Page 16 of Phoenix

Since she always complained about me being too serious, I wasn’t surprised by her reply.

Mom

Thanks for letting me know. Have all the fun!

With that done, I walked over to the bed and climbed in, curling on my side with the blanket pulled tight around me. The sheets smelled like Beck—warm and clean, with a hint of something woodsy underneath. It brought more comfort than it probably should when I’d only known Beck for a day.

I thought I’d lie there for a while, eyes wide and thoughts racing. But my body had other ideas. I was asleep before I could second-guess it.

I wasn’t sure how much time had passed when I woke up warm. Like really warm. And my whole body shook as if I were on the brink of exploding.

I felt something hot against me and immediately tried to push closer, my hips rotating to hit just the right spot between my legs. Then my eyes fluttered open to meet Beck’s hazel ones looking down at me. I blinked hard, trying to pull away, my body heated for a whole different reason now as I tried to hide my face flushed with embarrassment.

“Having a good dream, baby?” He pushed my hair out of my face, even as I tried to bury my head in the blanket.

His fingers slid under my chin, forcing me to meet his heated stare. “You don’t need to be shy with me, Lindsay.”

I bit my bottom lip, trying to look away, but every time I tried, I found my gaze trailing back to his.

Even with only the moonlight coming in through the blinds, I could make out the outline of his body. The way he fit perfectly against mine under the covers.

“I practically just dry humped you in my sleep,” I mumbled.

He twirled a lock of my hair around his finger and smirked. “You could show me your sassy side and ask me for the real thing.”

I bit my bottom lip, trying to think of how to explain my predicament. “Um…I’ve never…”

“Never what, baby?”

Squeezing my eyes shut, I blurted, “I’ve never slept in the same bed with a guy until tonight, let alone had sex.”

“Lindsay, baby. Look at me.” His thumb brushed the apple of my cheek, and I took a deep breath before opening my eyes again. “You mean I’m the first man who’s gotten to hold you like this in bed? That if you let me, I’ll be the first and only one to ever have you?”

“First and only?” I gulped, looking up at him with wide eyes.

“When I take you, know that you’re mine.”

He sealed his words with a brush of his lips against mine, lighter than he’d done before. Probably because he didn’t want to pressure me into doing anything I wasn’t ready for yet. And any other day, I most likely would’ve backed off. But after what happened in the hospital parking lot, and earlier before he left to meet with his president, I wanted to grab life with both hands. So that was exactly what I did, letting my tongue slide along his as he let out a guttural groan from deep in his throat.

His palms slid down my side, warming me through the thin fabric of the shirt he’d given me to sleep in. Emboldened by his reaction, I slipped my own hands between us and bumped against his dick, which was already hard and stretching the front of his boxer briefs.

I may have been a virgin, but that didn’t mean I was completely unaware of what I wanted. But when I ran my fingers down his hard length, Beck didn’t react how I expected. He immediately stopped kissing me and grabbed my wrist.

I blinked hard as I tilted my head back to meet his heated stare. “Did I do something wrong?”

He shook his head. “Hell no, baby. Your touch feels too damn good. If you are going to let me fuck you, I need to make sure you’re ready for me first. And if you touch me, I’ll lose control.”

“Oh.”

He let go of my hand and unwrapped his body from mine before sliding under the covers.

I couldn’t see where he moved, but I felt him as he pressed his hands to my thighs, rolling me onto my back before he tugged my panties down my legs. The fact that I couldn’t see what he was doing made his movements even more intoxicating.

There was a whisper of a touch to my thighs. His lips.

Then his finger hooked inside of my already wet entrance.

I gasped, my hips automatically pushing forward as if my body couldn’t wait to meet his.

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