Cat nodded gently and hugged his shoulders again. "I know. And I can't imagine leaving Chase, not for the foreseeable future. There's far too much I want to do with him, I just got him back, there's too much promise between us. You don't have hooks into my soul, possession over my being, like he does. But your bravery in admitting this is so touching, and I don't think he'd ever do this for a woman."
Matt shook his head slightly. "He doesn't have to. They all fall for him like ripe peaches from the tree." His voice was bitter and she frowned inside.
"He's a special man. To be fair, Matt, you're sexier than he is."
He pulled away to look up at her in surprise and she smiled confirmation. "You're more of everything good about him. More kind, more tanned, more muscled, more luxurious hair, more fun. And that's why I think you need to abandon your firmly solitary lifestyle and come back into the realm of the living." She paused. "Well, unliving. Whatever. My point is, yes it's good that you have hobbies, and you have a great and admirable life built without the need for other people, but it's okay to want and need other beings in your life." She crouched down to look at him firmly. "I've wanted to bring this up for a while, really."
She surprised him by pushing him back slightly and crawling into his lap, straddling his hips and hugging him close. "I was so busy with the house and with my businesses that I just kept putting it off, because I didn't want to think about Chase returning. But now that he's here, I want you to stay with us. I think I can find you decent company, and I want you to let me try."
Her delicious curves pressed against him and his body responded hungrily, and he was terribly distracted. He struggled to maintain focus and answer her, and his struggle got worse when he looked up to see her sparkling, glorious blue eyes staring at him intently. He felt his whole body get hot and he sighed deeply. "What kind of company?"
She tossed her hair back, the thick mass landing on his hands at her waist, and as she did her hips rubbed against his and he almost whimpered. She gave no indication that she felt how rock hard he already was, answering his question excitedly. "The kind of company you need! A funny, friendly, wonderful woman, someone who can be trusted and maybe even turned so you can have your own lifetime love. But mainly, someone who will love you properly."
As she wrapped up her statement her hips ground firmly against his and he knew she was playing with him. Lust warred with sanity and it won, and he growled softly in his throat as he plunged his hands inside her jeans. She arched her back with a soft whimper and sighed lustily, bracing her hands against his shoulders as he cupped her bottom and ground their bodies together.
