panting and tightened grip on my arms spoke volumes. And during his entranced state I took the opportunity to show him how.
After we got each other off again using more of the same methods by hand and mouth, we showered together, making out the entire time. Having his wet, slick body grinding against mine fucked me up in frustrating ways. And then ending up in my bed, having our naked bodies entwined, continued to test my willpower.
At that point, I forced myself to tamp down the sexuality… because I could’ve fucked him into next week if given the opportunity. Instead, we talked for hours. We had known the basics, having shared childhood stories and adult experiences all those nights we’d talked while I was on Bella Viaggi.
But this time Cooper made it more personal by admitting his constant struggle with needing to please those around him. He felt that was probably attributed to the length of some past relationships, having them drag on much longer than they should have. I was surprised to hear he always felt like the oddball in his family. With two older and two younger siblings, his role had never been clearly defined, and he tended to walk to the beat of his own drum because of it.
I then talked about the bond I had with my mother and how frustrated I was over her refusal to move to Florida. I even went as far as inviting him to join me on my next visit, and his agreeing further fucked with my head.
Sure, in jest I had called him my boyfriend when we’d run into Christian. But after these last few days, the time we spent together cemented it, and I actually asked him to be on an impulse.
“I thought we already established that,” he challenged with a smirk. “During your test at the Palm.” I smacked his ass, mainly because he was on to me at every turn, and it only turned me on even more.
Somewhere around 3:00 a.m. we fell asleep, and I was first to wake around noon the next day, a little confused and a whole lot freaked out. Cooper lay on his stomach, facing away from me, with the sheet barely covering his naked ass.
He’d spent the night.
I hadn’t had a man spend the entire night in my bed in ages.
I also hadn’t slept for nine straight hours in forever.
It had to be because of him.
And I hated that I loved having him there.
Just as I dragged on a pair of sweatpants, he woke and turned to look my way.
“Morning.” Sleep caused a deepening timbre of his voice.
“Actually, afternoon.”
“What?” He grabbed for his phone. “I haven’t slept that good in years.”
“Me neither.” Not wanting to delve into why and ignoring the way his eyes roamed over my naked torso, I cleared my throat. “Um… hungry?”
“Starved.”
“Great.” With that I stalked out of my bedroom, beelined to the kitchen, and began making a late breakfast. I had no doubt that he picked up on my inner turmoil and ignored it because he was dealing with some of his own. Regardless, he loitered in my room as I kept busy making a batch of pancakes that could feed my entire building.
Once I had them plated and coffee brewed, I found him sitting on the edge of my bed, lost in thought.
He turned at my approach and smiled when I asked, “You okay?”
“Are you?” he countered.
“Yeah.” One brow quirked up in doubt when I shrugged. “Okay, it’s been a while since I had someone sleep over, longer since I slept so well. Either way, it’s not my style.”
“Do you regret I did?”
“No.” The skepticism didn’t waver until I added, “I liked it.”
“And that’s a problem how?”
“I don’t know,” I griped while throwing up my hands. “You’re messing with my head.” For whatever reason, that admission caused a full-blown grin to spread on those damn lips of his. “What?” I barked.
“Who would’ve thunk you would be the one freaking out so much. Go figure.”
“Don’t get too cocky, Stanton.”
“Yeah, no, I intend to bring out my inner cocky as much as possible.” He then leaned in and kissed me hard and chaste. “Now feed me before I find a boyfriend who isn’t so self-absorbed.”
We ate and then fooled around some more. Nothing more than what we’d done, but with each encounter it was harder to keep it status quo in the intimacy department. Mainly because I was now privy to the knowledge that Cooper was insatiable, based