Page 124 of Hide and Keep

I’m studying the back of her head, remembering how good it felt to have her neck in my grasp, when she turns that head over her shoulder, eyebrows raised.

Shit. Was she talking?

“Yeah,” I say, no clue what I’m agreeing to.

“Then put your hands on me.”

Uh…

Taking a wild guess, I clutch her sides. Instantly, her obliques constrict between my hands and her back arches away from me. Fuck, I could get used to that.

“You’re not ticklish, are you?”

“No!” she snaps before moving my hands lower so they’re just above her hips. “You’re too high.”

I drum all of my fingers, getting familiar with the grip.

Those mysterious marks aren’t visible at the moment, hidden by her briefs, but I remember them being about where I’m holding, maybe a little lower. I only saw them that once.

Ever’s hands circle my wrists.

“Okay, now lift but don’t let go of me.”

She gives a little bounce and together we get her in the air, my hands on her the whole time, my eyes tracking her ass to just over my head. It’s just a quick pop up before her feet are back on the floor.

“Again.”

We repeat that a few more times until she tells me to go higher while also tossing her up a little.

The first time, I can’t do it. I add extra height easy enough, but I don’t so much as loosen my grip on her.

“If you can’t even catch me from a few inches, how are you going to catch me from several feet?”

“I’ll catch you.”

“But you—”

“I’ll fucking catch you.”

I’m not worried about the catch. It’s the release that’s got me uneasy.

But this is what she wants and I told her I’d be the one to do it with her. If it’s either me or someone else…

It’s me.

She shakes her head but gets in position for another try. This time I do let go, her feet going up near my face before she comes right back down into my hands again.

“Perfect. Just like that, except this time, try to catch me the way I showed you.”

Already?

“What are you gonna be doing? Spinning and shit?” This escalated so fucking fast. As did my sweating.

Ever shoots me a look. “You’re not ready for elite stunts. I’ll stay straight. You just focus on getting your hands under my feet.”

Next thing I know this bitch is jumping and I’m releasing her, then she’s airborne, and—

I’m supposed to catch her by the bottoms of her fucking feet? How?

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