forehead dropped to hers and her soft breath mingled with mine. She held my face in her hands. “Give me all you’ve got. Don’t hold back. I want to watch you lose control.”
Lila had no idea what she was asking for or what that meant but her words loosened my resolve to be oh so careful with her. Pulling back to fill her deeper, I stroked her walls with long, powerful thrusts that she met and took, her body matching the rhythm I set.
Nothing, nothing on earth, had ever felt as good as being inside Lila.
“I love you.”
“I love you.”
Blood surged through my veins, my heart pounding. Lightheaded and half-blind, warm tingles started at the base of my spine. My balls tightened and I chased the high, each stroke bringing me higher and higher until I reached the point of no return. There was no way of stopping now. Lila rocked her hips, her fingernails digging into my shoulders.
I exploded. Shuddering, I came inside her, and it seemed to go on and on. Holy shit.
I collapsed on top of her, giving here all my weight and she held on to me, both of us so still and quiet. For a few seconds, I was so boneless I couldn’t even move.
Afraid I might be crushing her, I rolled off her and onto my side, propping my head on my hand and tracing her mouth with my fingertips. “Are you okay?”
She smiled. “Yeah. I’m okay.” The smile slipped off her face. “I just… it was different than I thought it would be.”
“Fuck.” I scrubbed my hand over my face, guilt gnawing at me. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have—”
“No.” She grabbed my hand. “You were good. It’s just… it was so intense, you know?”
Yeah, I did know.
“I never want to think of you doing that with anyone who isn’t me. It’s just so…” She stopped and took a deep breath and let it out. “It’s so intimate, you know? And I hate it that you shared that with—”
“Shh. Don’t say it. Being with you was like nothing I’ve ever experienced before.”
“In a good way?”
“In the very best way. So let’s just pretend we were both virgins. Because that was how it felt.”
She smiled. “Really?”
“Really. I’ll be right back.” I climbed off the bed and pulled on my boxer briefs from the floor.
“Where are you going?”
“The bathroom. I need a towel to clean you up—”
She shook her head. “You stay. I’ll go. I want you to be here when I get back.”
“I’m not going anywhere.”
That night, she slept in my arms, her back against my chest, and her body molded into mine. I buried my face in her hair and inhaled the scent of Lila. Spring rain and honeysuckle.
It felt like only minutes later that I woke to the sound of my phone alarm buzzing. Rolling over with a groan, my hand reached for my phone on the bedside table to silence it. It was still dark outside and Lila was sleeping soundly.
I wanted to stay in her downy soft bed, with her warm body wrapped up in mine, my hands skimming over every inch of her silky soft skin.
Scrubbing my hands over my face, I yawned and sat up then grabbed my clothes from the floor and got dressed, formulating my escape plan. There were two ways to leave Lila’s room. Number one. Creep down the hallway and hope nobody heard me. A few weeks ago, I’d run into Gideon coming out of the bathroom. I had a feeling he knew where I’d been but he’d just given me a blank stare and said nothing.
Number two. Exit via her window, jump down to the porch roof and slide down the pole. Then round the side of the house and climb the trellis to my room. Home free. Because of my ankle, I hadn’t gone that way since before the state championship game but I was feeling confident that it was strong enough now. So I decided that was the stunt I’d perform for today’s disappearing act.
I kissed her goodbye and told her to close the window after I left. Still half-asleep, she mumbled “Love you” and told me she would. I hesitated a second when her eyes drifted shut. “Don’t forget to close the window.”
“Baby, it’s cold outside,” she murmured with a little smile and a yawn. “Go. I’ve got you.”
On that note, I was out her window and on the roof.
Ignoring the shooting pain in my ankle, I hobbled around the side