She blushes again. “Thank you but I don’t know if my songs would work for you.”
“Why is that?”
“Well...most of them are about love.”
Ah. So she’s picked up on my lack of love songs. I nod. “I see.”
“I don’t want to be rude, but I’ve definitely noticed that love isn’t something you ever write about. Why is that, if you don’t mind me asking? Is it because love doesn’t interest you?”
“Oh, it interests me,” I growl. “It’s always interested me...but I’ve never felt it. Not until recently. I’ve felt love for family and friends, of course, but not the sort of love that makes your heart beat a little faster. Not the sort of love that consumes you whole. Not the kind of love that makes you want to give up everything else.”
I stare into her eyes and her breath hitches. How can I not tell her that she’s the one that’s changed everything for me? The one that could make me sing the words to a thousand love songs and actually mean them. Because I don’t care if it’s too soon, or too crazy, or too ridiculous. I love her. I look at her and my heart swells with emotion because I know somehow that I’ve found the woman I’ve been looking for my entire life.
“I want you,” I growl. “I knew from the second I bumped into you that I wanted you to be mine. Now that I’ve finally found you, I can’t give you up. I want you to be mine forever.”
She gasps. I wonder if I’ve gone too far. But then a sweet smile flickers across her face.
“I want you too...I’ve wanted you for as long as I can remember. I...I love you, Clay.”
“I love you too, Harper.”
I rise from my seat and she does the same. I find myself pulling her close to me, our hips pressed together. Can she feel how hard I am through my pants? Can she feel how much I need her?
“Let me take you somewhere quieter,” I growl.
Chapter Three
Harper
I can feel my heart pounding in my chest as Clay drives the pair of us across the city. We abandoned our breakfast, too excited by the idea of consuming one another in lust that we were no longer hungry. I can feel his hand on my leg and it’s doing nothing to calm me down. I want him so badly. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted.
This morning started out so terribly, but now, I’m driving around the city with the man I love. And the best part is, no one knows. No one knows that this morning, one of the biggest rockstars in the world fell in love for the first time. No one knows that he’s fallen for someone perfectly ordinary, someone no one has ever heard of. No one knows how long the girl has been waiting for him, hoping that he’d someday notice her as one in a million, not a part of his cheering crowd.
And now that we’ve found one another, we’re not letting each other go.
He drives me up to where the buildings are as tall as the sky and the prices are sky high too. I remember reading somewhere that Clay has the most expensive apartment in New York City, but he could be taking me to a dumpster and I wouldn’t mind. All I can think about is getting him alone.
He parks in the garage beneath his building and then he comes around to my side of the car to help me out. I want to kiss him, my lips have been aching to be on his since we met, but I know the patience will pay off. He slides his sunglasses back on and takes my hand, pulling me toward the elevator.
As soon as the doors close behind us, Clay presses me up against the wall and kisses me hard. It knocks the wind from me, making me gasp, but it feels so good to finally kiss him. I’ve been waiting so long. His hands tangle in my hair and he pulls me close to him. I can feel his hardness pressing against my leg, just like back in the cafe. I’ve never been this close to a man before, especially not a man as enchanting as Clay. He growls against my lips as he continues to kiss me, gently nipping my bottom lip with his teeth.
“God, you’re driving me crazy, Harper,” he growls. His hands find my ass, pulling me even closer so that I can feel his cock pressing against my core, even through our layers of clothing. I’m shaking in anticipation. I’ve been waiting for this for as long as I can recall, and it feels even better than I could ever have imagined.
“I’m going to fuck you,” he growls. “I’m going to strip you naked and explore every inch of your beautiful body. I’m going to come deep inside you and put a baby in your belly.”