His eyes were so dark, but I noticed hazel around the edges. They were beautiful. I just waited for him to say more. He kissed my forehead, and I closed my eyes.
“Ryder, you’re confusing me,” I whispered.
I opened my eyes and pulled back to gain space from him. It wasn’t supposed to be this complicated in only a few days of meeting this stranger.
“One minute, we’re connected like no one I’ve ever been with, then the next, you’re... you’re just distracted, distant, and you pull away.” I spoke a bit louder now.
I wasn’t expecting things to be serious at all this early, and I looked forward to just a playful relationship with him, but this wasn’t easy. He ran his hand through his hair and took a slow breath out.
“I don’t mean to be. It’s just, I...” He paused when Mariella busted through the door singing.
“Bye, Bye, Bye.” Nsync echoed through the kitchen.
She jumped when she saw both of us standing in the kitchen looking at her.
“Oh, hey. I didn’t know you had company, Adi.” She giggled. “Excuse my American idol audition coming through the door just now.” She threw her bag down on the counter and ran over to Ryder.
“Thanks for helping me the other night when I was unable to help myself.” She gave him a quick hug and turned to me to kiss my cheek. “Well, it looks like your date went well, so I’ll leave you two alone while I catch up on some sleep... have fun!” She winked and walked to her room.
Ryder wasn’t smiling, though. His eyebrows were still down, and he looked a bit worried. I felt the distance, and I was probably losing him again. I turned away because I didn’t want to see him walk out this time. My body jumped when I felt his hands wrap around me from behind. He buried his face in my neck.
“Adi, please, give me a chance to make it better.” I grabbed his hands and held them to my side.
“Let me show you how sorry I am, please?” He softly kissed down my neck.
I didn’t know how this got so complicated after only a few days. I was unsure if I wanted to take it any further, but my body responded to him anyway.
“Ryder,” I whispered.
My body was betraying me, and I couldn’t think clearly. He ran his hand up the front of my shirt and stopped when his fingers reached the tip of my nipple.
“Do you always walk around without a bra?” he asked.
“Yes, when I’m at home alone and not expecting visitors.” I smiled.
“Well, I’ll have to surprise you more often.” He softly nibbled on my neck, and it gave me goose bumps.
I leaned my neck into his lips as he gently sucked my soft skin. I wouldn’t mind if he did, I thought to myself. Tingles tickled my skin as he played with my nipple between his two fingers. My nipple was so hard, I was sure he could feel the chills settling all over my skin.
“Adi, I can’t stop thinking about you.” He spun me around fast, grabbing my face in his hands and kissing me.
Parting my lips, I let his tongue explore mine again. His hands moved down to my ass and squeezed.
“I like these little shorts too.” He grinned against my lips. We pulled back from each other when we heard the bathroom door shut.
“Sorry, I forgot Mariella was home.”
He smacked my ass. “Do you want to show me your room?”
I bit down on my lip. Confusion silenced me. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to take this thing we had to the next step yet, and honestly, I really wasn’t sure how quiet I could be with Mariella home, either. He drove me so crazy, and memories of last night in his car brought a smile to my face. Before I could answer, he pulled me down the hallway to my open door.
“Your room?” he asked.
I just nodded because my body was once again responding for me. We walked in, and he shut the door and locked it. I was giving up control to this man, and it felt good, too good.
“This door too.” I locked the bathroom door that Mariella and I shared.
I took a deep breath as I stepped back from the door. What was I doing? Just a few hours ago, I was done with this guy, and now I’m caving into him again. It’s like something comes alive in me when I’m with him and nothing else matters. This infatuation scared me. He took a few steps toward me, and I could feel my insides warming up. His eyes had that look again, that deep stare as if he were looking right through me or like he was going to rip my clothes off. He was standing right in front of me now and running his hands up and down my arms. His lips felt amazing as he kissed me.
“Ryder.” I moaned into his mouth as we playfully massaged our tongues together.
We only broke our kiss long enough for him to pull my shirt off and throw it on the floor. Then, I broke from his lips and started kissing his neck because I needed to feel more of him. My hands ran under his shirt to feel his skin. It was the first time I felt his bare chest muscles. They were so tight and full under my hands. I pulled his shirt off and threw it on the floor with mine. Before I could get a good look at his bare chest, he picked me up and kissed each nipple and back up to my lips again.
“Every part of you tastes so good.” I smiled because I’ve heard that line before because it was in one of my favorite movies.
The thoughts of Fear with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg crossed my mind. It was the sexiest scene in that movie, and now I was experiencing it. I giggled at the irony. He didn’t notice my distracted thought because he was back to licking and sucking my nipple playfully, driving me wild. He was in his own world with my body right now. My breasts weren’t large, but they were more than a handful, and they seemed more than enough for him. He moaned against my nipple, and the vibration sent chills up my body.
“I have to taste more of you.” He moaned against my skin. I thought about kissing you, here, all night that I couldn’t sleep.” He cupped my sex in his palm.
Kissing down my stomach, he rested his hands on my ass to pull me closer to him. I swallowed hard as the aching between my legs drove me mad. He walked with me to the bed, still cupping my ass as he lifted me higher so my legs wrapped around him. His fingers were squeezing hard on my ass cheeks, but I liked it. The way he melted into my body, I could tell he wanted to devour me, and I couldn’t wait. He laid me down on my bed and crawled on top of me kissing down my stomach. His lips felt swollen against my skin. He stopped at my belly button and ran his tongue along the edges. Closing my eyes, I lifted my ass off the bed so he could slide my shorts off. He got the hint and grabbed my shorts, sliding them off while not breaking his kiss that went further down to my bikini line. I didn’t need to see his face to know he was surprised to see me bare. He hummed against my flesh as he kissed me. I was thankful that I waxed a few days ago because I had never been laid out this bare in front of a man before. Normally, I would just be covered up with the sheet the entire time.
“I want to touch every part of your body,” he whispered against my skin.
He licked his way down the tiny hairline to my clit. His hands rested on my hips as his fingers dug into my sides. Pulling me closer to his lips, I felt his warm tongue dip into me. The warmness of his tongue gently massaged on my clit.
“Ryder.” I let out a low moan.
My body was shaking with the urgency to release. Tilting my head back on the pillow, I arched my back to push his tongue deeper. He moved his hands up and down my sides before pulling me harder into his mouth.
“Fuck, Adi, you’re so wet, and you taste so sweet.” His tongue flicked faster against my clit, and my hips were moving faster to push me harder against his tongue.
If that wasn’t enough to send me over the edge, I just felt his long finger slide into me. His tongue stayed hard on my clit as his fingers played inside me. It felt like pulses of electricity were moving through my body.
“Ryder, I’m coming, oh my...your tongue...” My words were lost as my body jerked with an orgasm.
He held his mouth against me until my back fell down on the bed. My eyes remained closed as I took
a deep breath. Sucking in air, I was feeling so relaxed. All the stress I had been feeling earlier was gone. He had just given me the biggest orgasm I’d ever had, and it was just with his tongue. He rested his head on my belly and rubbed his hands on my hips. It gave me chills.
“This body is beautiful. I can’t get enough,” he said in slow kisses to my thigh.
It made me jump with the sensation of my orgasm. I sat up and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek. I wanted to return the favor or really just feel how turned on I had just made him. My fingers played with his belt as he watched me carefully. I ran my finger down his metal zipper, and I could feel the large bulge building up underneath. He wiggled out of his jeans as I pulled them down his thighs and tossed them to the floor. My eyes lit up as he sprung free from his sexy black briefs. He was huge, and I wanted him inside me right now. I felt like a sex-craved maniac with him. Pushing him back against the headboard, I sat on top of him. Our skin felt amazing against each other. I had the urge to taste him again as he watched me. I kissed his lips softly and moved slowly down to his neck. Moving my legs to each side, I straddled him. His erection pressed hard against my opening and my wetness stuck to him. My lips traveled down his chest with a trail of kisses landing on his hard nipples. Scooting back against his thighs, I kissed further down his ab muscles and around his belly button. My hands gripped his hips and I licked the tip of his cock. Taking him deep into my mouth, I moaned against his hardness. His head tilted back against the headboard.
“Your mouth is so hot...” He took a deep breath.
“I’m not going to last long, baby.” He grabbed the back of my hair and pushed my mouth deeper down his shaft.
Moving my mouth faster up and down his length, I continued the fast rhythm to bring him to his release.
“Adi.” He rested his hands on my shoulders pulling me back. “I’m going to explode in your mouth.” I wanted to taste him, so I took on the challenge. “Fuck, it feels so good.” He let out a growl.
His come was warm against my tongue. I normally would never let a man I just met go into my mouth like that, but he just released a sex kitten that I didn’t know existed inside myself. My tongue softened as I licked the tip of his cock. Wiping my mouth with my fingers, I looked up at him with a smile.
“Just returning the favor.” I shyly smiled.
Before saying anything in return, he pulled me on top of him, and I buried myself in his arms. He held onto me so tight until his breathing slowed and I felt him drift asleep as my body lay on top of his. Normally, this would be uncomfortable, and I’d be figuring out a way to get him out of my room. But I felt my eyes grow heavy as his slow breathing put me in meditation.
My alarm rang in my ears. Shit. It’s my five o’clock alarm. My arm flew over to my nightstand to silence the annoying buzzing noise. I bumped my phone, and it fell to the floor. As I leaned down to retrieve my phone, panic hit me. I jerked my naked body upright and looked next to me because I didn’t fall asleep alone last night. I patted the spot next to me—it was empty. He was gone. Are you fucking serious? Did he leave again? I could feel the rage building up in me instantly. Annoyed, I grabbed my phone from the floor to turn off the alarm. Two unread messages flashed on my screen, and they were from him.
“Adi, you were too pretty to wake. I had to leave early for work, but I can’t wait to see you again x- Ryder.” I felt eased, and I smiled as I read the second message. “Do you have plans tonight? ;)”
I covered my mouth to silence my laugh. He had a pull on me. I wanted to be with him now. I couldn’t get enough of him, and it seemed like the feeling was mutual. Never have I experienced this type of immediate attraction to someone like this. My body craved him, and my mind missed him.
CHAPTER SIX
The school halls were loud and smelled of paint and glue, but it was good to be back after my long weekend. This place was my beginning here in the city. I wanted this since I was a little girl, and now I was living my dream of being a teacher. This was the first job opportunity I got after graduation, and I jumped on it. I am so thankful because this place has been amazing to me. I love the kids and faculty and couldn’t imagine transferring to another school. I waved toward a group of fourth-grade girls calling my name.
“Hi, girls.” I winked.
“Hey, Ms. Archer!” They ran toward me with open arms. I smiled and gave them each a big squeeze.
My classroom was thankfully clean. I wasn’t sure how the substitute would leave it after a long, wound up Friday with the kids.
There were only a few weeks left in May, so the kids were already excited at the thought of summer vacation. Class started on time, and my kids were happy to have me back. The kids were so excited I was back. They had to fill me in on stories detailing the events of their busy weekend—from bike riding, horseback riding and birthday parties. My mind trailed off to the thoughts of my weekend, but I needed to shake them and focus. I couldn’t keep my mind off him. Time flew by, and it was already lunchtime, so I dropped my kids off to the cafeteria and went back to my room to eat and catch up on paperwork. Opening my desk drawer, I pulled out my phone. I opened his last message asking if I had plans for tonight.
“I might if you want to make some?” I replied and pushed my phone away from me.
Honestly, I wasn’t sure how busy he was with his duties on the parole board, so I didn’t expect a reply right away. I’m sure most of those cases are tough and a long process, which has to take up most of his attention. Closing my eyes, I brushed off the thought of seeing him sitting across from me as I heard the memories of the worst day of my life. I didn’t want to think about that experience again. The best part of that day was seeing him. My fingers gripped the cool gold charm resting on my chest. The anniversary of her death was only a few days away, and I needed to find a clutch. I wasn’t sure how I would handle it. Chase wants to have a big dinner at his house for all us and put together some memories we had of her. I wasn’t sure if it would help me or not, but I didn’t want to be alone either. As I opened my eyes, I heard the chime of a new text message. Surprised, I wasn’t expecting one so soon.
“Dinner at my apartment?” it read.
I smiled at the invitation, but I felt like I needed to be a smartass to him.
“I would love too… if I’m really invited this time? ;)” I smirked as I placed my phone back down.
Not a minute later, my phone chimed again.
“Yes, always...can I pick you up at work later?” He was persistent, and I grinned at the thought of him wanting to make an entire evening of plans with me, but of course, I didn’t mind.
“Yes, meet you out front of my school. Do you remember where I work?” I chewed my thumbnail waiting for his reply.
I knew I told him over dinner, but we were so busy flirting, I wasn’t sure if he remembered.
“I don’t forget anything you tell me. I’ll be there at 4:30 p.m.” I shook my head. He was so cocky but perfect.
Why was I so addicted to him already? If it were any other guy, I wouldn’t have given him a second look after the first date, ditch, and drop-off incident. But he keeps sucking me back in, literally. I closed my eyes… oh, my God...the sucking, he was so good with his mouth. My eyes jumped open when I heard a cough from the doorway of my classroom. I was relieved when I saw Janie. She looked adorable, like always. The minute I met her at orientation, I knew she’d be my best friend at work. Starting our first teaching jobs together gave us an immediate bond. I’m so thankful for her. We’ve really helped each other through all the challenges of our first year teaching. However, unlike me, she grew up in New York, so she also showed me a lot about the city. I was jealous of the city edge she had on me.
“Janie!” I smiled at her.
Her cheeks were always flushed like she had just laid out in the sun. She was beautiful, and most of the guys that worked with us had tried to win her over. I didn’t blame them—who could resist her? She was completely down to earth and never realized the m
en were falling at her feet for her attention.
“Adi!” She smiled back as she sat down at my desk and threw me a bag of her dried bananas.
She’s a health nut, but I love any of the snacks she shares with me. I pop a banana chip in my mouth.
“You look like you were pretty deep in thought there, Adi...some pleasurable thoughts going on?” She winked.
“It was, but too much to explain right now...so what did I miss on Friday?” I threw a chip at her, and she ate it after it landed on her shirt.
“Nothing much. Just some wild kids.” She sighed.
“So, is Josh still bothering you?” I laughed.
Josh has tried to take Janie on a date every day of last week, but she kept turning him down. He was one of our gym teachers here. He was attractive, but he had a power trip with his hard muscular build. That wasn’t Janie’s style so she, of course, always said she was busy or going out of town.
“Yes, he tried again, but I told him I had to help my sick aunt this weekend.” She shrugged.
“Oh, no. I’m so sorry, Jan. Is it bad?”
“I don’t even have an aunt!” Her eyes widened, and I burst into laughter.
“Seriously, lying? Isn’t that like against teacher code or something that we teach the kids not to do?” I popped another banana chip in my mouth and giggled.
“No, not when you have to save yourself from a complete disaster of a date,” she said through bites.
“How do you know if you don’t try?” I put my hands up.
“You’re one to talk Adi. How many times have you denied Trent this year?” She rolled her eyes.
“Shut it I was waiting for the right one.” I smirked because she was right.
“Wait, you were waiting? So that means you met someone?” Her jaw dropped.
“Well, I don’t know. It’s new.” I covered my mouth so she couldn’t see my big cheesy grin.
“Ok, explain...” She sat up straighter and tapped her fingers on her chin, waiting for me to tell her more.
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