to offer up a kiss. “That’s why I love you.”
“You do not either.” A laugh gets caught in my throat, and my entire body singes at the prospect of Rex having such strong feelings about me.
“I do.” A strangled moment drifts by as our eyes lock, and we try to work out with our hearts what the words really mean. “You don’t have to believe me.” He gives a little wink. “It’s true.” Rex sinks back down on the mattress, landing his hot mouth over that tense knot that’s been building in me all day for him. A cry gets lost in my throat as Rex does a thorough and heated search for any hidden contraband. Rex kisses every last inch of me until I’m clawing at the sheets, at his shoulders. Rex lands his mouth over mine, kissing me slowly.
“I do love you,” he says it in a searing whisper right over my lips. “Was that good?”
“Yes.” I bury my face in his neck a moment. My heart lets out a few baritone thumps. I pull back and get lost in Rex Toberman’s eyes. This is it. The moment I’ve been thinking about nonstop for the last few weeks solid.
From seemingly nowhere, he holds up a condom for me to see. “Are you okay with this?”
“Yes.” I sit up on my elbows and watch as he rolls it on over his long, hard protrusion. My body pounds with a heady level of excitement that I’m pretty sure could kill me if it wanted to. For a brief moment, I try to remember all of the tricks and seemingly dangerous positions those articles suggested. I’ve memorized Cosmo’s kinky suggestions like they were Bible verses, poured over hours of perverse footage as if grad school depended on it. But this is the real deal. God, I should have made Cassidy and Piper give me a play-by-play of what this would feel like. Obviously, Daisy was no help. Her advice to me was so banal my mother could have spouted it. Do what comes naturally. That might be a nice sentiment to stitch on a pillow, but there’s nothing natural looking about that glistening ribbed condom strapped over Rex’s throbbing fifth limb.
“I’ll try not to hurt you.” He presses a kiss to my ear.
“I’ll try not to bleed so much.” Words every guy longs to hear.
“Okay.” he grunts with a quick laugh. Rex guides himself to the entry of my body while I stare up at the wall of his chest. I’m not sure why I thought his face would be right here next to mine, experiencing this entire horror with me. I claw at his firm abs a moment like a nervous child. “Is it in yet?”
Rex swoops down until his eyes are just a little over mine. “You’re kidding, right?”
“Yes, totally.” I give his thigh a swat. “You’re just taking forever, that’s all.” Crap. I’m pretty sure bitching at a guy before he deflowers you is never a good idea. Tears start to come to our little pornographic party, and I blink them away. What kind of idiot cries her first time?
Rex glides down again and lands a sweet molten kiss to my lips. His lashes flutter over my cheek, making me giggle, and I turn my face away.
“What are you doing?”
“Making you laugh so you can relax.” Rex pulls me in close until our naked stomachs touch, and my skin swims in the sensation. “If you want, we can stop.” He grimaces. “I’ll jack off in the shower, and if you’re good, I’ll let you watch.”
“Don’t make me spank you. I want you in me now, Toberman.” I lie on my back and part my knees, bracing myself as if I’m about to be hacked in two by a power tool. “I’m ready.” My gaze stiffens over the ceiling.
“This isn’t a war. I’m not going in for battle.”
A strangled laugh escapes my chest, and I pull his stubbled cheeks toward mine. “That’s why I love you.”
“You do not.” His brows dip down into a seductive, sharp V.
“I do, too, and I don’t really care if you believe me.” I bite down over my bottom lip. “How does it feel to have your own words thrown back at you?”
“As long as they start with I love you, I don’t really care what follows.” Rex and I make love with our mouths, with kisses that defy gravity, time, and space.
“I love you,” I whisper.
“I love you, too.” He bows down, landing