Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 27772 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 27772 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
Sliding out of her and then back in, I grit my teeth and remind myself to go slow when every instinct I have is telling me to fuck her. Resting my fists against the mattress, I fall into a rhythm but the heels of her feet are soon urging me to go faster, pulling me in deeper on each downstroke. When her walls start tightening around my cock, I move my hand between us and barely touch her before she gasps, calling my name and digging her nails into my biceps as she comes. With a few more strokes, I follow her over the edge, no longer able to hold back. I lose myself inside of her with one last thrust of my hips.
Breathing heavily, I drop my forehead to her shoulder. She wraps herself around me, holding on tight.
After a couple of minutes, when I can talk myself into moving, I roll to my back, taking her with me. I lose her heat but gain her weight as she falls against my chest. Smiling to myself, I let my hands roam over her smooth skin and listen to her breathing even out as my heartbeat slows to a normal tempo.
“You okay?” I ask after a moment. She lifts her head, her eyes meeting mine, and then she flashes me a cute little smile.
“Yes. I’m just trying to figure out how this happened.”
“Which part?”
“All of it.” She laughs, placing her hands on my chest and then resting her chin on top of them. “One minute, you’re the guy rescuing me from a dirtbag at the pool, and I’ve convinced myself we’re going to be nothing more than friends. And now, I’m naked on top of you in a hotel room in New York City after we just had sex.” She shakes her head. “It’s a lot to wrap my mind around.”
“Do you have any regrets?”
“No.” She tips her head to the side. “Do you?”
“Fuck, no.” I smooth my fingers up her spine.
“What now? What happens after this?”
“We go back to Florida and do the same thing we’ve been doing, only with a lot more of this included.” I pat her bottom.
“So, this isn’t a one-time thing?”
“No.” The word comes out harsher than intended. “I know this is a lot to take in, but I like you. I like being with you and want to see where this goes. And I know you’ve got school, and I’ll have training and away games, but I’m willing to put in the effort if you are.”
“I’m willing to try,” she says softly. I thread my fingers through her hair and then lean up to press my mouth to hers. When I pull back, I let my eyes wander over her pretty face for a long moment before sitting up with her and carrying her into the bathroom.
Chapter 14
Reese
Lying next to the pool on my belly with my eyes closed, I relish the feel of the sun on my skin and roll my eyes when Brodie’s hand lands on my ass in a silent claim. He’d lied when we were in New York. Things did change when we got back to Florida but in the best possible ways. Not only the sex—I mean, that’s at the top of the list—but his possessiveness is the thing I hadn’t expected from him. And although I’m sure it makes me sound crazy, I like that he feels so territorial around me. It makes me feel oddly secure in our relationship and gives me a sense of power because I know I’m just as important to him as he is to me. Only time will tell how the two of us cope when his official season starts, and I begin school, but I have a feeling we’ll figure it out just like we are now.
“What time is your aunt’s flight getting in?” he asks, patting my bottom. I turn my head his way.
“Four. I told her and Marco that we’d have dinner with them tonight so they can meet you.”
“Are we cooking or ordering in?”
“Ordering in.” I lean up on my elbows so I can reach under my lounger and get my phone to check the time. “It’s three. By the time they get out of the airport and home, it will be close to six.”
“Enough time to shower.” The smirk on his face causes my toes to curl. I like showering with him. I like lying in bed with him. I like being in the kitchen with him and…
“Ree, I can’t see your eyes, yet I still know what you’re thinking. Stop, or I’m going to drag you upstairs. You’re the one who wanted to come down to the pool.”
“It’s getting too hot to stay out anyway,” I mutter, and he laughs. God, I love making him laugh. Or maybe it’s just that I love him.