Unforgivably Broken (The Broken Series Book Two) (38 page)

“Nope.”

“Why not?” She cracked one side of the shell and pulled off the tail, dropping it into the empty lid. I watched, disgusted as she pulled the meat out of the shell and dunked it in some kind of sauce.

“Why don’t you eat lettuce?” I asked, digging through the bag for the plastic utensils.

“Because it’s nasty,” she answered, scrunching her nose as I looked up at her.

I pointed the small baggy of
plastic ware at her. “Exactly.”

“When have you ever tried crawfish? Like, real, fresh crawfish?”

I shook my head. “Never. And I’m not going to.” I eyed her as a smile stretched across her face. It was mischievous and I knew immediately that I was in trouble. “Don’t. Whatever you’re thinking, just don’t.”

“What?”
she asked innocently, rising slowly and walking over to stand in front of me. I watched her cautiously as she moved the salad off my lap, taking its place before I could even think to stop her. She straddled my legs, kicking off her flip-flops and resting her knees on either side of my hips as the skirt she was wearing rode up her thighs. “Maybe I just missed your lips.”

This was a distraction
, a trick of some sort. But I didn’t care. I grabbed her hips, yanking her forward so our bodies were flush. “If you’re going to tease, at least make it worth my while.”

“Who said anything about teasing? Wasn’t it you who said we needed to do all kinds of things for people to complain about while we were on the party boat?”
she asked, shifting her hips against me as my erection pressed painfully into my zipper. Lili was sexy without even trying. When she was actually being seductive, she was fucking impossible to ignore. I reached a hand between us to adjust myself but she stopped me. “Oh no, allow me.”

I groaned when she palmed me through the denim, running the flat of her hand over my length as she rolled her
body in time with the movements. My fingers gripped her hips, wanting to yank her against me again, but forcing myself to let her have control. It was a totally different experience to let someone else take the lead. It wasn’t a bad thing, just different. Of course, everything about my relationship with Lili was different.

She made quick work of my belt, popping the button and lowering the zipper on my jeans. Keeping my hands on her waist, I pressed my shoulders into the back of the seat
and lifted my hips as she struggled to get my jeans and boxers out of the way. She wrapped her small hand around me then, causing me to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from groaning. She lifted my hand from her waist, folding my fingers down so only two were raised. She pulled them to her mouth, licking and sucking on them in a way that had my dick twitching in her hand as he silently begged her to do that to him. When she finished, she kept her eyes on mine as she lowered my hand, guiding it under her skirt. She maintained a firm grip, holding her panties aside with a finger as she used mine to gently stroke her tender skin.

The face she made as she pleasured herself with my hand, combined with the feel of her smooth flesh, nearly pushed me to lose my control. I wanted to take her. I wanted it so bad I could barely sit still as she moved my fingers just how she wanted.

Before I knew what she was doing, she removed my hand, sliding her body up so her now damp flesh was against my cock. Both of my hands fisted in the back of her shirt as she slowly glided herself along the length, stopping short of the tip before moving back down.

“Oh, fuck,” I rasped, my breathing ragged as she continued her slow assault. My head dropped back against the cushion of the seat for a moment before I lifted it to find her face again. The smirk she wore told me she knew
exactly
what she was doing to me. “What happened to not teasing?”

“Somebody is impatient,” she cooed, continuing the torture with another roll of her hips.
Just as she reached the tip again, my control wavered.

Sliding my hand
s between us, I easily found the edge of her lacy panties. It didn’t take much to rip the offending fabric from the area I wanted completely exposed. Her gasp didn’t register until my hands returned to her hips. I looked up at her as she shifted forward again. I suddenly remembered then.
Slow.

She slid her hands down her body,
gripping the edge of her shirt before lifting it over her head.
Slow.
She watched me for a moment before rolling her hips, pressing her body into mine again. I tightened my grip, holding her steady as I fought back the urge to throw her down on the couch and claim her. She watched me, a smirk tilting one side of her mouth as her eyes assessed the chaos she could more than likely see in mine. Fuck, I’d never wanted anyone the way I wanted her.

“You hav
e no idea what you’re doing to me.” I could hear the dark tone in my words but it was all I could do to control myself.

“I’m pretty sure I do.” She didn’t
hesitate, she dragged her body up the length of my cock again before lowering herself completely. She moaned and the sound was almost my undoing.

“Wait,” I hissed, sucking in a breath as held her in place. She squirmed, tormenting me further by flexing her muscles around me. “Are you trying to make this quick?” I asked, not surprised in the least to see her smiling.

“And here I’d heard stories about the infamous legend who could last all night,” she teased, leaning in and trailing her teeth along my jaw.

I bucked my hips roughly, causing her to gasp before using my grip on her to start moving us at a steady rhythm. “Not the time for jokes,” I warned. She arched and it put her tits at the perfect angle. I leaned in and bit down on her already tightened nipple through her
bra.

She cried out my name, moving faster when I released her hips, sliding my hands up her back to unclasp her bra. She yanked at the shoulders of my shirt and I knew what she wanted. I slid one hand
under her before I stood, still buried inside of her. She immediately wrapped her legs around my waist as I toed off first one shoe and then the other, kicking them aside as she used her feet to shove my jeans further down my legs. I stepped out of them and lowered us back to the cushions, hovering over her as I reached behind me and pulled my shirt off, tossing it on the growing pile of clothes.

Her hands immediately found my hair as I kissed and nipped my way down her neck. She let out another gasp as my teeth grazed her collarbone and my dick twitched. I kept my pace steady as she rocked against me, trying to read her body. I wasn’t sure if it was my own inability to control my thoughts with her or just that she was completely different from anyone I’d been with
, but I didn’t feel as sure of my normal tricks. I ran my hand down, hitching one of her legs higher against my body as I slid deeper inside her. Her reaction was one I understood as she trembled. This was good. She was close.

“Almost there,” she moaned and the words were
just what I needed to hear. I sped my pace, leaning up to watch her face as she let go, her body contracting around mine and pulling me with her in her release. “Holy shit, Zane.” I pushed up on my elbows, still breathing heavily as I leaned my forehead against hers.

“My thoughts exactly,” I
said, smiling as she tilted her chin up to kiss me.

She wiggled and I shifted, moving to
lay beside her as she squirmed. “Did you seriously rip my underwear?”

I chuckled as I realized she was attempting to pull the shredded remains from under her skirt. I leaned up, helping her slide the fabric from her legs with a grin. “What can I say? They were in my way.”

She laughed. “I love yo—” Her words were cut off by the harsh ringing of my phone. Her eyes widened and I felt her tense immediately, the flush on her cheeks fading as all the blood left her face.

I immediately scooted away, giving her space as I
snatched my jeans and tugged them harshly back into place while attempting to remove the offending device from my pocket. I blinked at the screen for a moment, not realizing my anxiety about the call until I felt the flood of relief when I saw it wasn’t a Texas number.

“It’s my attorney,” I told
Lili, not looking up at her as I answered. “Hey, Steven.”

“Zane.
I’m sorry to bother you, I know you’re out of town,” he said as I tried to listen. I was distracted worrying about Lili. I watched her from the corner of my eye as she started getting dressed. “I wanted to tell you that Lizzie finally agreed on a date for the hearing.”

His tone
finally caught my attention and I felt my brow furrow as I wondered why he sounded so hesitant. Lizzie had been consistently fighting the next step so her giving in to the hearing was a good thing. At least, I thought it was. “So, what’s the problem?”

Lili
started toward the door then and I jumped up, grabbing her hand to stop her. The last thing I wanted was for her to leave upset. She looked back over her shoulder at me and shook her head, nodding toward the railing as she mouthed that she needed some air. I squeezed her fingers and she returned the pressure before I released her hand.

“According to her attorney, Lizzie has brought some evidence to light that they believe will effectively prove you are unfit to raise Conner,” he finally answered, his words making my stomach drop.

“What kind of evidence?” I asked, surprised any sound made it through my tight throat.

“That’s what I’m waiting to find out. Her attorney said it was in some sealed court files but he was certain he could get the judge to use the information.” His answer was followed by a sigh. “You know what this is about, don’t you?”

“Yes.” It was the only thing I could say. I stared out at Lili, watching the way she ran her fingers through her long hair as she pulled it back into a ponytail.

“If we’re going to fight any kind of serious allegations, I need to be prepared, Zane. I need to know what we’re up against.” Steven was always no nonsense but his voice now told me he was in defense mode. He was the best of the best and that’s why I’d hired him to begin with when I filed for the divorce and was attempting to make the original custody agreement with Lizzie.

“When is the trial?” I asked, hoping I had time to go in and discuss this with him in person. I didn’t want to get into all of it here. I couldn’t focus on my past and stay strong for Lili. I needed to get her through this and back home. I needed to tell her first.

“October second,” he answered.

Pressing the fingers of my free hand into my temples, I closed my eyes. “Who set the date?”

“Her attorney set it up through the court. Why?”

I didn’t respond right away, taking several deep breaths as I pushed back the bile threatening to rise from my stomach. I couldn’t believe anyone, even Lizzie, could honestly be that callous.

“Doesn’t matter.
Look, I’m almost done with what I have to take care of here and then I’ll be headed back. I’ll call you next week and set something up to come in and talk to you about all this in person. I can’t do it right now.” My voice cracked on the last sentence and I cleared my throat.

Steven sighed again but didn’t argue.
“Alright. I’ll talk to you next week then.”

I disconnected the call without responding. It was rude but I couldn’t worry about that. I needed to put it all out of my mind until we returned to Vegas.