Page 59 of Tapped By My Roommate
“It was still a nice gesture of…” He trailed off, seeming unsure of the right word.
“Friendship?” I offered.
He smiled tentatively. “Right. Friendship.”
Rhett raised both arms to comb his fingers through his hair—showing his triceps in the process. He’d let his sister keep his jacket, and something about seeing the underside of his arms, such an innocuous thing, made my pulse quicken. It was a part of Rhett I hadn’t seen much of. There were a lot of parts of Rhett I had yet to see.
When I looked at him, I didn’tseea friend. But I feared when he looked at me, that’s what he’d always see. Roommate, friend, casual hookup.
“I should go to bed,” I said, abruptly, turning. I didn’t want him to see how much I wanted.
Rhett caught my wrist, tugging gently. “Hold up. It’s not that late.”
I hesitated. “I guess not. Did you want to watch a movie?” My cheeks heated. “I mean, a real movie, not what…we did earlier.”
“You were amazing, Ethan,” he said. “I didn’t get the chance to tell you that. I loved the way you asked me to suck your—”
“Rule Five!” I blurted.
Rhett looked frustrated, but he took a slow breath. “Okay, how about this?” He used his hold on my wrist to draw me closer. Then raised his hand to my face. “I’m going to kiss you.”
My breath caught.
“Okay?”
I tipped my head forward, and he caught my lips with his before I’d finished nodding. The first touch of his mouth was electric. I gasped quietly as he pushed me against the wall, kissing me harder.
When my head was spinning, he drew back an inch. “Now,” he said quietly into the space between us. “Does this count as a hookup?”
“I…I guess, if we’re going to keep going?”
“That’s up to you,” he said, eyes fixed on mine. There was something more intense about him tonight. He’d been so careful with me, so cautious not to push. Now, there was a sexual energy emanating from him that was heady.
I couldn’t even consider saying no. Regardless of how muddy I felt about what we were doing. I wanted him too badly.
“Yes, keep going,” I said.
“Good.” He kissed me again, pressing the full length of his body to mine. This was different than our make-out sessions on the sofa. It felt less orchestrated, more spontaneous. I grabbed his waist, needing to anchor myself, and moaned as I felt the tension of tight muscle under my fingers. I’d been with him enough to know that I loved his strength and his kisses and even his stubble. I was into guys, no question. I’d held his cock in my hand and my mouth. But still…I’d yet toseehim in all his naked glory. I’d yet to look upon a man’s naked form and know from that alone that I wanted him.
I didn’t really doubt I would. This was Rhett, and he was gorgeous.
That knowledge didn’t stop the curiosity, though. It definitely didn’t stop the yearning.
Rhett dragged his wet lips to my throat, sending a rush of goosebumps across my flesh. “Now that we’re agreed this is a hookup, there is no Rule Five.”
I gasped a laugh. “So, this is about finding a loophole?”
“Entirely. Because I want—no, Ineed—to tell you how much I loved your mouth on my cock.”
“Oh, god,” I murmured.
“Mm-hmm.” He kissed his way down to the join of my shoulder and neck and bit down gently, sending a shot of pleasure through me. I hissed, arching toward him. “I liked sucking you too, Ethan. More than that, I liked hearing you ask me for what you wanted.”
“Okay, good,” I said, a little breathless. I heard what he was saying, but his mouth kept nibbling and teasing…
He lifted his head, eyes meeting mine again. His lips curled in a self-satisfied smile. “You with me?”
“Uh-huh.”
