She knew what he wanted, and she wanted to give it to him until every muscle tightened in response.

Her body made the decision before her brain did. She reached for her panties but couldn’t pull them down because he was between her legs.

She pulled away, shoving at his shoulders. “Move back.”

He did without protest but the second she wriggled out of her panties and dropped them on the ground, he was back, hand cupping her breasts and sucking her tongue into his mouth.

He released her for a second to dig something out of his pocket while she yanked at the button on his jeans and dragged down his zipper. Frantic excitement made her fingers tremble but Sebastian’s relentless kisses and assured caresses helped calm her while maintaining the breakneck pace.

She had his cock in hand and was stroking him from root to tip while he wove one hand through her hair and tipped her head back to kiss her even deeper.

He groaned as she tightened her hand around his shaft, his fingers tightening in her strands and tugging. That sweet pain lit up every nerve in her body with fiery lust. At the same time, her heart melted just a little more.

No, no, no. None of that. This was just sex. Had to be just sex.

Her fingers flexed and tugged, urging him to go faster, wanting him to lose the control he seemed to be gaining with each second while hers slipped away just as fast.

He held all of the control. When had the balance of power shifted?

She moaned as he moved one hand between her legs, playing his fingers through her slick folds, then parting them to ease one finger inside.

His mouth left hers to nuzzle at her cheek as he slowly fucked her with his finger before adding another.

“So wet. So ready. Here, baby, put this on.”

Blindly, she turned her head to bite at his neck, wanting to leave a mark. And when he groaned, she moved to lick at his earlobe and felt him put the condom in her hand.

Pulling back so she could see what she was doing, she tore open the foil packet and watched her fingers tremble as she pulled the slippery disc from its confines. She had the brief desire to bend down and take him into her mouth and suck him off. But then she wouldn’t get to feel him moving inside her and she wanted that.

Sliding the condom over the head of his cock, she rolled it down then tugged him closer.

“Fast and hard. Is that what you want?”

“Yes.”

“Then hold on, baby.”

She automatically put her hands on his shoulders to brace herself as he stepped closer and pulled her toward the edge of the desk at the same time.

She still wasn’t ready when he stretched her wide and buried himself deep. She shook and moaned and tried to pull him deeper. Sebastian rested his forehead against hers and stayed still for a few seconds, breathing so heavily she thought Nik would be able to hear them.

His cock flexed inside her, and then he started to move. Fast and hard. Exactly what he’d promised. Her body shook with each thrust and she had to bite her tongue to not beg him to come back every time he retreated.

Tilting her hips to take him in even farther, she raised her thighs to grip his hips. His jeans scraped against the soft flesh of her inner thighs. A small price to pay for so much pleasure.

Already so close to an orgasm she felt her core trembling, she sucked in a breath, put her hands on his face, and drew his mouth up to kiss him.

He immediately took over and she steadied herself. Holding on as he took her mouth, her body and something much more precious.

She shuddered, emotion threatening to swamp her. So much passion tinged with desperation.

He must’ve picked up on her feelings because he slowed, just enough for her to realize he’d changed the pace.

Opening her eyes, which she hadn’t realized she’d closed, she pulled back to look up at him. His expression held so much fierce lust, she felt her pussy react with greed, clenching around him and milking him. His eyes flashed closed then he began to move as if he couldn’t bear not to.

And she held on until they both exploded.

*   *   *

Baz couldn’t catch his breath and his arms had started to cramp because he held Tru so tightly.

He didn’t want to let her go because . . . well, he had the weird feeling he wouldn’t be able to get her back.

Stupid, yeah. Because he wasn’t about to let her get away. Not now.

Turning his head, he pressed a kiss against her temple.

“Okay?”

He felt her nod, felt her breath against his skin in still-rapid puffs. Her arms tightened around his back in a brief hug before he felt her pull away.

When she looked up at him, she smiled. A sweet smile that made him lean down for another kiss. He couldn’t get enough of her. In the past five days, they’d built something he knew would stand. Just like his band. He’d known in the first few hours after they’d added Trev that they’d clicked.

He hadn’t been wrong there. He wasn’t wrong here.

He could fucking have it all.

With a sigh, he pulled out and away, knotting the condom and thinking twice about throwing it in her trash can.

Pulling up his pants, he watched her shimmy back into her panties and fix her skirt.

“Hey, babe?”

Her gaze popped up to his and held.

“Love you.” Then he leaned down to kiss her open mouth. “We’ll talk later. Gotta go make some music.”

He left her staring after him as he made his way to the bathroom to clean up but he couldn’t wipe the grin off his face.

Nik was gonna know exactly what he’d been doing, which made Baz falter for a few steps.

Staring into the mirror over the sink, he looked into his eyes, and for the first time in a long time, he could look at himself and not cringe.

Time to deal with Nik.

He’d left Nik in the studio listening to the music he’d recorded over the past couple of days.

When he walked in, Nik had the headphones on and his eyes closed, foot tapping away on the ground as he leaned back in the chair.

Baz didn’t make any noise but Nik opened his eyes as soon as Baz closed the door.

“You’ve been busy.” Nik pulled off the headphones and watched as Baz slid into the chair next to him. “Really busy.”

“So, what do you think?”

“I think it’s pretty damn good. I guess nearly dying gave you a new lease on life.”

“Pretty much, yeah. You think you can work with it?”

“I can work with anything you give me. You know that.” Nik looked away for a second and when he turned back, his expression had grown more intense. “I just gotta know if you’re back for good or if you’re just back for now. You’ve got all this other stuff on your plate. Stuff I’m guessing your parents are gonna love. Real music and all.”

They laughed at the old joke, at the question Baz’s parents had thrown at him before their last tour.

When are you going to grow up and write real music and stop messing around with your life?

“Our band, our music, this is my life, Nikky. And I fucking love it. But I also love writing scores. I had no idea how much until I started. It feeds another part of my brain, if that makes sense.”

Nik nodded slowly. “Yeah, I get it. Your brain never stops.”

“And that’s how the drugs got so bad. I was using them to stop the other shit in my head from overwhelming me.”

“And now you can do that all on your own?”

“I think having another outlet for the music helps. It’s a challenge, you know.”

“Like her. Like Trudeau.”

He hadn’t thought of it like that but . . . “Kind of. Maybe it started out that way but it’s become more.”

“Like serious more?”

“I love her.”

Nik looked away, shaking his hair out of those eyes women fought each other to stare into while he fucked them.

“So have you told her?”

“Yeah.”

“And does she love you back?”

“I haven’t given her the chance to say it.”