Stone's black eyes were frantically moving around my body as he watched me away from side to side.

"I have been looking for you." He grumbled, his neck veins bulging out so much that they looked close to exploding.

The floor started to feel closer as I felt myself drift to one side. I raised my hands upwards and grabbed the first thing I could to stop myself from falling.

The closest thing just happened to be Stone's chest.

My hands fisted his black t-shirt, and I kept them there as I felt what was underneath. Even with a layer of material between my palms and his skin, I could feel his generously sized muscles.

I fisted the material of his shirt so tightly that his chest tattoos were on display.

I looked up at him to see him watching me closely.

His gaze was so intense. His eyes always shone when I looked into them but now it was as if they had a whole galaxy of stars swirling around in the black orbs.

"What are you doing?" He rasped out, his voice hoarse.

I wanted to bring him more towards me so I could see his tattoos closer.

I just wanted him closer.

"What are your tattoos of?" I questioned before reaching out and running a hand over the exposed skin "They are like symbols, and I want to study them."

Stone cocked his head and reached down to grab gently a hold of my hips as I started to sway again.

"I want to study them like that guy from the DaVinci Code." I exclaimed and then I lowered my voice so I could whisper up to him "Although, I don't think Robert Langdon wanted to lick the symbols like I want to."

His large, calloused hands moved up from my waist to cup my face. His touch was gentle and warm as he held onto my face and brushed his thumbs against my cheeks.

I wanted to relax into his touch.

He lowered himself so that his rough demanding voice was audible to me as he spoke "Who gave you the drink?"

"I have two hands." I told him while wiggling my fingers in his direction "I got the drink myself."

The heat of his touch made me feel all warm and fuzzy. It made me feel protected, so I let my eyes shut for a second or two.

Before I knew what he was doing, Stone leaned down and moved his strong arms around me. He wrapped one muscular arm around the back of my knees and the other around my waist. He hoisted me up and cradled me to his chest.

"Oh." I let out a small laugh in surprise as I looked at his face because I was not used to being at eye level with him "What are you doing?"

"Taking you home." His rough voice informed me.