Chapter 29

The words fall too easily,and maybe stupidly, out of my mouth. I know by the way her body tenses and she lets out a little laugh that she's thinking what I should be: that was bold. I've known her for weeks, flirted my way to a dance, dirty talked my way in between her legs, and I'm already spouting things about keeping her. It's careless and dangerous, but I'm not about to take it back.

I move up, my knees so fucking pissed off, but I couldn't give a shit. If she told me to get back down there and stay, I'd do it and ignore the pain.

"I planned to show you the lofted space so we could watch the fireworks, but?—"

She finishes my thought. "We had our own fireworks in here. I barely noticed the ones outside."

I graze my teeth along her thigh. "I'm not done with you yet."

Biting at her thumbnail, she stares down at me with those big blue eyes, like what I've just said is exactly what she wanted to hear. My dick throbs so hard that it aches, so I stand up from kneeling in front of her like she was my altar.

"I'd like it very much if you told me what to do, cowboy." She reaches her hand forward just enough to drag up the front of my jeans.

My responding growl sounds primal. I've never been so turned on and had this much fun with someone. Not like this.

"But you just may need to carry me. I still can't feel my legs."

It's the only request I need. I bend and grab just below her ass and hoist her up, her legs wrapping around my waist at the same time her arms lock around my neck. "Grab that bottle."

I have every intention of getting to my bed and fucking her senseless, but my steps falter when her breath tickles my ear. Her lips kiss just below it, and she whispers, "Are you going to ride me as good as you ride that horse of yours."

"Jesus Christ, baby." I capture her lips with mine, still trying to navigate my way through the living room.

Julep barks out repeatedly as we move past her. "She's fine," I tell my very concerned dog. "She's smiling, see?"

Turning Laney toward her, she laughs out, "I'm stealing your dad for a little while, Julep. I'll return him when I'm done."

"I think she's barking at me. She likes you more." I lean into her neck and graze my teeth along the side of it, still moving through my house, turning down the hallway, and trekking toward my master suite, bumping into the doorjamb.

She giggles the entire way, peppering in tiny moans as her fingers play along the back of my neck and into my hair. "I like her a lot too."

I don't want to hurt her as I move closer to the bed, so instead of dropping her onto it, I turn and let myself fall so she's on top. Holy hell, this view.

Laney sits tall, tits out, as I lean up to brush my fingers along her soft skin. Dragging them across her dusky pink nipple, I watch it get hard as she lets out the smallest moan. She grabs my hand and moves it up toward her throat.

"You like that?"

She smiles and nods.

The way I want to hear her come apart again has my cock nudging against her hips that have started grinding. I don't even know if she realizes she's doing it, but I need to feel her. Her fingers brush my stomach, lightly moving toward the waist of my jeans.

"Take it out."

She rolls her bottom lip into her mouth, biting it. Then I look down to watch her unbuckle my belt, unbutton my jeans, and pull the zipper down. She doesn't waste any time dipping her fingers into the waist of my boxer briefs and grazing the head of my cock. "Fuck," I grit out, tilting my head back against the mattress. I haven't been touched by someone else in over five years and it feels so damn good. Taking the rest of me out, she fists my length, her palm sliding up and down.

I reach for the bourbon and take a pull from it. With our eyes locked, I slowly tip the bottle, pouring a splash along the length of my cock. "Taste it."

Eyes flaring, she gives me the sexiest smile. She shifts down between my legs just far enough to make room for her to lower her body and dip her head. Her tongue licks down the shaft and over her own fingers still gripping me. In one pass, she wraps her lips around my cock to suck and savor what's been poured.

"Tell me how that tastes."

"Like I'm still thirsty," she says with a coy smile. "I don't think I've ever wanted anyone this badly, cowboy."

And fuck, do I want that to be true.

I sit forward and wrap my arm around her, lifting her up to me and turning us over. The change in position has me on top so I can get my pants off the rest of the way. I pull away just long enough to throw open the drawer on my side table and fumble for a condom shoved in the back. Tossing it on the bed, I bring my focus back to her, splayed out in front of me like some kind of gift. "You have any idea how sexy you are, Laney?"

She reaches her arms up over her head, stretching her body out as I take in the soft curves of her hips, the way her thighs slightly part so I can see her wet cunt ready for me. "Feel free to tell me," she says with a little smirk.

I shift my weight back into the bed, nudging her legs open more. Gripping her thighs, I let my hands rove up, digging my thumbs into her skin as I move toward her pussy. I don't stop this time. I wrap my hands around her hips as my thumbs drag along the lips of exactly where I want to sink my cock. "The first time I laid eyes on you, I wanted to lift that t-shirt and sink my fingers right into here." I brush two fingers across her clit and then downward, letting them tease her opening. She's so wet they glide right in. My eyes practically roll back at how it feels when her pussy grips my fingers. My cock throbs, it's so fucking jealous.

She tips her head back, eyes closing with my two fingers playing inside of her. Drawing my fingers forward in a come-hither motion, my thumb circles over her clit. It pulls the sexiest whimper from her as she writhes, and then moans below me. "Show me those beautiful eyes."

Her chin tilts down to look at me, eyes opening and pleading to give her what she's waiting for.

I keep my fingers buried, and with my other hand, I give my cock a good pull. "Honey." Her mouth is open, but no sounds escape. She tilts her head back as her fingers dance around her lips. I grip my cock tighter and jerk it twice.

She moans out on an exhale, moving her hands down, cupping her tits and tugging at her nipples. And at the sight, I can't wait any longer for more of her. I slide my fingers out, but before I grab the condom, I shove them in my mouth, sucking her off of me.

"Oh my god," she says, watching my every move.

Ripping open the condom, I roll it on and rub my fingers along her pussy lips, coating them in her again so I can smear it along my length. "Spread your legs. Let me see all of you."

She keeps her eyes locked on mine and does exactly as I say. Kneeling in front of her, I slap my cock against her clit, and then start to tease her open. "Watch me slide into you, baby." She pushes up on her elbows and her head tilts to watch. I take my time and ease into her slowly, trying to savor every sensation, from the warmth and squeeze to the pressure of what it means to get completely lost in a woman I've craved since the moment I laid eyes on her. Swaying my hips, I open her more for me so I can sink into her all the way. I give her a second once I'm there to let her adjust to my size. She feels so fucking good; I don't know how I'm supposed to last here. I snake my hand up her chest, toward her neck. Cuffing my hand around her throat, she relaxes back into the bed and I settle above her, removing any space that ever existed between our bodies.

"Grant," she breathes out. "I'm so full, oh god?—"

I cut off her words as I kiss her and use the distraction to roll my hips. Her tongue dances with mine at the same sensual pace that I'm fucking her. Deeply. Fully. All-consuming. On the next moan, I know I've hit her spot. It's a low and long, wordless plea that keeps her from kissing me back. I lean on my forearm, moving just enough to the side so I can watch my cock sink into her again.

Leaning up, I kiss her neck, dragging my teeth down toward her shoulder. "Look at how fucking good you take me."

She moans before she even looks. With a smile, she breathlessly says, "Why is that so hot?" We watch as I thrust into her, and the sight of it makes me fuck her harder just before I'm all the way there. I pull back slowly, trying to draw out how insanely well her pussy practically chokes my cock. We fuck each other, unhurried, and damn, it feels better than I imagined.

My cock swells, but I can tell she's close. I have every intention of feeling her come around me, so I pick up the speed. Lifting her ass slightly, I fuck her deeper, her hips meeting mine as we're both desperate for her orgasm. She doesn't stop watching as I fuck her, so it's when I see her eyes close, her body tensing, and the way she goes quiet that I know she's about to fall completely apart along her seams.

And when she does, it's with my name on her lips once again and a full-body rush that visibly rolls from her pulsing cunt, through every limb as her nails dig into my ribs and hold me close. I keep going, fast and deep, determined to draw every last drop of her release.

I'm holding on by a thread as she moans again, opening her eyes. "I'm going to come, baby."

"On me."

"Fucking hell." I don't ask if she's sure, I just pull out of her, ripping off the condom.

She pushes her beautiful tits together, and it's all the direction I need as I move up her body and jerk my cock as my orgasm crashes into me. I groan as I come across her chest, making her nice and messy. It's the hottest thing I've ever seen, and she just watches with her bottom lip perched between her teeth. All I want to do is smear it into her skin, claiming her as mine. But I don't have to, because she takes her finger and rubs it across her chest. It feels like she's just unlocked something within me, to see my cum covering her skin. She's mine.

I reach down and find my boxer briefs, wiping up the mess I made all over her breasts as she hums and melts into the bed. Draping my sated body over hers, I kiss her lips, only stopping briefly to smile at her. She smiles right back. Then I lean in for one more before I tell her, "Lie to me if you have to, but please tell me we're going to do that again."

"Don't have to," she says, drawing her finger along my back as I lie on top of her. "I'm not done with you yet, either."

She closes her eyes and smiles lazily as she comes down from the high of everything we've just done. So beautiful. I trace my fingers around the edges of her arms and shoulders, lost in thought.

The moment she kissed me, I knew I wasn't going to want anyone else ever again. I didn't plan for someone to be in my life. But I wanted to make room. With her naked body nestled next to me, it felt like I was finally locking into place.