“Where?” His lips moved against mine, not quite breaking our kiss.
“Everywhere.”
“Good.” He growled as he slid his hand into my underwear. “Take these off.”
I shimmied my underwear down and kicked it onto the floor. Hunter trailed his hand up my thigh, and I shivered under his delicate touch. He grazed his fingers over my clit, and I wanted to lose it right then. I moaned into his mouth as his touch floated over top my dripping pussy. His touch was light, tantalizing, and it drove me to the brink of madness. I wanted him to take me.
“Hunter.” I writhed as he slid a finger inside me. He inched it in. I was going to lose my mind. “I need you. I need you to fuck me.”
He dove for my neck, sucked, bit, kissed, tongued as he slid two fingers in and out of me. It was good. It was so good, but it wasn’t enough.
“Hunter, please.”
He looked at me. Was that sadness in his eyes? “I don’t have anything.”
A slow, lazy smile spread across my face. “Top drawer of my nightstand.”
He retrieved a small foil package from the drawer, tore it open and rolled it on. I propped myself on my elbow to get a better view. It was a spectacular sight, and if I was being honest, I could get used to spending a lot of time with naked Hunter.
He wasted no time. He climbed back onto the bed, used a knee to slide my legs apart and eased himself into position. He put a finger under my chin and kissed my lips. It was so gentle it made me throb and ache. He opened his eyes, and I saw the words in them that he didn’t have to ask. I nodded. I was sure about this. I wanted this more than I’d wanted anything in a long time.
He eased into me, slow at first. My eyes fluttered shut and I enjoyed the feel of him. How he stretched me, filled me, and tormented me all at once.
“Summer.” His voice was husky.
“Mmm.” Words were beyond me at that point. I was on a cloud. There were no words or air to speak them with.
“I’m going to fuck you so goddamned hard you’ll be sore for a week. Is that okay?”
I tightened my internal muscles and squeezed his cock. He groaned, or maybe it was a growl. The next thing I knew, he’d sat up, snaked his arms under my thighs and grabbed my hips. My legs dangled over his arms, I was exposed to him. His body no longer covered mine, but it didn’t matter. He pulled me closer as he thrust into me. He buried himself to his balls. He growled. Gripped my hips tighter. Drove harder.
Everything that wasn’t him blurred. It was him and I. His flesh in my flesh. I gripped the pillow. Our moans filled the room. I didn’t bother to try to stifle my sounds. I let myself be loud. The louder I was the harder he fucked me.
He let go of my hips and threw himself forward on top of me. His mouth crashed to mine and his hand wound into my hair. I gripped his face. I wanted time to stop. I wanted to freeze my life right there so I never had to stop living that moment.
It started as a slow burn, a throb, an ache in my stomach. I dug my fingers into Hunter’s muscular back as I shuddered and bucked underneath him. He kissed my neck, ear, shoulder, anywhere but my mouth. I guess he wanted to hear the stream of obscenities that poured out of my mouth. My juices exploded and slathered his cock.
He groaned the words as he stiffened. “You’re so perfect, Summer.”
He tensed again as he slammed into me. His orgasm triggered another one of my own. I stared at his face the whole time. I loved the look in his eyes when he was lost in his release, lost in me. He pounded and shuddered until it was over.
It was over. The reality crashed back down on me. I pushed against his chest and climbed out from underneath him. I grabbed the yoga pants and t-shirt I’d worn earlier and then slid into them as Hunter got dressed behind me. I couldn’t look at him. The truth circled in my brain like a vulture, waiting for the rest of me to die along with my dignity. I’d used him to get back at Mitch. He was nothing but kind to me tonight, and I took advantage of that.
I wrapped my arms around myself. “So, I guess I’ll see you in the fall,” I said as Hunter pulled his shirt on.
Hunter grabbed his jacket, but didn’t put it on. He gripped it. I hoped he felt as awkward as I did. I’d never had a one-night stand before. I wasn’t sure how they were supposed to end.
Hunter headed for the door, then turned to me. “Do yourself a favor, Summer.” He grabbed the doorknob but didn’t turn it. “Stay away from Mitch. You deserve better.”
I nodded, then he was gone. The door shut and I walked to it. I leaned my forehead against the cold wood. I didn’t know how this was supposed to end, because I didn’t want it to end at all.
Chapter Five
Hunter had been right. I was sore the next morning. It was hard to push it out of my mind when every time I took a step I felt him. My mom arrived, and between the two of us, we had her truck loaded in an hour. I avoided asking about my surprise. She’d tell me in her own way at her own speed. Whatever her secret was, it seemed to make her happy. There was a glow around her that wasn’t there when I’d come home for spring break.
By the time we stopped for lunch I was tired of waiting. I wiped my mouth on my napkin and pushed my empty plate to the side. “So, Mom, what’s your big surprise.”
She smiled. “Do you remember the cruise I went on a month ago?”
“The singles thing, right?”
She nodded. “I met someone.”
I took a drink of my soda. “Good for you, Mom. I mean it.” I didn’t want her to end up alone and miserable. My dad had been gone for ten years, it was time for Mom to move on and be happy again.
“We got married.” My mother was the master of dropping the bomb. Speak as fast as possible and unload the information as quick as you can. The other person’s brain will short circuit and the backlash will be less. “I moved in with him, so you’ll be living in the new house this summer.”
And there it was. The bombshell. The life-altering surprise. I was an adult now. I was in college, her decision would have less of an effect on my life now that most of it was separate from hers.
“Good for you, Mom.” I reached across the table and squeezed her hand. “I’m happy for you. So, who’s the lucky guy?”
The door of the diner chimed and a middle-aged man walked in. Mom waved at him. “There he is now. His name is David.” David approached and the door chimed again. “There’s his son. You’re going to love him.”
My gaze went to the door.
The planet stopped.
My heart stopped.
My breathing stopped.
My gaze met Hunter’s.
Surprise.
Chapter Six
It figured that mom’s surprise for me was a gigantic kick to the face from good old karma. The one and only time I’d done something reckless it turned into a giant mess. My first, and last, one-night stand was a romp with a guy who was already my stepbrother.
As I rose to greet them, David extended his hand. “Nice to finally meet you, Summer. Your mother has told me a lot about you.”
I forced a smile. “I wish I could say the same.”
David pulled away and motioned toward Hunter. “This is my son, Hunter. You might know him. He attends the same college as you.”
Before I could say anything, Hunter extended his hand. “Yeah. I think I’ve seen you around.”