Every stroke is a memory I need to preserve. She’s tight and soft, and I could explore the contradictionforever.
Except that tonight we’ve got somewhere to be. I’ve waited for this girl for years, and I’m not waiting anothersecond.
I build her up, toeing the line between deliberate and reckless. This might be our first time together, but I know her. I know how she thinks, how she feels, what emotions make her lips tremble and her eyesglow.
Tonight, I’m going to learn how to make herscream.
My mouth claims hers, swallowing every sound and breath. I’m greedy for all of her, any of her, and I won’t let a single element of her reaction go towaste.
Annie’s hips lift to meet mine, and I lift her higher so I’m in control, so I can godeeper.
I tear my lips from hers to drag them down her jaw, the long, beautiful neck she’s offeringup.
“Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh myGod.”
Her chants spur meon.
We’re in this together, Six. You andme.
When she squeezes around me, her nails digging into my skin as she moans myname…
Idie.
I swear my heartstops.
I never want to spend a moment on this planet without knowing that expression of delirious pleasure on her face, without having it imprinted on my mind, in mysoul.
I will destroy any man who even thinks about her likethis.
I can’t hold back. I come. It’s everything I ever dreamed and some things I wouldn’tdare.
I pulse for fucking ages, my abs clenching as I try to think of a way I can stay inside her like this forever because nothing will ever be as good as thismoment.
When we come down, I reluctantly roll us so she’s on top because I don’t want to crushher.
We lie like that, me stroking her hair and staring at the faded white ceiling, until something buzzes near myhead.
Annie twists, moving off me to grab her phone from the nightstand. “It’s Rae. She saw the shoe, but she needs to get into theroom.”
I force my languid body off the bed, grabbing a box of tissues to cleanup.
My attention lands on a vase of flowers. “Nice gift. Should I bejealous?”
“It’s from Dad andHaley.”
“You gotta tell them.” I try for casual, but Annie stiffens anyway as she tugs a long T-shirt over herhead.
I might not have earned the right to tell her what to do, but she must see how futile keeping her education from him is, how much worse she’s making it with every day she puts itoff.
“I will when I’m ready.” She narrows her gaze. “I liked your mouth better twenty minutesago.”
“I’m sure you did.” I step closer, watch her eyes darken as I do. I want to kiss her again, but I’m afraid if I start, I’ll neverleave.
My gaze lands on something—a fishbowl next to the flowers—and I cock my head. “Was he watching us the wholetime?”
“Heath? Probably, but he’s pretty judgy. You guys would get alonggreat.”
I muss her hair in retaliation, and she ducks away,grinning.