Chapter Seven
Camila thought it would never come, the time that her mom would finally leave. Even though she’d softened some, her guard was still far from down and Camila had to deal with more awkwardness at the table for another half an hour. But then dinner came to an end, and ten minutes later, her mom left without her.
She didn’t even argue or try to insist Camila go back with her. Camila was surprised.
“Did you not want to stay?” Samuel asked, seeing her look of surprise, one of amusement on his own face.
“That’s… not it. I’m just a bit shocked, I guess? With how things were going, I thought for sure she would drag me back with her.”
Samuel closed the space between them and gently took her into his arms. She was a little surprised by the gesture as well, but she went along easily, wrapping her own arms around him.
“Your mother is worried about you,” he murmured, nuzzling her hair. “But she also doesn’t want you to be unhappy. Why do you think I wasn’t worried? She and I have similar goals after all.”
“Hmm,” Camila hummed, her eyelids slipping closed as her body went lax, just loving having Samuel’s arms around her. Though in a moment, she remembered that there should still be three of them, and almost jumped away from him in guilt.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, seeing her expression.
“Um, where’s Brianna?” she asked, frowning slightly.
Samuel hummed, his arms wrapped around her waist pulling her back to him. “She already left to go back to her room. She was anxious about your mom arriving, so she’s probably going to sleep now that the ordeal is over.”
“Oh,” Camila murmured. Come to think of it, Brianna was hardly ever around other people besides just her and Samuel. Or if other people were around, the three tended to avoid them.
Her thoughts were stalled when Samuel pressed a kiss to her lips. She sighed as she let her eyes closed, kissing him back. It started out chaste, soft, but it didn’t stay that way.
Samuel licked and nipped at her lip until she parted for him, then thrust his tongue into her mouth. They’d done this much before, so she wasn’t so surprised. But then, he suddenly held her tighter, kissed her a bit more roughly, his teeth scraping her lips and tongue, and it was enough to make her body jolt, and pull a moan from her throat. Samuel didn’t stop until she was breathless, then he pulled back and pressed his forehead to hers.
“That… was different,” she panted after she’d caught her breath.
Samuel just hummed again. Camila looked up to meet his eyes and froze.
Oh.
Camila felt her breath catch in her throat. The way Samuel was looking at her, she had seen that look in his eyes before. As if he wanted to devour her, only he was holding himself back.
He looked like he was done holding back. Camila could feel heat start to grow in her body.
“Would you like to come upstairs?” Samuel, ever the gentleman, asked for her permission.
Camila couldn’t speak, nodding her agreement.
Slowly, Samuel released her until he was left with only her hand in his. He tugged, and she followed. Her heartbeat was already trying to beat out of her chest, because she guessed she would finally be going to his bedroom. The last time she was here, she’d been put in a guest room, and she hadn't stayed over since.
Finally, she thought. Even though she hadn't been impatient, letting Samuel control how things went between them.
She walked into his bedroom and took the time to look around. Not that there was much to see. The room was certainly big, and there was a big bed and a dresser, but the room was mostly bare.
It actually fit well with Samuel’s image, clean and efficient.
Samuel captured her thoughts again when he squeezed her hand, gently. They had come to a stop beside the bed, and he was looking at her, standing very still. The way he looked, she had a feeling he wouldn’t be moving unless she told him to. The thought that she had a man like Samuel so under her control, in a sense, was a bit empowering.
Camila had been nervous, as well as excited, for this moment to come, but right then, it all went away. She released his hand and stepped forward, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and standing on the tips of her toes as she tugged him down to kiss him. Samuel let out a small sound as their lips touched and slid together, tentatively placing his hands on her waist and holding her closer until their fronts touched. Camila wasn’t nearly as careful, practically plastering her body on his as she bit at his lip until he opened for her.
They kissed for a long time. She felt Samuel’s hands squeeze around her a little, and she gave a moan of pleasure as she rubbed against him. She stilled when she felt a hardness against her abdomen that made Samuel break the kiss and hiss when she rubbed against it.
As if reading each other’s minds, they reached for the other’s clothes and started tugging them off roughly to get them out of the way. Still, he was so careful with her, Camila could tell. So unlike his brother.
With the both of them naked, he gently lowered her to the bed, following right behind her and pressing her into the mattress with his weight, braced on his elbows so he wouldn’t completely crush her. Camila just moaned and wrapped her arms around his back, spreading her thighs for him and tugging, wanting him pressed as close to her as possible.