One Sweet Taste by N.J. Young Read Free Book Online Page B

nervously as she tucked
a flyaway curl behind her ear. “Can I talk to you, um, privately?”
    She
looked down, but he wanted her eyes on him. He reached down and put a finger
underneath her chin, tilting her face up. Even though she was nervous, she
looked much more relaxed than she had last time he’d seen her. Open. Was it
just having her daughter here, or had she started to let those walls down?
    “Absolutely,”
he said. He took her hand, entwining his fingers with hers, and was more
pleased than he could imagine when she didn’t try to pull away. “We’ll be
back,” he said to no one in general, but grinned wider as his mom smiled and
winked at him.
    He
led Linzee to Ethan’s master bedroom at the end of the hall. He knew the door
had a lock on it, and he wanted to talk to her without threat of his siblings
walking in.
    After
he heard the satisfying click of the lock, he turned to look at her. She slid
her coat off and draped it over a chair in the corner. Her red sweater hugged
her full breasts, and he ached to touch her, to cup those breasts in his hands.
He remembered vividly the satisfying weight of them, and how sensitive they
were when he kissed and nibbled them.
    He
shoved his hands in his pockets, hoping Linzee wouldn’t notice his massive
erection.
    “Foster,”
she said, looking at her hands that were clasped in front of her. “I wanted you
to hear this from me first.”
    He
jerked his eyes to her face, expecting the worst. But then she looked up at him
and smiled.
    “I’ve
decided to keep my job with Ethan. I’m staying in Oakville.”
    His
heart leapt with joy. “You’re staying?”
    She
nodded and continued. “I realized that if I left I would be running away, and I,
uh … I don’t want to run away from you, Foster.” She took a shaky breath. “I
want to be with you. I realize I have no right to say that after the way I
treated you, but I … I…” She closed her eyes as if summoning strength from some
unforeseen force. “I’m falling in love with you.”
    He
felt like his heart was going to pound out of his chest. She loved him. This
beautiful, incredible woman loved him. “Linzee,” he breathed in wonder.
    “You
don’t have to say anything,” she said in a rush. “I just wanted to—needed to—tell
you that. I can go now.”
    When
she tried to walk around him to get to the door, he grasped her upper arms and
hauled her close, his mouth descending on hers.
    She
hesitated for only a moment before her arms wound around his neck, opening her lips
on a light moan. His tongue surged forward to explore her mouth. She tasted
sweet, like cookies and frosting. As long as he lived, he’d never be able to
get enough of her.
    “I
love you, Linzee,” he whispered against her mouth. “Don’t you ever leave me
again, do you hear me?”
    “You
love me? Really?” Her eyes shone as if she couldn’t believe what he was saying.
“Even though I’m older than you? Even though I—”
    “Shhh.”
He stopped her. “You’re perfect. You’re perfect for me, little firecracker. And
I am not going to make the ridiculous mistake of letting you go again.”
    She
leaned into him and hugged him tight. “I love you, Foster.”
    When
she shifted against him, the friction of her against the hard line of his cock was
nearly enough to bring him to his knees.
    Standing
back to look at him, Linzee asked, “Now how are you going to go out in front of
your mom and your brothers and sister when you have a raging hard-on?
    He
couldn’t help but laugh. “Linz, I’m pretty sure I’ve been hard since the moment
I laid eyes on you.”
    Her
fingers threaded through the back of his hair and tugged gently, bringing his
mouth back to hers. This time when he kissed her, it wasn’t sweet, but it was
hungry. Damn, he was starving for her.
    “I
need you, Linz. I don’t care if my family is out there. I need you right now.”
    When
she pulled away, he almost expected her to protest. But instead, she smiled