I nodded absently. “Okay. Sure.”
“It’s you and Gordie.”
Declan was gone by the time Marla finished giving me instructions, and disappointment coursed through me when I realized he might have given up. Which was stupid, considering I’d been pushing him away all night. But maybe one more time couldn’t hurt. The sex was really, really, really good, and I didn’t get opportunities like this very often.
Right?
I spent seventy-five percent of my life working and the other twenty-five worrying about anything and everything else. My parents, my brother, my friends, money, college, even my job. I almost never did anything that was just for me, something that gave me pleasure without any pressure. And Declan was all the pleasure without an ounce of pressure. It was probably stupid to want another night with him, but I did.
I looked around and found his eyes trained on me, sending another shock of excitement through me. No one had ever had this kind of affect on me, and it was addicting. As much as I hated to admit it, it was fun to have someone look at you like they wanted to devour you whole. It was exciting to know you were going to have a bunch of orgasms if you just let yourself go.
And all I had to do was let go.
Just one more time.
8
Bash
* * *
I wasn’t sure what changed, but the next time I looked into Brianna’s beautiful green eyes, I knew she’d changed her mind about being with me again. My cock stiffened just thinking about it, and I remembered exactly what those gorgeous eyes of hers looked like when I made her come. And she’d be doing that at least once before the night was over.
“You have to stop looking at me like that,” she whispered, biting her plump lower lip as the party started winding down.
“Like what?” I moved closer, putting one hand flat against the wall over her left shoulder, my eyes never leaving hers. Most of the guests had left and the ones that remained were drunk and partying. No one would notice us here in the alcove by the kitchen. At least I hoped not, but I didn’t care if they did. “Like you’re the most beautiful woman in the room? Well, I can’t help but look at you that way because you are.”
“You don’t need to lie to me,” she murmured. “We’ve already slept together.”
“Lie? What am I lying about? You don’t believe you’re beautiful?”
“I’m okay, but definitely not the most beautiful woman in the room. Or even of the women you know. Lexi Rousseau…Ariel Fox…” She stopped talking as I used one of my fingers to trace the line of her lower lip.
“Lexi…Ariel…your friend Kiki…all beautiful women,” I said quietly, my eyes glued to her mouth. “But they’re not the ones I’m interested in. As far as I’m concerned, you’re not just the most beautiful woman in the room—you’re the only woman in the room.”
She licked her lips, the moisture glistening on them calling to me like a beacon.
“You’re beautiful, Bri, and I’m going to show you just how much I think so.” I slanted my head and her eyes began to close. Normally, mine would have closed too but I couldn’t help but stare, watching her intently until our lips finally touched.
God, she was sexy. I teased her lips apart and slowly slid my tongue between them. I toyed with her a little, anxious to get her as worked up as I was, and she seemed to want me to take control. So I deepened the kiss, taking slow, practiced pulls from her tongue, waiting for her body to speak to me like it had last time. She was a little tentative, probably nervous being out here in the open where anyone could catch us, and it made me want her that much more.
“You want to go out to the jacuzzi?” I whispered, breaking away and pressing my forehead to hers. “It’s two in the morning, your boss is gone, and Simon won’t tell. There’s a few people out there already.”
“I have to make sure—” she began.
“You don’t have to do anything—you’re done for tonight. Just come with me, beautiful. Let’s make each other feel good like we did last time.”
She seemed to hesitate, but then nodded. “I should say no. But I can’t seem to resist you.”
“Good thing, because I can’t resist you either.” I threaded my fingers through hers and led her through the house to the jacuzzi out back. It was on but no one was in it at the moment, so I didn’t give her a chance to get nervous and merely pulled her against me.
“Are you sure this is okay?” she whispered against my mouth.
“Uh huh.” I kissed her again and tugged her shirt out of her skirt. I unbuttoned it without breaking the kiss, and let it fall off her shoulders. She was wearing another simple bra, but I already knew what was beneath it and I reached back to unhook it.
“Declan…” She pulled away, looking around. “What if someone comes?”
“They’ll see we’re busy and either go away, watch, or do their own thing.”
“Watch?” She let out a little squeak.
“Trust me. I won’t let anything happen to you, okay? The only person touching you is me.”
“Kiki says I don’t know how to let loose,” she admitted softly. “So I’ve never done anything like this.”
“I know, but it’ll be fun. Promise.”
She looked up at me and I waited, wanting to make sure she wanted this as much as I did. I had no qualms about letting people watch me have sex, but it was obviously a new concept for Brianna. I’d been serious that no one else would touch her but me, because while I’d shared more than my fair share of women with Ford, this was different. There didn’t appear to be anything except sex between us, but something about her made me want there to be.
“You first,” she said at last.
I grinned and made short work of my clothes. To my surprise, she took a quick look around and then shed the rest of hers.
And we were naked again. Together.
“Let’s get in the water,” I said, pulling her by the hand.
“Oh, this is lovely,” she said, sinking down and leaning back.
“Not as lovely as you.” I leaned over to kiss her and that was all it took. Her mouth opened and her tongue swirled around mine. We’d spent a lot of time kissing the last time we’d been together, so I already knew what she liked, but it was so much better now that we already knew each other. Last time, it had been sexy and fun. This time, it was amped up with a different type of intensity, and before I knew it she was straddling me.
I had my hands on her hips and our torsos were pressed tightly together, lips still locked. We’d gone from zero to sixty in about fifteen seconds and my cock was pressed between her legs.
“Baby, wait, condom…” I could barely get the words out.
“I’m protected,” she whispered. “I swear it.”
“You sure?” I never did this, but I was hard and her pussy was right there, the tip of my cock right at her entrance.
“Yes. Please, Declan.” Her lips fastened to mine and then I was inside of her.
Bare.
What in the ever-loving fuck was I doing? This was nuts. But I couldn’t stop myself. It briefly crossed my mind that she might be trying to get pregnant but she hadn’t even given me her number last time and there was no way she’d known we’d see each other tonight.