panting.
Lost in each other.
We locked eyes, suddenly realizing the compromising situation we’d rapidly found ourselves in.
My nipples were flat against his wet hoodie.
Arms around his neck.
Legs around his torso.
Core against his dick.
I sucked in a breath.
He huskily asked, “This what you wanted, Junie?”
“Yeah, except you were supposed to be naked too.”
He grinned in that Cash McGraw kind of way, starting to paddle backward. “Skinny dippin’ was on your list, sweetheart.”
I nodded, smirking. “I should’ve added with Cash Motherfuckin’ McGraw.”
“That what you want, darlin’? For me to fuck you like a rock star?”
I shook my head. “Not today.”
“What do ya want, Junie?”
“You.”
“You got me.”
“I want all of you.”
“You have it. I’m yours.”
“Have you ever done this before?”
“Swim in a lagoon wit’ a beautiful naked woman wrapped around me? No.”
Without thinking, I blurted, “Have you kissed a lot of girls?”
“Not any who mattered.”
“How about sex? How many girls have you been with?”
“Enough to teach me what I’m ’bout to do to you.”
I smiled. “Smooth.”
He wiggled his eyebrows and winked at me.
Before I lost the courage, I asked one last question. “Have you ever been in love?”
The sound of the waterfall grew closer, tearing my attention away from Cash. I gasped at the awe-inspiring scene in front of me. The water cascaded down the mountain effortlessly, taking my breath away. The clarity of the water was blue satin threaded with silver, almost a white color. It was so loud, plunging from the rocks into the tranquil pool at the bottom. Creating this picture-perfect view I’d cherish forever.
“Wow. That’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”
“Guess you ain’t lookin’ at what I am.”
Our eyes connected, waiting for him to answer my last question. His strong arms wrapped around me, caging me against his body, his scent, his lips with a force I hadn’t expected. Colliding his mouth with mine, he parted his lips and beckoned me to do the same. I followed his lead, softly caressing the tip of my tongue with his.
Our mouths moved against one another as if they were destined to meet and come together like this. Softly, he nipped at me, slowing down the unexpected movements of our emotional, catastrophic connection.
Resting his forehead on mine, he stared deep into my eyes and groaned, “Tell me you felt that...” mimicking my panicked, heavy breathing.
“Yes.” I panted, loud enough for him to hear.
He lightly smiled, like that one word, those three letters were everything he ever wanted to hear.
“Cash,” I pleaded, desperately aching for him to make me his.
The strength.
The pull.
It was inevitable between us.
There was no reason to deny it anymore.
The stream dragged us under the waterfall, drenching our heads and faces. Invading our souls. I moaned against his lips while water fell in between our mouths, making everything so much more intense. I savored his taste and the feel of him between my legs.
Our chests heaved profusely.
Our emotions ran wild and out of control, but still in sync with each other.
His eyes were dark and daunting with a passionate, crazed stare. It was the first time I’d ever felt him in that way. The first time I had ever seen him lose his cool. The man in front of me wasn’t the Cash I knew. The one I’d spent all my time with.
The one I had fallen head over heels in love with.
I had nowhere to go.
I could barely move.
My body was on fire.
There wasn’t an inch of me that didn’t throb for him, that didn’t want him, that didn’t need him to say what I meant to him. I craved his touch, his words, his love more now than ever before.
Kissing me deeply, he groaned, “I’m in love wit’ you, Journey Pierce.”
I beamed as he once again claimed my mouth. We stayed under the waterfall for I don’t know how long. Time stood still.
Feeling and hearing the world around us.
“You’re perfect, Junie,” he praised in a sincere tone as he moved us behind the cascading water and into the hidden cave.
I briefly looked around before he backed me against a smooth rock, no longer floating but standing in waist-deep water. My legs were still around his waist as I rocked my hips, rubbing my clit against his hard dick.
“Fuck ... baby ... the things you do to me. You want me, Junie?”
I eagerly nodded, my core seizing up. Nervous and excited all at once.
“Here? Like this?”
“Yes.”
“This ain’t what I brought you here for.”
“I know.”
He growled from deep within his chest and roughly grabbed me around my waist, placing me