Jess closed the gap between them, wrapping her arms around his neck and gazing at him in a new light. An honest light. “If I’d had to touch one then I can’t say for sure. Since I didn’t have to, the answer is yes. I forgive you, Griff. And can I ask you to be honest about how you feel about me?”
His hands tangled in her long blonde hair as he whispered, “I’m crazy about you, Jess. That’s the truth. And how do you feel about me?”
“Oh, I think you’re just about the best thing since sliced bread, Griff.”
He kissed her then. Their first honest kiss. Neither had expected the fire that ripped through them as their tongues danced and their bodies stretched, trying to feel every part of the other’s.
Griff pulled his mouth away and said, “In the spirit of being honest … What are the chances you and I can go up to my bedroom and spend this entire weekend making sweet love to one another?”
Jess winked at him. “I’d say there is a one hundred percent chance of that happening.”
Breathing out a sigh of relief, Griff picked his girl up and carried her away with him. It hadn’t been that long in reality, but it had seemed like forever since they’d met. And things were finally going to be real between them. Griffin was set on making Jess see how he really felt about her.
Chapter 34
Pulling the truck to a stop just outside the gate that secured Phoenix’s oilfield, he looked at Cait as he blurted, “We had a bet. Whichever one of us got laid first would win. It was stupid; and this whole lying to you thing is stupid; and I just want to end it. I know about how you and your sisters want to trick us into marrying you. That’s why I brought you out here. I don’t want to live out here at all. But I don’t know if you and I will work out, either. The fact that you’re a scheming little witch is a thing I can’t take.”
“Whoa!” Cait gasped. “Okay, first of all. You used me in a bet. Second of all, you lied first. That’s why we came up with our lie about getting you guys to marry us. We knew about your bet, and we came up with something to run you all off. Only it didn’t run any of you off.”
Phoenix blinked at her a few times. “You knew about the bet? Since when?”
“Since the beginning of it. Our cousin overheard you guys and told us about it early on. So, we fooled you all into thinking you were going to get lucky.”
“Then you ditched us.” Phoenix nodded as he recalled it all. “You little sneaks.”
“Um, hey, you guys started it,” Cait reminded him. “So, do you want to take me home now or what? Are we done?”
“Is that what you want?” he asked her as he found his heart pounding.
“Is that what you want?” she asked him as she watched his face go blank. Cait had no idea what he wanted, but she knew she wanted to see where things would go with the man.
When he shook his head, she smiled. Phoenix got out of the truck and went around to her side. Opening the door, he pulled her out of the truck and held her tight. “Cait, I think I might love you.”
“That’s nice to hear. I think I might just love you too, Phoenix. Now, how about we go to your beach house and spend this weekend in a more appropriate way? You know, playing fetch with your dog.”
He laughed and hoisted her up, then kissed her hard. When he released her lips, he said, “How about I let the neighbor continue to take care of him so I can play some sex games with you, my little Caity-cat?”
“I say, okay. Take me to your lair; make me your woman.”
Phoenix hoisted her back into the truck and groaned as he ran his fingertip over the top of her breast. “I’m going to rip those clothes off you and not allow you to get dressed at all for the next two days.”
“Promise?” she asked with a grin. “Climb up in this truck and take me home, baby.”
Phoenix closed the door and felt the weight of their lies had lifted completely. He was going to finally get to have Cait the way he’d wanted to since he met her. And the best part of it was that they’d gotten the lies out of the way. And who knew where things would lead with all the baggage gone?
Just as he got back in the truck, both of their cells rang. Cait pulled hers out of her purse as Phoenix picked his up out of the middle console. “It’s Ethan,” he said.
“Kel’s calling me.” Cait answered her phone, “Hey.”
“Hey, you need to tell Phoenix the truth,” Kel said.
“Just did. You have ESP or something?” she said with a laugh.
Phoenix laughed when he heard Ethan say, “The bet’s off.”
“I just told Cait about the whole thing. And she let me in on their secret too.” Phoenix blew a kiss to Cait. “And things are great between us now. I’m taking her to my real home. And I may just keep her there forever.”
“Good luck with that, my friend,” Ethan said. “You two have fun. Bye.”
They both ended their calls as Cait gazed at the handsome man she had finally admitted to loving. “This is nice, isn’t it?” she asked.
“What, being honest?” he asked as he reached over and took her hand, holding it between them as he drove away.
“Yes, being honest. Honest about everything. I think this is going to be a great weekend.” She gave his hand a squeeze.
“I know it is,” he said, then sped up. “Now to get you to my bed!”
She giggled and knew things would be going very well for them very soon.
Chapter 35
Candles lit up the bedroom as Jess came out of the attached bathroom and into Griffin’s bedroom. He’d stripped and was lying naked on his bed. Jess took in her breath sharply. She had a towel wrapped around her and let it fall to the floor.
Griffin moaned as he took her all in. “My God, you’re gorgeous, Jess.”
“You are too,” she purred as she made her way to him. The carpet tickled her feet as she walked across the floor. “The candles make you glow, Griff.”
“I think it’s you who’s doing that,” he cooed as he got off the bed and went to her, taking her into his arms and loving how right she felt in them. Their skin was all that was between them, finally.
Their lips met, and they both knew something was happening that had never happened for either of them before. A bond of sorts had been formed. Something neither had ever had before.
Griffin eased backward with Jess as he took her to his bed. He felt compelled to tell her, “You’re the first woman I’ve ever brought home.”
Jess stared into the dark pools of his eyes. “I’ll be the first to make love with you in your bed?”
“You will,” he told her as he pushed back her hair. “I want you to know that I think you’re special and this isn’t where things will end for us. I see this is just the beginning.”
Running her hand across his back, she said, “That’s good to hear. I want things to keep going as well.”
Picking her up in his arms, Griffin kissed her again. He wanted her to feel every last feeling he could send to her. He wanted her to know he felt more for her than he’d ever felt for anyone before. And he wanted to use his body to show her that, instead of words.
Easing her onto his bed, he placed her head gently on the fluffy pillow. For the longest time, he looked into her eyes, trying to convey his feelings. She stroked his cheek as she returned his loving gaze.
Griffin took her hand, delivering a kiss to her palm. He licked it, then ran his tongue up her arm. Giving her small bites along her neck, he heard her moan, and her body arched up.
He took her hands, holding them down over her head as he kissed and nipped her neck. Griff let them go as he moved down her body, kissing every inch as he went. Spreading her legs, he kissed her pearl, and she moaned with the sensation, “Yes.”
“You taste like sin, Jess. It should be illegal to taste this damn good.” He took the swollen bud between his lips and rolled it between them, making her moan and his cock grow.
It was a sweet agony he was putting her through. Jess wanted to feel his large cock inside of her.
But his intimate kiss was more than exciting. His lips moved on her sex with a determination, but also with ease. He put her in a relaxed state as he gently kissed her. Her body was rolling with small waves as the pleasurable sensations flowed through her.
When he licked her warm folds a few times, he ventured down to her vagina and forced his tongue inside of her. She squealed with pleasure. In and out he went until she came with a shout and dug her nails into his shoulders. He licked her until she was a quivering mess. Then he pulled his hot mouth off her and looked at her as he said, “I’m about to ruin you for other men.”
Jess held out her arms and moaned, “Go on and ruin me, Griff. Settle that fat cock into my aching pussy. I’m yours.”
Moving up her body, he pinned her to the bed, forcing her legs even wider. “You ready for this, baby?”
“More than ready. Give it to me.” She gritted her teeth, readying to feel the heat she was confident she’d feel as he stretched her to fit his erection.
The tip slid in, and she felt the pain already. More moved in as she hissed with the fire it created inside her. “You can take it,” he whispered in her ear. “Just breathe, baby. You can handle it all.”
“It’s so big, Griff,” she moaned. “I can’t wait to see how full you make me feel.”
“Yes, baby, that’s the right way to think about it.” He pushed in harder and pulled back without going all the way in. Over and over, he teased her that way until she arched up to him, making him go all the way into her tight walls.
“Griff!” she shrieked as her breathing went ragged. “Oh, God! Oh, baby. Oh, yeah! Do it, baby. Shit, you feel good.”
The groan he made, shook them both as he began thrusting as he held her shoulders to the mattress. She moaned with every one of them. He knew she wasn’t faking. Her face glowed as she let him handle her the way he’d dreamt of from the first time he saw her.
“Your tight pussy was made for my cock, Jess,” he told her as he watched her expression as she held her eyes shut. She couldn’t hide the ecstasy she was feeling. The way he made her feel was unlike anything she knew existed. “I fucking love the way you feel!”
She moaned, “You fuck like a pro, Griff. I feel like you’re making me yours.”
He growled at her, “Because I am. No other man will ever be able to satisfy you the way I can.”
Her eyes flew open. “Then I guess you’ll just have to keep your bed open for me.”
“I’ll keep more than that open for you. I’ve never felt like this.” He strained his body to force his cock into her as deep as he could go. “You’re bottomless. I can go all the way in. Not a thing I’ve been able to do before.”
Her lips quirked up to one side. “Seems I was made to handle that massive cock you got going on. So fuck me, Griffin Houser. Fuck me hard and long and as much as you want to. Because I fucking love the way you feel inside of me. I love the way your muscles ripple when you move. I love the way you smell, and the light sheen of sweat that covers your body, making ours slide smoothly together.”
Griffin found the words coming out of his mouth as he thrust harder and felt the climax beginning deep in his core, “This is insane! It feels so damn right!”
Her heart was pounding as he slammed into her. She felt his dick jerk inside of her, and it made explosions go off in her. An orgasm of unheard of proportions went off inside of her, making her scream out, “I love you, Griffin!”
His body flushed his hot juices into hers as he groaned, “I love you, Jess. I can’t ever let you go.”
He fell on top of her in a heap. Their breathing filled the room, and their bodies were spent. No more lies, no more secrets, only truths of how they felt were left on the table. And both felt more relief than either knew was possible.
Chapter 36
Silver lumens moved through the waves as the moon’s light penetrated the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Phoenix held Cait in his arms as they stood on his balcony and gazed at the breathtaking view nature seemed to have made just for them that night. His lips pressed against her neck, then he whispered, “Are you ready to go to bed?”
Cait turned in his arms and kissed him. He’d been more than patient with her as she made him show her all around his massive beach house. Lastly, they’d visited his bedroom and she’d had had to go out on that balcony to catch a whiff of the salty air, reminding her of home. When she saw the way the moon had converged with the ocean, she had to take a moment to look at the majesty of it all.
But when she turned to look at Phoenix, she knew he too was a work of art by nature. Tall, almost elegant, if a man could be called that, Phoenix was more than she’d ever dreamt of. He was masculine to a T and more gorgeous than any man she’d ever seen.
And he loved her!
Her heart raced as she began to think about what they were about to do. She’d wanted the man since she first laid eyes on him. She was sure he’d wanted her too. With the lies behind them, nothing stood between them but their clothes.
In the cool night’s breeze, he pulled her dress up over her head, leaving her in a white bra and panty set. She’d ditched her flats when they’d come into the house. There was such a grand feel to what she referred to as a mansion; she wouldn’t dare keep shoes on and mess up any of the expensive looking floors.
Phoenix stepped back, taking Cait in as the moon’s light bathed her in gray shadows. The hollows of her cheeks pulled in the blackness, and the high ridges of them glowed like mother of pearl. She was stunning, and she loved him.
When she gestured for him to take his shirt off, he did so as Cait marveled at how his body was muscled. Taut lines ran through his stomach, separating each muscle. His arms looked like those of a monster, they were so well defined and hugely muscled.
Cait’s mouth began to water as he dropped his jeans, revealing a lack of underwear and getting right to the good part. His enormous erection nearly called out to her to take it into her mouth.
Without any hesitation, Cait went to him, kissing his mouth, then moving down until she was on her knees, worshipping at the altar that was her man. He took her by the shoulders as she took his cock into her hands. Soft strokes started the process of sizing up what she would attempt to take all in.
She looked up at him. “You’re massive, Phoenix.”
“You don’t have to do this,” he told her.
With a slight laugh, she said, “Oh, but I so want to.” She kissed just the tip of the perfect part of the man. His grip on her shoulders tightened as she kissed all the way down the long shaft.
Phoenix watched how the moonlight caught certain strands of her auburn hair that were golden. They shimmered as she ran her lips back up the length of him then took him into her mouth. He wanted to watch, but his eyes closed involuntarily as he groaned with how awesome it felt.
Her mouth was hot and pliable as she sheathed her teeth with her lips. Long and slow strokes made him ache for her to speed up. Cait ran her hands around him, grabbing his ass; she held him still then sped up, deep throating him and loving the noises he was making. Over and over, she ran her mouth up and down his shaft until he was holding her shoulders so tight, they were becoming numb, and he shouted, “Fuck, you’re fantastic!” Then she drank down what shot out.
Typically, his legs would’ve gone weak with the ejaculation, but he was pumped and still highly aroused. Picking Cait, up, he held her like a baby, carrying her into his bedroom. Their breaths mixed as they panted and looked at one another.
When he laid her down on his bed, he stripped away her bra and panties, then looked at her beautiful body as she was spread out on his bed. He couldn’t believe he’d found someone so right for him. Cait was gorgeous, willing, and wanting, while maintaining her independent way of thinking and acting. She was the complete package. He’d never known anyone like her.
He moved his body over hers, hovering for a moment before he eased his hard cock into her hot, wet opening. Cait sighed as she felt the emptiness inside of her
fill with the man. He was inside of her in more ways than one. Phoenix was in her heart as much as he was in her body.
Holding his face between her palms, she pulled him to kiss her. Their tongues mingled as he moved his body over hers, his tight stomach rippling with every movement. She’d been positive she and he would have something unlike anyone she’d ever been with, and she’d been right.
The way their bodies moved with one another was like an erotic dance. He ebbed, and she flowed. Every touch brought out sensations neither had felt before. It was magical and other worldly how they made each other feel.
Softly, he eased their kiss. Then Phoenix kissed a path over her shoulder before he bit it gently and held her as he moved faster, harder, more fevered as his body needed more. His inner core wanted Cait to know she was his and only his. He plunged into her, dominating her in a way that silently let her know no other would ever be allowed to touch her in such a way again.
Using not one word, Phoenix conveyed his need for her while showing her he’d not be allowing any other man to have what she knew he was already considering his.
Cait was all right with that. She didn’t want to have to worry about another getting to the man she considered hers. She allowed him to take her with a hard conviction. She could’ve stopped him if she’d wanted, but she wanted him to know that she was allowing this to happen. She wanted it to happen.
His cock was branding her with his hard thrusts. His eyes bored into hers as if daring her to tell him a thing. Most would’ve been intimidated and shouted for him to stop. Cait wasn’t afraid, she was mesmerized by the sheer power he exuded. The man was positively animal, with a river of humanity running through his ancient soul. Phoenix was wild at heart and soft spoken on the outside. Only Cait would get to see this raw part of the man.
And she was gloriously happy about that fact. She arched up to him in complete surrender as she whispered, “I am yours, Phoenix.”
No smile curled his lips as his eyes pierced her soul and his words came out like the tongue of a serpent, “You are mine, and I will kill for you.”
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