Page 35 of The Model

“Both.” My lips brushed his shoulder. “Why are you so perfect?”

His arms tightened around me. “My sexy Lexie, are you falling for me?” His voice was now a choked whisper.

Turning my head, my lips scraped against his neck. “Maybe. It wouldn’t be hard.” Sitting up, I looked at him. His face was soft and dreamy. “How does that make you feel?”

Ryder’s gazed searched mine. “So fucking good.” He chewed on his bottom lip with a moment of hesitation. “You know, there’s nothing wrong with falling for each other.”

Except we’d be apart from each other the vast majority of the time.

Instead of answering him with words, I cupped his face in the palms of my hands. Leaning in, I sucked on his bottom lip. I let my arm fall away from around his broad back. My hand skimmed down his side and reached down between us to brush against the velvety steel of his shaft. I loved the satiny feel of his skin against my fingertips.

Ryder sucked in a shaky breath as his hips bucked into my hand. “I need to be inside of you right now.” I stroked him up and down, squeezing his tip. “I’ll…I’ll pull out.”

Rising up, I placed the tip of his cock at my entrance and slowly sank down. God, I loved his cock and the way it filled and stretched me. We moved in a synchronized erotic dance. Our movements were fluid in the warm water. The more we moved, the closer we got to the waterfall.

Water crashed over me as wave after wave of pleasure shot through me. The way each drop of water hit my aching breasts heightened every feeling. My nails dug into Ryder’s back as he pumped faster and harder, dragging out the rapture that was filling my body. Tilting my head up, I let the water wash over me. The moment Ryder pulled out of me, I cried out aching to have him back inside of me.

Ryder’s lips brushed against the shell of my ear as he let out a low laugh. “I promise when we get back to the room, I’ll fuck you all night long.”

Looking down at him, I laughed. “You know all the right things to say.”

“It’s no hardship making…” After a long pause, he continued. “What do you say we get out of here?”

“You don’t want to enjoy the waterfall a little more?”

He nipped my chin. “We don’t have enough time for all the things I want to do to you, but if I had to choose, I would be deep inside of you, to release inside of you, while you milk my cock. There’s no better feeling.”

Resting my forehead to his, I wrapped my arms around his neck. One of his hands slipped under my ass as he held me to him. “Then let’s go back to our hotel.”

Soon, Ryder had us out of the water and headed back to the jeep. Every few minutes, he looked back at me with a smile on his face and his eyes bright.

Each second I spent with him, I fell a little bit more for him.

15

Ryder

Lexie’slong blue waves were tied up in a messy bun atop her head as she sat with her sunglasses perched on her nose and a book in her lap staring out at the ocean. I almost felt bad as I continued to stare at her. She photographed some of the most beautiful people in the world and yet didn’t see it in herself. She was a knockout without even trying. I saw it and wanted nothing more than to bask in her beauty day after day. The only problem was we were flying out tomorrow and had no idea when we’d see each other again.

I wanted to make plans during the holidays, but that was several months away, so instead, I kept quiet and enjoyed our time together. I wanted to ask her to be my girlfriend but wasn’t sure she’d say yes. I’d rather keep it as it was than for it to end in a ball of flames.

“Are you sure it will be safe to go home?”

“I can only go by what Raine’s told me. Am I one hundred percent sure? No, I’m not, but I can’t hide out in Rio for the rest of my life, no matter how wonderful it is here with you. It would be nice if the police found Ben, but he never showed up at my place.” She tapped her fingers on her leg. “Maybe he watched the police show up and search for his drugs, or maybe he’s given up. Raine’s been watching the security cameras, and nothing has shown up.”

“Maybe, but he’s dangerous, and I only want you to be safe. I wish I could be closer, but I can’t, and it kills me to think he could hurt you again.”

“It scares me too, but I have work to do, and I’m not going to let him fuck with my career. You have to understand.” Her eyes begged me to acknowledge her plea.

“I do, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Security cameras only show what’s happening or has happened. They can’t protect you, and that’s all I want.”

Slipping off her lounger, Lexie rose above me and straddled me. Her hands went to my chest as mine went to her hips. “I love that you’re worried. I really do, but let’s not ruin our last day together.”

My thumb caressed the soft skin of her hipbone. “It’s hard to be happy when I’m worried about you.” And our imminent goodbye.

“Would it make you feel better if I hired a bodyguard until Ben is caught?” She rubbed her bikini-clad pussy along my length.

“It would make me feel better, and what would make me feel even better is if I could push those tiny bottoms to the side and slip inside you.”

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