She laughs, pulling at my hair.
I peer down at her, trying not to look disappointed she’s broken our kiss yet again.
“No. You’re wet—you’re still in your towel.”
Oh. Duh.
I grin. “Guess we’ll just have to get rid of it, then.”
Her eyes widen, and I can see the fear.
“Hey, if you don’t want to do anything other than kiss, that’s fine. If you want to ride my cock until the sun comes up, that’s cool too.”
Her face flushes, and I wonder if she’s thinking about riding me.
Because I sure as fuck am thinking about it.
My cock grows impossibly hard at the thought of her on top of me, her big tits bouncing as she rides me and I play with her clit.
Fuck, she looks so beautiful beneath me. Like she was meant to be in my bed. I want nothing more than to strip us both naked and make us both feel good.
But I’ll follow her lead on this one.
“It sounds so weird to hear you say that to me of all people.”
“Bad weird?”
She shakes her head. “No…good. But I’m also still trying to get used to the fact that my best friend makes my girly parts go berserk.”
“Is that what I make happen?” I say, leaning down, running my lips up her neck, back to that spot just below her ear that made her moan.
“Y-Yes.”
“Tell me, Caroline,” I whisper into her ear, “have you been thinking about me naked?”
I drive my hips into her, and she whimpers when my dick brushes against her sex.
“Maybe a few times.”
“Just a few?” I ask, doing it again.
She gulps. “Okay, maybe more than a few times.”
“Did you touch yourself thinking about me?”
She exhales a shaky breath. “N-No. I wanted to, but I didn’t. It felt like crossing a line.”
I nip at the sensitive spot I haven’t stopped teasing with my mouth. “Does this feel like crossing a line?”
“So much,” she says.
Another nip. Another moan.
“Cooper?”
“Yeah?”
“Take the towel off.”
10
Caroline
“Take the towel off.”
Cooper lifts his head and peers down at me. “Are you sure?”
I nod.
His captivating pale eyes are searching mine for any hint of uncertainty.
There is none.
I’m absolutely certain I want Cooper to take the towel off.
I need to see him. To feel him.
To touch him.
Right now, I want him, and I’m tired of running from it.
We’ll figure everything else out tomorrow.
Tonight, I want this.
“Say it,” he urges. “I need to hear you say it.”
“I’m sure.”
Without hesitation, he pushes himself off the bed. I hate losing the warmth of him, but I’m eager to see what comes next.
He holds his hand out to me.
“What?” I ask, looking down at it.
“If I’m getting naked, you are too. Fair is fair.”
I can’t argue with that.
I slip my hand into his, letting him pull me up to a standing position.
We’re only inches apart, but now that I know what it feels like to be wrapped in his arms, it feels like miles.
He reaches out to me, running his finger over the buttons on my top, probably realizing that if he undresses me, all bets are off.
Right now, I want them off, just like I want this shirt off.
I pop the top button loose.
Cooper curses.
And I undo another.
He watches, eyes dilated with lust as I deftly unbutton the rest.
His eyes grow darker at the sight of my shirt hanging open on my shoulders, my bra visible to him for the first time.
“Jesus,” he mutters, reaching out like he can’t help himself, tracing a single finger over the swell of my breasts. “So much fucking lace.”
Then, without warning, he pushes my top down my arms, letting it fall to the floor around us.
He doesn’t stop there, fitting his hands around my waist like they were made to hold me, slipping his fingers into the waistband of my shorts.
His eyes hold mine, waiting for me to interject.
When I don’t, he hooks his fingers into the fabric and pushes the material down my legs like he’s undressed me a thousand times before.
I step out of the shorts, kicking them to the side.
He takes a step back, letting his eyes wander over me with his bottom lip tucked between his teeth.
This is the most exposed I’ve ever been to him.
I thought I’d be more scared of this part. Too nervous to stand before him like this.
I’m not.
It feels so…right.
Natural.
Like being with Cooper like this is where I was always supposed to be.
“They match?” he asks, his eyes still scanning my body, surprised to see that my bra and panties do indeed match.
I nod, so happy I wore my lacy pale pink set tonight.
“For him?” he asks, referring to my long-forgotten date.
I shake my head. “No. They always do.”
“This is what you’ve been hiding from me all these years?”
It’s a question, but not one he really wants an answer to.
He mutters something I can’t quite make out, then slides his gaze to mine.
“You’re so fucking sexy, Caroline.”
Now I’m blushing.
He’s complimented me before, but the way he’s rasping out his words now… It’s a whole different level.
He steps into me, tucking my hair behind my ear and tilting my chin up.
“I need to know you’re one hundred percent okay with this. Because if I take this towel off, there’s no going back.”
“I’m still wearing something,” I counter.
“Not for long,” he promises, his eyes darker than I’ve ever seen them before.
I gulp.
Am I ready? Do I want this?
Yes.
“I want you, Cooper.”
He closes his eyes, pressing his forehead against mine.
“Fuck I love hearing you say that.” I hear him swallow. “I want to take my time. I want to be gentle. But I…I don’t know if I can.”
“Then don’t. I don’t want you to hold back. I want you. All of you.”
The words are barely out of my mouth before his lips are on mine and he’s kissing me harder than he ever has before, hands crashing through my hair.
He pulls away just as fast, still holding on to me.
“Take your panties off and get on the bed.”
“What?” I ask, my head all fuzzy from the kiss.
“The bed,” he tells me, putting distance between us. “Take your panties off and get on the bed.”
I nod and reach behind my back to unhook my bra, but he stops my efforts. “No. Later.”
“But—”
“I said later.”
His voice is firm. Rough.
I’ve never heard him like this before, but I’ve also never been like this with him before.
I like it. A lot.
I nod again, licking my lips, and follow his instructions. I push my panties down my legs, stepping out of them and kicking them toward my shorts.