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Her nipples were hard pebbles, and my mouth was dry just looking at them. I urged her to sit up before unhooking it and letting everything fall out.

God, she was gorgeous. No, she was more than that.

She was everything.

Jade didn’t give me long to stare at her. She wanted movement, and I knew my limits. “Lie down. I’ve got you, Jade.”

“You’ll do that here?”

“No reason not to.” I moved down her body, determined to get to her core. I’d never admit this out loud, but if she touched any part of me, I’d come. That’s what she did to me. At least if I ate her out, I could focus on her.

And try not to listen to how fucking hot she was.

Even though we were on Hugh’s property, both of us knew no one would find us. Hugh was more than likely at the diner, so Jade was free to be as loud as she wanted to.

When we were still figuring out each other’s bodies, listening was the best way for me to learn. I wanted her to feel good, and I refused to think only of myself, so she told me exactly how I was doing.

Now, I didn’t need pointers.

I just liked the sounds she made.

The second her underwear was off and my tongue crossed her clit, she let out a soft sigh. I licked her up and down, holding her hips so she was right where I wanted her.

God, she tasted incredible. Her gasps increased in pitch as I worked on her. She was arching into me, her head pressing against the blanket.

It was like her pleasure was mine. She was close, so I was too.

I pressed my nails into my palms. No. I was fucking her today. I wasn’t going to let her get to me again.

It barely worked. Jade cried out, her orgasm hitting her hard. Her body shuddered as she released, and I kept moving. She finally went slack and I took a breath after coming up for air.

Goddamn, I was close. So close that if she asked me what I thought she was going to ask me, I was in trouble.

“Gabe,” she said, her voice a mere breathless whisper. “Fuck me.”

“Dammit,” I said.

“Are you close?”

She knew. Of course she did.

“I had to listen to that. Of course I’m fucking close.”

Sitting back on my heels, I tried to wait for the pressure to get lighter, but one look at her naked body had my mouth dry and all of it came back.

“Then, should I—” Jade reached out, but I caught her hand.

“Don’t you dare,” I hissed.

“I love it when you come in your pants.”

“I don’t.”

She tried to fight me, but I wasn’t budging. I pushed back, and we battled for all of a minute before I had the upper hand.

I tried to throw her into the cold spring water. The smile was already on my face when I did it, but she must have seen it coming. She had an iron grip on my arm and took me with her.

Water got in my nose as I tried to figure out which way was up. When I broke the surface, she was laughing.