After River finishes with my hair, he rubs soap down my back and arms, taking his time with my breasts, as he bends down to kiss my neck. Growing more impatient, I take his hand and slide it down my stomach. Despite the temperature in the shower, my body feels as though it’s on fire.
He knows what I want.
River helps me wash my body, dipping his fingers between my legs to tease me. He rolls the pad of his thumb over my aching clit, ripping a soft moan from my lips, before he slips his fingers inside my wetness. Leaving a trail of kisses along my neck, he grips my breast in his free hand and fucks me harder with his fingers.
River hits all the right spots as his fingers move in and out, his thumb rolling over my sensitive bundle of nerves. As I come undone, I grab hold of the tiled wall to stabilize myself, my body writhing beneath him. Still out of breath, I take a few seconds before I can stand without holding onto something.
His lips move to my ear, the heat from his breath causing me to tremble. “How about we take this into the bedroom?”
“Uh-huh,” I choke out, barely able to stand or speak from the mind-blowing orgasm that owned my body.
After we get out of the shower, River wraps a towel around me and leads me by the hand to the bed. He dries the remaining water from my skin and drops the towel onto the floor, licking his lips as he appraises my body.
Slipping his hand behind my back, he lowers me onto the mattress. He grabs a condom from his wallet on the nightstand, and then he positions himself between my legs. I watch as he rolls it down his length, sucking in a deep breath, as I prepare myself for his size.
He takes his cock in his hand, giving himself a few strokes before he presses the head against my entrance. I’m dying with anticipation. My body sets on fire from the adrenaline that courses through my veins. River fills me all the way, causing me to cry out in pain.
I dig my fingernails into his back and bite my lip to keep myself from screaming. River grips my hips, and I hook my legs around his back to change the angle. He slides deeper and deeper, my body tingling from all the pleasure points River hits all at once. My moans turn to screams when he quickens his pace, digging his fingers into my hips.
He’s less gentle than before, and I love seeing this carnal side of him. As my body relaxes, working in a rhythmic motion along with his, he lifts my right leg over his shoulder, sliding deeper inside me.
He sucks in a deep breath, his chest rising and falling with each groan that escapes his lips. His eyes are full of hunger and determination. “You feel so good.”
I moan in response, my muscles tightening around him, just as he picks up the pace. It’s not long before a brush of heat shoots down my arms, fire licking my skin from the intense sensation spreading throughout my body. I lose control, writhing beneath him from the chills which shoot straight through my body, followed by a wave of heat that spreads from my cheeks to my toes.
After I come, River isn’t far behind, chasing his orgasm right after me. He collapses on top of me and kisses my lips before rolling onto the mattress next to me. Neither of us can speak, still out of breath. I rest my head on his chest, and River hooks his arm around me.
He sits up and cups my face in his big hand and slips his tongue into my mouth. “I love you,” he mutters between kisses. “So much, Emma.”
Everything in my life is falling into place, and it all started with River. I started working for Chef Pierre two months ago, and we have plans to launch a new menu with both of our favorite dishes.
I still have a long road to paying back all the restaurant debt. But at least now I have a chance, a fresh start. And it’s all because I took a chance on the playboy in the room next door.
I kiss him back. “I love you, too, River.”
Emma - Epilogue
ONE YEAR LATER
I’m so nervous I can barely sit still. River proposed to me six months ago, surprised me by putting the ring inside of a Dunkin Donuts box. I got a chocolate frosted donut, a ring, and a fiancé.
It was a win-win all around.
As I sit in front of the vanity and stare into the mirror, I fix my curled hair that’s piled onto my head into a fancy updo. I wanted it off my face. River likes it this way. I wanted to keep it simple. So I went with neutral colors, pale pinks and skin tones for my eyes.