Sweet Temptation (34 page)

“I’m sorry. I don’t know why I even bother anymore.” Skylar stopped dancing and turned around, looking up at him. She felt a tear run down her cheek. Jack lifted his hand and wiped the tear away.

“You know, when we played pool he didn’t like it one bit; he was ready to knock me out,” Jack laughed.

“He told me I was all he could think about, but looking at him now… tells me that was a complete lie,” she whispered. “I’m going to go outside for some fresh air.” Skylar let go of him.

“Do you want any company?”

“No, I’m all right. I’ll be back in soon,” she said, smiling weakly. Nodding, he leaned down and kissed her on the cheek, then turned around and went back to the bar. Skylar took a breath as she strolled towards the front door and walked outside. Sitting down against the wall, she leaned forward resting her face in her hands, and cried.

* * *

Nate frowned watching Jack move towards the dance floor where Skylar stood waiting for him.
What the hell was she doing
? He turned around; he didn’t want to see what was going on. He lifted his drink to his lips and gulped it down.

“Can I buy you another one?” Looking sideways, he noticed a gorgeous woman smiling at him.

“Aren’t I supposed to ask you that?” he answered, smiling back.

“Well, it’s either I buy you one drink or you buy four for me. I’m up here getting drinks for my table.” She leaned her hip against the bar as she leaned forward, giving full view of her cleavage.

“Be my guest,” he said.

She ordered what he was drinking and waited for it to arrive.

“So what’s a gorgeous girl like you doing here all by yourself?”

“Well, I’m hoping not to leave by myself,” she answered seductively.

He knew why she was here tonight; it was pretty obvious from the way she dressed, but he wasn’t complaining.

“What about you?” She moved closer and rubbed the top of his leg.

“Having a couple with the boys,” Nate leaned back and smiled.

“I’m Tanya.” She moved in between his legs and held out her hand.

“Nate. Nice to meet you.” He shook her hand and watched as she turned around and sat on his lap.

Nate held her still so she wouldn’t move. He knew what she wanted, but he wasn’t really up for it…unless it was Skylar. Reaching for his drink, he noticed Dom staring at him. “What?” he mouthed.

Dom shook his head and looked out into the bar. Nate turned slightly and saw Skylar walking towards the front door, alone. Nate leaned forward and whispered into Tanya’s ear, “Excuse me, sweetheart. I need to go and see someone.”

She hopped off his lap and stood near Jack. Nate made his way towards the front door and walked outside after her.

* * *

Nate opened the door and glanced around for Skylar. She was sitting against the wall, crying. Walking over towards her slowly, he asked, “Skylar, are you all right?”

She lifted her head and looked at him. “I’m fine.” She stood and moved towards the parking lot.

“Where are you going?” Nate followed.

“I’m going home, I don’t feel well.” Skylar wiped her tears with her hand. Reaching her car, she unlocked it and got in.

“Sweetheart, you can’t drive in the state you’re in.” He leaned in and grabbed the keys from her.

“I’m fine, Nate. I just want to go home.”

“Why do you want to do that?” Nate knelt down beside the driver’s door.

“I don’t want to stay here anymore.”

“What happened?” he
asked.

“You did, Nate.” She ripped the keys from his hand, slammed the door closed, and locked it.

“Skylar, open the door.”

Shaking her head, she started the engine and reversed out, quickly heading off towards home. She knew she shouldn’t be driving, but she couldn’t deal with Nate right now.

Chapter 1
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Nate ran towards his truck and took off after her.
What the hell was she doing driving
? He had seen that she was drinking tonight and had a feeling that she was over the limit. Fuck. He couldn’t believe she was doing this. He hoped she really was heading home and nowhere else. Turning down their street, he saw her car parked in her driveway.
Thank God she made it home safe
. He pulled up beside her car, jumped out and made his way to her front door. Skylar was sitting in front of her door sobbing. The sight of her crying killed him.

“Baby, what is wrong? You shouldn’t be sitting out here all by yourself.”

“Leave me alone, Nate,” she sobbed.

“Sorry, I can’t do that,” he whispered. He leaned down and picked her up, holding her against his chest.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m taking you inside,” he said. They unlocked her door, walked in and Nate placed her gently on the couch. He went into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water and gave it to her. As he sat down beside her, she asked, “Why are you here, Nate?”

“I wanted to make sure you got home safely.”

Skylar stood. “Why the hell do you care anyway? You were having fun by the looks of it, with Tanya,” she yelled.

“How do you know her?” he asked, frowning.

“She’s a friend of Chantal’s, Nate.” She stormed off, determined to get away from him.

Nate’s hands gripped her shoulders, stopping her from going any farther. “Well, you were doing great with Jack, by the look of things.”

“Don’t.” She shook her head, feeling the tears releasing from her eyes. “Please, don’t.”

“I had no intention of sleeping with Tanya. The only one I want to be with is you, baby,” he whispered into her ear, sending a shiver down her spine.

“Stop,” she sobbed. Her breathing was heavy.

“I won’t stop.” He refused to let her go. “Look at me,” he said forcefully. “I need you, Skylar.” He clasped her head in his hands and lowered his lips over hers. She shuddered against him. “Skylar,” he whispered, “Touch me.” He lifted her hand and pressed it against his chest and felt her jerk. “I can’t stand the thought of never feeling your touch again.” Nate kissed her again.

“Please don’t,” she whispered.

Nate pulled her towards the bedroom. “Is that what you want me to do? Walk away?” He turned and undid his jeans, and started stroking his thick, swollen cock. Her gaze flickered to him and she trembled.

“You hurt me, Nate. How can I ever forgive you for what you did to me? Please just leave,” she whispered.

Nate sat on the bed, still stroking. Skylar watched him. “Really?”

Skylar nodded. She couldn’t believe what she was doing. All she wanted was him and only him.

Nate looked her over and stood. He zipped up his pants. “Is that your final answer, baby? ’Cause if you want me to walk away, that’s it, there’s no going back to what we had.” He could see tears streaming down her cheeks; her tears were his weakness.

Skylar moved back and slid down the wall; she couldn’t believe what he was saying. If she says yes to him leaving, that’s it. No more seeing him or feeling him. Nate walked up slowly towards her and knelt down in front of her. He lifted her head. “Is that what you want? I need to know now, baby. I don’t want to walk away, but I will if you want me to.”

She couldn’t open her eyes and look at him, but leaning her cheek against his hand felt really good. She couldn’t picture not being with him at all, but he had hurt her.

“Nate,” she whispered.

God, what his voice did to her, let alone the sight of him. “Do you want me to stay or go?” Nate asked.

Skylar shook her head. “No, I don’t want you to go.”

He smiled down at her.
Thank you, Jesus
, he thought. Although he said he would go, there was no way he actually could have followed through with it. Leaning over, he picked her up and walked towards the bed and laid her down. Skylar leaned up and looked at him at the end of her bed. Nate slowly unbuttoned his shirt and her breathing picked up. He was absolutely beautiful. “We really need to talk about what happened that night,” she told him.

“We’ll talk later. I need you right now, I can’t wait anymore,” he answered her. Unbuttoning his pants, he let them hang open as he walked towards her. He stood there staring down at her. He couldn’t believe his luck, having someone as beautiful as her all to himself.

Skylar couldn’t stand it any longer, reaching over towards him, she ran her hand over the bulge that was straining against his pants, and heard him hiss in a breath. That was it; she pulled him onto the bed and quickly started to remove her dress. Nate watched her eyes darken; her breathing deepened and grew heavier. “Please, baby.”

Leaning forward, she removed his jeans, noticing that he was commando underneath. Smiling, she started crawling towards him, trailing her fingers up his thigh. He clenched his jaw at the feel of her hand on him. Her fingers brushed lightly over his balls and he shifted his legs apart. As she cupped him, a ragged groan tore from his lips. “You really hurt me, Nate. How do I know that you will never do that again?”

“I promise from the bottom of my heart it will never happen again, baby. But please don’t stop what you’re doing,” he groaned.

Skylar lowered her head and licked him until his hands were buried in her hair, pulling at it and pushing her head closer. Goddamn, her lips felt so good on his balls. “Is this what you missed?” Her voice was so seductive that he felt it throughout his body.

“Fuck, yes.” He lifted himself towards her, his teeth clenching as pleasure ran from each one of his nerve endings as her mouth closed over the head of his cock. Skylar’s mouth sucked him; tight and hot and so fucking sweet. His hips lifted as he felt her tongue on the underside, rubbing it. He shivered at the sensation; if she kept that up, he would blow any second. Then she moved and took all of him in her mouth, sucking along the way.

“Hell.”

His hands locked in her hair as he felt the tight, deep strokes of her mouth. “Suck me, baby. God, your mouth is sexy.” She took him deeper, as deep as she could while working her tongue against his head and the roof of her mouth. When he thought he was going to explode, she released him. Licking her lips, she leaned over again and licked the drops of pre-come at the tiny slit of his cock’s tip. Then she moaned. Jesus, he was going to come at the sound of that moan alone, so hot and sexy. His cock jerked in her hand and she smiled.

Skylar crawled up his body and straddled his hips, grinding her hot pussy over his cock. He couldn’t take it anymore, he wanted to taste her. Flipping her over so she was under him, he lowered his lips to her neck and moved slowly down her body towards her breasts. She arched closer to him as he moved down her body. His lips covered her nipple, sucking it into his mouth, causing heat to shoot straight between her legs. Skylar gasped, arching up towards him. She felt his moan vibrate over her erect nipple, sending the heat rising further inside her. Skylar strained against him. “Oh God, Nate.” He sucked her nipple harder into his mouth, his teeth scraping around it, as he devoured her.