if our friendship will be ruined. For once, the only thing I feel inside is beautiful.
Chapter 10
Ben and I stay submerged in the water, kissing, touching, and dirty talking. The mixture of wet and dark makes every rub between us electric. Ben eyes flicker with intensity when he braces me against the concrete wall of the pool and commands “Open your legs.”
I inch them apart, but he can’t wait. He grabs the inside of my thighs and thrusts them open then whispers in my ear, “I want you so bad.” The immediate sensation from feeling him touch me with such force makes me moan out his name without even knowing it.
“I love it when you say my name like that.” Ben growls in my ear. His breath makes me dissolve into his arms before he tugs the back of my hair and exposes my neck. He trails kisses along my collarbone, and I seriously can’t take it anymore. I want Ben more than ever. I quietly beg him to enter me as his lips hover over mine, but he pulls away and places his thick index finger over my mouth.
“Did you hear that?” Ben whispers and darts his eyes around the pool.
“Hear what?” I ask.
Ben’s ears perk up and his big brown eyes widen, “Shit Megan. I heard something!”
Flashlights blaze in our direction and muffled Spanish voices echo in the distance. I catch a glimpse of a tall dark figure dressed in what looks like resort staff attire walking briskly in our direction.
“I told you we’d get caught!” I scold him.
Without a moment to lose, Ben and I scamper out of the pool sopping wet and half naked. We grab our clothes and run completely exposed across the resort, laughing hysterically as we escape down to the beach.
“Holy shit,” Ben says between air choking laughs, “I can’t believe I’m covering my junk with your dress right now.”
I snort back a laugh and say, “That was humiliating! Do you think anyone saw us?”
Ben shrugs, and his laughter settles. He closes the space between us and runs his finger slowly along my jaw line. I weaken at his gentle touch and he doesn’t say another word. He wraps my tiny fingers in his and pulls us into a secluded area on the beach sheltered by green foliage. He tosses my dress to the sand and pulls me into his chest, “Come here. I’m not done with you.”
Ben’s mouth lowers to mine and his lips send me into a tremble. He cradles my head and places me on the ground gently letting his hands wander all over my body under the moonlit sky. He runs his fingers through my hair, and softly kisses my forehead. His package presses me right there, before he slides inside and moans with pleasure. He moves slowly at first, easing himself in and out of me. I wrap by legs around his back, letting the cool night air prick at my skin, and for the first time in my life, I am actually having sex on a beach.
Afterwards, we lie together and listen to the waves crashing on the sand. Our breathing begins to slow and he strokes my hair. I tickle down his back, making goose bumps rise all over his skin.
“What are you thinking?” I say when curiosity gets the better of me. Ben never stays quiet for too long and his silence is starting to worry me.
“I guess I’m thinking about how much you mean to me.” Ben sighs, looks down at his fingers and draws random objects in the sand. He turns his head to the side and gazes into my blue eyes “I’m also thinking how stupid I am for falling for my best friend.”
I blink, thankful I am lying down. If I were standing right now, I would probably give way at the knees. Did he really just say that? Ben clears his throat, and lets out a nervous laugh. I wish I could say something, but I am stunned silent.
“Lie with me?” Ben says and waves me over to curl against his bicep. I roll into his bare chest and gaze up into the stars before we drift off to sleep.
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I wake up to a thin line of the golden sun hindering on the horizon. I shake Ben from his slumber and straighten out my dress before we trudge our way back on the resort grounds.
“Do you think they were looking for us?” Ben asks running his fingers through his hair.