Confiscating Charlie (8 page)

She
’
d been ecstatic to hear about his new job. She asked if his new place was going to be near the Columbia dorms. He didn
’
t know how to tell her she wasn
’
t going to need a dorm room.

He
’
d gotten a text from his real estate agent. She had found him the perfect apartment approximately half-way between the Columbia campus and Damov
’
s engineering offices. The two were fairly close together. After work, he could walk to campus to pick Charlie up and help her carry her books home.

The next morning, Noah woke up early. He was training himself to keep normal hours so it wouldn
’
t be too much of an adjustment when he went to work at Damov early each morning, setting his watch alarm on vibrate so he wouldn
’
t wake Charlie.

He left her asleep in bed and went downstairs to put on a pot of coffee. He surprised one of the maids holding a mass of high-end shopping bags and packages going up the stairs. Once he helped her get them to the second story, he went back down, frowning. Apparently, his father was home early.

But it wasn
’
t his father. Darla was alone in the kitchen.

“
Hello,
”
he said, stopping short when he saw her.

She looked like she
’
d been caught with her hand in the cookie jar as she mixed herself a mimosa using a bottle of Crystal.

Charlie strongly resembled her sister in terms of build and coloring. But Charlie
’
s face was softer and her eyes fairly sparkled with intelligence.

By comparison, Darla had the angular features of a model. He could see why his father had been taken with her, enough to marry her out from under the nose of another man. But he preferred Charlie
’
s sweeter look.

“
Hi, you must be Noah. I didn
’
t know you would be here,
”
Darla said, recovering from her startle gracefully.

That was a little surprising. He
’
d half-expected the staff to call his father and Darla to tell them all about his relationship with Charlie. But apparently no one had tattled on them. He liked to think everyone had recognized that Charlie was better off with him than without.

“
Is my father here?
”

“
No, he was delayed. You know how he is,
”
Darla said, waving a bejeweled hand.
“
I simply couldn
’
t wait to see my baby sister any longer.
”

Noah didn
’
t buy that for a second. Darla had gotten bored, and she
’
d come home to shop. Every single bag he
’
d helped the maid with were from exclusive stores in the city.

He crossed his arms.
“
But you stopped in town to do a little shopping first.
”

Darla stiffened.
“
I wanted to buy a little present for Charlie.
”

He humphed.
“
And you didn
’
t think to cut your shopping trip short and come home a day earlier so you could see her graduate from Dalton Academy instead? Graduation was yesterday.
”

Darla
’
s face fell.
“
Oh my god. I forgot all about that!
”

Her hands flew to her face and her bright dark eyes filled with tears. But the tears didn
’
t fall.

She
’
s good,
he thought. But he wasn
’
t fooled. She might have forgotten, but she wasn
’
t all that upset about it.

Noah glowered.
“
That
’
s kind of obvious.
”

He looked her up and down. He needed to make the situation clear to her.
“
Look. You can stay away all you like. Charlie doesn
’
t need you anymore. She has me.
”

Darla was so surprised, she forgot she was supposed to be upset. She straightened with a look of confusion.
“
What?
’

He sighed.
“
I don
’
t care how much of my father
’
s money you spend or what you do to fill your days. All I care about if that you leave me and Charlie alone. She belongs to me now. Do you understand?
”

Darla stared at him, open-mouthed.

“
Darla, do you understand me?
”
he asked, steel in his voice.

He stared at her until she gave him a wide-eyed nod.

“
Good,
”
he said.
“
Now we
’
re going to tell Charlie that you tried your hardest to get here for her graduation ceremony, but you were delayed when your flight was cancelled due to engine trouble.
”

Darla closed her mouth. She gave him a narrow eyed assessment, studying him for a long moment. He met her stare evenly, until she inclined her head.

“
All right,
”
she said quietly.

He jerked his head at her in acknowledgement before going to tell Charlie they had company.

****

Noah didn
’
t enjoy her sister
’
s surprise homecoming, but he was very polite about it. Charlie, on the other hand, was grateful that Darla had tried so hard to get home in time for her graduation.

She surprised Charlie with a lovely watch and some of the latest New York Times bestsellers. The fact she
’
d smudged a few of them with stains from a wineglass were beside the point. It was the thought that counted.

It was awkward with Darla around, but Noah sat her down and presented her with a solution.

“
Charlie, why don
’
t we head back to the city early? My agent has the keys to my new apartment. It needs to be decorated, but it
’
s habitable. And who knows. It
’
s within walking distance of the Columbia campus. You could even stay there after school starts...you know, if you wanted to.
”

Noah
’
s voice had grown hesitant and he wasn
’
t looking at her eyes, focusing instead on their joined hands.

Her breath shortened.
“
Are you asking me to move in with you?
”

He looked up.
“
Yes.
”

“
Are you sure?
”
she asked, her heart pounding.

Noah scowled adorably.
“
Yes, Charlie. But if you don
’
t want
—”

He didn
’
t get to finish his sentence, because Charlie had tackled him. She pressed kisses all over his face.

“
Yes! Yes! Yes!
”

Noah started laughing.
“
Good. Start packing.
”

“
Are we leaving
now
?
”

“
Why wait? Darla can have this place to herself, and we can go and pick out furniture for our place. I took the liberty of ordering a bed without you. It should be delivered this afternoon. The super promised to make sure it was set up so we don
’
t have to be there. But the rest is bare.
”

Charlie sprang up.
“
That sounds fantastic! I
’
m going to go pack!
”
she called out as she ran out of the room.

“
Charlie, baby, where did you put the spatula?
”

“
It
’
s in the drawer next to the oven,
”
she called out from the bedroom.

It had been a little over three weeks since he and Charlie had moved into their new apartment. The place was perfect for them. It had two bedrooms and an extra room they converted into an office they shared. There wasn
’
t much of a view, but they had rooftop access to where the tenants had set up chairs and potted plants for a makeshift garden.

Humming to herself, Charlie came out of the bedroom wearing a pair of his boxers and a tank top.

And no bra
.

Noah had been delighted to learn that she hated wearing them. She reluctantly put one on when they went out in public, but it was the first thing she took off whenever she walked through the privacy of their front door.

It was the highlight of his day.

One look at those glorious breasts in the low neckline of her tank and all thoughts of dinner flew out of his head. Their decorator had delivered the little kitchen table they had picked out earlier that day. It would be a good idea to test out its sturdiness.

As soon as she walked within range, he reached out and pulled her close, lifting her up on the table without breaking the kiss. Heat kindled and flared.

Despite the fact they had sex two or three times a day, his desire for her hadn
’
t lessened. Instead the madness had simply grown stronger.

He leaned back to pull the thin tank top off her.

“
What about dinner?
”
she gasped as his hands cupped and kneaded her breasts.

He lowered his head and took a nipple in his mouth.

“
Nevermind,
”
she moaned as he moved to kiss and suckle her neck.

Her hands went to the zipper of his jeans, but he stopped her by taking hold of her wrists.
“
No. Lie down and put your hands up over your head,
”
he rasped, taking off his nylon belt.

Her eyes flared wide before she lay back, arching up in sinuous undulation that shredded his control. Looping the belt around her wrists he tied the other end to the table leg behind her hands before stripping her shorts and panties off. He stopped to kiss her parted lips. Her breath was already fast, and she was wet.

Charlie liked it when things got a little rough, and she
loved
being tied up.

After tearing his jeans open, he pushed them down and freed his shaft. Pulling her legs around him, he entered her in one smooth motion, letting out a sigh as he slid home.

“
Oh oh
,
”
Charlie panted, rocking up to meet him.

Noah grunted as her tight little channel gripped him like a vise. Holding tight to her legs, he began to pump harder and faster. Underneath him, Charlie writhed, her little cries threatening to short circuit his brain.

He reached out to cover her breast with one hand, pinching her nipple before softening the sting with the flat of his palm while rocking into her over and over again.

Charlie strained against her bonds and arched up off the table.
“
Oh shit, Noah!
”
she cried out, straining and pushing against him.

Her pussy fluttered and spasmed around his cock, and she almost took him with her, but Noah gritted his teeth and threw his head back, fighting for control. A few more thrusts and he pulled out.

“
No,
”
Charlie gasped.

“
Don
’
t worry,
”
he assured her with a kiss.
“
I
’
m not done with you yet.
”

He moved to loosen the belt and took hold of her hips to pull her toward him. Using his superior strength, he pulled her off the table and flipped her around, pushing with one hand until she was bent over.

“
Spread your legs,
”
he growled.

Charlie immediately complied and he sank back inside her with a groan.

“
Fuck baby, you feel so good,
”
he said, stroking the soft skin of her backside reverently.

Noah loved Charlie
’
s firm little ass. He gave her a few playful slaps, just hard enough to give her cheeks a healthy pink glow. Her hands scrabbled on the wood grain of the table, but she didn
’
t try to get loose. Instead she moaned, gripping the belt tighter as her pussy throbbed around his cock, milking him with powerful contractions.