Page 96 of Their Cruel Play
“Let’s go. We can find somewhere else to hang out today. They’ll be gone by tonight.” If not in the next hour. Fuck them.
Harper
Somehow the discussion of where we should hang out on a Sunday landed on Eli’s house. This is my first time here. I know he lives down the block from Nico. Apparently, his parents would go out during the day rather than stay in the same house together alone.
Jack figured his dad would want us to play with his little sister and keep us in the living room under a watchful eye. Nico worried his mother would hover and make us snacks. Luke’s is out of the question. So Eli’s it was.
It’s a nice house. Larger than mine. I’m actually excited to see his room and finally figure out what he reads at night. The titles always elude me on the screen.
“I don’t have a game room like Caden or Luke, but we have a rec room and popcorn.” Eli leads us through the house and up a set of stairs to a loft area with a large TV and a plush sectional. “Drinks are in the fridge. We can order pizza for lunch.”
After I changed into a pair of jeans with a cute tight crop top, we stopped through a drive-thru to get coffee and something for breakfast. Caden got me a cinnamon roll.
The guys all sit down, but Eli runs a hand through his hair and heads toward a room. I follow him because it’s his room I want to see.
He opens the door and steps into a dark room, hitting the lights. The walls are a deep, rich burgundy, and the area rug covers most of the dark wood floors. He has a king-sized bed and a desk off to one side. I stop in the doorway and take it all in. It suits him. Moody, dark, a little twisted.
He walks over to his dresser and pulls out a shirt. With one hand, he takes off the shirt he has on. My mouth waters at the sight of his bare chest. I should be immune by now, but damn, these guys are built to make me drool.
He twists a little and gives me a cocky smile. “Come on in, kitten. Make yourself at home.”
I slipped off my shoes at the door downstairs, so I pad across his floor in bare feet. Unable to resist, I immediately go for the nightstand where his laptop and a stack of paperbacks sit. I flip through them. Mostly Sci Fi, a few authors I don’t recognize, and at the bottom the historical romance I was reading that first day in class.
Not my copy. I hold it up to him and cock an eyebrow.
He grins. “Research.”
“Did you actually read it?” My cheeks get warm as I set it down. It’s a steamy book.
He comes over to me as he puts his fresh shirt on. When he closes in, I lift my chin to look up at him.
“Every word, kitten.”
“Oh.” It’s not like he needs to learn anything. The guy’s got sex locked down.
“I want you to spend the night with me. Here.” He sits on the bed and props himself up on his hands.
“Wouldn’t your parents have a problem with that?” I step between his spread legs and lower my knee next to his hip.
Eli’s eyes are heated when he smiles, making my heart race. His hand comes up to caress my hip and hooks his finger into the belt loop. “I could sneak you in. They’d never know you were here.”
I give him a doubtful look.
“You’d have to be quiet.”
I laugh. “That’s a trick I haven’t learned yet.”
“Then I’d have to keep your mouth occupied.” He drags me down on top of him and rolls over so he’s above me.
“How would you do that?” My voice is a little breathy.
His evil grin sends shivers down my spine as he lowers his mouth to hover over mine. I whimper when he doesn’t claim my mouth. “Such a needy little kitten.”
“I’m used to a lot of attention.” I arch up into him but he still doesn’t kiss me.
“We might have created a monster.” He dips down to kiss my neck, flooding me with fire. But I still want his lips on mine.
“Then take advantage of your monster and kiss me.” I thread my hands into his hair to try to bring him back to my lips.
