Future Investment: (Taboo Romance Series) (Forbidden Fruit Book 2) (8 page)

Chapter 13

Elizabeth

The time at his house had been fast and furious, thanks to a bit of traffic we ran into just outside of the city. I changed as quickly as possible, and was ushered out the door before I could make sure my makeup looked right, or I had my hair fixed good enough. We rode to the event, with Aiden on the phone. He'd taken the call because the number was unknown, and twenty minutes later he was still trying to get off the phone with one of his new patients.

I turned and studied him, but he was too deep in his conversation to notice me. His black jacket and matching pants fit him as if tailor-made. The white button-down shirt that sat crisply beneath his jacket brought out the darkness of his tan, and left my heart beating a little faster in my chest.

We weren't a couple, but we were starting to intertwine various parts of our lives, and I wanted to keep taking steps forward. It was scary and exhilarating. I knew that no matter how much he asked of me, I would most likely give it. I planned on digging a little that night, as time allowed.

I knew that he was a brilliant surgeon, and an all-around good guy, but what else was he? How was his childhood? How did his parents die? He wouldn't appreciate my need to know, but I would manipulate the situation to gain access to the information without too much pressure.

Reaching over, I ran my hand from the middle of his thigh up to where his leg met his hip. He stiffened as his breath caught, and he glanced over at me.

I gave him a smile and shrugged. "Don't mind me."

It was a side of myself that only existed in my mind. Never before had I wanted to drag it out and flaunt it, but I did now. We'd made the agreement, and he was all in from what I could tell. My bank account had had an extra five thousand dollars in it when I'd woken up that morning, and to say that I was shocked would be an understatement.

"Right. So just make sure that you continue to take the white pill in the morning and the green one at night." He licked his lips and pulled his bottom lip into his mouth as he reached down and tugged my hand toward his cock.

My whole body stiffened as he wrapped his hand around mine, and cupped himself. He was semi-erect, and large enough that I had a momentary wave of panic. Maybe I'd bitten off more than I could chew. Jackson wasn't too impressive, and yet he was more than enough for me.

Aiden glanced over at me as he brushed his fingers over my cupped hand. I dragged my nails up the tight, thick package, and stifled a groan. He was so far beyond hot.

His eyes rolled back as he pulled the car to a stop, and he shifted, lifting his hips just a little and pressing against my hand. I wanted to tug off my seatbelt and move over the console between us to press my mouth to him. Jackson had never let me give him oral sex, and though I understood the mechanics, it was something I desperately wanted to do.

"Alright. Call back if you need me." He dropped the phone into the cup holder and cupped my hand again. "Fuck. That feels so good."

"It looks so good." I couldn't keep my eyes off of him as he rubbed himself against my palm, completely unashamed by the neediness that rolled off of him.

"You're gonna have me coming in the car before we ever get there." He gave me a cocky smirk. "Play by the rules for me, hmm?"

"No thanks." I dragged my nails up his package again as my mouth started to water. "I wanna taste you. Will you let me? Tonight?"

He swallowed hard and glanced over at me, nodding. "Yeah. I'd like that a lot."

I started to move toward him, but he laughed and pulled my hand from his lap. The sound of his enjoyment brought a smile to my face, and I moved back to my seat. I was only teasing him, but him getting it left me wanting to follow through. There was no way I could give someone head in a car in the middle of the city. Or could I?

"You're too much already. I imagined that you might be." He lifted my hand to his mouth and brushed his nose over my palm, before shifting and sucking two of my fingers into his mouth.

Pleasure twisted the very center of me, and my body flooded with anticipation of feeling the warmth of his mouth - everywhere.

I groaned and turned away from him, a little unnerved at how quickly we'd gone from him wanting nothing to do with me or anyone, to him sucking on my fingers and driving my entire body toward need.

He licked at my fingertips and moved my hand back to rest in my lap. "Later tonight we'll spend some time figuring each other out. Sound good?"

"Too good," I murmured breathlessly as I turned toward him and pressed my cheek to the seat. I wanted to memorize every part of him so that, when our time was over, I would never forget.

"Have I told you that I think you're stunning? Incredibly beautiful. Even breathtaking." He glanced over at me, his blue eyes filled with hunger. He wasn't shy about letting me see it clearly either.

Sharp tendrils of pleasure swept out of my center and danced along my nerve endings, lighting me on fire and leaving me to feel like a cat in heat. It was oddly disturbing and yet deliciously exciting.

"I feel the same about you." I reached over and touched his arm. "We're going to be okay, right?"

He laughed. "Far more than okay, princess. Just breathe and let's enjoy the great dinner they're going to serve us. We can dance a little, mingle far more than I want, and then we can leave. Just remember what parts we're playing tonight."

"I won’t forget." I let out a sharp exhale and turned as we pulled up to the beautiful five-star hotel where the event was taking place. Bright lights lined the front of it, and I almost felt under-dressed, having watched a few people get out in front of us.

"I know you won't. I was somewhat reminding myself." He looked over at me. "Parks is going to hit on you mercilessly tonight. If he gets to be overbearing-"

"I'm fine. I'm not interested in him, and if he gets to be too much, I’ll shut him down." I unbuckled and got out of the car. After thanking the valet, I moved to walk beside Aiden. My fitted black dress made me feel a tad bit more exposed than I was comfortable with, but with so many people milling about, I was sure to simply be one of the crowd.

"Aiden. Over here." Peter's voice caught my attention, and I grabbed Aiden's arm, pulling him toward where Peter and Parks stood with a few other guys I'd seen around the hospital. Being the only woman was going to be a bit intimidating, but I'd held my own for ten years in various medical schools. I could handle one more night of being the minority.

"Wow, don't you look stunning!" Parks moved up and took my hand, lifting it to his lips and kissing the back of my fingers softly. "How did this old goat talk you into being his date?"

"I'm here to support him and see how all of this works." I gave a slight shrug and glanced back at Aiden. "Besides, it'll be nice to see what my future looks like."

"Going to take my award from me already?" Aiden laughed, and the other guys with us did as well. I moved up in front of him, choosing not to respond.

The crowd pushed us in tightly, and Aiden gripped my hips and pressed his body to mine as we shuffled forward. The delicious sensation of him touching me left my pulse racing, and a deep ache resurrected between my legs. For not having spent much of my life being overly sexual, something about the man behind me brought it out full blast.

He bent down as we walked in, and pressed his mouth to the back of my ear. "You smell delicious. It's like a mixture of coconut, perfume, and lust."

I stifled the need to close my eyes and press back against him as chill bumps ran along my skin. He moved up beside me and offered his arm, the depravity I expected to see on his face all but gone. He was playing the professional mentor role perfectly.

"Right this way, my lady." He glanced back at the rest of our group and smiled. "The table should be right up front."

"Yeah, yeah. Just show the way, and stop flaunting the fact that you have the prettiest girl in the room on your arm." Parks moved up beside me and winked. "Don't fall for his tricks. He's a ladies’ man."

I smiled and glanced up at Aiden. "I'm interested in his brain. The ladies can have the rest."

"Oh good. Take his brain and my body?" Parks pulled out my chair as I moved away from Aiden.

"And what would I do with your big, bulky frame? Have you move me from place to place just to wear you out?" I pulled my napkin in my seat as Parks pursed his lips and shook his head.

"I'm not going to respond to that." He glanced over at Aiden, who chuckled again.

"Probably best you don't. The woman's highly intelligent. She’ll put all of us in our places by the end of the night." Aiden reached over and squeezed my arm. "Tell everyone about your stint in the emergency room the other morning with me. Brag on yourself and save me from doing it. One of us has to."

Embarrassment rose up my chest and coated my cheeks and throat in warmth. He was being cheeky, but I loved it. Just knowing that he was going to take me back to his place and spend hours exploring me left me dizzy, needy.

"It was nothing. Really." I picked up my glass of water as Aiden and Parks took turns outdoing each other with my greatness. The rest of the table joined in about their residents, and it ended up being quite a great evening. We skipped the dancing, but that was simply because I wanted to go. I was ready for the next part of the night. Aiden was as well.

*

He glanced over at me as we pulled out of the parking lot and smiled. "Did you have fun?"

"Yeah. It was wonderful, but you guys have to stop talking about me being so great. I'm just a normal resident. It's going to become obvious to everyone that you're smitten." I smiled, and waited until we were in the heart of the city to undo my seatbelt.

"What're you doing? Something wrong?" He turned and looked at me as I repositioned myself.

"No. Everything is perfectly right." I propped myself up with one elbow on the console and slid my free hand up his thigh, squeezing softly as he growled.

"Elizabeth. Wait until we get to my house. We have all night." He reached over and touched the side of my face.

"No. I don't want to wait." I scooted closer, and he reached for the front of the console, pulling it up and leaving nothing but empty space between us.

"Alright. Lie down and try not to make me wreck my car. I actually like this one." He stopped at a red light, and pulled me closer to him as his lips met mine. He licked and nipped at my mouth until the world spun around me. He tasted like champagne and chocolate, and I couldn't help but explore his mouth as he continued to consume mine.

A car honked behind us, and he pulled back before pressing his forehead to mine and closing his eyes. "God, you're so fucking hot. Tell me this isn't a dream."

His words drove into me, and I pulled from him before lying down in the front seat and moving into his lap just enough to press my mouth to the outline of his cock.

"No dream, just my desire for you." I ran my teeth up the thick length of him, teasing him as his fingers sank down into my hair and tugged a little.

"Undo the zipper. Stop making me wait." He brushed my hair back from my face as he glanced down and then back up over and over.

"So bossy," I whispered and worked to free his cock from its trap. He was bigger than I expected, but something about trying to fit him inside of me was tantalizing. I’d wanted to be sexually overactive as a teen, and then as a young woman in college, but it never worked out too well for me. It had always seemed like such a waste of my time until now. I planned on making up for it with the arrangement I had with Aiden.

I pressed my lips to the top of his cock, and lapped at him as he groaned and ran his fingers through my hair, massaging and petting me as I tasted him.

"Take as much as you can, Elizabeth. I wanna see you do it." He pushed at my shoulder, moving me toward the steering wheel as he gripped his cock with one hand and kept the other on the wheel. "Come here and fuck me."

I growled softly, never having heard a man talk so crass before. It was hot, and gripped me with the desire to be anything he wanted me to be.

Moving forward, I forced myself to take as much as I could and started to work him as his petting turned into a tight grip. I wrapped my hand around his thick erection to make sure that I didn't choke, though it was inevitable. Each time I did, he cried out sharply, deliciously.

"Faster. Please... Faster." He lifted his hips as his body tensed, and I worked him fast and hard until he lost himself. The sound of his cries were deep and low, and mixed with vulnerability and need. It hit me hard, and I realized how badly I would come to crave that sound... need it... force it... demand it.

Chapter 14

Elizabeth

"Come on." He got out when we reached his house and walked around to my side of the car, reaching for my hand as I got out.

My legs were weak from being overly-stimulated, but I managed to get into the house and reached for him as he closed the door and pulled me against him, pressing me tightly to the wall and leaning down to press his hot mouth to mine. One hand slid along my cheek as the other ran from the side of my waist up to cup my breast. He squeezed softly as I panted against his lips.

"So beautiful. Watching you in the car was a fantasy I thought I would only get to see in my mind." He nipped at my lips. "My turn."

"Wait. I'm not sure that I'm ready for that." I pressed at his chest softly, not wanting him to go anywhere, but needing to help him understand that I'd had plain vanilla sex a handful of times. I was nervous and inexperienced. Where most people might think to play it off, I was about to get caught in something awkward that I wasn't comfortable with.

"I'm ready. That was the agreement, right?" He pressed his forehead to mine and locked eyes with me, stealing my breath. "What I want. When I want it. Where I want it."

"Right." I dug my fingers into his side and pulled him down for another long kiss. His tongue brushed by mine, and I sucked softly as he undulated his hips and rocked against me. The memory of having him take control of me while I licked and sucked at him in the car played with me, daring me to step off the secure path I'd made for myself and fall into him - whatever that meant.

"You'll love it. Half of my pleasure is going to be simply hearing yours." He slid his hands over my hips and down to cup my ass as he licked at the side of my throat. His breath was hot as he hovered just above my ear. "Turn around and let me take your dress off."

I nodded and pushed at his chest before turning and trying to figure out what to do with my hands. I felt so inadequate, so far out of my league, but he was working to pull me back with his words, his touch, his need.

"You have no clue how powerful you are." He unzipped the dress and ran his fingers over my shoulders, forcing it to fall. My tiny black panties weren't nearly enough to cover my rear, and I wanted to be embarrassed, but I couldn't. He wouldn't let me. "Delicious."

He ran his hands over my hips and back to my ass, massaging it as he pressed his mouth to the back of my shoulder, biting softly.

I cried out and reached back, touching his face and praying like hell that I didn't fall in love with him. He'd made me promise lust, and I figured I could hold tight to that, but just having him pressed against me... I wasn't so sure anymore. It was too fast. Too soon.

"Too much," I mumbled as he moved back and undid my bra, ignoring me.

"Go spread out on my bed just down the hall. I want to see you on my sheets." He smacked my butt softly and stayed there as I stepped over my clothes and walked to his bedroom.

I turned just before going into the room and took a shaky breath. He was working himself out of his shirt as he watched me, his gaze dark and needy. He looked nothing like the kind, hard-working doctor from the E.R. the day before. He had taken on a wicked sex appeal, and I realized why he'd agreed to take me up on the offer. He was intensely sexual, but kept it hidden at work. He needed somewhere to unleash it, and someone to unleash it on.

I stifled a shudder and moved to the bed, crawling up on the dark blue silk sheets. I turned just in time to see him walk into the room.

"Lie on your back, Elizabeth. Stretch out and get comfortable." He moved up and ran his hands over my thighs, his thumbs brushing over my sex rhythmically.

I moaned and closed my eyes, trying to calm my racing heart. His chest was beautiful, not overly muscled like Parks, but sculpted beautifully. He looked like a man who enjoyed taking care of himself, but had nothing to prove to anyone.

"Open your eyes. I want you to watch me." He ran his hand up the center of my stomach, between my breasts and rested it at the base of my throat. "Memorize the way I fuck you. I want to imagine you thinking about it at the hospital when you shouldn't be."

"You're corrupt." I reached for him, cupping his handsome face and running my thumb over his lips. "I love it."

"Good." He leaned over and licked up the side of my panties, breathing in deep and sending my insides into a frenzy of sorts.

Lust pulled me under a dark wave, and I cried out as he pressed my thighs open and tugged the small black triangle that lay between us away. His tongue pressed against my center, licking in long strokes as I arched my back and wrapped my fingers around his wrist as he pressed me down.

His tongue drove into me, but it wasn't until his teeth brushed over my clit that I almost came off the bed. He chuckled and sank his fingers into me, pumping hard and fast as he sucked at my sensitive skin. His grunts threw me over the edge, and I cried out his name as I came, losing myself in it.

"That's it. Ride it, Elizabeth. Stay with it." He applied pressure deep inside of me and started all over again as I tried to hang on to reality. I had only thought I understood what I was missing with Jackson all those years. I had no clue.

"Fuck," I cried out again as he moved back and tugged me down the bed, gripping my hips tightly.

"I love the way you taste. I'm going to wanna do that in my office soon." He squeezed me before pulling a condom from his slacks and working to get them off.

I moved up to my elbows, needing to see him fully bare. His stomach held the markings of an eight-pack, and the dark hair that ran from just below his belly button to the thick base of his cock was sexy as hell.

"God, you're big." I reached down and stroked him before he put the condom on, not able to wrap my fingers all the way around him. "I'm not sure-"

"Hush. I'll make it fit. The harder it is to get inside of you the more you're going to enjoy it. Just tug those panties off and move up the bed." He glanced up at me as a smile played on his lips. "I had no idea you were my type of girl. I would have bet the opposite."

I moved up, not quite sure what he meant. I was an intellectual. He was as well. That had to be what he was referring to. He moved up to hover just above me, and I took advantage of the moment, running my hands down his sides and up over his strong chest.

"What type of girl?" I lifted my legs and wrapped them around him as he took hold of himself and pressed into me a little. All thought left me, and I pulled at his shoulders, wanting more. Now.

"The type of girl who likes to be fucked." He pressed in harder, and I felt my entire lower half pulse with pleasure as he stretched me. He wasn't going to be able to fit, but him trying to felt so fucking good.

"You think that's me?" I pulled at his shoulders as he thrusted again, driving in farther. I cried out and closed my eyes, lifting my chin to the ceiling as he laid down on top of me and pressed his mouth to the side of my neck, sucking softly.

His hands moved between me and the bed, and he cupped my ass roughly as he drove into me over and over until our hips pressed tightly together.

Soft pants left me, and I couldn't seem to stop moaning as he lifted up and kissed my nose.

"I do think that's you, but let’s find out for sure. Yeah?" He gave me a wicked smile and lifted my knee a little before he started his assault on me again.

"Please?" I mumbled as the first orgasm hit me.

He drove into me harder, and the look on his face that screamed pleasure and fulfillment was far more than I was prepared to handle. I wasn't going
to fall in love with him in the
future
. I was already headed down that dark tunnel, fast.

He moved down my body as he continued to fuck me, licking and sucking at my nipples as he grunted sensually against my damp skin. I ran my hands through his hair and tugged a little here and there, just to hear him growl at me.

His body fit deliciously tight inside mine, his hands greedy and mouth demanding as he moved back up and kissed me until I was dizzy again. He had far too much emotion locked up inside him for me to handle a whole night with him. I didn't seem to have a choice, though.

He moved back and smiled down at me. "Roll over. I want to see your ass while I take you."

"Mmmm..." I rolled onto my stomach and lifted my ass into the air as his fingers bit into my flesh, and he impaled me.

We both cried out, and I let myself go. He wasn't a stranger, but a lover. That decision was made between the two of us to forgo the pleasantries and dive in deep.

I wanted it. Needed it.

And he took it. Over and over and over again.

*

I woke up the next morning in his arms, his body wrapped tightly around mine. I hadn't meant to spend the night, but weariness had left me no choice the night before. His hunger was almost insatiable, and after coming three times, he finally pulled me down to lie against him. The soft praises and sweet kisses melted my heart, and left me waking with the stark realization that I'd made a mistake.

I was going to fall head over heels in love with a man who wasn't willing to give his future to anyone but the hospital. What was worse was the fact that I completely understood. I wanted to give myself fully to my career as well. I wasn't interested in
trying things out
with anyone.

After carefully slipping out of bed, I dressed and called a cab, grateful that the damn thing showed up before Aiden even so much as turned over.

I couldn't help but glance back as I opened the front door. His bedroom was in my direct line of sight, and seeing him there, laid out and looking like a god, I knew I was lost.

The mid-morning sun warmed my back as I carefully closed the door and turned, jogging to the car. I could explain to him later why I’d needed to go. I would make something up about my mother if I had to. There was no way I was letting him see me as weak. He didn't need to know that I had doubts about separating my heart from my body. That was something that I could work through on my own.

I checked my phone to see that Steph had called ten times over the course of the night, and I kicked myself. I should have called her back and told her my plans. She was probably worried sick. We lived in a shitty part of town, and she always assumed the worst anyway.

After buckling up, I dialed her number, and she answered on the first ring.

"Where the fuck are you? I've been worried sick," she barked into the phone.

"I'm sorry." I ran my fingers through my hair. "I had too much to drink at the event last night, and I slept on Aiden's couch. Forgive me? Please?"

"Fine, but I'm not happy with you. Where are you, and did anything happen between you guys?"

I pressed my fingers to my forehead and tried to decide how much I should divulge.

"I'm your best friend, Elizabeth. I have been since we shit in diapers. Did you sleep with him?"

"I'll be home in about twenty minutes. I'll tell you all about it then, but no... unfortunately not. He's pretty strict on that stuff."

"Not even a kiss?" She grumbled under her breath.

"Yes, a kiss, but we were both a little out of it." I hated lying with a passion, and yet I couldn’t chance anyone finding out about me and Aiden. It would cost him his job and me my residency. Nothing was worth that.

Another reason why this is a fucking mistake.

"Alright, well, I'm headed into the hospital to pick up an extra shift because Dr. Mendom wants me there. I still don't see how it's fair that you ended up with the hottest guy in the whole damn city, and I have this crotchety old bitch riding my back all the time."

"Aiden is not the hottest guy in the whole city. I thought that was Parks." I pulled the phone from my mouth and leaned up toward the cab driver. "Third building on the left up ahead."

He nodded, and I returned in the middle of Stephanie's rant about Parks not giving her the time of day.

"Alright. We'll work on him." I got out of the car and started to tell her that I was there at the apartment and hanging up.

"No, you take Parks. I want Aiden. You're not interested, right? The kiss was an accident."

"Right. Let's think this through, ok?"

She cut me off. "There's nothing to think about. Aiden is more my type of guy, and honestly, Parks is head over heels for you, Liz. You know it."

"He is not. I've been there for a week, and you're overreacting." I walked up the stairs to the apartment and opened the door to find her pacing in the living room.

She turned and pulled the phone from her ear. "If Aiden’s not important to you, then help set me up with him."

"He's not going to date someone from the hospital, Steph. Shit." I chucked my phone onto the couch, starting to lose my patience with her. She jumped from guy to guy almost like most people changed underwear. I couldn't tell her about Aiden, but I sure as hell wasn't going to placate her with the idea of me working to get the two of them together. It wasn't happening.

"Why won't you do this for me?" She stopped behind me as I walked into my room and slammed the door in her face.