Under the Mistletoe: A Sexy Bad Boy Holiday Novel (The Parker's 12 Days of Christmas)

by Ali Parker

  “Lily,” I said.

  Something flashed in his eyes, almost like recognition. I narrowed my eyes, wondering if I had met this guy before. But I didn’t think so.

  “Lily, it's so nice to meet you,” he said, slipping his hand in mine. “Is this your first party at AKA?”

  “No,” I said. “I was at the Freaky Friday party for a little while.”

  He cocked his head to the side. “I’m bummed that I missed you. I’m sure you had a stunning costume.”

  His eyes dragged down my body, eliciting a shiver to move down my spine.

  I wasn’t sure what came over me, whether it was my anger at Alex or my need to fit in here without him. I moved my hand down the side of my body. “You don’t like this one?”

  His pupils dilated. “I do. A lot.”

  A slow smile spread across my lips. I opened my mouth to say something else when someone’s hands moved over my waist. I turned my head to see who it was when a warm mouth pressed against my ear.

  “I was looking for you,” Alex said against my ear.

  I closed my eyes and allowed myself to fall against him.

  “Sorry, Bret,” Alex said. “This is my date.”

  Alex turned me around to face him. “Let’s go up to my room.”

  He took my hands, giving me no choice but to follow him.

  Chapter 11

  Alex

  As I escorted Lily to my room, the jealousy inside of me lingered. I squeezed her hand to make sure she was still with me on our trek up to my room. Seeing her flirting with Bret fueled something inside of me. I knew how Bret treated girls and I wasn’t about to let him do anything like that to Lily. I wished I would have known she was at the party I could have saved her from him sooner. I tried to forget the smiles and flirty eyes that she gave him, but she didn’t know any better. Bret could be smooth, but once he had his claws in her, she was no match for him. I imagined she’d never want to come here again if he had his way with her. And that wouldn’t work for me.

  I needed her around. I liked her too much. Admitting that only to myself didn’t scare me, but I wasn’t ready to tell her that just yet. We had a deal to complete before I complicated the situation with my feelings. I never jumped into something like this unless I were one-hundred percent sure I’d have success.

  Once we reached my room, I invited her inside and closed the door behind us, shutting out most of the sounds from the party below. There was no way anyone would disturb us up here.

  Lily stood in the middle of my room, her hands clasped around her cup as if she didn’t know what to do with them. She took a long gulp from whatever Bret had given her. She made a little face. Bret wasn’t the type to drug girls, so I wasn’t worried about that. He did make strong drinks though. I hoped this was her first and not her second or third.

  After the party started, I looped around the house twice to find her, but she wasn’t there yet. Maybe I should have done it a third time.

  I shivered at the thought of Bret bringing her up here to sit in his room. It was a good thing one of the pledges recognized her and told me that she was with Bret.

  “Why are we here instead of the party?” she asked. Her eyes narrowed slightly.

  I cleared my throat. “You don’t like my room?”

  The corner of her mouth twitched. “The room is fine,” she said flatly. “I’m starting to think you don’t want me around.”

  “What?” I asked. “You think that?”

  She shrugged. “What am I supposed to think, Alex?”

  I ran my fingers through my hair as I took her in. That damn reindeer costume was incredibly cute on her. I didn’t want to share her at all. If I could lock her in my room forever and not get in trouble, I would. “You’re much too beautiful to be around all those other guys. The temptation's too big.”

  Her cheeks turned pink, and she avoided my eyes as she looked around my room.

  “Must be nice not to have to share a room,” she said.

  “It is,” I said. My heart banged around in my chest, watching her inspect the most private place in my life. I could have cleaned up a little better. When she turned to look at my bed, I shoved a pile of clothes under my desk before walking over to her. “I shared a room with others up until last year, so I get it.”

  “Amber is fine,” she said. “A little messy. Okay, a lot messy. When she wanted me to come to the Freaky Friday party, she had to coax me by offering to clean up her space.”

  I smiled. “I’m glad it worked.”

  “Are you?” she asked, whirling on me. She took a step back as if she was surprised that I was so close to her.

  “Of course,” I said. “I never would have officially met you.”

  “And got yourself a tutor,” she added.

  I nodded. “That too.”

  My gaze fell to her mouth. The drink that Bret made her lips shiny and very kissable. It was all I could do not to jump her at that moment.

  She took that temptation away from me as she walked across my room and sat on my bed. She winced. “I’m not used to wearing heels. I think I’ve worn these once in my life.”

  Lily on my bed did all kinds of things to my libido. I wasn’t sure if I should sit next to her or across the room where I could keep hold of my need to be near her.

  She placed her cup on my side table, kicked off her shoes and leaned back, pressing her hands into my bed. Many girls had laid on my bed, but I’d never wanted them as much as I wanted Lily.

  I went against the warning bells in my head and sat next to her. My weight on the bed moved her closer to me. The scent of her shampoo invaded my nose, and I breathed her in.

  I wanted to touch her so badly. Over the last week, I had to curb myself from having my way with her. Now that we were finally alone and in my bedroom, the hold on my reserve started to crumble. I reached up and wrapped my arm around her shoulders, pulling her close. I wanted just to touch her, but an overwhelming sensation came over me, and I wanted much more than that.

  As much as she wanted to keep things professional, she wanted this too. Her eyes crinkled at the corners and her gaze fell to my mouth.

  That was all the invitation I needed. I brought her close and pressed my mouth to hers. Her warm lips tasted like vodka and cranberry, adding to the sweetness of her. My tongue darted out, wanting to feel more of her, but her closed mouth didn’t give me a chance. I pulled away, wondering if I came on too strong.

  “Is this okay?” I asked.

  She shook her head but said, “Yes.” She didn't deny me. She was inexperienced, and I’d come on too strong.

  I reined it in a bit and tried again, gently cupping her cheeks in my hands. I kissed her again. She smiled against my lips. A small moan bubbled up from inside of her, and I started to harden. I tried to think of boring track meets and ugly old ladies, but the vibe that Lily gave off only made my body respond the opposite of what I wanted.

  Her tongue moved against my lips, and I opened up for her. Her tense shoulders relaxed as we made out. I was used to senior girls coming into my room taking advantage of being with a fraternity president. With Lily, it was so much different. And at the same time, it was exactly what I was looking for, and I never realized it. She wanted me to lead but at her own pace.

  Her small hands touched my waist. The condensation from her drink made her hands cold, cooling my heated skin.

  I wrapped my arm around her waist and scooted her onto the middle of my bed. Her legs lifted up, allowing me to move her. She was so light and fragile under me. I was careful to prop my arms up so I wouldn’t crush her.

  I kissed her again. Our heavy breathing intermingled and I knew she was as turned on as me. Within seconds, she was on my level. Her pupils were wide with lust, mirroring my feelings. Her fingers pressed into my bare back, pulling me closer to her.

  I stared down at her as my hand smoothed over her leg. Touching each inch of her skin, I waited for her reaction. At first, she was a little hesitant, but when I kiss
ed her again, she relaxed into the bed and allowed me to move up her skirt. My fingers brushed over her panties, and she let out a small sound.

  I tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and kissed her, slowly this time. Wanting to savor this moment together, I seared it in my memory. If it was possible, my feelings for her deepened as my lust for her grew. Another first for me. Sure, I had feelings for the girls I took to bed, but not like this. At that moment, my feelings for Lily bordered on love, which seemed so crazy and so right.

  I stopped touching her for a moment, and her eyes fluttered open.

  “Come here,” she said in a breathy voice, and her arms reached up, pulling me close for another kiss.

  I would do anything for this girl. I succumbed to the spell she cast over me and kissed her harder. I rubbed my fingers over her mound, and she sucked in a breath, lifting her hips to meet me. I smiled against her lips, ready to take her for myself.

  Chapter 12

  Lily

  The touch of Alex’s hands and mouth on me sent electricity through my body. He kissed like a pro, or at least I imagined he was a pro. This is what a fraternity president did. He took girls to his bedroom and had his way with them. I wanted the full college experience. Or any experience in general. Alex didn’t have to know I was a virgin. You didn’t get high marks in high school and skip freshman classes in college by going out and dating all the time. If Alex knew, then he probably would escort me out of his house again and break our deal. He had enough tools from our study session to get decent grades in the class.

  But I wanted this. Oh boy did I want this. Definitely more than he did.

  Grandma always wanted me to experience life, reminding me about my parents and how life was too short to work all the time. I listened to her advice, but I never applied it. Now was the time to do so.

  Losing my virginity to the hottest guy at school was the perfect opportunity. Sure, he didn’t love me, but right now, that didn’t matter. Experimenting with Alex would be the start of a new Lily. Going into this without any expectations would work in both of our favors. We were both attracted to each other, wasn’t that all we needed for this sort of thing to happen? It might break the awkward tension between us too.

  I placed my hand on his and moved his hand further up my skirt. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed.

  My entire body tensed up until his fingers brushed over the front of my panties. I sucked in a breath as he smoothed his fingers over the hem. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Was he going to dive right in and this would be over quickly? I wasn’t sure if I should tell him up front that I was a virgin. Would that stop him? Guys seemed to be weird about that. But I wasn’t going to stop being a virgin until I had sex, so I decided to keep it to myself.

  His hand moved out from under my skirt and tugged it off. For a moment I thought he was a mind-reader. Could he somehow tell I was inexperienced?

  My lips parted as his hands moved to my waist. He dragged them up my sides, tugging my shirt with them. My shirt scrunched above my chest, exposing my breasts to him. He trailed a finger over my bra, and my breathing quickened again.

  “You’re so beautiful, Lily,” he said. His eyes were dark and lidded as if he were about to fall asleep. But when his eyes met mine, his blue irises were almost black. He was as turned on as me. That thought caused an eruption of tingles to course through my middle.

  I cupped his cheek in my hand and gently pulled him down to kiss me again.

  His mouth and hand moved in sync, massaging multiple parts of my body. His kisses were urgent, enough that I could barely keep up. My mind whirred as his hands massaged my breasts. No one other than me had touched my chest before, and it was mind-numbing. I moaned into his mouth, the sound completely involuntary. My eyes shot open, and heat moved through me.

  Alex didn’t seem phased. I supposed it was a good thing that this felt good and I expressed it. If it didn’t feel good then why would we be doing it at all?

  “Sit up,” he said.

  I grabbed onto his arm, and he slowly pulled me up. Sitting down, we were face to face.

  He burrowed his face into my neck, and I leaned my head back, feeling the warmth of his kiss on the sensitive skin. His hand reached around and unclasped my bra. Before I knew it, my breasts were exposed. I had to quell the urge to cover up. Whenever I changed in my dorm room, I always maneuvered a way to change without even Amber seeing me. Now, I was in a brightly-lit room while the hottest guy I’d ever kissed cupped my breast in his hand. His thumb rolled over the peak, and that little moan gave me away again.

  “That feels so good,” I said breathlessly.

  “You want to know what else feels good?” he asked, and then he showed me.

  His mouth replaced his hand. His tongue swirled over the peak, and my legs drew in closer to my body. His free hand moved across my belly and down to my panties again.

  I wrapped my arm around his waist, holding onto him as my body numbed under his touch. He moved down, lower, until he reached the now-damp part of my body.

  I could barely hold myself upright. As if Alex sensed that, he tugged a pillow over to me and gently laid me down. My legs opened for him, and he swirled the tip of his finger around the most sensitive part of my body.

  “Oh my god,” I breathed.

  Alex chuckled and knelt beside me. The air clung to the wet parts of my body, making them even more sensitive.

  He pulled my panties down, and I moved my legs to help him. The need to cover up went out of my mind completely as Alex quickly shoved off his pants. Our clothes landed on the floor with a gentle whump.

  The bulge in Alex’s boxers was unmistakable. I knew that if I tried to do anything about him, he’d have to know that I was a virgin. Instead, I brought him back down to me to kiss me. Grounding myself in the idea of what we were about to do, helped ease my nerves.

  We kissed for some time. Alex took his sweet time exploring my body while I couldn’t help but trace the lines of his toned muscles. His body was amazing and even more so up close.

  It wasn’t until I heard a crinkling sound that I snapped out of our little make out bubble.

  I glanced down at the condom wrapper. Where had that come from?

  He looked into my eyes, his eyebrows slightly raised in question. He was waiting for me to make the decision. We’d already gone this far, and I wanted to lose my virginity to him. There were so many firsts between us, why not go all the way? I hadn’t even thought of a condom, which was totally irresponsible of me. I was glad he came prepared.

  I nodded slightly, and he grinned.

  He stood up from the bed and pulled down his boxers. He sprung free, and I tried not to stare at it too long. God, I was such an amateur.

  He rolled the condom on and came back to the bed.

  I pulled my shirt off, completely exposing my body to him. I laid down again, and he crawled over me, propping his hands above me. He reached down and slowly guided himself to my opening.

  I couldn’t help the tension in my body. I tried to keep calm but this was a momentous occasion in my life. I knew it was going to hurt, but how badly? Would I bleed? I read that girls bleed sometimes. I didn’t even think of that! Would he think I tricked him?

  “Relax,” he said, finding my mouth again. His tongue darted inside, massaging my own. With him kissing me like that, it was enough to distract me.

  He gently pushed himself inside of me.

  I lightly gasped as I stretched to fit him inside of me. The pressure wasn’t anything I could describe, but once he was in, I didn’t know what the big fuss was about. That was, until he started to move.

  “You’re so wet for me,” he said, his eyes closing.

  Was I turning him on? The idea of that made me relax under him. I reached up and pulled his mouth to mine.

  His kisses crashed against mine as we made love.

  The strange feeling turned on a dime to something amazing. He was slow and gentle but hit me in the right spot. Bef
ore I knew it, my body became as sensitive as my lower parts, and as his movements quickened, the pleasure increased until I couldn’t bear it anymore.

  My entire body exploded with pleasure, and I cried out.

  Alex kept going for several more moments before his body tensed as well.

  I grabbed onto him for dear life as he slowed down ever so slightly.

  I came out of me so quickly that I jumped a little. I quickly sat up and looked at the sheets.

  Phew. No blood.

  He grabbed my arm. “Don’t go,” he said. His chest heaved with effort.

  I laid down next to him. “I’m not going anywhere.”

  He smiled and pulled me closer to him. He kissed my shoulder and pulled the blankets over us. Even though I was no longer exposed, the feeling of his skin on mine left an imprint on my body.

  Feeling as if I’d just run a marathon, I allowed myself to drift in the comfort of his arms. I couldn’t believe I’d just had sex with Alex. Or at all!

  A sharp knocking on the door woke me from my delirium. My eyes shot open as Alex sat up. His face twisted with anger.

  “What?” he growled.

  The door flung open, and Bret stood in the doorway. His eyes darted between Alex and me. My stomach knotted up as a cocky grin formed on his lips.

  “Way to go, prez,” he said, clapping his hands. “I see you just needed the right freshman to get you back in the game.”

  “Get out of here,” Alex said.

  My entire body felt as if someone lit me on fire.

  Bret backed out of the room, and the second the door closed, I jumped out of bed and found my clothes, throwing them on. I couldn’t believe I was so stupid to think that Alex might have liked me. This was just a game to all these frat guys.

  “Where are you going?” Alex asked.

  “I’m leaving.”

  “Why?”

  “This was a mistake.”

  He tried to touch me, but I jumped away from him.

  Even though I was fully clothed, I felt naked and exposed next to him.