Page 44 of Deception
“You do?”
Taking her hand, Kent places it over his groin as he looks into her eyes. “Yeah, I fucking do. But I know you’re not ready yet, and that’s okay.”
“I want you, too,” she whispers. “I’m just scared.”
“I don’t want you to be scared of me.”
She shakes her head and pats her face with the back of her hand in an attempt to cool her red cheeks. “I’m not scared of you.This is all so… This means a lot. If things don’t work out, I don’t know if I could take it if I lost you.”
Smiling, he strokes her face. “You won’t lose me. You’re stuck with me, kid. I get that you’re scared, but one day, I hope you’ll realize that I’m here. There’s nowhere I’d rather be than with you. You and Nolan.”
“God, you’re sexy when you talk like that,” Gracie says with sigh and a smile. “It’s crazy how much I trust you. I don’t trust many people outside my family.”
“That means so much to me,” he says. “Can I ask a personal question?”
“Well, you did help me birth a child, so I think there’s little out of bounds,” she jokes.
Thank God her humor is back.“When you were with Nolan’s dad, did you enjoy it?”
Her grimace answers that. “It was awkward. It hurt, and then it was just… over. Then he left.”
Licking his lips, Kent feels the nerves kick in. “I’d like to do something, but if it’s too much, just tell me.”
“What are you going to do?”
Leaning her back, he kisses her mouth, then her cheek, then her neck. His fingers unbutton her jeans, and he hesitates when her breathing hitches. “Do you want me to stop?”
She shakes her head, and he smiles when she gasps as his fingers slip beneath her panties and strokes between her lips. Finding what he looks for, he kisses her cheek and watches her, monitoring her reaction.
“Is this okay?”
Nodding her head, she smiles before closing her eyes. “It feels… good.”
“Don’t overthink it,” he whispers as he gently sucks on her earlobe. “Just feel.”
She kisses him, and he’s more than happy to help give her something else to focus on to keep the thoughts bouncing around in her head from taking over. As much as he’d love to slip his hand down further to feel how ready she is—something that will likely make him explode—he doesn’t want to overwhelm her. Too much too fast will send her running, and he wants her to know there’s no pressure. All he wants is to show her how good it’s supposed to feel.
Gracie pulls away and gasps, her chest rising as he kisses her neck, his fingers never relenting. “Kent...”
“Don’t overthink it,” he whispers against her skin. “Let the feelings take over.”
Her mouth opens as the orgasm hits, and she grabs his arm as she stiffens and shakes. “Oh, wow.”
Kent slows his fingers down, slowly pulling them back up as she closes her eyes. “How do you feel?”
“That’s what it was supposed to feel like?” She bursts into a fit of laughter. “I take it back. I don’t think I’m the one who was bad.”
He laughs with her and re-buttons her jeans. “I think you’re correct.”
“Do you really think sex would make things even better with us? It won’t ruin what we’re building?”
“You’re my best friend, kid. You know me better than most, and I’ve told you more than anyone else in my life. How women never saw me as the type to settle down with, but I’m glad they didn’t. I’m falling for my best friend, and I want to experience everything with you.”
She smiles and cups his face. “You weren’t thinking we’d have sex tonight, were you?”
“I mean, I’m a guy. I’m always going to hope, but I made sure not to bring anything with me to make sure that even if you begged, we wouldn’t. Because I’m not the pull-out type.”
“Begged?”
