She crushes her mouth to mine, kissing me intensely. Our tongues meld together in pure heat and energy. She’s breathing hard and pinned underneath me. The contact of her skin against mine is heaven. She wraps her legs around my waist, drawing me even closer and groans when our hips meet and grind together. I find the button of her jeans and undo it. “Can these come off?”
She blinks up at me, hesitating as she considers it.
“I need to be closer to you, baby.”
She smiles at my words and nods, too eagerly. I take a break from kissing her for just a second, and remove her jeans. I leave her panties on. Those really need to stay on if I’m serious about her setting the pace. Even though I feel like I’m about to explode.
She wraps her legs around me again, and her bare legs skim against my back, coupled with the very little fabric now separating us nearly pushes me over the edge.
Chapter 9
Taylor
I’m dressed in just my panties, happily grinding against Colt, getting lost in his kisses, his caresses. I wrap my legs around him and he grips my hips, lifting me and pulling me closer. He lets out a groan. “Fuck, Taylor.”
His voice makes my insides go all molten. Despite loving that well placed swear word, I swat his chest, just to tease him. “Don’t curse.”
He groans kisses me again.
I know he said that I’d set the pace, but I feel anything but in control right now. My heart is pounding painfully in my chest. I don’t think I’ve ever been this turned on.
And that scares me. I don’t want to mess up what Colt and I have. Though I’m not still worried he’ll get bored of me after we have sex, it does still lurk somewhere in the back of my mind.
“Colt.” I push his shoulders back. “Colt, stop.”
He looks up at me with pain and confusion. He looks alarmed at the idea of having to stop. I feel bad. But not bad enough to make me do something I’m not ready to do.
“What’s wrong?” he asks, his voice husky.
“I’m sorry. I thought I was ready. But I’m not.” I look down.
He rolls over and pulls in a deep lungful of air. “Okay. That’s fine. Sorry, I just got a little carried away.”
“Are you sure?” I mumble, feeling stupid.
He snuggles me securely to his side. “Of course, everything’s fine. Better than fine. You just do insane things to my body, but I promise I’m fine.”
He presses a kiss to my forehead, then gets off the bed to gather up my clothes.
Chapter 10
Colt
I’ve arranged all the details for our trip, and covered everything with Vera for while I’m away. Last month I sold the last of McAllister’s stock from his shady stock that skyrocketed thanks to orchestrating the oil spill. I donated the $1.9 million anonymously to the oil clean-up effort, just like Taylor wanted. It was the right thing to do, but the lack of income producing cases was starting to concern me. The sooner I could get this London deal secured, the better I would feel. I still had to deal with telling Taylor about Bria. I know I shouldn’t have put it off for so long, but it never seemed like the right time. Every time we were alone, my phone was going off with another girl calling. That shit had to stop.
I open the door and pull Taylor inside. Coming down here after lights out was quickly becoming our habit. One we’d have to break soon, because tonight was my last night in town for a little while. I had to tell her about Bria tonight. And I hope the gift I picked out would make up, at least in part, for how mad she was going to be.
“Come here. I got you something.”
I lead her to the bed, where I’ve wrapped a shoebox in silver paper.
“You got me a gift?” Her eyebrows dart up in surprise, and she smiles.
“Yep. It’s for both of us, actually.”
She tears into the paper, and lifts the lid from the box. Nestled inside are two identical smart phones. “Cell phones?”
She picks one up.
“One for you, and one for me. So we can keep in touch better while I’m away. I activated them both with international calling.”
She smiles.
“And the best part? I changed my number. I have like four contacts in there now. You, Reis, Mrs. Lee, and a few people from the school.”
She laughs, and throws her arms around my shoulders. “That was sweet of you. Thanks.”
She laughs it off, but we both know what it means: No more random calls for girls from my past.
Chapter 11
Taylor
Colt’s new phone is far more significant than just a new piece of technology. It means he’s giving up his past. He’s walking away from all of that. For me. I’ve thought a lot about our first time together over the last few weeks, and as we’ve continued to grow closer each day, I know I’m ready. I want to share everything with him. With him going away, our relationship will be tested sooner than I thought, but I know we’ll be fine. I want to take this step with him before he leaves, to show him that I trust him, and like he’s shown me with the new phone that I’m in this relationship completely.
After opening my gift, I lay across his bed, playing with my new phone. He seems distracted, probably at the thought of going away for several weeks. His suitcases are packed and placed near the door, reminding me of our limited time together.
He lays down next to me on the bed, and I tuck my head under his chin. His arms wrap around me, and our legs automatically intertwine as we both seek to get closer.
“How long will you be gone?”
He presses a kiss to my forehead. “Not sure yet. A few weeks.”
“I have something I wanted to tell you tonight.”
He leans back so he can see my face. “Okay. I have something I wanted to tell you too.”
I smile. “Me first.”
He nods.
“I’m ready,” I whisper near his ear.
His muscles tense at my touch. “No.” He kisses the tip of my nose. “I’m fine, baby.”
“Well you might be fine waiting, but I’m not. I want to, Colt. Don’t make me beg.”
He studies my eyes, checking for any signs of wavering. I stare back at him, sure of my decision. “I want this. Trust me, okay?” I kiss him quickly, pulling back to see his reaction.
“Are you sure?”
I nod, meeting his eyes.
His breathing goes shallow and he nuzzles into my neck, planting soft kisses all along my jaw. “You are amazing. I am the luckiest guy in the world.”
My stomach tightens in anticipation, waiting and wondering what’s going to happen next. Being with Colt is nothing like being with Wes. Where Wes was clumsy and nervous with sweat coated palms, Colt is confident and relaxed. “I guess there’s a benefit to your history with other girls. You know what you’re doing,” I murmur at his touches.
“There’s never been any other girls but you.”
I pull back for a second, and smirk at him.
“I’m serious,” he says. “None of that mattered to me anyways. But this…this is important to me. I’ve never had sex with it meaning something more. So this will sort of be a first for me.”
I smile at his words, and lean down to kiss him again.
We kiss passionately for several minutes, until I’m panting at the anticipation of going farther. When Colt’s hands find my hips and pull me closer, I groan against his mouth.
He pulls back sharply. “It doesn’t have to be tonight.” At my frown, he continues. “We don’t have to stop yet, but we also don’t have to go any further. Okay?”
“Stop backing out. If you don’t want to sleep with me…”