Her thighs tighten as my hand goes to her shirt and slides underneath. I’ve got one hand gripping her ass as the other finds the cup of her bra and yanks it down. Her hard nipple is between my fingers, and I pinch the little bud as she moans. Her lower half rocks against me, and I’ve never felt anything like her. She’s petite in my arms, but God, is she fierce. She’s giving it back just as good as I’m giving it to her, and I feel the need roll off of her.

“I wonder if I can get a turn when she’s done with him,” I hear someone say from behind us.

Pandora breaks the kiss and glares over my shoulder. “Move along. Sloppy seconds aren’t on the menu tonight.”

I smile at her, and as if she’s realized she just made a claim to me, a wall falls down in front of her and lands right between us. The woman behind me must leave, but I don’t turn around to check. The only woman I’m interested in is in my arms, but even now I can see her pulling away.

“I need to go,” she says, and drops her legs from around me, pushing my hand out from under her shirt. She takes a step away from me, but it might as well be a mile.

“Hey,” I say, and she snaps her eyes back up to mine. I take her chin in my hand and lean down again so we are eye level. “Don’t do that. Don’t you push me away when you feel this, too.”

“The only thing I feel is stupid for letting you embarrass me like this.” She jerks her chin out of my hold and looks around the room.

“I’ve had enough of your bullshit, Pandora. Stop lying to me, and stop lying to yourself. You don’t give a shit about anyone in here, so don’t tell me I embarrassed you.” I pull her into my arms, and she gasps. “You liked it, and I fucking loved it. You were meant to be in my arms. And the sooner you let yourself be okay with that, the better.”

I kiss her hard, and she bites my lip. For half a second I think she’s going to fight me, but instead she melts just like she did before. I could let this keep going, and we could end up just how we were a moment ago. But she needs to get her head together first.

I break our kiss and let her go, taking a step back from her. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do, but I can’t stand her pushing me away again.