“I love you, too, Bri. You’ve always been a fighter, and watching you love yourself, flaws and all, is breathtaking.” I curl up into his arms, my head resting on his chest and his chin atop my head.
We remain silent, allowing nature's soundtrack to fill the space. Somewhere in the distance, there’s a frog croaking. Cars are rushing by, and crickets call out to each other. The sky sparkles with millions of stars, not a single cloud in sight.
“Bri?” Asher’s fingers massage my scalp, and I let out a soft sigh.
“Hmmm?”
“Can I ask why you’ve never gotten that book set? I mean, I totally love spoiling the shit out of you, but I’m just curious.”
“I always said I’d buy it, but then every time they restocked, it sold out within seconds. I always thought that if it was meant to be, it would. And then life got away and while the books were always in the back of my mind, I just forgot about getting them. You got lucky that they weren’t sold out when you ordered them.”
“They’re that popular, huh?”
“Oh, yeah. Remember when I made you crawl to me that one time?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, I borrowed that scene from the second book in the series. So, I guess we were role-playing spicy book scenes before it became our thing.”
“Damn, I need to read that book. Cuz fuck, if that wasn’t one of the hottest things of my life. Hey, when we open our store, do you want to see if we could offer special editions? Maybe we can do a spotlight special for one each month?”
“You’d do that?” Asher does these little things that catch me off guard.
“Yeah. It’s important to you, so I want to make sure we make all your bookish dreams come true. Well, all of your dreams, really.”
“I fucking love you. I’m so happy to be doing this with you.”
“I wouldn’t want to do this with anyone but you.”
“You really are the best. All my other boyfriends have nothing on—” I squeal when Asher tickles my sides.
“Other boyfriends, huh? Tell me, Bri, when do you have time for these other boyfriends?” My laughter comes out wheezy while squirming beneath his fingers.
“I-I can’t breathe, Asher.” His fingers stop what they’re doing only to lift the hem of my hoodie up. Fireworks shoot off in my body when his lips press on my lower stomach.
“I asked you a question, bear. When do you have time for these boyfriends?”
“I-I meant past boyfriends. I, um—oooh.” His fingers slip beneath the waistband of my sweats. The cool air hits my bare thighs as Asher slips the cotton fabric down my legs. I mentally high five myself for having the tall, earthy colored fence posts installed when I moved in. Last thing I want, or need, is my neighbors watching my every move. They might hear things…but they don’t need to see everything that’s about to happen.
“Tell me something. Have I successfully helped you fall in love with sex?” His gravelly tone sends desire right to my core.
“Mmmm…I don’t know. I might need more practice.”
The look on his face tells me everything I need to know. HeknowsI’m lying and being a brat. We’ve crossed off that item on my list forever ago. I just like having him between my legs.
“Well, then I guess I’m not doing my job well. Lift your hips for me, baby.” I silently thank my lucky stars I chose not to wear underwear.
“Fuck. You’ve been bare under these sweats this entire time?” Asher’s nose nuzzles my hip bone.
“Y-Yes.I didn’t feel like putting them on.” My confession comes out breathy.
“Easy access then.” Asher’s hot breath fans across my pussy before sliding my pants off my legs. He takes my legs and wraps them around his head before inserting his tongue inside me.
“Holy shit, Asher,” I gasp. His tongue laps up my arousal. The friction from his flattened tongue has the eyes rolling in the back of my head. My hands shoot out to grip his hair when he takes my clit between his lips and sucks…hard.
“That’s it. Ride my face. Soak my face with your cum,” Asher growls as my hips pick up speed. Asher inserts two fingers inside me, and when he crooks them in the spot he knows I like, lights flash behind my eyelids. Everything begins to explode around me.
“Yes. There, right there,” I moan, and Asher nips on my sensitive clit before flicking it with his tongue, all while curling his fingers inside me. The pressure building at the base of my spine is so overpowering, I might combust if I don’t come soon. Hips rocking, tongue flicking, fingers curling. That’s all it takes for me to come like I haven’t before.