Tyler raised an eyebrow, “Like what?”
“Shower sex?” She fluttered her lashes innocently.
It took a second for Tyler to react and when he did, he looked downright surprised, “Are you saying you’ve never…”
“Not in a shower.” She shrugged. “You’d be my first.”
That low grumble she was falling in love with echoed from his chest and he leaned forward, cupping her cheek, “God I love the idea of being your first anything, everything. I want you. I’ll always want you, Ashtyn. Always. But are you sure you’re not too sore?”
Her heart gave a shaky beat but she forced herself to nod when words failed her. She was sore. He was big and she’d gone a long time without having this much sex in so short a span of time, but she didn’t care. She wanted him too, just like this, so crazy for one another that they couldn’t even be bothered to wait until they’d showered and he could take her back to bed.
He wanted her, he said he’d always want her, and her heart melted because she knew that she felt the same way. She couldn’t imagine a time in her life when she would ever be able to look at him or even think of him and not ache for his touch, his kiss, his strong arms around her as he filled her up and made her whole.
“God, you’re beautiful.” Tyler’s voice was low and reverent as he stroked his hands over her breasts, down her ribs to her waist and then her hips. “Are you sure you want it here? We can go back to bed if you’d rather so….”
“No.” she cut him off quickly. “Here. Now. Just like this. I need you, Tyler.”
His grunt was his only answer before he swept down and took her mouth with his again. The kiss wasn’t anything like what she’d been expecting. Instead of a rough, passion-fueled kiss, Tyler was gentle, sweet and slow. He drew the kiss out, playing with her lips, tracing every corner with the tip of his tongue, tasting her as if he couldn’t get enough.
He kissed her until her knees went weak with desire and when he caught her, he spun her slowly away from him until her back was pressed to his front. Ashtyn moaned at the feel of his erection against her ass. She pushed back against him and he growled near her ear.
“Brace your hands against the wall.”
She did as he said, putting her palms out to hold herself up as he positioned her the way he wanted. Her ass stuck out and the hot water from the shower slipped down her back and between her legs. Tyler kept one hand on hers against the wall, their fingers intertwined, and his other moved to her breasts, tweaking her nipple and causing her to gasp.
“Sore?”
“A little.” she admitted with a sheepish grin.
“Mmm.” He gentled his touch, rubbing lightly, almost soothingly, over the tight little buds. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the sensation and the memories that came with it. Memories of the night before, when he’d bit and licked and sucked on her until she had nearly lost her mind with pleasure. “I wish I could say I was sorry, but it would be a lie. I love knowing every little ache of your body is a reminder of how much I want you.”
He switched to her other breast, giving it the same treatment and Ashtyn could only moan. She dropped her head back against his shoulder and he bit her earlobe softly as he continued to tease her breasts. Her breathing sped up and a shiver ran down her spine, goosebumps following in its wake as he finally, finally, began to trail his fingers down her stomach.
“I love touching you.” his voice was low and gruff next to her ear.
“I love when you touch me.” she whispered, grinding back against him.
“You’re so damn perfect.” He cupped her mound and she moaned. “Every little sound you make, every shiver of desire, every moan of pleasure, I want it all, Ashtyn. I want it all to be mine and only mine.”
She had to bite her lip to keep from crying out as he dipped his hand lower, between her folds and began to rub at her clit. She wanted to tell him that she was his, that she wanted to be his forever, but the words got hung up in her throat when her mind tried to kick back to life and remind her that she had only known this man for a few days. He might understand her better than anyone else she’d ever met and he might make her feel things that she’d only ever dreamed were possible, but was that enough?
Ashtyn forcibly told her mind to shut up and focused on the pleasure of Tyler’s hands between her legs. She didn’t want to think right now. She didn’t want to have to make plans or promises. She just wanted him, like this, the two of them lost in their own little world of passion and desire. That was enough for now, more than enough, so she squeezed his hand where he held hers to the wall and rocked her hips into his touch as he began to stroke two thick fingers in and out of her in a delicious, distracting rhythm.
“That’s it sweetheart, don’t think. Just feel.” Tyler kissed her neck and Ashtyn fell a little more in love with him with those simple, knowing words.
He understood her so well. He just… got her. Even when she didn’t say a word, he could hear the gears in her head turning. He might not have known her long but he knew every inch of her, inside and out.
Tears tried to blur her vision at the thought but she pushed them back. She was falling in love with this man so hard and so fast. It was scary, especially for a woman who had decided just days ago that she wasn’t ready to be tied down. But maybe that was the real difference in her feelings for Aaron and her feelings for Tyler. Tyler didn’t make her feel trapped, not for a second. He only made her feel wanted and supported, not suffocated.
“You ready for me?”
Ashtyn bobbed a nod, “Ye-yes.”
She knew he was only talking about her body. He didn’t want to go too fast. He knew she was sore and he didn’t want to push. But in her head, she heard his question for so much more than that.
Was she ready for everything he could offer her? Ready to be with a man like Tyler that was so different from what she’d thought she wanted in a partner? Was she ready to truly admit that what she felt for him was more than just gratitude or friendship or lust, but it was the kind of true and lasting love that she had yearned for her whole life?
Her mind wasn’t sure of the answer to any of it but her heart answered for her.