Finding Home (Being Home Book 2)

by Lissanne Jones

  Once she arrived at Cody’s cabin, she saw that his truck wasn’t parked there, so she went inside and made herself comfortable on the sofa. Digging through her bag, she pulled out her journal and wrote in it until the front door swung open.

  “Thank fuck it’s Friday.”

  Autumn leapt off the sofa and into Cody’s arms. He kissed the shit out of her, making her moan with his lips and tongue. “This has been the longest week ever.”

  “It sure has.” The glint in his eyes was a promise of things to come. “But this weekend is going to be worth it.”

  “Are you going to tell me where we’re headed?”

  “Nope. It’s not far, though.”

  He wasn’t kidding. They were only in his truck for ten minutes before they arrived at their destination: the hot springs located on Luco Ranch. And right near it? A cabin the twins had built the previous year, aimed at honeymooners. It was remote and very romantic.

  Her heart began to beat faster and melt at the same time.

  She climbed out of the truck and stood in front of the cabin, staring at it. “We’re staying here?” Her voice was hardly above a whisper.

  “All weekend.” Cody stepped up behind her, his arms sliding around her waist as he kissed her neck. “There isn’t a soul anywhere near us, and we won’t be disturbed. Which is a very good thing, considering what I’m planning to do to you.”

  She shivered, just a little, the feel of his lips on her bare skin warming her up from the inside. “What’s first?”

  The sudden loud rumble of his belly answered that question. “We eat, clearly.”

  They both laughed. Cody grabbed their bags from the truck, held them in one hand, and took Autumn’s in the other. They stepped over the threshold of the cabin and stopped short when they took in the sight before them.

  Candles had been dotted all around the open space and were burning brightly. A bottle of champagne was on ice in a silver bucket, right in the middle of the small dining table. Next to it on one side sat a plate of chocolate-dipped strawberries, artfully arranged.

  A large bouquet of beautiful blooms in a crystal vase was on the other. The oven was on, warming up something that smelled delicious.

  “Wow. Diana has made everything look so lovely.”

  Cody’s face went a little red, which Autumn found adorable. “It wasn’t Mom, it was Evie. I mean, Mom cooked dinner and placed it in the oven, but Evie did all the decorating.”

  He turned to her, a small smile tugging at his mouth. “She asked if she could add a few things to the cabin before we arrived. I didn’t know she meant all this.” He waved his hand across the room.

  “It’s gorgeous, Cody. Everything looks so romantic.”

  He reached for her, pulling her into his arms, and placing a gentle kiss on her lips. “Objective achieved.”

  “It’s so sweet of Evie and Diana to do all this for us.”

  “Yeah, they’re great.”

  She got up on her toes and pressed her lips to his, and it was only when his stomach growled again that he stepped away from her. Autumn placed the bags he’d dumped inside the door on the sofa and then took the meal warming in the oven out. Her mouth watered when she realized it was shepherd’s pie.

  When she came into the living room, she saw that Cody had moved the champagne, flowers, and strawberries to one side. She placed the still-hot dish on the trivet, then followed him back to the kitchen where they grabbed plates, cutlery, and glasses.

  Once seated, she spooned a generous serving of the pie onto each plate, while Cody popped open the champagne and poured them a glass. He held his glass up to her and she clinked it.

  “Here’s to a hot weekend.”

  She raised her eyebrows, her pulse rapidly speeding up. “Hot?”

  “I hope you didn’t pack much in the way of clothing, because you won’t need any.”

  The lust in his eyes was easily visible, and somehow Autumn Grant knew this weekend was going to be one to remember.

  10

  After dinner, they unpacked their bags and he told her to change into the swimsuit he’d asked her to bring. Unbeknownst to him, she’d ordered her very first bikini several weeks ago, and it was tucked neatly inside her bag. She went into the en suite and changed, then studied her reflection in the mirror.

  It was Evie who’d persuaded her to order this particular two piece, and Autumn wasn’t sure her friend’s suggestion had been a wise one. It didn’t cover much. The younger woman was a couple of cup sizes larger than her blonde friend, although Evie’s breasts had grown somewhat during her pregnancy.

  The scraps of material, adorned with a cow print that Autumn had found incredibly amusing, barely covered her areolas. She glanced down at the bottoms and rather wished she hadn’t.

  It wasn’t as though Cody had never seen her naked before, and by the sound of it he was planning to leave her that way all weekend. She smiled to herself and wrapped a towel around her. Given that the hot springs were literally outside the front door, there was little point getting dressed.

  When she opened the door, he was standing right in front of it in nothing but a pair of slip-on shoes and a smile. She let out a small squeak. “Where’s your swimsuit?”

  “What’s the point of putting one on? It’s only going to come off when we get in the water.” He shrugged like it was no big deal, and she realized he was right. Nobody was going to see him.

  Except her.

  Her gaze lingered on his cock, which was already starting to harden. “Let’s get in the water. You can play with it there.” The amusement in Cody’s voice was obvious, and her head snapped up to look at him.

  He took her hand, picked up a towel, and they went outside and over to the hot springs. Once Cody had tossed his towel on top of his shoes, he eased into the springs and sighed loudly.

  A large, wide ledge had been carved into the side of one wall, allowing for seating to enjoy the heat and the bubbles. Solar powered lights glowed underneath the water, giving the springs an otherworldly feel.

  Once he was stretched back on the ledge, he patted the water next to him. “Get your gorgeous ass in here now, woman.”

  Smiling coquettishly at him, she kicked off her shoes and dropped the towel, her gaze firmly pinned on his face. His eyes widened and his mouth fell open.

  “Like my new bikini?”

  Her tone was teasing, and she didn’t miss the way he looked her up and down slowly. “Holy fuck. You look incredible. I didn’t know you even owned a bikini.”

  “I didn’t, until a few weeks ago. Evie persuaded me to get it.”

  His eyes hooded over as he held out a hand. “Looks like we’ve got a lot to thank my sister for.”

  Autumn eased herself into the water and swam over to the ledge where he was seated. Cody sat forward, taking her mouth in a slow, hot kiss before pulling her onto his lap.

  “Take off your top.”

  She had no idea where it came from, but a small voice in her head formed her response. “You take it off.”

  His hands reached behind her neck to untie the strings before they slid down her back to undo the lower knot. The material pulled away in his grasp, exposing her breasts. Night had already fallen, and Autumn felt no shame in baring herself to her lover under the cloak of darkness.

  When Cody leaned in and flicked his tongue over her nipple, it hardened underneath his touch and goosebumps broke out over her body. She moaned softly at first, but her sounds of pleasure grew louder as he licked, kissed, and sucked on one tip, then the other.

  Once they were nice and hard, he pulled back, his pupils wide and his cock hard against her stomach. “Stand up.”

  “What?”

  “So I can take your bottoms off. Stand up.” He held up a hand, and she tentatively rose. The ledge was wide enough for her to stand with her feet on either side of his thighs.

  It wasn’t until he’d untied the strings on her hips and tossed the bikini bottoms onto the grass with her top that s
he realized something.

  “You could have untied them in the water.”

  “Sure. But I couldn’t have done this.”

  He grasped the backs of her thighs and buried his face between them. Autumn cried out loudly, clutching his hair with both hands for purchase. His tongue licked up and down, swirling around her clit before flicking it, and she was incredibly wet in a ridiculously short period of time.

  His left hand slid around to the front of her thigh and his fingers caressed her sensitive flesh before he eased one inside her. Her head fell back as she whimpered and bucked her hips, still clinging to him precariously, her orgasm building low in her belly.

  Autumn whimpered his name and he looked up at her. “I know, darlin’. You can come on my tongue now, and then you’ll come on my cock.”

  It didn’t take long for the former to happen, and color burst behind her eyelids as she came loudly, pleasure spearing through her.

  Cody eased her into the water, back onto his lap, and she reached down between them, wrapping her hand around his thick, hard cock.

  She gazed deeply into his eyes as she moved her hand back and forth, stroking and caressing his hot, hard flesh. He groaned at her touch, which spurred her on.

  When she could finally bear it no longer, she lifted her hips up and guided him inside her, sinking slowly onto his cock. Autumn gasped at the feel of him, and when he kissed her, she wrapped her arms around his neck and held on to him tightly.

  Cody placed his hands on her hips and eased her up and down, the buoyancy of the water aiding her movement. Small waves surrounded them at the motion, but all she could feel was him inside her. Making her feel pleasure from the top of her head to the tips of her toes.

  “Wait.” He lifted her off him, and she looked at him questioningly. “Turn around.”

  She did as told, and soon enough felt the head of his cock probing her entrance. “Oh.”

  He pushed back inside her. She closed her eyes and let her head fall back on to his shoulder, her hands circling his wrists. He moved her body up and down, and she rode him in the water.

  “Fuck.” He kissed her shoulder. “I’m going to come, darlin’.”

  “Yes. Come inside me.” The words slipped out before she could stop them, surprising herself. Who was this wanton woman, instructing her lover to spill his orgasm inside her body? The Autumn from four months ago would never have thought to utter such words.

  But she loved it. Loved how free she felt around Cody. Loved that he encouraged this side of her to come out from its shell. She felt safe around him.

  He groaned loudly a few times before slamming her down all the way on his cock, and amidst her loud moan she felt him pulse inside her. When his fingers snaked around her hip to play with her clit, she soon followed him.

  “Good girl. Let me feel you come around me.”

  Her entire body shook as she cried out, white-hot pleasure spearing through her body like lightning. She moaned his name and turned her head toward him, and he kissed her, long and deep.

  They stilled in the water and allowed the natural effervescence to float them. He slipped out of her, but she remained in his embrace. They stared at the night sky, stars shining brightly, and she felt more at peace with her life than she ever had before.

  In this man’s embrace.

  Autumn fell a little more in love with Cody Whittaker that night as they sat in the hot springs, staring up at the stars shining brightly in the inky black sky.

  They eventually dragged themselves out of the springs and back into the cabin, where they shared a hot shower and numerous kisses. Once they were clean and dry, Autumn reached for her pajamas, only to have Cody clasp his hand over hers.

  “You won’t be needing those.”

  “I won’t?” The pitch of her voice was high and breathy as her heart began to beat faster.

  “Not tonight. I’m nowhere near done with you.” He weaved his fingers in hers and pulled her into the bedroom.

  The bed was king-sized and perfectly made up with crisp white sheets and a large, red, woven blanket that was light enough to keep them cool but warm enough to ensure they’d never be cold. Large, fluffy pillows adorned the top of the bed, and Evie had thoughtfully placed candles around the room.

  Cody encouraged her to be seated on the bed before he wandered around and lit them all up. They flickered in the dark, giving the room an almost ethereal glow.

  There was enough illumination for them to see each other, but it wasn’t bright enough to spoil the mood.

  When he got back to the bed, her gaze went straight to the erection he was sporting. It was hard to miss, and when she ran her fingers over the top of it, the groan he let out emboldened her.

  She slid off the bed and onto her knees, looking up at him before wrapping one hand around his cock and licking it. Her other hand wandered up his body, over the hard ridges and planes of muscle, until her fingers reached his nipple. She toyed with it gently.

  He grabbed the back of her head. “Open your mouth.”

  A wave of lust crashed through Autumn as she obeyed his command and was rewarded by the slide of his cock into it. He didn’t move, allowing her to control how deeply she took him in, and she bobbed up and down.

  Her gaze never left his. Cody’s mouth was slightly open, his pupils dilated as he groaned repeatedly. “Fuck. That’s it, darlin’. So good.”

  His encouragement spurred her on, and she continued to suck his cock until she felt him tug gently on her hair. “You’ve got to stop, Autumn, or I’ll come in your mouth.”

  She wasn’t the least bit bothered by that idea, but clearly Cody didn’t want that to happen, so she took his proffered hand and got up. He kissed her hard, devouring her mouth, and by the time he let her go she was gasping for breath and so aroused she could barely stand it.

  “Get on the bed and spread your legs so I can eat that sweet pussy of yours.”

  A loud gasp escaped her before she could stop it. She no longer felt scandalized by his dirty words but turned on. Clambering onto the bed, she lay down and opened her legs.

  When he climbed onto the bed with her, he settled in between them, pulling them over his shoulders. The first flick of his tongue up her wet slit had her bucking her hips with a loud moan.

  He circled her clit slowly, suckling on it gently before letting it go and licking her again. He did this over and over, and her cries of pleasure became so loud she was sure the rest of the Whittaker family could probably hear her in their own homes.

  Cody slapped her ass and sat up. “Damn, woman. You taste delicious.”

  Autumn could feel the blush as it rose on her cheeks, and her legs started to close of their own volition. He stopped her with a hand to the knee. “Please don’t. I want to see all of you.”

  The glint in his eye told her he was up to mischief. “Why do I get the impression you’re about to do something very naughty?”

  “It might be naughty, but you’re going to love it.” He leaned over, dropped a kiss on her nipple, and then got off the bed.

  After a few moments of digging through his bag, he produced two items. One was instantly recognizable, the silver glinting in the candlelight, but the other was small enough to be enclosed in his hand.

  “Handcuffs?” She rose up, bracing herself on her arms and looking at him curiously. “What do you plan to do with those?”

  “Do you trust me?”

  Autumn didn’t hesitate to answer. “Yes.”

  He returned to the bed and gazed down at her. “I won’t ever hurt you. I need you to know that. If you ever feel uncomfortable with anything, all you have to do is tell me to stop and I will. Promise.”

  She got up on her knees so they were eye level and kissed him. “I trust you, Cody.”

  His grin warmed her heart, and he gave her a slow, deep kiss before letting her go. “Hands out in front.”

  She held her hands up to him, wrists together, and watched as he put down the item in his other hand be
fore securing the handcuffs around her wrists.

  When he reached down next to him, he produced a tiny item she hadn’t spotted. “The key. I’ll put it right here.” He placed it on the nightstand within easy reach. “Go lie with your head on the pillow and put your hands above your head. No touching, got it?”

  She nodded and moved into position, still curious about the small item he’d yet to show her. She could see it was metallic pink and white, and about five inches long. There were two buttons on one end and a round opening on the other.

  “It’s a vibrator.” Cody moved it closer for her to see. “A stimulator for your clit.”

  Autumn shivered at the idea of using it. Her clit was incredibly sensitive, and she was perfectly capable of giving herself an orgasm with her fingers. She’d never considered using a vibrator or any kind of sex toy on herself.

  The very idea of her father discovering it killed any curiosity she might have had in the past to try one, but now that Cody had planted the idea in her head, she wanted to know what it was like right there and then.

  She hadn’t realized her legs were wide open until he grinned at her. “Someone’s eager to try it, eh?”

  Autumn nodded enthusiastically. “Yes.”

  “Good thing I’ve already charged it up.” He leaned down to kiss her, his lips moving softly on hers. “Make sure your hands stay above your head. No touching until I tell you otherwise.”

  Once he was back on his knees, settled in between her legs, he spread her open with one hand and placed the vibrator around her clit with the other. She watched in fascination. “Ready?”

  Without waiting for an answer, he pushed the larger of the two buttons and the device flicked to life. A low hum emanated from it, and the sensation was soft and pleasant. His hard cock was near her entrance, and he ran the tip of it up and down her slit, coating the head with her arousal.

  When he turned the setting up higher, her hips rose involuntarily. “Oh.”

  “Good?”

  She nodded but couldn’t speak, pleasure coursing through her at the stimulation. She ached to reach down and touch him but kept her hands on the pillow.