I laughed. “I was in the shower,” I said softly.
She grinned. “How much have you had to drink?”
I held up the bottle. “This much.” I was sporting a good buzz to go with my hard-on.
“You’re not going to sober up and change your mind, are you? Because I can’t go through this again.”
I shook my head. “Not a chance. But I would like to go lay down.”
Avery gave me a sympathetic look. “Is the room spinning?” she asked with a smile, taking my arm as if to steady me.
“No, I just want to get you horizontal.” I picked her up, and she laughed with delight as I carried her to the bed.
“I’ve missed you,” she said as I placed her on my covers.
I brushed her hair back from her face. “Not as much as I’ve missed you.”
“Even though I was mad at you because of what I’d heard, all I kept thinking about was how to get you back. I wanted you to be jealous, and I wanted you to fight for me.”
“You don’t know how hard it was not to annihilate Ben. I didn’t believe him for a minute, either. I know that punk was hitting on you.”
“I kind of wanted you to punch him in the face.” She laughed. “I guess that’s pretty horrible.”
“Yeah, especially because I could really fuck that guy up. But I’m serious. I missed you so much you were all I could think about. I haven’t been eating or sleeping right. I’ve been a mess. The only reason I made it through my championship game is that I wanted to impress you.”
“No,” she said, giving me a pointed look. “I’ve still missed you more. And I’m prepared to fight about it.”
“Oh, are you?” I said. “You want to take me on?”
“Yeah.” She smiled, and before I knew it, she yanked off my towel. “What are you going to do about it?”
My lips crushed against hers. Avery put her arms around my neck. I braced myself above her as we made out.
I kissed down her front, and when I worked my way back up, she met my eyes. “I don’t ever want to fight again,” she said. “Losing you sucks.”
“I agree. I don’t like being without you either. And especially seeing someone with their hands on you.” I took a deep breath, hoping it would help the sting in my chest. Just the thought that she would go for someone else had me so messed up I felt like I was ruined. “I’ve never cared when anyone moved on other than Layla. And that was only because I was scared to be alone. But the thought you could move on? I didn’t like the idea of being without you.”
She pulled in her bottom lip and met my eyes. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done that. It was stupid and immature. I just wanted your attention.”
“Well, I’ll never give you another reason to do it again. I promise. You’re my girl, and you’re always going to be my girl.”
“Mmm,” she said. “I like the sound of that.” But something was off in her eyes. “I’m just scared things will be different now.”
“They will be,” I said. “They’ll be better than ever if I have anything to do with it.”
Avery gave me a half-hearted smile. “You have no idea how much I like to hear that. I was so scared you were done with me, especially after I slapped you. I still can’t believe I did it. It’s not me. I won’t do it again.”
“You can’t stay hung up on that. You felt like I was out of line, and you did it to protect yourself. It was instincts just as much as my reaction was. I’m okay with that. I just hate the way I responded. I don’t ever want you to think of me as a monster.”
“I couldn’t ever,” she insisted. “You’ve shown me how sweet you are and how you’ll put other people above yourself.”
“You do that too,” I reminded her. “You always put others first. You do it all the time for Clara. And your parents.”
She touched my face. “But I’m still to blame. You’ll never convince me otherwise.”
I tilted my head and searched her eyes. “You must want to fight me,” I said. She wasn’t going to give up.
“No, I won the fight. It’s all my fault.” She gave me a devilish grin.
“You know,” I grabbed her wrists and held them over her head, “bad girls get punished. Do you still want to take the blame?” I had told her once I would give her a spanking, but I was more interested in giving her pleasure.
Her eyes lit up. “Yeah, I’ve been a really bad girl.” She batted her lashes at me and had no idea how incredibly sexy she was.
“I think we’ve both been punished enough, don’t you think? But that doesn’t mean we can’t both have some fun.” I moved down her body, planting kisses as I made it to her tummy. I pulled up her shirt and kissed her. “It’s time I get you naked too.”
She pulled off her shirt as I undid her jeans and slid them down her thighs. She was wearing a soft pink lace beneath them, and I kissed her softly on the front, teasing the elastic with my fingers.
Once I was in, I felt her slick, warm honey. “I’ve missed this too,” I whispered, taking my finger into my mouth for a taste.
She blushed. “I’ve missed this,” she said, reaching down to cup my balls. My erection wept for attention too, and it didn’t take long until she gripped it, stroking it a few pumps with her soft hands.
Avery rose up and took me into her mouth. After a good long taste, I encouraged her back against the pillow by pushing two fingers inside her.
The whole time, I couldn’t stop thinking of how lucky I was. I hadn’t lost her, after all. And not only that, I had another chance to prove myself to her and show her how special she truly was to me.
Chapter 31
Avery
It was amazing what Seth could do with his mouth. He had not only worked me through my first orgasm but had brought me to my second. As my body tensed, he didn’t let up, not even when the flood of pleasure consumed me.
I panted loudly, bringing my fingers through his hair as I held him there. I had lost all inhibitions as things were brought to a whole new level between us.
When I pulled my hands away, he rose up smiling, his lips glistening from the task. “Damn, you’re sexy,” he said. He kissed me before I could say the same about him.
His back and powerful arms were enough to make me swoon, and touching him made it all that much better.
“I want you inside of me,” I said, scissoring my legs with desire. The need ached, and only one thing was going to cure it properly.
“Don’t worry. We’re just getting started.” He rose up and captured my ankles with each hand and pulled my legs around him. I rolled myself back, letting my knees fall to the side as he positioned himself between my thighs. He stroked himself and looked into my eyes as he moved forward to rub himself against my slit.
It was just like our first time again, with him being so careful not to hurt me. But when he was settled, I encouraged him to roll over and let me on top.
“You sure?” he asked.
“Yes,” I said. “Don’t you like it?”