Page 105 of Pink and Country

“Thank you,” I said, wrapping my arms around his waist. I closed my eyes and breathed him in. Every day, it got harder to keep my feelings for this man locked in. I exhaled. Carter gripped my hand, and we made it back to the waiting car.

We arrived in Green Mountain by the end of the afternoon.

I dozed off the entire plane ride. This time, Ed and Taylor flew with us. Carter wrapped me in a blanket, and he spent his time working on his new music and chatting with his bodyguards slash friends.

The memories of last night flashed through my mind, making me breathless.

Our day stroll around New York City, the amazing dinner Carter treated me to, and our sleepless night worshipping each other for countless hours.

Carter had made reservations to this upscale restaurant in Upper East Side Manhattan. A place with a month-long waiting list. June got us a table after Carter insisted on going.

I didn’t need a four-course dinner or an overpriced glass of wine to have a great time.

Being in New York with Carter was more than enough for me. I loved doing normal everyday activities with him. Anyway, I’d never get used to his rich and famous lifestyle.

Once back home—why was I always referring to Carter’s cabin and Green Mountain as home?—we slouched on the couch in the media room, and Carter played with the strands of my hair as I rested my head in his lap.

How could I ever leave Green Mountain?

How could I ever leave him?

My whole life had been turned upside down in just a month, and I had no idea how to go back to my lonely and colorless existence once this chapter was over. I squeezed my eyes shut, holding back the tears welling in my eyes. A piece of my heart cracked, and it hurt more than any physical pain.

Later, Carter lifted me up in his arms and brought me to his room. To his bed.

I was falling in love with Carter Hills and had no idea how to tell him.

He sank his body into mine, my back to his front, rocking me to sleep with gentle caresses and soft kisses on the side of my head, just behind my ear. A second piece of my heart fractured, and it hurt as much as the first time.

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Carter

I woke from my slumber with my dick ready for war. Was I dreaming? Everything around me seemed blurry. A blanket of warmth spread on my lower body. It was soft. My brain finally took over. There was no blanket. April was perched between my legs and had my cock deep in her mouth. One hand was pumping me, and the other was gripping my ass cheek.

“Babe. Oh, God—” I couldn’t speak. She stole the ability to form words from me. This was the second time in as many nights that I woke up with Pixie all over me. Yesterday, I woke up to her riding me. Middle of the night sex was the greatest. Fairy learned from the best. How many times had I woken her up myself to satisfy my urges?

Once the sleepy numbness left my body, I tugged April by the shoulders until she was lying over me.

“I need to be inside you. Now,” I said with a husky voice as I buried myself deep inside her.

We both climaxed and went back to sleep in no time.

Since we’d been back from New York two weeks ago, April had been withdrawn in her head. A lot. Sex was still off the charts, though. Our connection was stronger by the minute. My case of blue balls had switched to a case of chafed balls.

When I opened my eyes at eight, April already was all dressed up and ready to go.

I propped myself up on my elbows and asked the same question I’d been asking for days.

“How can I convince you to come with me?”

Same answer as always. “I can’t. Carter, I need to go home. There’re things I need to do.”

I had a three-concert run scheduled this week. Portland, Seattle, Vancouver.

“If you need space, tell me. I’ll give it to you.” From the moment I got a taste of her—every inch of her—April and I had spent all our free time together. She neared the bed and hovered over me, her lips a hair’s breadth from mine.

“We’re fine.” That stupid word again. “I’ll come back next week. We already talked about this.” Same answer. Every fucking time. April brushed her lips over mine. My body relaxed under her touch.