Heath talked about me?A giddy feeling surged through me at the thought of these two talking about me. Tamping down my thrill, I took a swig of my beer. I watched Reid’s hooded eyes follow the movement as I brought the bottle to my lips and swallowed.
I felt a rush of nervousness as I cleared my throat. “There isn’t much to know. I’m quite boring. I got pregnant in high school, got married, got cheated on, got divorced. Kid left for college and now here I am. I know, real exciting stuff.” I let out a shaky laugh.
I took another sip of my beer before I continued. “I’ve led a very bland life. Don’t get me wrong, I love being a mother and wouldn’t take it back for anything. I just wish I hadn’t given so much of myself up in the process. I moved here to sort of find myself again, ya know? I need to see if I really am as dull as my ex likes to say I am.”
When did I start deciding to share my whole life story with strangers? For some reason, Reid was super easy to talk to, the same as Heath.
Reid was studying me again. “You look anything but dull, bunny. Tell me more about this ex of yours. Is he blind or just an idiot?”
I tried to hold back the laugh that escaped. “No, he isn’t blind. We started dating sophomore year and got pregnant with our daughter in the backseat of his mom’s car. He did what he thought was right and married me. We were married for nineteen years, but it only came out recently that he was unfaithful for half of that.”
I had the irrevocable need to open up to this man. “He didn’t even tell me like a man. I walked in on him and Vivian at work one day. I felt bad he had to work so late and I decided to bring him supper. You can imagine how surprised I was when I walked in and he had her bent over his desk. After that, he confessed to how long it had been happening. He told me that I had gotten fat and he couldn’t stand to look at me anymore. That I was the reason he cheated and if I hadn’t been so boring, maybe he would have cared enough to stay with me.” The laugh that escaped me held no humor.
“He even dared to act like I was the reason he couldn’t satisfy me. Saying something was wrong with me because I could never…” I trailed off and looked away, shaking my head as my eyes started to burn. What was I doing telling Reid all of this? My face blazed as embarrassment washed over me. I had overshared.
I opened my mouth to make an excuse to leave when Reid took hold of my chin and raised my face so I was forced to look at him. If I didn’t know any better, I would say there was anger in his eyes.
“Your ex sounds like a limp-dick fucker who wouldn’t know how to satisfy a woman even if someone gave him a playbook.” His gaze roamed all over my face before landing on my lips as he said, “I’m sorry if nobody has ever told you this before, but you are beautiful. Anyone who says otherwise is a fucking idiot. I don’t understand what your ex was thinking, stepping out on someone with a body like yours.”
Reid’s other hand took the beer from me, bringing it up to his lips for a taste. The sight of his mouth against the same place my mouth had been moments ago caused a wave of arousal to flood between my legs. I watched his tongue lap up the remaining liquid on his lips before he placed the bottle to the side.
Then he brought his hand back and settled it on my hip. His thumb made slow, maddening circles, dipping under the waist of my jeans. He slid his other hand past my cheek, settling behind my head and digging his fingers into my hair at my nape.
I loved the way I was forced to make eye contact. His gaze bounced between my lips and my eyes as he said, “If you were mine, you wouldn’t be able to walk away without a reminder that I had been inside you.”
It was as if his words had a direct link to all my girl parts. I couldn’t stop the moan from escaping as he crashed his lips to mine. He was intoxicating. Unlike the gentle coaxing from Heath, this was a full-on assault on my senses.
Holding the back of my neck, he moved me the way he wanted me, forcing my mouth to open so his tongue to enter. His tongue’s fucking motions in my mouth were enough to make my panties increasingly wet, and the roughness of his short beard rubbing against my skin only lit me up further.
Reid released the back of my neck in favor of grabbing the curve of my ass to pick me up. Never releasing my mouth, he carried me toward the couch. He tore his lips from mine long enough to drop me on my back.
I looked up at him with lust-glazed eyes. He looked downright savage standing above me. I found my gaze glued to the front of his jeans, where it was obvious he wasn’t unaffected by our kisses. His hard length strained against his zipper. In a moment of boldness, I reached up to rub my hand on the bulge, but he caught my hand before I could.
He tsked. “Oh, bunny. Try to make another move like that and I’ll have your hands tied up before you can even protest. You take what I give you.” Then he lowered himself on top of me, making room for himself between my legs.
His words should have sent warning bells ringing, but all they did was make my core clench and burn as arousal flooded my entire body. It was like he’d added gasoline to an open flame. My body was on fire. This was one of the hottest experiences of my life, the other being my elevator encounter with Heath.
Reid leaned back down and devoured my mouth once again, and his cock pressed against my sex. I cursed our jeans for stopping his hardness from meeting my softness, and I moaned as he ground down on me.
He pulled his mouth away in favor of traveling lower. “Heath was right. You are so fucking sweet, baby.” His mouth came to the top of my blouse and kissed the swells of my breasts that poked out. With deft fingers, he unbuttoned the buttons.
I mentally thanked myself for putting on one of my nicer bras this morning. It was black lace with just a slight push-up to it. It made the girls look fabulous despite their age.
“Did you know your bra is see-through? I can see those pink nipples through the lace. They are poking up, just begging for some attention.” He growled.
I gave a little shout when his hot mouth came down on my right nipple. I looked down long enough to make eye contact as he flicked his tongue over the tight bud. The movement went straight to my pussy. “You’re so fucking responsive, bunny. I wonder how you would react if I licked other places too,” he said with a wicked grin.
With quick fingers, he pulled the cups of my bra down and out of the way. No sooner had the cool air caressed my breasts, than his mouth was back down working the kind of magic I wouldn’t have been able to imagine even in the deepest recesses of my mind.
He sucked my nipple into his mouth while his fingers gave my other one the same attention. He pinched one while lightly nibbling the other. His facial hair against my breast added to all the sensations, and his demanding mouth made me arch my back, seeking more. “Does the little bunny like it when I am rough with her?” he teased against my skin.
“Reid, please!” I begged with a moan. I felt something building that I didn’t think was possible without the help of a couple of AA batteries, and I was desperate to see where this feeling led.
“Please what, baby? Please keep sucking your pretty tits? Tell me what you need, Kate.”
He knew exactly what he was doing. “Please, t-touch me,” I whined. I could feel the sweat gathering at my brow.
Reid put his big hand under my breast, lifting it so I could see what he was doing. He flicked his tongue across my nipple once more and said, “I am touching you, baby. You’re going to have to be more specific than that.” He laughed deep in his chest. Bastard, he was going to make me say it.