Summer throws her head back and laughs, and fuck, I’ve missed that beautiful sound. “If you’re referring to now, it’s not going to happen.”
“What about the time we snuck down an alleyway and…” I waggle my eyebrows suggestively.
Summer tries,unsuccessfully, to hide her smirk. “Nope,” she says, but I can see she’s not entirely against the idea.I’ll bank that information for later.
“Oh, I know!” I say excitedly. “Remember the time…” I’ve got nothing, but it’s fun to see her squirm.
The second we get inside, I pull her into my arms and kiss her with every part of my soul. This kiss isn’t like the one in the storeroom. This one is raw, sloppy, and not the direction I want us to go in.
We’ve only been kissing a minute when Summer reaches down to the button of my jeans and pops it open. It takes everything that I have to pull away and take a step back, but I do. My back presses into the kitchen counter, stopping me from further separation. “I want to take this slow,” I say, keeping a close eye on Summer’s reaction. Her eyes widen for a second before she seemingly realizes what I mean, and a soft smile plays on her lips.
“We’ve got plenty of time forslow,” she says, taking a tentative step toward me. “Right now…” Another step. “I need you.” Another step. “Fast.” Her final step places her body flush with mine. With my arms on the counter, I lean back in an attempt to create space. She’s wrong. We have plenty of time forfast.
Summer doesn’t relent; instead she leans closer until her lips are only a breath away from mine. She may be suggesting fast, but her movements are slow. She’s nervous and dealing with it the only way she knows.
I straighten my body and stand tall before gripping her waist and holding her still. Staring into her bright eyes, I silently beg her to trust me, to trust us.
Her breath quickens, and her eyes search mine before she gives me the tiniest nod.Yes.
I slowly reach for her top and lift it up over her head, and her whole body shivers as it drops to the floor. I desperately want to touch her, but that can wait. I undo her jeans and slowly pull them down her legs, feathering kisses as I go. When I stand back up, my breath hitches at the sight of her. God, she’s breathtaking. I feel like a deer in headlights as I marvel at the wonder in front of me. I couldn’t look away if I wanted to. The blush pink bra she’s wearing blends with her smooth porcelain skin, and the black lace panties might be my undoing. I bite my lip to suppress a groan, and Summer giggles, drawing my attention back to her face. The sound relaxes me, knowing she’s okay.
She raises an eyebrow, and I shrug. I’m not ashamed of staring. She’s beautiful; I’m not going to hide the fact that I want to see her.
Summer grips my shirt in her hands and pulls it over my head as I make light work of my jeans and briefs. I want her to feel comfortable, so I go all in. She bites her lip and then surprises me by turning around and reaching for her bra. Scars and all, she’s perfect. Her panties follow the bra to the ground, and she stands before me completely naked, stripped bare in every sense of the word. Her clothes, her heart, her soul, all there for me to see.
Without thinking, I step forward and wrap my arms around her, kissing from her neck, down her spine, kissing each shoulder blade. Sometimes my lips meet her scars, sometimes they don’t. Summer remains still without even a flinch, assuring me she’s okay. When I reach her ass, I take a gentle bite and then spin her around so my mouth lines up with her core. When I look up at her, her eyes are glassy, but she’s smiling, and I can see the heat in her gaze.
Without wasting another second, I slowly run my tongue along her folds and enjoy the feeling of her melting into me. I tease her slowly, and when her breathing increases, and she starts to wriggle against me, I stand up, lift her into my arms,honeymoon style, and walk her to my room. Tonight’s not about a quick release. I’m going to show her everything that I feel.
I sit down on the bed, and Summer adjusts herself so she’s straddling my lap, our bodies as close as physically possible. We stare at each other in silence, our breathing rapid, love in our eyes. I reach for protection and sheath myself before lifting Summer slightly and pushing myself inside her, causing us both to moan at the deep connection.
An intense feeling takes over my chest, and my heart beats harder than it ever has before. This is it. She is it for me. I’m going to marry this girl. Breaking our stare, I lower my lips to hers and make love to the girl I adore more than anything else in the world.
“That was…” Summer sighs midsentence.
“Us,” I whisper, finishing for her, still a little out of breath.
“Us,” she repeats, and I can hear the smile in her voice.
She’s curled up in my arms, head on my chest, mindlessly running the tip of her fingers up and down my abs. Her fingers stop moving, frozen in midair, and it’s a few seconds before she speaks. “You’ve loved me for a while, haven’t you?” she asks, without raising her head.
“I have,” I answer, my voice coming out a little raspy.
Summer lifts her head and rests her chin on my chest, looking into my eyes. “I’m sorry it took me so long to realize it.”
“I should have been clearer. How I felt about you should never have been in question.”
She’s shaking her head as I speak. “No, I mean, I’m sorry it took me so long to realize I felt the same.”
I smile and pull her hand up to my lips, kissing it gently. “You got there in the end.”
She scrunches her nose. “Actually, I think I was there somewhere in the middle. I just put up a hell of a fight.” She giggles, and the sound of it runs right through me.
I roll, flipping her onto her back to hover above her. “Would you believe me if I said I knew? That I felt it?”
“I would. I may have been blind to some things, but I didn’t miss the fact that you have me all figured out.”
I have to laugh at that, and I do, loudly. Iwish.“I don’t think I ever had youfiguredout, but I wanted to. From the moment I met you, I desperately wanted to know everything about you. I guess I just paid attention.”