Page 135 of Cougar

She looks over her shoulder nervously.

“Why do you keep looking at the door like you’re expecting someone to walk in?”

She quirks a brow. “Like your nephews?”

Fair enough. “Logan is out, and Zach is home babysitting Zoe. Trust me. I checked.”

She rises slowly, then slides down, taking me deep inside.

My hands dig into her hips as she moves over me in slow, steady strokes. She brings her mouth to mine, kissing and panting as she comes down on me harder. I kiss her neck as I bring one hand up to push aside the strap of her bra, then move my mouth down to her breast, taking her nipple between my teeth, biting gently and eliciting another moan.

Her hands find their way to my hair, tugging me closer to her chest as she swivels her hips, her movements becoming frenzied. That familiar tingling hits me at the base of my spine, and I know I’m not going to last. Snaking my arms around her waist, I thrust upward, pushing her hips down hard.

“Yes….” Her body stills, her fingers tightening in my hair as she falls, pulling me over the edge with her.

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Emerson

“Where do you see yourself in five years?” I ask.

Cam tilts his head with an amused expression. “The last person who asked me that was my guidance counselor senior year at Heritage Bay Academy.”

I smile. “I’m serious.”

“I know, but truthfully, I’m afraid to answer that question. What if what I want isn’t what you want? Then what? You decide we’re not compatible and end this? I’m happy just being with you. Right now and five years from now.”

Swoon.

My eyes flick over his face. He’s so beautifully honest. “Cam, I love you. I’m not fishing for excuses to end our relationship. I’m in this.”

He lets out a soft sigh. “I know, but sometimes I feel like I’m holding onto you with my fingertips. Like I don’t have a firm grip.”

I lift my head and press my lips to his. “You have me.”

He drops his head to my chest. “I want to marry you someday.”

I feel myself go stiff and he jerks his head up. “See? That’s what I’m talking about.” He rolls off me onto the bed and blows out a breath.

“Cam, marriage isn’t something I’m even willing to consider right now. I’m not saying that won’t change, but—”

“I’m good enough to fuck but not to marry. Got it.”

“Hey!” I jerk upright. “Fuck you!” I slap him on the arm and roll out of his bed. I gather my clothes from the floor and start for the bathroom. Cam’s strong arms wrap around me from behind. “I’m sorry.” He presses his lips to my neck and I melt into him.

“That was a shitty thing to say.”

“I didn’t mean it. I should’ve kept my mouth shut.”

“No, you shouldn’t have.” Dropping my clothes to the floor, I turn in his embrace and wrap my arms around his waist. “If we’re going to have a future together, we need to talk about these things. Cam, we haven’t been together long. My heart is still healing, yet it loves you at the same time. I don’t understand it.”

“That’s your problem. Stop trying to understand things and just let them be what they are.”

“What about kids?”

“Whataboutkids?”

“Do you want them?” I clarify.

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