Chapter 4

Four

Cam

"So did they barbecue Frank?" I"m asking, my mind blown and mouth hanging wide open.

"Yes," she laughs. "Idgie and Ruth got rid of him the only way they knew how. Friends are ride or die, and when you find one that will do anything for you, you keep them. Also, it would probably be good for you to remember this. I mean, there were a lot of things I wanted to do to you after you stood me up. Not this intense, but I one hundred percent thought about leaving a rude note on the windshield of your Bronco."

I stretch my arm out along the back of the couch, shivering slightly. "I apologized, and I"ll do it again if I need to, so you don"t decide to feed me to your friends."

She laughs again. "Frank was an asshole. Mean and just not a good guy. You"ve always been a decent guy, Cam. You might"ve bruised my heart, and my ego, but you"ve never been mean. I"ve seen you sit in the ER with victims of domestic abuse, watched you wait for word on kids you"ve brought in. There"s no part of you that"s evil or purposely sets out to hurt others. I believe that with everything I have." She drags her nails up my jean clad thigh. "But all of that doesn"t mean I"ll forgive you easily for what you did to me. So I hope you"re prepared to grovel, and accept the torture I plan to put you through."

Fuck I"m in trouble. "I deserve it all, I"ll do whatever it takes to make you believe that I"m in this with you, Cass."

Her eyes meet mine, and an impish smile tilts the side of her lips. "Good to know, Camden."

With those words, she leans back into me, tucking her body against mine. She fits perfectly, like I remember her fitting when we were dating before. My arm goes tighter around her neck, pulling her into me. Instead of holding myself so stiff beside her, I allow my body to relax into the couch.

An hour later, as the credits on the movie are rolling, we"ve transitioned to laying against the cushions. She"s got her body halfway on top of me and nestled against the back. I"m doing my best not to bring attention to the fact that my body is reacting to being in this position and this close to her. Clearing my throat, I give her my thoughts. "That"s a really good movie. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Thanks for that."

"You"re welcome." She stretches, and as she does, her knee finds out exactly how much I"m reacting. Her eyes darken, and her lips separate as a gust of air brushes against my cheek. "Cam ..." she swipes her tongue along her lips, leaving a trail of moisture behind.

This string of awareness between us is so tight it could break, and when it does, I"m going to have to make a move. Cassie has to give me the go-ahead though, I won"t do anything without knowing she"s okay with it. When her thighs separate and she straddles my waist, that"s the indication I need. "You"ve got two seconds, Cass. Tell me if you don"t want my mouth on yours, or my hands on your body."

"I want it ..."

She doesn"t get the rest of what she might say out of her lips, because I claim it. I chase that streak of moisture she left behind. We meld together in a heat I haven"t felt with anyone but her. Her thighs separate further, sinking into my body. I press my hips up into the cradle of hers. In the back of my throat, I moan deeply as my hands dig into her hair, holding her tightly to me. I claim her, fingers scraping against her scalp as our tongues aggressively fight for dominance. When I can no longer go without breathing, I pull back, panting, trying to control a heartbeat that is decidedly out of control. "Holy fuck, Cass."

"Right?" She swallows roughly, her fingers playing with my sweater. "With us it"s always been like this. It"s one of the things that scared me with you, but I was willing to give it a try."

It scares me too. This is the reason I disappeared, because I"ve never felt the type of emotions I feel with her. "I am too." My hands travel down her torso, to the edges of her shirt. I raise my eyebrows before I slip under the material, lifting the shirt off her body.

"I know you like this bra." She smirks as I get an eyeful of her chest.

My eyes swipe over the black and hot pink lace cupping the best pair of tits I"ve ever seen. My tongue travels over my teeth, and before I can stop myself, I dip a finger down to the top of the scalloped edges barely keeping her flesh from my gaze. It doesn"t take much; a little pressure to pull the material down and expose her flawless skin to me. Cupping the weight in my palm, I make sure her nipple is between two fingers, and sit up slightly, so that my mouth connects with the pebbled nub.

"Cam ..." She groans, her head tilting enough so that the edges of her hair play against the hand I have at the small of her back.

A growl is the only thing I can manage to reply with. Her hips are rocking against my length, her nails digging into my forearms. It"s so fucking hot in here, as we grind against each other. I haven"t come from dry humping since I was a teenager, but if anyone is going to make it happen again, it"s going to be her. Her fingers move from my forearms, and up into my hair, holding me tightly to her chest. I pucker my lips and suck, loving the way she drags her nails against my scalp.

With a surge of energy, I lift us both up so that I can sit halfway against the arm of the couch, and put one leg on the floor to give me better leverage. When I do, she situates, so that she"s now straddling my thigh. I hoist it up, keeping my foot on the cushion, to give her something firm to grind against.

"God, Cass, take what you fucking need." I run my tongue up her chest to her neck, burying my mouth there, sucking against the flesh.

She"s breathing heavily, her mouth hanging open against my cheek as she makes noises in the back of her throat. Her core rubbing against the muscle of my thigh. I want nothing more than to take the rest of our clothes off and bury myself as deep inside her as I can, but I know we might need to ease into that. This right here, is exactly what we did every time we were alone before.

"Cam, I"m ..." She whines against my jawline.

"Yeah?" Her body is tightening against me, and when she comes apart there"s no denying it.

Slowly, she drags her mound back and forth along my thigh until she"s still and breathing heavily into my chest. I dip my mouth to kiss her forehead. Wondering where we"re going to go from here. I don"t want to make any assumptions.

Her hazel eyes lift up to mine. "While I wish that we could take this further, I don"t know if I"m ready for that."

Closing my eyes, I inhale deeply and tilt my head back, trying to alleviate the case of blue balls that is settling deep in my bones. "Got it, but you"re gonna have to give me a few minutes."

"Yeah." She rolls her lips together. "I might have actually had an orgasm, but I"m going to need a few minutes too. You"re dangerous, Cameron."

I chuckle before blowing out a breath. "Not nearly as dangerous as you, Cassie. Not by a long shot."