Page 13 of Dear Southern Belle
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MAGNOLIA
I can’t believe I broke down like this on a first date. I’m surprised Braden didn’t go running from me screaming. Instead he held me close and made me feel safe for the first time in a long time. I love how he didn’t feel the need to try and tell me to get over it or give me some cliché like “time heals all wounds.” He just let me feel what I felt and didn’t judge me for it.
I’m ready to get off this self-pity now. I don’t need to think about the man from my past that left me without a second notice. I want to think about the man that could be my future that held me in his arms to try and make me feel better. I pull back and he loosens his grip but doesn’t let go of me.
“Can you swim?” I ask, getting an idea.
His gaze flicks out to the dark lake in front of us. “It’s been a few years since I last swam, but I think I’ll be okay.”
“Good,” I push up to my feet, breaking his hold on me. “Come on, we are going skinny dipping.”
His eyes widen in surprise. “Are you serious?”
I kick off my wedge heels and lift the hem of my dress over my head and drop it on the picnic blanket. Standing in front of him in only my bra and panties, I watch as Braden’s eyes go dark with that look of lust I saw earlier.
“Are you going to join me?” I ask, but don’t stick around for an answer.
I walk towards the lake, unhooking my bra in the process. When I glance back, I see Braden hopping on one foot trying to get his boot off. I slip off my panties and wade into the water. It’s cold but nothing that my body can’t get used to. Diving below the dark surface, I let the lake water wash away the tears.
“Magnolia?” Braden asks when I push to the surface.
He’s treading near me. We aren’t so deep that we couldn’t stand if we wanted. I swim over to him. He reaches out, looping one arm around my waist and pulling me close to him. Our lips meet, and cold water suddenly doesn’t seem like it’s enough to cool my body. A want like I’ve never known before comes over me and I want more. I wrap my arms around his neck and he grips one of my legs to wrap around his waist. I move the other one in place too. My aching center rubbing against the hard ridge of his cock.
“Are you sure about this?” He asks breathlessly between kisses.
“Yes,” I breathe out against his lips.
The feel of Braden’s cock hardens even more against me. His mouth is ravenous for my lips, my skin. I can’t hold back the moans of pleasure that come out of me when he nips at my neck.
The heat between my thighs grows and I know that I need to fee him inside me.
“I want you,” I tell him.
Braden doesn’t waste any time. He reaches between us and guides his cock to my entrance. His other hand grips my hip and pushes himself into me. The long, thick length of his cock fills me, and I have to take a moment to let my body adjust. I don’t need to say a word, Braden doesn’t move until I tell him that I’m okay to go.
The friction of our bodies begins the steady build of our release as we move as one together in the water. Only the sounds of the water splashing around us, and our pleasure can be heard.
“You feel so good,” Braden growls as he pushes deeper inside me.
I hold him tight and find his lips with mine. He doesn’t need prompting, opening his mouth to deepen the kiss. I’ve never needed so little prompting to get to this point with another man. It’s more than just something physical that connects us. I can already feel the embers of love growing brighter and brighter inside me.
I know it’s crazy, but I can’t help the way I feel. I want Braden heart, body, and soul. Before I would have wondered if what I was feeling was one sided, but there is no way I can feel everything I’m feeling, and he doesn’t feel the same way.
Braden pulls me close again, wanting nothing between us as he pushes us further to our release. I’m so close, and I don’t think I can hold out much longer. I both want this moment to last forever and want to feel the rush of relief coming will bring me. I tighten my inner muscles and he groans.
It’s not long before I feel his body tense against mine. He thrusts his cock hard inside me and that’s all I need to fall with him into orgasmic bliss. We cling to one another, not wanting to let go. I never want to let go of him. And I wonder if I’ve said the words out loud because he breathes into my neck and says, “You won’t ever have to.”
The sound of a cell phone ringing on the beach reaches us. At first, we ignore it, but when the ringing continues again and again, we swim back to shore. It’s Braden’s phone and he picks it up.
I lean down and scoop up my dress to pull it on over my head. I glance up at him, just as I see the contented expression on his face slip into concern.
“Okay, I’ll be right there,” he says and hangs up.
“Everything okay?”
He shakes his head. “My grandfather was rushed to the hospital.”
“Let’s go.”
