My fingers manipulate his belt, unhooking and pulling to free him, but Tanner keeps bringing me toward him, grinding himself at my center, leaving a wet spot on his jeans.
“I need you,” I say to him, holding his head against my skin, as he rains kisses down my arm.
“Bedroom. We’re going to make this halfway romantic,” he mumbles between nips and licks.
Standing up, my body runs cold without the heat of his body and touch. Luckily, I don’t have to wait too long. Tanner backs me up a few steps until he grabs the hold he needs on my body. I scream when he picks me up in one swoop, and I anchor myself to his body by locking my ankles behind his back.
“You didn’t think I’d make you expend your energy by walking, did you?” He flicks his tongue over my earlobe and sucks it into his hot and moist mouth. “Because I’ve waited for you for too long, I’m not quite sure when I’ll be done with you.”
My whole body shifts into overdrive. My veins pump the blood to catch up to my frantically out-of-control heart rate due to Tanner McCain’s words and actions tonight.
“I have all night,” I whisper back.
He chuckles into my skin. “That might not be enough.”
With the conviction in his voice, my body begins melting and slowing down, as I become more in love with him than I was two minutes ago.
When he tosses me on the bed, I sink into the mattress, and watch his thumbs push into the sides of his jeans, sliding them down his defined legs. As he stands there in his navy boxer briefs, I realize that fans see him in less fabric at his meets. But while those girls go home and dream about themselves in my exact position, he’s here with me, and he wants me. An unbelievable joy fills every nook of my heart.
“You’re thinking way too hard about what is going to happen here,” he jokes.
I giggle. “Sorry—” I don’t finish because he crawls up the bed.
My mouth dries with every knee and hand planted before he cages me with his large frame. His hand cups my cheek, and I lean into his palm, burrowing in like a cat loving the affection.
“Just turn off that brain of yours and enjoy.”
His lips hover over mine, and I break the distance, the lust building at a rapid pace. When the kiss closes, my fingers hook on either side of his hips under the elastic waist of his boxers.
“Now, you’re getting the point.”
Taking his words as a green light, I push them further down, and his cock springs out of his underwear.
Our hands roam, and our lips explore the nakedness of our bodies. We wrestle for dominance in a pleasure-seeking dance on my bed. Finally pinning me down, Tanner entwines his fingers in mine, positioning our hands locked together above my head. As he hovers himself right at my entrance, his breath tickles my skin, and I tilt my center to entice him into me.
“Piper, you still on the pill?” he asks.
I shake my head. “Seriously, you know way too much about me.”
“Are you?” His jaw clenches.
“Yes,” I breathlessly whisper.
He thrusts into me. I lose my ability to talk and breathe at the same time as he circle his hips while he’s inside me.
His hands tightly hold mine and then release pressure every time his cock thrusts in and out of me. Inching my ass off the mattress, we soon master the sync of our bodies. Groans and moans bounce off the four walls of my bedroom.
“Jesus, Piper. You’re so damn wet.” His eyes are closed, and I’m not sure if he’s talking directly to me or not. “You feel too goddamn good.”
I bite my lip and wiggle through his hold, clenching to keep my orgasm at bay, but when he continues his talk, my control slips.
“Fuck. I’ve wanted to be buried in you for so damn long. I can’t believe it’s happening.”
The mixture of his dirty and sweet talk undoes me, and I crumble into a million pieces on my bed. Every limb is exhausted and finished, but Tanner still pumps into me at a rapid pace, so, I keep myself together. Digging my heels into the soft mattress, I hold my body firm, so he can control the motion how he needs it. Then, without warning, he leaves my body, and hot liquid shoots onto my stomach.
“I figure, better be safe.” He smiles down at me, and I’m relieved the moment isn’t ruined. “I’ll be right back.” He climbs off the bed and flicks on the bathroom light.
A few seconds later, a warm washcloth wipes off my stomach.
“Thank you.” I sit up on the bed, leaning against my headboard. Tanner grins over and ventures back to the bathroom. How can it be this man just saw me naked and I want to shield my body now? Pulling my covers down, I crawl under them, unsure of what will happen next.
Tanner opens the bathroom door, and from what I can tell, he doesn’t second guess before walking around the bed and crawling under the covers with me.
“Come here.” He holds his arm out for me to nuzzle into his embrace.
With my head on his shoulder and his fingers traveling up and down my spine, igniting goose bumps, calmness surrounds me.
“It’s weird. I always assumed when we finally did it, it would be slow and tender,” he says.
“You always thought we would have sex?” I pick up my head, resting my chin on my hand.
I wonder if, while lying in his bed at night, he’s wondered what I might be doing two floors down. Did he dream of his lips on mine and his hands on my body as often as I did?
His body shifts under me, and his eyebrows crease. “Yeah. Didn’t you?”
“I hoped, but I just thought I was stuck in the best friend’s-sister category.”
He shakes his head and his thumb brushes against my cheek. “Hell, Piper, I think I’ve wanted you since you grew tits.”
I playfully smack his bare chest, and he chuckles, grabbing my hand and wrapping it around his stomach.
“In all seriousness, I’ve thought about this many times, and I’m ashamed because I feel like I cheated you tonight.”
“You didn’t, but you can always make it up to me if you’re ridden with guilt.” I wiggle my eyebrows a few times.
Bending down, he kisses the top of my head. “I plan to . . . a lot.”
six
A WEEK HAS PASSED SINCE my first date with Tanner. It’s been a blur of tossed clothing, naked body parts, and pure pleasure. We can’t seem to keep our hands to ourselves—in his Jeep, the restroom in the library, and even the pool during one early morning swim.
I guess I was wrong in thinking that Tanner preferred truth in the game of Truth or Dare. During a friendly competition, the dares he’s come up with have made me blush. Not that I’ve turned them down because who would?
Although, I did act annoyed when he kept swimming into my lane to grab at my body, his fingers venturing under my bathing suit. Secretly, I loved it. Who wouldn’t? I was floating in more ways than one when his lips landed on mine, and we slowly rose up to the surface, our bodies entwined together. It was like a damn movie scene.
The problem now is, if I thought I was infatuated with Tanner McCain before, I’m completely and fully head over heels in love now. My heart is already cracking in two for when it ends. I say when, not if, because there’s no choice for it not to. He’ll leave for Colorado Springs after graduation, and I’ll be off to find myself. We haven’t discussed anything in regard to our future, and I wish my overly dramatic imagination would slow down a touch. A week of hot sex and a few I like yous mean nothing.
The newest obstacle in our hidden love affair is a birthday celebration Brad planned for Taylor tonight. Well, planned is a loose term for texting all his friends and having them meet at a bar. I wasn’t going to go, but Tanner asked really nicely while kissing my neck with lingering hands. Somewhere between the rush of my sexual impatience, I agreed, much to his satisfaction.
Now, here I sit, closest to the wall in a booth, with Tanner across from me and Bea on my left. He continues to give me those flirtatious eyes while his legs lock on either side of mine. Bea’s curious looks shift our way on more than one occasion, but she’s kept her lips shut. Which is very unlike her. Brad is oblivious to anything other than Taylor, which is a nice change for him. They’ve been mingling around as though it’s their engagement party. He’s usually only with his buddies, Tanner mostly, so I’m thrilled to have Tanner across from me.