“Have I?” Reaching for her arm, I pull her to me again. “You said you lost your father and a brother.”
“I never knew my brother. You had a whole life with your sister. It’s so much harder.”
“Good news, she left us a baby girl. Well, she’s not a baby anymore. Pepper is so much like her mom. It’s like having Judy again.”
“Where is Pepper?”
“She lives with her dad now in Hamiltown, but she’s always at Hutch’s place.”
“Doesn’t she like her dad?”
“Oh, sure, but when Judy died, Hutch kind of became her dad for a little while.”
She’s quiet a moment. “Is he a good dad?”
“The best. He’s been kind of shoved into the role since our own dad left, but he’s good at it. A little overbearing at times, but he can hear it when you tell him to back off.”
She’s quiet, and I trace my fingers in her hair, curling the silky strands around my fingers lost in thought. Her chest is against my chest, and our hearts beat in time. We’re sharing so much, it’s hard to think of this as something that will naturally conclude at the end of the semester. I can’t imagine shaking hands and saying goodbye.
At the same time, she has no reason to stay, and I’m committed to Thornton. She’s supposed to launch, pursue her career, start her life. The thought twists in my stomach. It’s a bitter pill I don’t want to swallow.
The brush of her lashes tickles my chest, and I wonder if her mind is following the same path as mine.
“What are you thinking?” My voice is solemn, and she lifts her chin.
“The way you describe them makes me miss my dad. I always wanted a family.”
I could give her that…
“I didn’t mean to bring us down.” She sits up in the bed, eyes sparkling with mischief, and my hands fall to her waist. “What?”
“I know how to get you up.” Her hand slides to the side, reaching down to stroke and cup my dick, which surges instantly at her touch.
My heated gaze lands on her breasts in that thin top, and I reach out to cup them, circling my thumbs over her hardening nipples. Her blue eyes darken, and she leans forward to kiss me.
“I can make you come first.” Turning, she straddles me backwards, leaning forward and pulling my dick all the way into her mouth.
“Fuck…” I groan, pressing my back to the headboard and lifting my hips instinctively as she grips the base of my shaft.
Looking down, her ass is right in my face, and I can take a challenge. “We’ll see about that.”
Lifting her thighs, I slide lower, shoving her booty shorts aside and dragging my tongue up and down the slippery seam of her pussy.
“Oh!” Her hips jump, and she pops off me with a soft moan.
It only helps me position her higher, my tongue moving swiftly, circling and pulling at her swollen clit.
“No…” She scrambles, reaching for my legs and pulling my cock into her mouth, all the way to her throat again.
“Shit…” I press my head against the pillow a moment at the force of her suction, at the insanity of this competition.
I’ve never been with such a tomboy, always wanting to wrestle and compete, but I confess, it’s hot as fuck in the bedroom, especially with her making my dick so hard it’s pointing straight up.
Catching her hips, I roll us so I’m on top, biting at her inner thighs and sucking at her belly, leaving a red mark before I return to her clit. I didn’t anticipate she’d be ready, dropping her jaw and taking me all the way back to the back of her throat.
My head lifts with a groan, and the fire in the base of my spine is undeniable. It’s too good, and she’s not stopping. I can’t let her win…
Pushing off the bed, I come out of her mouth with a pop before climbing back just as fast to flip her over quickly. She struggles, laughing as she tries to escape my grip, but my hands are on her waist. She’s not going anywhere.