Page 19 of Crave: A Reverse Harem Romance

He caught his breath as his orgasm passed, and slowly he began to pull out of me.

Like the gentleman he had proven himself to be, he stood up and very carefully pulled the condom off of himself before tying it up. “Anywhere I can throw this away?”

I had to laugh. A second ago, he’d been this hot, fierce man plowing into me, and now he was his sweetheart self again. It was adorable.

“Kitchen trash is under the sink,” I told him with a smile.

He smiled back and went into the kitchen to throw it away, but came back hurriedly to join me on the couch.

When he came back, I was already standing up again.

He looked surprised. “Should I go?” he asked.

I shook my head. “Not unless you want to.”

“I definitely don’t want to,” he said, a slow grin playing across his lips.

“Good,” I said as I extended my hand to him. “I was hoping you’d stay.”

“I’ll stay all night,” he murmured, pulling me close as he leaned in to kiss my neck. “As long as you want.”

That was exactly what I wanted—to feel this good with him.

All night.

Again and again.

Chapter 6 - Harlow

My head was pounding as soon as I woke up the next day. I expected that, though. I hadn’t drank in ages, and I didn’t think I was going to get away with it without feeling a little crappy.

I groaned as I rolled over in bed.

Alone.

Axel was no longer here, which didn’t surprise me too much, even if a part of me wouldn’t have been upset to roll over and see him there next to me.

Not that I expected him to stay the night or anything. Frankly, it was easier that he hadn’t. The fewer complications in my life, the better… right?

And waking up next to a man I barely even knew sounded like the very definition of adding complications.

God, I had no idea what I would have even said to him in the light of day while I was completely sober. The only reason I was able to do what I had done last night was because of the alcohol and the adrenaline that had been pumping through my body. It wasn’t called liquid courage for nothing, after all.

I climbed out of bed very slowly, walking gently from my room into my kitchen. Part of me wanted to stay in bed all day as I waited for this pounding headache to go away, but another part of me was feeling… inspired.

I got to my kitchen, grabbed my coffee out of the cabinet, and scooped it into the coffee maker. I set it to start and soaked in the aroma as it began to fill a pot.

Even though I had been drinking last night, I could still remember every detail so vividly. The club, Ryker, Axel… that mind-blowing sex.

Man, I hadn’t had a night like that in… well, ever, really.

I wasn’t one for random hookups, but I was so glad I had made an exception for Axel. Everything about him was amazing. Gorgeous. Delicious. I could still picture his naked body in my mind.

The fact that he was super sweet came as an added bonus—a total gentleman who could also make me feel better than I ever had before.

He was the whole package.

As it turned out, he was also the inspiration I had been needing.

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