seems like it. He keeps putting us together at dinner. Giving us adjacent rooms."
"Well, it worked. Here we are. Together."
Aiden gazes at me and I get that feeling again. That stir in my stomach. I suppose some would call it butterflies, although I never thought was a real thing. I'd never felt it before. Until now.
He leans down to me, his hand cradling the back of my head, his fingers threading through my hair, and whispers over my mouth. "I promise we'll only take this as far as you want."
"What if I don't know what that is?"
"Then we'll figure it out as we go." His lips brush against mine as he says it. Then he kisses me, his tongue finding its way past my lips as he pulls me closer.
When we're together like this, when he's touching me, kissing me...I feel like a current's running through me, lighting me up inside, sparking sensations up and down my body.
Walking backward towards the bed, he gently pulls on me to follow. I willingly do, unsure of what's next but not wanting to think too far ahead. I just want to live in this moment. Savor it. And never forget it.
He sits on the bed and sets me down on his lap, his warm gentle kisses extending down my neck. He goes to lift up my sweater, then pauses, like he's waiting to see if I'll stop him.
When I don't, he lifts the sweater up and over my head. I'm wearing a t-shirt underneath, a white fitted v-neck. I wait for him to remove it but he doesn't. He lowers his mouth to mine, and I feel his hand cup my breast, gently squeezing, sending more sparks through my body.
"Aiden," I softly moan, my head tipping back as he touches me.
"You are so beautiful," he whispers, his lips brushing over my ear. My body shivers at the sensation left behind. It's so much more than I've ever felt with anyone else.
I feel his lips slowly drag down my neck as his thumb rubs over my nipple with just the right amount of pressure. I moan in response, noticing how every time I moan, he does more, quickly learning what I like.
I'm startled when he suddenly lifts me up, shifting me on his lap so my back is against his chest. He moves my hair aside and kisses the side of my neck. His hand returns to my breast while the other one slides between my legs. He deepens his touch, adding more pressure, more friction as my clothes move with his hand. It's so much sensation all at once it's almost unbearable. I feel it building but try to hold back, not wanting this to be over. But after a few minutes I can't take it anymore. I need a release. I suck in a breath and lean back into Aiden as pleasure pulses through me.
I try to turn towards Aiden but he holds me in place, his arms wrapped securely around me.
"Just stay here a minute," he whispers by my ear.
I lay back on his chest, feeling his warm breath by my cheek.
"That felt so good,” I whisper, a lazy smile on my face.
"I'm glad." He kisses my cheek. "I like making you feel good. If you let me, I'll be doing it a lot more."
"I want to make you feel that way too."
"It doesn't have to be tonight." He kisses my head. "Like I said earlier, all I want is more time with you, even if all I'm doing is holding you in my arms."
That's a first. Any other guy would be pushing me to have sex. I know Aiden wants it, but he's willing to wait, and maybe we should. He just broke up with Celine and I just broke up with Tanner. It seems too soon to take that next step.
"I'd like that," I say, looking up at him.
"What?"
"You holding me in your arms." I turn to him. "As much as I want to do more, I don't know if now is the right time. Are you really okay with us waiting?"
"Of course." He turns me so I'm sitting sideways on his lap. "Sophie, I need you to understand this isn't like relationships I've had in the past. Our relationship is so much deeper than just a physical attraction. It's why I haven't been able to stop thinking about you. And why I had to drive up here and tell you how I feel. Of course I want to