Chapter 36

Anna’s POV

I let him kiss me, let him pour his desperation into me, but I pushed gently against his chest, breathless. “Not here, Ryan. This is the men’s room.”

His lips lingered over mine, his voice husky, low, as if he was almost begging. “Just a little quickie,” he whispered. “Please, Anna. I’ve missed you so fucking much. I’ll be so fast, I swear.”

He didn’t even give me time to speak.

His mouth just crashed into mine before I could say anything, and fuck, the way he kissed me, like he was starving, like it physically hurt him not to be touching me. His hands were already under my gown, lifting it up with urgency, and I could hear how breathless he was as he whispered against my lips, “This gown… god, Anna, you look so fucking good in it. I swear, I haven’t been able to stop staring at you since the second I saw you.”

Before I could even breathe out a reply, his fingers hooked into my panties and yanked them down so fast that they slid to one