the bed if you don’t stop.”
She didn’t say a word as she took me by the hand and led me
into her bedroom. I couldn’t wait to get her on her back so I could
kiss and taste her. I groaned in frustration when I realized I was
the one lying flat on my back with Hailey straddling me. With
one hand in the center of my chest holding me in place, Hailey
took my hand and slid it between her legs. I shuddered as my
fingers slipped through the creamy wetness there. With her hand
firmly holding mine, she controlled where I touched.
I could barely breathe with her balancing her weight in the
center of my chest. I gasped when she easily slipped two of my
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fingers inside of her and slowly glided them up and over her clit.
“Please let me go,” I begged when she pulled my hand away.
Hailey’s eyes narrowed when she took my fingers and ran
them over my own lips. She sucked in a deep breath when I sucked
them into my mouth. The memory of the feel of her and the taste
of her on my tongue left me stunned as she moved quickly down
my body and buried her face between my legs. She groaned loudly
as she pushed her tongue into me.
My legs trembled. I squirmed uncontrollably as her tongue
would first push inside of me, then over my clit. She wrapped
her arms around my thighs and fought to hold me in place as I
dug my heels harder into her bed. My cries seemed to echo off
the walls of her room. I clamped my lips together tightly, trying
to keep quiet and not sound like this was my first time, but with
every stroke of her tongue, I lost control. She would take me to
the edge until I felt my insides begin to contract and pull away.
When she did allow me to come, I wrenched the sheets from the
corners of her bed.
Having an orgasm never made me blissfully relaxed like
some of my former partners claimed. It was like a surge of energy
passed though me that made me crave more before the last of the
tremors faded. I had Hailey on her back before she knew what
was happening. My mouth descended on her breast while my
hand moved between her legs.
“Yes,” she ground out as she dug her fingers into my shoulders.
She met me thrust for thrust and shuddered when I pulled out of
her and encircled her clit with my fingers. “Kiss me, Shannon.” I
did until she pulled away breathless. I listened to her breathing as
I drove her higher, the erratic sound of it made me never want to
stop. She gasped once, her body went rigid against me and held
for a minute before she slumped back onto the bed.
“We’ll go slower the next time,” I said against the damp skin
of her neck. I felt her laugh.
“I doubt it. Maybe after we’ve done it a couple hundred
times.”
I leaned up on one elbow and smiled down at her. “I’m not
looking for anything serious, you know.”
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“The hell you aren’t,” Hailey said with a laugh and flipped me
onto my back. She kissed me sweetly. “I’m seriously crazy about
you.” Her words were accentuated by a whimper and a scratch at
the door. Hailey groaned and rolled onto her back. “Fuzzy needs
to go out.”
“I’m certain that if you put a stool next to the door, she could
jump up and turn the handle. The elevator would be a breeze after
that.”Hailey kissed me again and got up. “You stay right here. I’ll
only be five minutes, then I plan to take my time with you.” She
put on a pair of sweatpants and pulled her robe over her bare
back.
I listened as the apartment door closed and hopped up.
Leftover steak and crabmeat would sustain us through the night.
When Hailey returned…I’d be warming it wearing nothing but a
smile.
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Chapter 31
New Orleans can be small at times.
It felt like a delightful case of déjà vu. Hailey and I spent
the morning eating breakfast in bed. Fuzzy lay across our feet
gnawing on the new toy I bought her. Just like I’d imagined sans
the newspaper. We alternated between watching movies and
making love. Fuzzy was fine with the movies but went into the
living room for the latter.
My phone rang for the umpteenth time where it sat in the
pocket of my blazer, which landed on the floor in a heap the
previous night. Hailey groaned as she stretched and looked at me.
“Are you ever going to answer that?”
“Nope,” I said with an impish grin. “That’s Mom and Kalen
wanting to know how our date went. I’m taking great pleasure in
ignoring them.”
Hailey rolled over and rested her head on my shoulder. The
warmth of her naked body stretched out against mine made me
sigh. That was about all I could manage. “Your family is very
important to you, aren’t they?”
“Yeah, we’re all very close, especially us girls. Aside from
wanting to know how my night went, they’re probably already
planning dinner. I hope this doesn’t terrify you, but they’re gonna
want you to come because Mom is going home in a few days.”
“Your mom is sweet.” Hailey drew patterns on my stomach
with her fingertips and watched the muscles quiver beneath them.
“How did she take it when she found out you were gay?”
I grabbed her hand as my body awoke to her touch and held
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it in my own. “She was surprised and upset, though she tried to
hide it. I told her just after Kalen got married, and I think she
was looking forward to planning mine one day. Dad never said
much, but he’s always treated me and whoever I brought home
with respect.”
“And Kalen?” Hailey tried to pull her hand free, but I held
it firmly. She gave up and started running her toes over mine.
I laughed as she ran them across the bottom of my foot until I
released her hand. “Go on,” she said as her fingers danced over
my skin.
“Kalen didn’t take it well at first, but eventually, she came
around like she always does.” Hailey started planting kisses along
my collarbone until I asked about her family. She laid her head
back on my shoulder and draped a hand over my waist.
“I told them about my sexuality the same day I told them
about the divorce.” Hailey sighed and snuggled in tighter. “As
you can imagine, the news wasn’t well received. It was really
rocky for a while, but now they don’t ask me anything about my
personal life, and I don’t mention anything.”
“I’m sorry.” I kissed the top of her head.
“They’ll come around someday, just like Kalen did.” Hailey
said the words, but they sounded empty and insincere. She rose
up on one elbow and smiled down at me. “I don’t wanna talk
about them.”
“What do you want to talk about? Lunch maybe? Or if we’ll
be sleeping at your place or mine?” I wiggled my eyebrows for
emphasis.
“Your hipbone,” Hailey said as she moved lower. “I’d like to
nibble it.”
I sat straight up and pushed her away. “Don’t you do it, Hailey.