Page 54 of Colton’s Inferno

“Kiss me,” he said.

Blindly, she reached for him and circled her arms around his neck. She placed her lips on his. His tongue slipped into her mouth at the same moment that his cock slid into her. Lucy wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him closer and taking him in deeper.

Lightning lit up the sky. The flash came in through a seam where the drapes didn’t meet. She looked down to where they joined, and she could see him entering her. Lucy was dizzy with longing. Holding on to his shoulders, she buried her face against his chest. “Aiden,” she cried out as she came. “Aiden, Aiden. Aiden.”

He drove into her harder. Faster. His breath came in short and ragged gasps. His cock throbbed. Throwing back his head, Aiden let out a moan. His breath washed over her shoulder. He kissed her again, softly. “I’ll be right back. I gotta take care of the rubber.”

“I’ll be here,” she said.

He padded softly from the room.

Her limbs were loose, and her mind was fuzzy, but only in the best way. Sure, she’d had sex before. But it had never been like that. She pushed onto her elbows. She needed to get dressed, but her clothes were in the living room. She scooted to the edge of the bed and felt on the floor for her silk shirt. Her hand touched cotton fabric. It was Aiden’s shirt, and as far as she was concerned, close enough. For now, she could skip her underwear.

She worked her arms into the sleeves and pushed the buttons through the plackets. His musky scent surrounded her. The fabric rubbed her raw nipples.

Had she really just hooked up with a guy on the first date?

She should be scandalized by her behavior, but she wasn’t. Having sex with Aiden was the most natural thing she’d done in years. But what was she supposed to do now? Leave? Stay?

Before she could decide, Aiden’s voice came out of the darkness. “Hey.”

“Hey, yourself.” And then, “You can’t see, but I borrowed your shirt.”

“I bet you look cute,” he said.

“Adorable, actually.”

“I just wanted you to know that there’s a flash flood warning. Travel is inadvisable.”

“Inadvisable,” she repeated, as if the word didn’t make sense. “How am I supposed to get home?”

“You can’t,” he said. “At least not tonight. You can stay here, if you want.”

“If there’s flooding, I won’t have any other choice.” She heard the snark in her tone. The thing was, she hadn’t meant to snap. It’s just that she hadn’t been away from the ranch in years. And that had been to visit her mother in Colorado for a weekend. Rising from the bed, she said, “I need to talk to Grandpa Rusty.”

“Here.” Aiden had been holding his phone all along. He turned on the flashlight, shining it on the floor. After an hour in the dark, the light was blinding.

She followed him out of the bedroom, down a short hallway and into the living room. Her clothes lay next to the sofa. She picked up her pants and found the phone in her back pocket. Lucy pressed the home button and the screen winked to life. A red banner scrolled atop the display.

Weather warning.

Flash flooding in the area.

No unnecessary travel.

“Are you sure it’s okay if I stay with you? I mean, I am kinda stuck.”

“You are welcome here anytime,” he said.

Would she be back? They’d gone out on a date. They’d had sex. Did that mean they were in a relationship? A situationship? “I need to let my grandfather know that I won’t be home tonight.”

“I’ll give you a minute.”

Grandpa Rusty’s contact was there when she opened the app. The last time she’d placed a call, she’d been trapped in the burning barn. For a split second, embers floated around her like snowflakes. She forced the image from her mind and placed the call. It was answered after the first ring.

“Luce? That you?” asked her grandfather.

“Hey, I didn’t mean to wake you.”