Page 38 of You Know You Wanna

“Just one little problem,” I murmured. “Your clothes aren’t completely off yet. Allow me to rectify that situation for us.”

With that, I kissed her again and slid my hands under her back to unhook the bra. Dropping it on the floor, I sat back on my knees to roll her panties off. I sucked in a sharp breath at the sight of her now completely naked, her pubic hair trimmed into a little landing strip but otherwise bare.

Unable to resist, I slipped my palms under her butt and lowered my head, breathing her in before I licked a line through her folds. She tasted even sweeter than I’d thought she would, which was saying something, considering how much I’d thought about this and all the different fantasies I’d had.

Birdie squealed with surprise but then moaned. Her legs fell open as my hands ran along those curves again, only stopping when I reached her breasts. As I licked her once more, my fingers pinched her nipples and she shuddered.

Oh, she likes that.

I did it again, really getting going as she got louder and louder. She lasted longer than I’d thought she would. When she came, her entire body shook and she moaned my name, making me have to flex my thighs in an attempt to stave off my own impending orgasm.

Her body slumped into the mattress. I expected her to take a beat, but instead, she pulled me up to her, her voice a harsh whisper against my lips before she kissed me. “Condom. Now.”

“Happy to oblige.” I grabbed one from my wallet and rolled it on lightning fast. Then I crawled over her, positioning myself at her entrance. My heart was beating so fast at first contact with her heat that I thought the damn thing might explode.

Thankfully, it didn’t, but it got close as I sank into her inch by inch. So hot, tight, and wet that I nearly lost my mind, I gritted my teeth and kissed her, trying to focus on slowing my movements. This needed to be enjoyable for her before I just ruined it by going to town.

It cost every inch of self-control I’d ever had, but I found a rhythm she seemed to enjoy and I stuck to it, all the while praying I’d last until she came again. As soon as those first spasms of her muscles started milking my cock, I couldn’t hold back anymore though.

I sped up, kissing her harder as the base of my spine ignited and I exploded at the same moment she did. I roared her name as pleasure flooded my senses, leaving me drained in the aftermath.

“Are you okay?” I murmured to her as soon as my brain allowed me to form words again.

She nodded into the crook of my neck, planting a small kiss there. “I’m so good. So, so good. You?”

“Same.” Finally withdrawing from her when I knew I couldn’t put it off any longer, I rolled out of bed to take care of the condom. Then I climbed back in with her. “Just for a minute. I need to get going soon.”

“Stay,” she whispered, draping an arm and a leg over me like a possessive koala. “Stay with me tonight. I promise I don’t snore.”

“I don’t think I’d wake up even if you did.” I slid my arm under her head and got comfortable, turning my head to breathe in the woodsy smell of her shampoo. It sent my heart racing again.

Eyes finally closing, I drifted off to sleep almost immediately with Birdie still in my arms. Somewhere in the back of my mind, it occurred to me that I probably shouldn’t take her up on staying here. I should get back to my suite to sleep in my own bed instead of with her, but I was so warm, so relaxed, and so comfortable that the thought barely had time to form before I was fast asleep.

The next thing I knew, I was waking up to the soft, orange glow of very early morning sunshine filtering in through the windows. My eyes blinked open, and for a moment, I was confused about where I was. The only thing I knew for sure was that this wasn’t my bedroom in the resort.

When I became aware of a soft, hot body draped all over mine, it all came back to me in an instant and I smiled and relaxed back into the pillow. I must’ve fallen asleep at some point. I didn’t really know, but I didn’t mind.

Glancing at the window, I realized that the sun was only just starting to come up and I relaxed even more, knowing I didn’t have anywhere to rush off to.

Strangely, I didn’t want to rush. I didn’t want to leave her bed at all, which was unusual for me. Disconcerting.

On the handful of occasions I’d been with someone since Jacqueline and I had separated, it had gone one of two ways after. I’d either gotten out like my ass was on fire as soon as we were done, or if I’d passed out with her, I’d gotten out just as soon as my eyes opened.

This morning, for the first time, I was content where I was. I’d have stayed there all day if I could, but unfortunately, that wasn’t an option. I’d told Laurene I’d meet her for breakfast at the restaurant after her sleepover, and while that wasn’t for another hour or so, I would have to leave sooner rather than later.

As I lay there, smiling stupidly like some teenager who’d done it for the first time last night and was still basking in the glory of sex, I glanced down at the woman on my arm. Her golden hair was smushed between her cheek and my skin, and the locks that weren’t trapped there had fallen back in her sleep, cascading past her neck and shoulders to the deep purple bedding covering the mattress.

Her breathing was still even, her long lashes fanning out across the tops of her cheeks and her full lips almost pouting in her sleep—and yet somehow, there was already a hint of a smile at the corners. God, she really never stops.

That should’ve been as disconcerting as the not wanting to leave thing, but it wasn’t. I’d come to know her as a girl with a near-constant smile on her face and it was good to see it there now. At least it meant she couldn’t have fallen asleep upset about what we’d done.

On the other hand, we’d both known where our night had been headed when she’d suggested going for a walk. She’d had time to think it through and she’d gone for it anyway, which I wanted to think meant that she wouldn’t have any regrets this morning.

Finally awake enough to become aware of other things, I realized I had to leave the bed even though I didn’t want to. Nature was calling pretty hard, so I got up as gently as I could, careful not to rouse her as I slid away.

Crossing the cabin to her adjoining bathroom, I realized that the cabin she called her home wasn’t much bigger than the one Laurene and I had shared for our first couple nights here. Birdie had definitely made this place her own, but it was tiny, the only real size difference was she had a kitchenette ours hadn’t.

After I took a leak, I emerged from the bathroom feeling even more refreshed. If I didn’t know any better, I’d have thought that her very walls were infused with the happy, positive energy she radiated. I sure as hell hadn’t ever woken up feeling like this before.