He didn’t resist, and in one motion, he lowered me to his bed and scooted me up, following me until he hovered over me.
My breath came in tiny gasps. The energy between us was so strong, I was surprised there weren’t sparks going off. My body was hot, and things got worse when he lowered himself, pressing his legs, then his stomach against me until he rested on his elbows, his chest an inch from my own. I felt like I was going to explode. The only fix was him. More of him.
I ran my hands up his arms and rounded over his shoulders, then I pulled him down. His weight came down on me as his lips touched my skin, trailing kisses along my jaw, from my ear slowly to my mouth. I turned to reach him quicker, but he laughed.
“Patience,” he whispered, and I whimpered in response.
He shifted onto one elbow and grabbed my hip with his free hand. I nearly jerked when his thumb dipped below the waistband of my jeans, just a sliver of skin, and I was lost.
Finally, his mouth was on mine, and I kissed him, pouring all my desires into the contact. I needed it to tell him what my words couldn’t. What I wanted but didn’t know how to ask for.
His hand turned on my stomach, skimming my warm skin under my shirt. I gasped against his lips when he reached the bottom of my bra. This was farther than we’d gone, and I had a flash of realization that I wasn’t nervous or even close to wanting to stop. This felt right. It felt good. Being with Gavin was all I wanted.
“I love you,” I said between kisses.
He paused and lifted up, looking into my eyes. “I love you too.”
We stayed like that, our hearts beating together, and I licked my lips, tasting him. While he was distracted watching my mouth, I reached down for the hem of his shirt and tugged it up. He lifted up enough that I could lift it to his chest, and he reached behind his head and pulled it off.
I stared at the smooth skin of his chest for a second before the need to touch him was overwhelming. I ran my hands over his pecs and grabbed his shoulders. He was thinner than the other guys but so perfect. The semester of weight training had definitely made a difference. He was bigger than he’d been at Christmas break, and I enjoyed exploring the results.