One and Done - S. Briones Lim Page 0,75

continued my trek of her body, going unbearably slow though all I wanted to do was grab her by the hips and her throw her down onto my bed. I wanted to take her hard and fast, but I knew she didn’t deserve that. She deserved my undivided attention. I needed to make love to her and not fuck her brains out…though I admit my dick grew harder at the thought of the latter.

“Did he touch you like this? Gentle, the way you deserve to be treated?” My fingertips tingled in anticipation, feeling an electric pulse travel from her skin to mine.

“I’m not glass.”

No, she was far from fragile, but she did deserve care. Ah, sweet, naïve Rocky. Couldn’t she see how much she was worth?

When somebody hurts you, you tend to forget.

I felt myself wilt for a moment and thought better of it.

I’ll make it up to her.

“No,” I whispered. “Just someone special.”

Rocky pulled her arm back from my grasp. With fiery eyes she gazed at me and shook her head profusely. “Why are you doing this? Why are you asking these questions? This isn’t right.”

“What do you mean?” I practically whined.

“I can’t keep up with your moods, Jesse. First you’re cold, then you’re aloof, and now you’re—”

“Hot?” I teased.

“Please make up your mind about me,” she said point blank.

I gazed at her with an incredulous expression on my face. How could she not know that I loved her? I practically just laid everything out on the table for her. Fuck, I was in the middle of foreplay!

“I already told you how I felt,” I replied, flabbergasted.

“When?”

“At my restaurant? The photo?” I replied, trying to keep my voice from betraying my shock.

“That didn’t mean anything to me.”

Ouch. That was a stab in the heart. Good thing I’d always known how to tell when Rocky was lying. I bit back a smirk as I watched her fingers drum anxiously against the couch.

Two could play at this game.

“I heard you talking in your sleep. I’d like to say that it did mean something to you. You said my name and how much you cared about me—”

“I always thought that when this happened you wouldn’t be talking about another guy first!” She shouted, startling me.

“When what happened?” Once again my carnal response was electrifying.

Instead of answering, she just stared at me with a blank expression. The corners of my mouth lifted into a flirtatious grin, knowing perfectly well that I caught her right where I needed her. I was bursting at the seams, but I knew to take my time. “You don’t want to talk about another guy, huh? Fine, let’s talk about me then, because I know exactly what I would do to you.” Once again my finger worked up and down her arm. “I’d take my time to explore each curve, each crevice of your body. I know you’re not fragile by any means, but I’d treat you like any treasure should be handled.”

“H-how’s that?” she squeaked.

There was no denying the smile on my face. “With awe and all the care in the world.”

I shut my eyes and sighed, reveling in the feeling of her soft skin on my fingertips. After years of only imagining what it would be like—feel like—to cross the uncrossable border of the friend zone, nothing could have prepared me for this. After years of swearing I’d end up alone thinking that I deserved to be alone. After all that time pushing away the one…I was officially done.

I inhaled her sweet scent, further catapulting me into a dizzying abyss. “I’d map out your body, taking in your favorite spots and bookmarking them for future reference.”

“Bookmarking,” she snickered.

“Okay, bad choice of words.” She may have been laughing now, but in just a few moments I’d make sure her giggles were replaced by sighs. I leaned forward, allowing our noses to graze each other and bit back a growl that was working inside my throat, forcing out a raspy question. “Then you know how I’d kiss you?”

“No,” she whispered.

“Like this.”

Without another moment’s hesitation I licked my lips and quickly pressed them against her supple pair. I grabbed onto the back of her neck with one hand and allowed the other to continue its exploration of her body. Prying my mouth open, I took her plump bottom lip between my own and plunged my tongue into her warmth, gently showing her how much she meant to me.

That is until Rocky took matters into her own hands. Grabbing around my