“Say it.”
“Yes,” Kat said breathlessly, squeezing her eyes shut.
Nex’s hand curled under her knee, lifting it up and sinking deeper. “Good girl.” He drove into her, desperate for more gasps, desperate to sink so deep she’d never forget how satisfied he could make her.
Kat clamped around him and cried out her release, her hands constricting his arm like she was afraid he’d leave. She never wanted him to leave. He challenged her, nudged her out of her comfort zone in ways no one else had braved. She wasn’t a fragile, grieving orphan, nor was she an inexperienced girl. She was herself, something she hadn’t been since the accident.
Nex sunk so far in that Kat whimpered. “Fuck.” He groaned, giving one last thrust as he came. “You feel so good, kitten.” He soothed the bite marks on her neck with featherlight kisses. “I could spend all day inside you.”
“Mm,” Kat hummed, the only response manageable.
“Shit.” Nex pulled out. “You finished your period like two days ago, didn’t you?”
Kat’s mouth fell open at his question. “Um . . . How do you know that?”
“I can smell the blood.” He released her and backed up, watching the come drip out of her. “You did, right?”
“Yes.”
“Good.” He kissed her shoulder and turned her to face him. “I’m sorry. Waking up with you distracted me. I didn’t use a condom. But nothing should happen so soon after your period.”
“Well . . .” Kat averted her gaze. “Nothing should happen anyway.” She sat up, clutching the blankets.
“What do you mean? Are you on birth control?”
Kat let her hair cover her face. “My mom put me on it young for . . . you know . . .” She rotated her wrist in a circular motion, causing Nex to arch a brow. “For like, not sex-related reasons. I’ve been on it for three years.”
The alarm blared, and she switched it off before Nex could smash it. The conversation had warmed her face, and she needed a splash of cold water to ease the embarrassment. She moved to get up, but he dragged her onto his lap.
“Stop being embarrassed around me, kitten. If we’re going to fuck, you need to be willing to talk about these things with me.”
Communication was important, but she wasn’t used to discussing anything like this. She did her best to maintain eye contact, pulling the blankets above her shoulders. “Um, is that why it felt so good? Does a condom make that big a difference?”
Nex’s eyes darkened. “It definitely does. In fact, now that I’ve had you without, I don’t think I can go back. I like having you with nothing in the way.” He moved her hair aside and kissed below her ear. “I like coming inside you.” He bit her skin, sucking until it reddened. “You liked it, didn’t you?”
“I did.”
“Good.” He kissed an unblemished part of her neck. “Because my craving for you has intensified.” He left another mark, enjoying her moans. “I already want you again. I’m tempted to tie you to the bed for the entire day.”
Kat panted while he sucked her skin and slid the blankets off her shoulders, exposing her to him and almost making her forget her obligations. “I have work.”
“Call in. Stay in bed with me.” He gripped her ass and pulled her against him. “I promise I’ll make it worth your while.”
“I can’t.” Kat tangled her hands in his hair, her body and conscience at war. “Black Friday weekend is ridiculous. I can’t leave my boss to that insanity.”
“You’re too pure for your own good.” He flattened his hand, following the curve of her ass and back as it ascended. “You’ll be late tonight?”
Kat nodded, tightening her arms around his neck before climbing off. She tried to grab a blanket for cover, but Nex kept a firm hold on them.
“I don’t think so.” Nex’s gaze traveled her naked body, setting her cheeks aflame. “I like looking at you too much. In fact, I’m going to enact ano-clothes-at-homepolicy.”
Kat rolled her eyes and went to her dresser. “You don’t make the rules.”
Nex appeared behind her, his chest pressed to her bare back. “Don’t I?” His hand grazed low on her stomach, almost touching between her legs. “I think I do, kitten. That ismycome dripping down your legs, is it not?”
When he spoke that way, it usually left her embarrassed. Now they were closer, she wanted to stay and hear more. Summoning what was left of her self-control, Kat sighed. “Please put clothes on. I can’t focus.”
“I don’t know how you thought telling me that was going to make me do anything but stay completely naked.” He turned her toward him and smirked. “Go ahead. Take a look.”