Now, she would be. I was already hers. I’d do anything for her. Give up anything. That realization would have terrified the old me. I’d never thought another person was worth this kind of risk. But love was a powerful force. It had knocked me on my ass. As I kissed her, I knew I’d made the right call. Letting her go would have been a fucking tragedy.
She shifted, her legs straddling my lap. I ran my hands up her thighs and grabbed her ass, still kissing her. I was done holding back. Tonight I was going to love every inch of her.
I grabbed her and stood, picking her up, and easily carried her into the bedroom. I laid her down on the bed and climbed on top of her, kissing her neck and running my fingers through her silky hair.
The heat between her legs beckoned me, even through our clothes. My dick was achingly hard, desperate to be inside her. I growled into her neck as I rubbed my erection against her.
“Chase, wait.”
I stopped. It didn’t matter how much I wanted her. She needed to be ready. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to push.”
“No, that’s not it. I want this. I just feel like everything is about to change.”
Touching her face, I looked deep into her eyes. “It already has, Brynn. Everything is different, and I don’t ever want to go back.”
She wrapped her hand around the back of my head and pulled my mouth to hers. There was no hesitance in her kiss. She was giving herself to me. Giving me permission to touch her, kiss her, love her. It was unbelievable.
I slipped her shirt off, leaving her in a pink bra. Taking my time, I kissed down her neck, past her collar bone. I tucked my finger beneath the fabric of her bra and drew it down over her nipple. Holy shit. It was hard and dark pink. So fucking lickable. Flashing her a grin, I traced the outline with my tongue.
“Baby, you’re going to have to show me what you like.”
“So far, I like everything you do.”
I took her nipple in my mouth and sucked it gently. Then harder. She gasped, arching her back, and a shudder ran through her body. I unfastened the clasp in the center, revealing her full round tits. Palming one, I sucked on the other while she trembled beneath me.
Working my way down her body, I lavished kisses across her ribs, over her stomach. She lifted her hips so I could take off her pants. The fact that I was getting her naked almost short-circuited my brain. She was petite, but those fucking curves. Her narrow waist flared out to her hips, and she had enough meat on her to give me plenty to grab onto.
“Holy fuck, Brynn, look at you.”
Her cheeks flushed, and she nibbled her bottom lip.
I quickly kicked off my shoes and took off my pants and underwear. My dick stood at attention, hard as steel for her. She looked me up and down, taking me in, licking her lips. I loved seeing the desire in her eyes. The flush of her cheeks.
“Baby, you are sexy as fuck. I can’t wait to be inside you.”
She tilted her knees apart and her full lips curled in a seductive smile. “Come here, then.”
I got a condom out of my wallet, tore open the package, and rolled it on. With deliberate slowness, I crawled on top of her and settled between her legs.
Touching her face, I looked into her eyes while I slid inside her. I took my time, pushing into her inch by inch. As our bodies joined, I was overcome with a rush of emotion. It hit me in the chest and spread through my body—a warmth I’d never felt before.
Her eyes fluttered closed and she sighed my name. I buried myself deep inside her and held there, letting the sensations wash over me. The feel of her pussy. Her skin against mine. Her scent enveloping me. The way her chest moved with each breath. I felt connected to her. Open and vulnerable, but the intensity was addictive. I wanted more. I wanted to devour her. Claim her. Own her and let her own me.
I plunged in and out, starting slow. Her body moved with mine, her hips lifting to meet my thrusts. Our mouths crashed together, tongues dancing.
Oh my god, I was fucking Brynn Miles. And it was better than I could have imagined.
She moaned beneath me as I drove into her harder. Long, powerful thrusts of my cock that sent shockwaves of sensation through my body. Scorching heat radiated through me, the feel of her consuming me.
Her delicate curves melded with my hard edges, her skin silk under my rough palms. I kissed her, licked her, sucked on her skin. Felt the warmth of every inch of her body that touched mine.
Her hands traced along my back and arms, making my skin tingle. I was so aware of her. Not just of her pussy—although that was fucking spectacular—but her entire body. She held me, kissing me, touching me. She was making me feel and I couldn’t get enough.
Sex had never been like this before. I’d had no clue what I’d been missing.
“You feel so good,” I whispered in her ear, then kissed down the side of her neck. “Tell me what you want.”
“Harder,” she said.
She didn’t have to tell me twice. I drove into her, feeling the satisfaction of her fingers digging into my back, her soft moan in my ear. Moving faster, I plunged in and out, sinking my cock in deep.
The pressure building in my groin was going to make me lose my mind. I kept thrusting, letting the heat grow. Feeling the steady escalation of pleasure, my cock hardening, pulsing, ready to unleash inside her. The walls of her pussy clenched harder with each thrust. She was close.
She lifted her arms over her head and her tits moved as I fucked her. Holy shit, she was beautiful. A blush crept across her skin and she closed her eyes. The sound of my name on her lips and the way she looked beneath me was almost too much.
I shifted down to my forearms so more of our skin would touch and buried my face in her neck. Thrusting hard, I kept a steady rhythm. She whimpered into my ear and her pussy tightened around me. Oh god, I was going to come so fucking hard.
Growling into her neck, I drove harder. Faster.
“Chase… yes… don’t stop.”
There was no chance of that. We were coming and we were doing it together. Almost there…
Her pussy clenched hard and I came undone.
She bucked her hips against me and called my name as she came. The feel of her orgasm sent me over the brink. Hot pulses swept through me, my muscles tightening. The pressure unleashed in a rush so intense, I couldn’t think. My cock throbbed, over and over, until there was nothing left.
I held myself on top of her, breathing hard. She wrapped her arms around my neck and held me tight.
“Chase, that was amazing.”
It was. It was more than amazing. It was better than any sex I’d ever had in my entire life. It was fucking mind-blowing.
“Yeah.” It was completely inadequate for what I was feeling, but it was all I could get out. My brain wasn’t quite working yet.
I kissed her softly, then got up to deal with the condom. When I got back in bed, I gathered her in my arms and kissed her again. I had no words. I was too overcome.
“Will you stay?” she whispered.
I rarely stayed. I was always itching to go—to get away. Not now. Not with Brynn. I wasn’t going anywhere—not until she kicked me out.
“I’ll stay as long as you want me, baby.”
She traced her fingers across my chest. “What if I want to keep you forever?”
For the second time today, I was hearing the sweetest words I could possibly imagine. Forever. I already knew I’d be hers forever. I didn’t care that this was new. That didn’t matter to me. I knew, deep in my soul, that Brynn was it for me.
“Then I’ll stay forever.”
Fifteen
Chase
It hadn’t been forever, but three months later, Brynn hadn’t kicked me out.
She lay with her head on my bare chest, her body tucked against mine. It was a Sunday, but we’d woken up early and enjoyed some delicious, sleepy morning sex. Now I held her close, drifting in a post-orgasm glow.
“I should probably go home today,” I said.
She li
fted her head and stuck out her lower lip. “No, you should stay.”
I traced her lip with the tip of my finger. “You’ve said that every day this week. I’m out of clean clothes.”
“Just do laundry here. I don’t care if you’re naked.”
I laughed. “You aren’t sick of me hanging around?”
“No, of course not.” She laid her head back down, as if the matter was settled.
I did go home occasionally, mostly to get clean clothes and take care of my share of the bills. Cooper still wasn’t speaking me, so being at my place was miserable. It wasn’t so bad if he was gone, but when he was home, I had to live with the constant reminder of his silence.
I’d tried. I really had. I’d texted and offered to meet so we could talk. Tried to tell him I was serious about Brynn. He didn’t want to hear it.
At this point, I was as angry as I was hurt by the whole thing. He was being a childish dick. It pissed me off that he’d let this go on so long.
Was my dating Brynn really so bad? The rest of her family was fine with it. Mostly, at least. Her mom and Zoe were cool about it. Granted, I was pretty sure Roland and Leo had plans in place to make me mysteriously disappear if I ever hurt her. But as intimidating as that could have been, I wasn’t worried. Because I wasn’t going anywhere.
I hated that Cooper and I were still fighting, but despite that, the last three months had been the best of my entire life. Brynn was everything. I loved her so fucking much, and the fact that she loved me back still blew me away. Every day I looked at her and wondered what the hell I’d done to deserve her.
Tracing my fingers across her back, I kissed her head.
She looked up at me again, resting her chin on her hand. “I need you to stay and help me study for my test, anyway.”
“I thought you had study group today.”
“I already told them I wouldn’t be there. I like studying with you better.”
I squeezed her gently. I loved that she’d rather be with me. Maybe it was selfish, but I wanted her all the time. We were both busy, so I lived for the time in the evenings and on weekends when we could be together. I took her out on dates pretty often, or sometimes we just hung out together at her place. And I spent the night here more often than not.
“Your test is way more important than clean clothes.”
“Exactly,” she said.
“How about I drive you to class tomorrow? I can pick you up after your test and take you out.”
“Ooh, date night? I like it.”
I kissed her forehead again. “Where do you want to go?”
“We can just go out for pizza or something. There are some good places near campus.”
“Pizza?” I raised an eyebrow. “Baby, you’ve been working your ass off for this class. You deserve better.”
She kissed my chest. “You’re so sweet. But you don’t have to keep spoiling me all the time.”
“Of course I do. You’re my girl. Plus, I like showing you off. Let’s be honest, you make me look awesome. I like the attention I get for being seen with a beautiful woman all the time.”
She shook her head, laughing.
Looking back, it was hard to imagine why I’d been so anti-relationship before Brynn. Having a girlfriend was the fucking best. Although, to be fair, the right girl made all the difference. My forays into dating had always been short-term, but I’d never wanted more. I’d never been with anyone who made me feel like Brynn did.
She sat up, holding the sheet to her chest. “I could stay in bed with you all day, but I really do need to study.”
“Tell you what. I’ll make breakfast and then we’ll get to work.”
“Why are you so amazing?” She leaned in and kissed me, her lips soft against mine.
“Because I love you.”
“I love you too.”
I dropped Brynn off at campus early Monday morning so I could get to work. I was a little behind lately. Nothing I couldn’t handle, but jobs were piling up. I usually worked weekends when things got busy like this, but I’d been spending most of my free time with Brynn.
After getting caught up on a few things at my shop, I had to make a trip out to Salishan. Ben had called to ask if I could come take a look at their bottling machine. It was acting up again, and it was always easier to fix things before they stopped working entirely.
Ben and I found the issue. Luckily it was an easy repair. I still had half an hour before I needed to head to Tilikum to pick up Brynn, so I went over to the Big House to see how Zoe was doing.
I found her in her office with her head down on her desk. “Hey, Zoe. You okay?”
She lifted her head and blinked sleepy eyes at me. Her skin was pale and some of her hair stuck to her cheek. “This baby is trying to kill me.”
“Still feeling sick?”
“Don’t worry, they said. You’ll feel better after the first trimester, they said. Newsflash. I don’t fucking feel better.”
Zoe had been sick off and on since she found out she was pregnant a few months ago. At first, having a baby coming seemed to cheer up Brynn’s family, especially her mom. But the pregnancy being so hard on Zoe was tough for everyone. Roland was always on high-alert, ready to rush her to the doctor. Mrs. Miles was worried, and everyone insisted Zoe was working too much. Brynn and her brothers had been helping with events as much as they could, and the rest of the Salishan staff were pitching in as well. Still, Zoe kept insisting she’d rather go to work than lie around at home.
“You look like shit.” I pulled a package of M&Ms out of my pocket. “Chocolate?”
Her eyes brightened a little. “It’s the weirdest thing, but these are one of the only things I can eat without puking them up.”
I knew that already. After I’d eaten the M&Ms in her break-up box and forgotten to replace them, I’d started bringing her M&Ms whenever I saw her. It had become kind of a joke. After she got pregnant, I’d noticed her actually eating them, even when she was sick and couldn’t seem to eat anything. So I made sure to bring her more when I stopped by.
“What else can you eat?” I got the five other bags of M&Ms out of my coat pocket and stacked them on her desk.
“Nothing that makes sense. Grapefruit. Some days eggs, but only if they’re scrambled. Oh, and those sea salt crackers we have down in the tasting room. I’ve been eating those by the box.”
“Brutal. Well, I’ve got your back with the chocolate.”
She cracked a small smile. “Thanks, Chase. How are you doing?”
I knew by the way she said it, with that glimmer of sympathy in her eyes, that she was thinking about Cooper. Everyone knew he wasn’t speaking to me.
“I’m good. Brynn has a test today. I’m picking her up in a little bit so I can take her out afterward.”
“Look at you, being such a good boyfriend. I’m proud of you, goofball.”
I grinned. I couldn’t help it. Thinking about Brynn always made me smile. “I’m probably messing up somewhere, but I’m crazy about her.”
“I can tell. I’ve never seen you like this.” Her eyes filled with tears. “Sorry, it’s just so great to see you happy.”
“Jesus, Zoe, don’t cry.”
“I know, I know.” She wiped her eyes. “Everything makes me fucking cry lately. This is definitely Roland’s baby. They both make me insane. What about… you know. He still won’t talk to you, will he?”
It wasn’t something I wanted to talk about, even with Zoe. Luckily, Roland came in behind me, saving me the need to reply.
“Zo, what are you still doing here? I thought you were going home.”
“I just have a few more things to do,” she said.
He went around the other side of her desk and took her hands, like she needed help to stand. “Come on, honey. You’re doing way too much. You need to lie down. I went to the store earlier, so we have a fridge full of eggs and grapefruit.”
Her lip quivered, and her eyes filled with tears as she stood. Her belly was j
ust starting to show. “I’m sorry. I’m fine. You’re just being so sweet.”
Roland gave me a mystified look, as if to say I have no idea. “Okay, baby. Let’s go.”
“Sure,” she said, the tears coming harder. “I really love our house. Have I mentioned that lately?”
He put his arms around her and rubbed her back while she cried into his shirt. I gave him a good luck with that look and backed out of her office—slowly, so I didn’t do something to make her cry more.
Downstairs, Mrs. Miles was in the lobby, talking to Leo. She looked over at me and smiled. Leo did not. But he didn’t smile at anyone very often.
“Hi, Chase,” Mrs. Miles said. “Were you upstairs with Zoe? How is she?”
“About the same. Roland’s up there.”
She sighed, and I could see the concern in her eyes. “Poor thing. I was sickest with Brynn, but it was never this bad. Is Brynn around?”
“No, I’m heading out to pick her up. Then I’m taking her to dinner.”
“That sounds nice,” Mrs. Miles said.
Leo nodded to his mom, then narrowed his eyes at me before he left. He might as well have mouthed I’m watching you, punk. I’d have bet a million dollars he was thinking it.
Roland was bringing Zoe down, so I said goodbye to Mrs. Miles and ducked outside. I didn’t know what to do with this weepy Zoe. I figured I’d just keep throwing M&Ms in her direction and hope she started feeling better soon.
Snow blanketed the ground, although we hadn’t had any new snowfall for about a week. Salishan was beautiful in the snow. It sparkled in the daylight, coating everything in white. I paused outside the doors to get my keys out of my coat pocket. When I looked up, Cooper was standing a few feet in front of me.
It wasn’t the first time I’d seen him. We’d been home at the same time, and I’d run into him here. We’d had to suffer through the holiday dinners at his mom’s house, both staying as far away from each other as possible when we had to be in the same room.
Anger flared in my gut. I wouldn’t have blamed him for being so mad if I was screwing over his sister. But I wasn’t, and I wasn’t fucking going to. It hurt that he thought so little of me, after knowing me for so long.
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