I do. I want to know if you and I can be
more than bed partners.”
Barry
stood and put his hands on her shoulders. When she looked at him, he gave her a
playful smile. “You have to admit, we were really hot bed partners,” he joked.
When she frowned, his shoulders fell. “Lily, it was a joke.”
She
broke away from his hold with a growl. “I barely remember what happened that
night and I feel like I was cheated,” she admitted. Before he could say
anything else that would embarrass her, she reached up and kissed him. A soft
moan left her as his arms came around her and pulled her close.
He
smiled as she slid her arms around his neck. With ease, he lifted her against
his body, only to groan when her legs came up and wrapped around his waist.
Lily
couldn’t help herself. For the first time she knew what girls meant when they
talked of butterflies and magic when they kissed someone. She was nearly giddy
when he fell back onto the sofa. She wanted to have him again, and this time
her hunger wouldn’t get in her way.
Just
as she started to reach for his belt, Barry’s phone started to ring. Lily stiffened
as she pulled away from Barry’s kiss. Stunned green eyes turned to his as she
bit her bottom lip. Reality started to crash down on her again.
Barry
saw the look in her eyes and grabbed her hand. “We’re okay,” he said as he
reached into his pocket with his free hand. He frowned when he saw Jimmy’s name
on the screen. “What’s up?”
Lily
pulled her hand away from Barry and climbed off of his lap. She wrapped her
arms around her middle as she sat next to him thinking about what they had
almost done.
Barry
took her hand again and gave her a soft smile. “I’m at Lily’s, why?” His eyes
widened when he heard his brother’s answer. “Are you serious? Yeah, we’ll be
ready in a minute.” He quickly ended the call and gave Lily a bright smile.
“Eric’s starting to wake up.”
Lily’s
eyes started to
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