SOPHIA
The beach is beautiful. I swim out from the shore and then roll over to stare at the sky as it goes pink. I can’t imagine a more beautiful place. Tomorrow we’ll do gondolas, but today is just for us to enjoy. I sigh and spread my arms out wide before bringing them against me.
It’s calm here, just beyond the breaking waves, until an arm wraps around me. I look over and see Gunner. He winks at me. “You’re in pretty deep water, sweets.”
I roll and realize I can’t touch. I gasp and wrap myself around Gunner. He chuckles and walks us back a little. We’re still beyond the crashing waves, but at least one of us can touch the ground. He rubs his nose over mine.
“You’re pretty damn good in the kitchen.”
“Do you mean cooking or …”
“Well, watching you come was the highlight of that experience.” He teases. “I’m only upset that I couldn’t get my fingers under your skirt.”
“So sorry that you had to settle for my mouth and boobs.” I stick out my tongue.
Gunner nips at me, then tugs on my bottoms. “You shouldn’t tease when I have you all to myself out here.”
I swallow and look him over. As tempting as it is to be naughty here, I don’t exactly want to get in trouble for public indecency. So I rub over his chest and shake my head. “What do you want to do while we’re here? Nick’s painting. Holden is out and about. Roman is getting plenty of time with his family. There has to be something here that has you excited.”
“Other than you?” He rubs his hard-on against me.
“I’m serious, Gunner. We can have sex here or at home. What’s something you can only do here. Something that’s on your mind.”
He thinks about it for a second, then nods to himself. “Fucking you right here and now is on the top of my list, but I would really like to go to the Colosseum. I know it’s cliché, but the history, the battles, the everything there is just amazing to consider. Or a library.”
“A library?” That’s not what I would have expected.
“Oh, I know. I’m just the loudmouth drunk, right?” He adjusts me in his arms so I can’t exactly ignore how hard he is. His mouth brushes across my throat. “I like literature. I read Catch 22 at least once a day while overseas. It kept me sane.”
“Oh.” I breathe, trying to focus on the conversation instead of his mouth on me, his hands on my hips, his hard cock against the inside of my thigh. “Any other books you like?”
“Dante’s Comedia. Although I think that Inferno is the best. It’s where the shit hits the fan.” He murmurs against my ear. “I like being in libraries. They’re quiet, and everyone is in a different world.”
“So Colosseum and a library.” I pant.
“They’ll happen later.” He jerks my bottoms to the side. “This is happening now.”
“Gunner.” I moan.
The head of his cock rubs across my slit. He nibbles my earlobe. “I just need a yes, sweets.”
I nod and kiss him softly. He pushes into me, and we both groan as his cock fills my pussy. I dig my nails into his shoulders. “You feel so good,” I whisper.
“That’s my line.” He groans and jerks me down on him again. “My favorite thing about reading is I can be anyone.” Another thrust and kiss to my throat. “The most romantic, suave gentleman who is using his position for revenge.”
I tighten my hold around his neck and lick across his bottom lip.
“I could be in a dystopian world fighting for what’s right.”
God, him whispering about books to me while fucking me in the ocean is a level of heat I couldn’t have prepared myself for. Gunner groans as I roll my hips against him. “Fuck, Sophie. You’re better than any book.”
I whimper and kiss him hard, licking against his tongue like I can taste his secrets, memorize them just like this, with him inside me—his hand strokes around my back, then over my ass. I moan and nod against his neck.
“You know, before I ever watched porn, I stole my mom’s romance books.” His finger presses against my clit, and I gasp. He thrusts into me again, and my whole body turns to jelly, his finger circling my clit faster.
I dig my nails into his shoulders tighter and muffle my moans against his throat. Gunner’s voice is rough and ragged but so fucking hot. He licks across my neck. “I liked seeing characters fall in love and fuck it out, fuck the rules, fuck each other.”
I moan and let my head fall back. He’s so deep inside me, his cock so thick and hard as his finger plays with my clitoris at the same time. I groan and bite my lip as I bounce on him faster. Gunner pants.
“And I’ve always wanted to do this.”
“Have sex in…” A groan tears through me as he hits a spot that makes me see stars. “The ocean?”
“Sure. That.” He chuckles. “Maybe you don’t want to hear anymore. Maybe you just want me to tell you how fucking good you feel, sweets. How much I love being buried in your pussy and watching your face as you come apart for me.”
I clutch his hair tight and nod. “All of it.”
“You want it all?”
He pulls me down harder over his cock, pushing deep as he thrusts so hard in me that I can’t back away from the edge. I’m too far gone. I’m too close. Gunner groans. “You have it all, Sophie. Take it. Come for me, baby.”