Samantha Young

I love you," I whispered hoarsely. "You're my favourite person." The tears blurred in my eyes again. "And if you ever tell anyone I cried during this moment I will withhold sex for a year.

Asshole._ __ust for that, I expect you to wrap that dirty mouth of yours around my cock tonight._ He narrowed his eyes on me.I couldn__ believe he__ just said that to me in a fancy restaurant where anyone might overhear. __re you kidding?_ __abe,_ he gave me a look that suggested I was missing the obvious, __ never kid about blowjobs.__ur waiter had descended on us just in time to hear those romantic words and his rosy cheeks betrayed his embarrassment. __eady to order?_ he croaked out.__es,_ Braden answered, obviously uncaring he__ been overhead. ____l have the steak, medium-rare._ He smiled softly at me. __hat are you having?_ He took a swig of water. He thought he was so cool and funny. __pparently sausage._ Braden choked on the water, coughing into his fists, his eyes bright with mirth as he put his glass back on the table. __re you okay, sir?_ The waiter asked anxiously. ____ fine, I__ fine.

I was washing the dishes and the sneaky bastard crept up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. And kissed me. Right here._ I pointed angrily to my neck. __an I not have him committed or something?__r. Pritchard snorted. __or loving you?__ drew back, shaking my head in disgust. __r. Pritchard,_ I admonished softly. __hose side are you on?___raden__.

Sure it could get rough sometimes, but life wasn't a Hollywood movie. Shit happened. You fought, you screamed, and somehow you worked like hell to get out the other side still intact.

What's the use of the wind if it won't take you away on it?

It was all my fault. I'd let them in, I'd broken my rules, and I was back at square fucking one!"-_Jocelyn Butler

That would make it the fifth time since I'd started working at the university that I'd thrown someone out of one of those rooms for inappropriate behavior. And they say a library is a boring place to work.

Ungentlemanliness?_ he teased. __ dare you to say that five times fast.

I want your tongue back.___nd you__l get it._ He pulled away only to tug his shirt off impatiently.

As I said, it comes with a price._ His grin was wicked and I suddenly felt a little breathless. ____ a hard man to please. And I__ also a very busy man. You__l do what I want when I want and I won__ always be nice about it. In fact, considering what your surname is, you can pretty much guarantee I won__ be nice about it.

Tomorrow you'll receive your employment contracts. Once you sign those I'm your boss." When I didn't answer he said, "That means you act the way I want you to act. That means you shelve your attitude and the twenty questions.""Should I shelve those next to 'personality'?

For the longest time my company is what got me up in the morning. It was what motivated me every second of every day. Since the moment you started working for me, you are what has gotten me up in the morning. You are what motivates me every second of every day. And still I want more from you. Tomorrow the day is all ours, because I want to talk to you about something.

Seattle? With Caine? In a hotel?I__ either kill him or screw him again.__uck.___lexa, the speakerphone is on,_ Caine__ amused voice sounded from my desk.Oh, balls.

You__e lying to yourself. You__e holding this up as a way to keep me locked out. But it__ too late. I__ in. You love me._ I smiled softly as he closed his eyes and gritted his teeth against my words. __ou love me,_ I repeated, __nd you__l never hurt me. And I will never hurt you. I will never use you like they did, like they all did. Because I want you. Just you.

when you asked me to stay away from you in your note, it finally hit me. You meant it. You weren__ going to try anymore. I__ run out of chances, and I realized that the night before would be the last time I ever saw you. And I couldn__ _ The whole time on that plane I _ I kept thinking to myself if I could just get to you I would tell you I loved you and I__ get to keep you. I__ that selfish.

I__e never been this happy,_ I whispered, a little scared by it.Caine must have heard the fear, because he kissed my neck, tightened his hold on me, and said, __e neither. But we__l get used to it.___romise?__e lifted his head to meet my gaze. __o, because on second thought I don__ want to get used to it. If you get used to it____ou forget to be thankful for it,_ I finished.He nodded slowly. __eah.

Without a word he started stalking down the street in the opposite direction my grandparents had taken. I started after him, my steps slower.And then quite abruptly Caine whipped around and marched back toward me. Features etched with determination, he yanked me roughly to him and crushed his mouth down over mine. I made a noise of surprise in the back of my throat before my instincts took over. I couldn__ help sinking into his kiss.When he finally let me go we were both breathing hard. Caine smoothed his thumb over my cheek, his eyes still dark with passion and anger. __ could give a fuck who saw that.

Lexie,_ he said, his voice guttural, __ told you this to wake you up. A man like me isn__ capable of being your fucking white knight._ His fingers peeled my hand from his neck and he gently pressed me away.I felt the anger boil up inside me. ____ not looking for a hero!__e flinched at the emotion cracking my words.__ never asked for that._ I shook, my hands curling into fists at my side. __ just wanted you, because despite what you might think, I see you. And no, you__e no fucking white knight, but you__e what I want.