Summer's End (Wildflowers #5) - Jill Sanders Page 0,13
removed his boots and jeans and tossed them over the chair in the corner of his bedroom. Thankfully, he’d taken a moment to tidy up that morning before heading into work.
Of course, he’d never imagined he’d invite someone back to his place that evening. Especially a sexy redhead that made his blood boil when she touched him.
Reaching out, he used a finger to nudge the shoulder of her sweatshirt down, exposing the soft skin. He unzipped the front and smiled when the sexy red bikini she’d been wearing in the pool was exposed.
“Sexy,” he said with a smile.
“Oh god,” she moaned and rolled her head slightly back as he removed the sweatshirt and reached for her shorts.
His hands brushed against her skin as he pulled the shorts from her hips. Standing back, he let his eyes roam over her slowly.
“How is it we haven’t met before this?” he asked her as she stepped back into his arms.
“Bad timing, I guess.” She smiled up at him.
“Lucky for me you showed up today.” He kissed her again and backed her to the edge of his bed.
“It wasn’t luck. I wanted to meet you. Wanted this.” She surprised him by tugging on his shorts and then quickly gripping him in her hands. “I don’t know about you, but it’s been far too long for me. I don’t think I want to go slow.” She practically purred against him.
For a split second he thought about Danelle, then Aubrey reached up and in one quick move sent her bikini top falling to the floor, and his mind quite literally went blank of anything but her.
She had to be the most perfect woman on the planet. With shaky hands, he reached up and cupped her. Her eyes turned an even lighter shade of blue, and his body responded to how soft she felt under his fingertips.
“No, I doubt I could go slow now,” he said just before crushing her lips under his.
They fell backwards, their mouths never leaving one another as her swim bottoms were tugged from her legs.
He grabbed a small foil package from his nightstand and slid the protection on moments before she gripped his hips and wrapped her legs around him.
They moved together like they’d done it a million times before, as if being together was second nature.
“More,” he growled against her skin. He hoisted her hips as he pounded into her.
“Aiden,” she cried out as he felt her tense under him. Moments later, he followed her and felt his entire body release. He hadn’t realized how much of a need he’d built up since Danelle had left him. Not until he’d seen Aubrey walking towards him.
“I needed that.” Aubrey sighed as she ran her hands over his back.
“Ditto,” he said into her hair. “Thanks.”
He felt and heard her chuckle. “Any time.”
He leaned up and looked down at her. “You mean that?”
She smiled slowly. “Sure, why not? I mean, we both seemed to enjoy ourselves. I’ve got some free time and god knows I could use the release.”
He thought about it and then nodded. “Okay, I’ll take you up on that.”
Her smile slipped slightly. “The only request I have is that we keep things lighthearted and”—she bit her bottom lip— “keep this a secret. My friends… would try to make something more out of this than there should be.”
“Is that your way of telling me your heart is off the menu?” he asked.
She smiled. “Now you’re getting it.”
He thought for a moment. He still hadn’t healed from Danelle, so he figured that he had nothing to lose in a mutual physical relationship.
“So?” she asked after a moment. “How about it?”
“As I said, count me in.” He leaned down to an inch from her lips and waited. “But while you’re making demands, I’ve got my own.”
“Shoot,” she said, her eyes glued to his as her hands stilled on his cooled skin.
“We don’t see other people. If you get bored or want to move on, you tell me first. It makes things easier if it’s just between you and I.”
She smiled quickly. “I don’t see a string of men lining up—”
He kissed her before she could finish. “Deal?” he asked.
“Yes.” She sighed and pulled him back down to her.
This time, they slowed down and enjoyed exploring one another.
He wasn’t surprised that, after, she pulled on her clothes and requested he take her back to the main building. He knew that, if this was going to remain a secret, she had roommates to contend with.