Modern Arrangements: Complete Trilogy (Modern Arrangements #1-3) (31 page)

"No, no. It’s fine, really." I
thought quickly, though I hated to lie. "I just need to make sure to check
the menu for the week when I get home. I’ll just reset the reminder."
Picking up my phone, I just that.

As
I put my phone back into my purse, I quickly popped a pill from the pack I
carried with me. When I was sure I could slip it into my mouth without too much
notice, I did.

            Viola
dropped me off at home and I dragged myself upstairs to the bathtub. I filled
the Jacuzzi tub with hot water and soaked in the jet action for thirty minutes
before finally climbing out to get ready for bed.

I checked the time, ten o’clock. I
didn’t think Aidan was home, so I climbed into bed. Once again, I couldn’t
sleep. My mind was in overdrive. Thinking over Viola’s offer and college, I
rationalized that I could change a few of my classes to subjects that would be
helpful while working with the foundation.

Clearly I was not going to be able to
fall asleep any time soon. Climbing out of bed, I headed toward my sanctuary,
the library.

I finished ‘Little Women’ a couple of
nights ago and moved on to Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’. I lounged on the couch in
the dimly lit library, back against the arm of the couch and knees bent up. I
was in the middle of an intense scene in the book, when Dracula first lays his
eyes on Mina, when the couch shifted. My heartbeat kicked up a notch and I
gasped in a harsh breath.

Aidan chuckled and I threw the throw
pillow at him.

"You scared the crap out of
me!"

He laughed louder and held his stomach,
trying to speak.

"I...couldn’t…help it!"

This time I tossed my book at him.

"I hate you," I pouted, trying
not to laugh.

"You know that was great!" His
laughter was subsiding. "You said it yourself. Paybacks are a bitch."

"You’re such a loser."
Narrowing my eyes, I tried to pretend to be mad, but couldn’t keep the straight
line of my lips. They curled at the edges on their own.

"Couldn’t sleep again?" He
lulled his head back on the couch.

"Nope," I shrugged.

"Everything okay?" he looked
up with concern.

I was about to answer him when his
appearance caught my attention. He was still in his suit pants and the top
three buttons on his white dress shirt were undone. Then there were the
glasses. Oh God, the dark rimmed glasses framed his emerald green eyes. My
pulse quickened and warmth built in my stomach.

"Lilli?" I snapped out of my
lust induced haze.

"Oh, sorry…spaced for a minute.
What did you ask me?"

He grinned.

"Is everything alright? You said
you couldn’t sleep again."

"Oh uh…yeah, it’s fine. My mind
just wouldn’t settle down, that’s all." His face twisted in confusion.

"What’s on your mind?"

My mind screamed, “the fact that I want
to lick you from head to toe – leave on the glasses please”. My mouth said,
"Viola asked me to start working with her at the foundation, but –"

"She asked you?" His tone
worried me. Maybe he didn’t want me to get involved.

"I know it’s probably a bad idea,
so I was just trying to think of how to tell her –"

"Why is it a bad idea?" His
lip rose at one side of his mouth, knitting his eyebrows together.

"Well, I guess, well you know…in
four years…" I trailed off.

"Oh," he sat up straight. It
was uncomfortably silent for a few moments before he spoke. "I think you
should consider it. If it’s something you are interested in doing." His
body relaxed into the couch.

"Really?" I wasn’t convinced.

"Yes. Why would I think it’s a bad
idea?" He shrugged and rubbed his face. "Viola hasn’t asked anyone to
help or work with her, so for her to come out and ask you…well, that says
something." He turned his head toward me and, once again, I was hit with
his beauty. Those damn glasses were doing horribly wonderful things to my girl
parts.

I simply nodded and quickly tried retrieving
my book to distract myself from the throbbing heat between my legs. Oh, and the
urge to lick his neck.

When I laid my hand on the book it
inadvertently brushed against Aidan’s thigh. Clenching my eyes tight, I latched
onto the book. As I pulled the book up from the couch, Aidan’s hand was on my
wrist.

My eyes snapped open and I turned to
him. His face was serious for a moment before it relaxed and he turned to look
at me. I stopped breathing.

"You ready for bed yet?"

"Um…not..." licking my bottom
lip, I finally took a breath, "not yet." Forcing a smile, I battled
my lust.

"Ugh…come on. I don’t want to have
to come back down here in fifteen minutes to carry you to bed," he teased
and poked his finger into my side.

"Stop," I cringed away and
giggled, thankful for the moment of distraction.

"Are you ticklish?" An evil
grin crossed his face. I scooted away.

"Don’t do it, Aidan," I
warned, "I mean it." He attacked my sides with his fingers.
"Stop," I screeched in laughter. "Oh God…stop! Please!" I
cried.

Aidan laughed like a little kid.

"Who’s the best?" he taunted.

"Ahh….stop!" I laughed.
"Uncle! Uncle!" I shouted in defeat.

"Who’s the champion? Say it,
Lilli!" He chuckled and stopped tickling for a minute.

I gasped for air.

"You’re the champion. Now
stop…please?" I laughed and pushed his hands away.

"Hmmm…not yet." He attacked
again.

"Jesus, Aidan…stop it!" I
choked out in the middle of my gurgled laughter.

He let up, his one hand resting against
my thigh as I lay back trying to catch my breath.

"This is great information to have
about you," he smirked at me.

The fiery tingle from his touch, the
cocky smirk, and those sexy black rimmed glasses pushed me to my limit. A quiet
moan escaped my lips.

"Fuck it," I growled.

In one fluid motion I pulled myself up
from lounging and slid over his lap. Aidan’s eyes widened larger than I’d ever
seen, his hands clenched the leather cushions of the sofa. I licked my lips, sucking
on the bottom one, as my breathing picked up. Our bodies this close was the
last straw.

"I’m tired of trying to stay away
from you…" Whispering, I stared into his black framed eyes.

"Then don’t." He responded
almost breathlessly.

Leaning in smoothly, I crushed my lips
to his. Aidan’s hands found purchase on my hips and squeezed.

Sliding my hands from his forearms, up
over his broad muscular shoulders, I laced my fingers together behind his neck,
pulling him closer to me. He wrapped his hands around me and pulled me closer.
I licked his lips and was granted access to his tongue. I thoroughly explored
the inside of his mouth.

Our movements became more eager and my
breathing was labored. I pulled away from the kiss and moved over his jaw,
licking and biting at his skin. He moaned into the side of my face and pushed
his hips up into me. His excitement strained in his pants and rubbed right
where I wanted him most.

Reaching his earlobe, I flicked my
tongue out before nibbling. His skin was smooth and tasted like honey, spice,
and salt. Nothing had ever tasted so wonderful. The moment I slid my tongue
down his neck to the crook he pushed me onto my back, against the couch,
pressing his body into mine.

Aidan’s hands roamed under my shirt and
over my stomach, not stopping until he cupped my breasts firmly. Groaning, I
thrust my hips forward for more friction. He complied by pressing his hard
length against me.

Our mouths met again and it was his turn
to explore. My hands wandered, sliding over his cotton covered chest and the
hard length between his thighs. Grasping him into my palm, through his pants,
he pressed his forehead against my shoulder and growled. I licked the closest
earlobe. This brought his mouth back to mine ferociously.

Grabbing his white dress shirt, I ripped
it open. Buttons scattered on the hard wood floor. After sliding the shirt off
of him, I grabbed the hem of his white t-shirt and pulled it up over his head.

Our lips parted so he could pull the
shirt off. Before he returned, he yanked my shirt off forcefully and tossed it.
As his mouth met mine again I nibbled on his bottom lip, eliciting a moan. My
fingers worked adamantly on the clasp of his dress pants. Sliding my feet up
the side of his legs, I hooked my big toe into the waist of his pants and push
them down. Aidan lifted his hips and moved his mouth over my neck to my
collarbone. One of his hands came down between us to push his boxers away.

My pajama bottoms were jerked away from
my body, one side at a time. Removing my hands from his shoulders, I pushed my
pants down far enough that he could finish the removal with his foot.

Pushing him off of me, I straddled his
lap again and attacked his mouth fervently. He groaned as I pressed my wet
folds against his erection. When he twitched against me, I moaned into his
mouth.

With refined expertise, he unhooked my
bra and slipped it down my arms between us. I tossed it away as our mouths
worked against each other.

He moved his mouth from mine. Licking
and kissing down my neck, collarbone, all the way to my nipple. When his hot,
wet mouth closed around my nipple I began to rock against him. One hand cradled
the breast he worked over with his mouth, while the other pressed firmly, fanning
out on my lower back and the top of my ass. He pulled me closer and closer to
his hardness. Moans and whimpers escaped my mouth. My movements quickened.
Aidan switched breasts and this time bit lightly on it.

"Oh God," I panted.

"Your skin tastes amazing," he
growled against my nipple and licked. His words and the ministrations of his
tongue were doing wonders for my libido.

Steadying myself on his shoulders, I
perched up on my knees.  His lips moved to the skin of my stomach just below my
breasts. Reaching between us, I positioned him and slid down his length slowly.

Aidan’s head snapped back. His eyes
clenched shut.

"Fuck, Lilli," with strained
breathes, he grabbed my hips firmly.

Eyes clenched shut, I savored taking him
in. Hell, he felt amazing.

Slowly, I moved on his length.  He
pressed his head to my chest. We found a compatible rhythm and moved in
synchronization. Grunts, groaning, moaning, and panting filled the room.

The fiery tingle I felt from his skin
was intensified. A fire started to build inside me. My hands tangled in his
messy hair. His hot breath became more labored against my chest as it dampened
my skin. The fire stretched out over my body.

When his hand slid from my hip and his
thumb rubbed against my sensitive bundle, the fire erupted throughout my body
like molten rock.

"Oh God!" Yelling, I grabbed
onto his hair so tight I was sure it was going to fall out. "Aidan!"
I bounced on his lap, riding out my euphoric eruption. Aidan’s body tensed and
then shuddered in release.

He continued to rock my hips up and down
as our motions slowed. Finally, I collapsed forward against his chest, my head
on his shoulder. We both were breathing heavily and holding each other in
silence.

I felt good. I mean really, really
good.  Tingles flitted against my skin and all tension had vanished. As my
orgasmic high came down, my brain started to catch up with my hormones. The
tension crashed back on me and his arms tightened around me.

"Don’t," was his low growl.

"I –"

"Lilli, I said don’t." He was
speaking through clenched teeth. The tension in his body kept me silent.

Numbing tingles fluttered in my foot and
thigh, so I moved to climb off of his lap. Aidan held onto me, standing from
the couch. I wrapped my legs around him and grabbed onto his shoulders quickly,
a little startled by his sudden movement. He chuckled and started walking
through the house.

"We don’t have clothes on," I
hissed, hiding my face in his neck. Someone was going to discover us.

His shoulders shrugged underneath me.
"Everyone is asleep," he chuckled and headed up the steps.

"You don’t have to carry me to bed
every night," I whispered into his ear.

"I wouldn’t have it any other
way." He spoke so low I wasn’t sure if he meant for me to hear him.

We got to the bedroom and I braced
myself for him to put me down. Instead, he walked us to the bed and laid us
down. I shifted to move away, but he grabbed onto me and pulled me close to
him.

Cupping my face, he leaned in, kissing
me tenderly. When he pulled away from me I know I looked a little confused by
everything.

"I care about you, Lilli," His
tone was hushed, "Very much."

Rolling me to my back, he lay on top of
me. He began to plant small kisses over my face and down my neck. His kissing
became more fervent and trailed between my breasts, over my stomach, and to the
inside of my thighs. Squirming as his hot breath got close to my center, I
gasped when his mouth closed over my clit. One lick between my lower lips and I
wanted him all over again.