17. Greer

CHAPTER 17

GREER

We only had a few hours to ourselves before my family descended on us for the wedding festivities. My younger sister, Katherine, and her family would arrive late this afternoon from Chicago.

After I'd taken a call from one of my attorneys, I found Austin seated outside on the veranda, looking at his phone with a beautiful smile on his face.

"What are you smiling about?" I grinned to myself as I handed him a bottle of water, then sat down across from him on my favorite chaise lounge.

"Dreamboat. He's so pissed at me."

"Why? What did you do?" I leaned forward, my elbows propped on my knees.

Austin put his phone on the chair and looked at me.

"Before we left, I texted the commander and told him where to find him."

My eyebrows drew together. "He's mad about Jesse finding him?"

He grinned. "It's not Jesse. It's the new hire."

"What about him? From what I know about Dreamboat, he seems to like everyone."

Austin nodded. "He does. But this guy is different. He was the commander of one of the east coast SEAL teams stationed in Virginia. Same rank as Jesse, but a few years older."

I shrugged. "What am I missing?"

"We were between deployments and ended up in Vegas. We went out to a club so Dreamboat could get his flirt on. Of course, he'd flirt with a vacuum cleaner if it might get his dick sucked."

I laughed, but the more he talked about cock sucking, the more uncomfortable my own became trapped in my briefs. "That must be something to see. You didn't flirt like that?"

He shook his head. "Not like Dreamboat. He's like the gold medalist of Olympic flirting. But anyway, they ended up all over each other on the dance floor. He didn't think he'd ever see him again, so he let his freak flag fly."

"Do I want to know what that means?"

Austin moved forward, never breaking eye contact. "Probably not."

My pulse quickened as he shifted off the chair and onto his knees. He reached out with his big hands and ran them up my thighs. All it took was one touch for him to undo me. And I was tired of fighting it.

I reached out and wrapped my hand around the back of his neck to pull him closer. Our lips met in a sensual kiss that stole every bit of my attention. And when his hands found my hard shaft, I was done.

"I need you," I breathed against his skin. My eyes closed in order to absorb the sensations that were overloading all the synapses in my brain. His tongue in my mouth and his hand on my shaft had me questing for more.

Austin ended the kiss and looked at me. "Greer, I really want to..."

"Do it," I said, not allowing him to finish. "Do what you want. I'm yours."

I reclined on the lounger and pulled him with me. The weight of his body on mine was so fucking good.

"Are you sure?"

I took his face in my hands and looked him in the eyes. "So fucking sure."

The expression he wore changed as he ignited me with a single look. I needed him on me, all over me, and eventually, inside of me.

"I'm going to make you feel so good," he said, kissing his way down my neck. Tugging at the end of my shirt, he pulled it up to get to my skin. Warm licks and reverent kisses covered my torso as he backed his way down my body.

When he reached my happy trail, he licked at the still-dark hair as he unbuttoned my pants. My breathing hitched with every tick of my zipper, making me feel turned on and desperate for him.

My hands went to his hair as he freed my cock. All I could think about was getting his hands or mouth on me, and when he took the base of my cock in his hand, I almost lost it. The cool air hit my heated skin, weeping pre-cum for him.

"Watch," he commanded. "I want you to see what you do to me."

With his eyes on mine, Austin licked the head of my cock. His eyes closed and his head tipped back as he moaned at the taste of me. It was the most erotic thing I'd ever seen, and I couldn't look away if I wanted to. I was caught in his stare, and there was no fucking way I'd look away.

"You taste so fucking good," he moaned, making every insecurity I had fly out the window. But when he found my eyes again and swallowed me whole, down to the root, I almost came.

"Fucking...hell. I'm gonna..." I moaned as the suction on my cock made my spine tingle. Austin reached under my balls to stroke my perineum. My impending orgasm was seconds away from crashing down on me, but I was helpless to stop it. Austin held my gaze until my eyes slammed shut as my release overtook me.

More moaning and groaning filled my ears as he sucked me dry. I wasn't sure which one of us it was coming from, but it didn't matter.

"I don't think I've ever come that hard," I panted out, my eyes still slammed shut.

Austin chuckled as he tucked me away, zipped up my pants, and re-buttoned them.

"I wanna do that to you," I heard myself say. I opened my eyes to find him smiling at me with a lovesick grin on his face. He leaned over my body and brought his mouth close to mine, but didn't kiss me.

"Did you enjoy that?"

I nodded and smiled like some kind of virgin, then lifted my five-hundred-pound arm up to run my fingers through his hair. "It was amazing. Thank you."

He chuckled again and leaned into my touch. His eyes were warm, and the gold flecks in them swirled. I'd never noticed that before.

"Wait," I said, struggling to sit up. "You didn't come. I should..." What should I do? Jerk him off? Take him into my mouth? I could imagine choking to death on his big cock.

"Woah there, hot stuff," he said, smiling at me. I hated he could read me so well. "I can see you going down a road you don't need to be traveling just yet. Just relax. I'll get mine in the end."

Austin kissed me on the chin, then braced his hands on my thighs and rose to his feet. I couldn't help but notice the absence of knee joints cracking or bones popping. He was such a baby. But my baby.

Holding out a hand to me, I took it. Austin pulled me to my feet and hugged me tightly. It was probably a good thing because I was pretty sure my knees would give out from being so relaxed.

"How about we get out of here and you take me to lunch?"

All I could do was smile. "I can do that."

When we left the house, we drove down to a more public spot on the beach. The smell of grilled meats permeated the air as we walked from food truck to food truck, taking in some of the culinary fare they offered. We settled on empanadas, chicken kabobs, and skewers of grilled fruit.

"Do you eat a lot of fruit?"

I looked over at him as we found a little picnic table under some coconut palms. "Uh, maybe. Mostly pineapple and bananas in post-workout protein smoothies. Why?"

"Every day?"

"Three to four times a week. Why do you keep asking me that?"

Austin took a bite of chicken, but kept his eyes on me. He licked his fingers, then wiped his mouth as I stared at him. "Because I could taste it."

I sat back and replayed the last two days in my head. "I ran on the treadmill yesterday morning and had one before we left Portland. What do you mean, you could taste it?"

He was making me very self-conscious. I knew older people could have digestive issues, but I hadn't noticed any. All my plumbing worked just fine. Then he explained what he meant and almost gave me another heart attack.

"In your cum. It's sweet. And salty. Perfectly you, really."

He went back to eating with a smirk, like he hadn't just leveled me while my body went up in flames. I reached for the coconut water I'd purchased and took a big swallow.

"You need to eat, sweetheart. You're going to need that protein later." He motioned to the grilled fruit lying on the plate. "And don't forget that."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "You are an evil man, Austin Wentworth."

"You have no idea how bad I can be, babe."

And I couldn't wait to find out.

After we finished our lunch, we took a walk on the beach. I wanted to show him my favorite place to snorkel. It was visible from this spot because the coastline was so jagged.

"I'm hoping we can slip away one afternoon to go snorkeling down on the reef. It's so beautiful and peaceful down there."

I pointed to the little area just off the furthest point of land.

"The Leatherback sea turtles nest over there, too."

"It's protected, right?"

"Yes. Conservation and marine protection are a priority down here."

I felt like a teenager with a crush standing there with him. He was so much younger than me, and I was sure my sister would point that out.

"I feel like I need to warn you about my sister," I said as he reached for my hand.

"Why's that? I have one. Remember?"

"Yes," I sighed, "but Mary Ellen is nothing like Katherine. My sister is pushy and basically has no filter. She thinks nothing of asking personal questions. And since you're Carter's younger brother, she's likely to ask a lot of them. About us."

Austin laughed and pulled me into his arms, just like he'd been doing it forever. Just like this morning.

"You don't have anything to worry about. I can handle whatever she throws at me."

I stopped walking and looked at him. "She can be very invasive. Like kudzu."

His deep laughter rolled through me as he held me closer. I'd never get tired of the way he touched me every chance he got.

Dipping down to my ear, his warm breath made me shiver. "Greer, would you stop worrying? What could she possibly bring up other than your marriage that I don't know about?"

That was exactly what I was afraid of.

"It's time I told you everything. And some of it is going to hurt."