Water crashed over me as wave after wave of pleasure shot through me. The way each drop of water hit my aching breasts heightened every feeling. My nails dug into Ryder’s back as he pumped faster and harder, dragging out the rapture that was filling my body. Tilting my head up, I let the water wash over me. The moment Ryder pulled out of me, I cried out aching to have him back inside of me.
Ryder’s lips brushed against the shell of my ear as he let out a low laugh. “I promise when we get back to the room, I’ll fuck you all night long.”
Looking down at him, I laughed. “You know all the right things to say.”
“It’s no hardship making…” After a long pause, he continued. “What do you say we get out of here?”
“You don’t want to enjoy the waterfall a little more?”
He nipped my chin. “We don’t have enough time for all the things I want to do to you, but if I had to choose, I would be deep inside of you, to release inside of you, while you milk my cock. There’s no better feeling.”
Resting my forehead to his, I wrapped my arms around his neck. One of his hands slipped under my ass as he held me to him. “Then let’s go back to our hotel.”
Soon, Ryder had us out of the water and headed back to the jeep. Every few minutes, he looked back at me with a smile on his face and his eyes bright.
Each second I spent with him, I fell a little bit more for him.
15
Ryder
Lexie’s long blue waves were tied up in a messy bun atop her head as she sat with her sunglasses perched on her nose and a book in her lap staring out at the ocean. I almost felt bad as I continued to stare at her. She photographed some of the most beautiful people in the world and yet didn’t see it in herself. She was a knockout without even trying. I saw it and wanted nothing more than to bask in her beauty day after day. The only problem was we were flying out tomorrow and had no idea when we’d see each other again.
I wanted to make plans during the holidays, but that was several months away, so instead, I kept quiet and enjoyed our time together. I wanted to ask her to be my girlfriend but wasn’t sure she’d say yes. I’d rather keep it as it was than for it to end in a ball of flames.
“Are you sure it will be safe to go home?”
“I can only go by what Raine’s told me. Am I one hundred percent sure? No, I’m not, but I can’t hide out in Rio for the rest of my life, no matter how wonderful it is here with you. It would be nice if the police found Ben, but he never showed up at my place.” She tapped her fingers on her leg. “Maybe he watched the police show up and search for his drugs, or maybe he’s given up. Raine’s been watching the security cameras, and nothing has shown up.”
“Maybe, but he’s dangerous, and I only want you to be safe. I wish I could be closer, but I can’t, and it kills me to think he could hurt you again.”
“It scares me too, but I have work to do, and I’m not going to let him fuck with my career. You have to understand.” Her eyes begged me to acknowledge her plea.
“I do, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Security cameras only show what’s happening or has happened. They can’t protect you, and that’s all I want.”
Slipping off her lounger, Lexie rose above me and straddled me. Her hands went to my chest as mine went to her hips. “I love that you’re worried. I really do, but let’s not ruin our last day together.”
My thumb caressed the soft skin of her hipbone. “It’s hard to be happy when I’m worried about you.” And our imminent goodbye.
“Would it make you feel better if I hired a bodyguard until Ben is caught?” She rubbed her bikini-clad pussy along my length.
“It would make me feel better, and what would make me feel even better is if I could push those tiny bottoms to the side and slip inside you.”
“What’s stopping you?” My grip on her tightened.
I shook with silent laughter until my tip hit her entrance, and I groaned. “I’m not into exhibitionism.”
Cupping my face in the palm of her tiny hands, her thumbs swept over my cheeks and lips. “Neither am I, dimples, but when I’m around you, the world seems to fall away. I wouldn’t even realize we had an audience until it was too late. Why don’t we go upstairs and get cleaned up? We can take advantage of that big tub.”
Liking the sound of spending more time in any type of water with her, I licked my bottom lip. Lexie’s eyes followed my tongue and fought against my hold as she tried to grind against me. If she hadn’t been on my lap, I would have jumped up and thrown her over my shoulder.
My dick in her sweet, wet pussy was pure bliss, and I wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of the night in her.
Sliding her off my lap, I stood wrapping her hand in mine and pulled her along the sandy beach. My toes dug into the warm sand as she giggled behind me. One of her soft hands rested between my shoulder blades as she kissed along my back.
I tried to adjust myself, so everyone didn’t see how hard Lexie made me when she was pressed up against me. “My sexy Lexie, you’re causing me to give quite the show. Behave.”
“Then you better walk faster because I’m not sure how long I can keep my hands to myself.” Her hands slipped down and around my waist with her fingers resting just above my waistband.
Clasping her hands in mine, I brought her flush against me. I hadn’t thought when I stopped her, and now I realized I’d made the wrong move. When Lexie was near, my body had a mind of its own.
We stumbled into the hotel elevator, drunk on each other. I pressed the button for the eleventh floor and then pulled her back into my chest. I stared back at us in the mirrored walls. Even though we were an unconventional pair, I could see us together in the future. As I swayed us to the music piping through the speakers with her petite frame fitting perfectly against my body, I closed my eyes and tried to memorize what her body felt like against mine. I would miss falling asleep and waking up next to her, and after this last week, I knew I’d be even lonelier than before.
“Let me see your phone.” Lexie broke me out of my trance. I held out my phone to her. Holding it up in front of us, she ordered. “Say orgasm.” We both laughed as she took our picture. It was perfect and so us. We’d never looked happier.
“I’m going to make that my lock screen so I can look it all the time while we’re apart,” I whispered in her ear. I felt her body relax a little at my words, making me hold her tighter.
“I can’t believe I gave up my pictures.” It took her hours to pick which ones she could part with. I didn’t think she normally would have had such a dilemma. She was attached to those photos from the moment she’d taken them.
“Only a few and not the best of them.” I kissed the skin beneath her ear. “I can’t thank you enough for doing that for me.”
“You’ve thanked me enough to last a lifetime. I told you I’d do anything within my power to help you.”
“And you did.” I still couldn’t get over how much they’d paid her for two photos and then given her all but one of the pictures that Carlos took. I’d been wondering about it and finally got up the nerve to ask her. “Do you usually make that much money on the pictures you take?”
“That was pretty standard.” The elevator doors opened to our floor, and this time it was Lexie who was guiding us. “I’ve gotten more and less.”
How did she work as much as she did and make that much and not live in a mansion on the beach like she wanted?
“I see that look on your face. Living in LA is expensive and the taxes…” She shook her head as she slipped the keycard in the door. “I’m saving my money for the right time, the right property.”
Opening the door, she went straight to the bathroom and turned on the water to the tub. It was big enough for at least three people and would take a few minutes to fill. I leaned against the counter as Lexie looked at all the bottles the hotel provided.
“You don’t have to explain it to me. I’ve been living on friends’ couches while I saved enough t
o afford my own place. I don’t even have my own car in LA. Most of my possessions are in Washington at my parents’ house.”
“Got it.” She lifted one bottle to her nose. Spinning around, she poured the contents under the fall of water, and the smell of lavender and vanilla filled the air.
Pulling off my trunks, I sat my phone by the tub in case I was inspired to take more pictures while we were in the water. So far, I only had a few pictures of my travels. The vast majority of the images were of Lexie and our time together.
Letting her top fall to the floor, she asked as she stepped into the nearly full tub, “Have you ever thought of becoming a photographer?”
“No, I don’t have the eye that you do.” I stepped in behind her. My legs went to the outside of hers as I leaned back and rested my head on the back of the tub.
“You have more than you know. It takes practice. While I do think you’ll have a long career, you can’t always be a model.” She leaned back against my chest, bringing my arms around her. “It’s something to think about.”
“Will you teach me?”
“Someday.”
“If I can make even half as much as you did on—”
“Remember when I talked to you about being picky about the jobs you take? That’s what I do. I don’t take low-paying jobs unless it’s for a good cause or a friend.”
That made sense. “You choose wisely and know what you’re worth.”
Turning her head, she kissed my chest. “You’re young, but one day you’ll know your value.”
“You’re already making me see.” I thought my agent knew the way to make me successful, but after meeting Lexie, I soon learned the opposite. Yes, Angie knew how to get me a lot of jobs to get her commission. When I confronted her about being more choosey and take the ones for the right money, she told me I didn’t know what I was talking about. Lexie was right, if I continued on the way I had, I’d become run down and hate my life. It wasn’t easy to be secluded from your friends and loved ones for so much time. I was glad I’d taken steps to slow down, and that I had the woman in my arms to consult with about my path.
Turning around, Lexie straddled my hips like she’d done out on the beach. This time I welcomed the rocking of her hips against mine. “Are you okay?” She let her fingertips trace along my collarbone and around each dip and groove of my torso.
“I am. I was just thinking of what you said, and my agent. When my contract is up at the end of the year, I might look for a new one. She didn’t like the idea of me taking fewer jobs.”
“I can help you find the right one when you’re ready.” Leaning forward, Lexie licked the seam of my lips. Her warm breath caressed my skin. “I know many. All you have to do is ask.”
Sitting up, I captured her mouth with my own. My hand dipped between her legs, and I ran my fingers through her folds. Two fingers slipped inside as my thumb found her pearl. She was so sensitive with her ring; it took no time at all to bring her close to orgasm. Her walls clenched around my fingers while her moans filled my mouth.
“Ryder,” she called out my name on a contented sigh.
I stood, Lexie wrapping her legs around my waist. While the water was nice, this time, I didn’t want to pull out. I wanted to feel each pulse of her pussy around my cock while I pleasured her, and I couldn’t do that in the water.
“You want me to fuck you outside where anyone may see? Let me take you from behind on the balcony.” We stopped at the door of the balcony and could hear the waves crashing. The sun had almost set, and the stars had started to twinkle in the twilight. It would be hard for anyone to see us up here.
With one hand on the handle, Lexie turned me around to face her. “Ryder, sweetie,” she pulled my face to look at hers, “I have no need for that. I may forget our surroundings, but I can’t say I don’t like the idea of looking out onto the ocean while you fill me. I don’t want you to do anything you don’t want to.”
Ripping the condom wrapper open, I sheathed my aching length and pulled Lexie’s back to my front, giving her my answer. “Are you ready for me, sexy girl?”
She ground her ass on my cock, and I wanted nothing more than to explore her tight hole, but as I rubbed my tip between her cheeks, she tensed up. Leaning forward until her top half was bent over the railing, I kissed up her spine. “Relax, sweet girl. I won’t go there until you’re ready.”
Lexie looked over her shoulder at me and bit her bottom lip. “What if I’m never ready? Seriously, I’m not sure how you think that thing of yours is going to fit.”
I understood why she was so apprehensive. I wouldn’t want anyone sticking anything up my ass either, but I knew it would be pleasurable for her if she could relax enough and give herself over to it.
“I could just put in the tip.” I bit back a laugh at the incredulous look she gave me.
“Why don’t you just stick your big cock in my pussy and fuck me already?” She shoved her hips back into me.
“Your wish is my command.” With my hand around my engorged length, I plunged into her hot depth. I loved the way her pussy clenched around me as I filled her. I moaned against the nape of her neck and pulled her tighter against me.
Pumping into her from behind, my hands cupped her supple breasts. My mouth explored the skin of her neck, licking, sucking, and nipping as Lexie panted, her white-knuckled grip on the railing.
Lexie moaned and squeezed my cock as she circled her hips. “Oh my god, Ryder, keep doing that.” I wanted her to keep doing that thing with her hips. I continued my kisses up her neck. Wrapping my hand around her jaw, I angled her head and brought her mouth to mine.
Fuck, I was going to miss this. Miss her.
Bucking into me with her head thrown back against my shoulder, Lexie’s walls started to clench around me. With every pulse, I felt my balls tingle a little more. Wrapping my hand around her throat, I pulled her up until she was flush against my chest. Her chest heaved as she panted in the now dark of night. With my other hand, my index finger found her nub and circled. Every time I came into contact with one of her piercings, I nearly came on contact. I never thought I’d find them hot, but the moment I saw them on Lexie, it drove me wild.
“Milk my cock, sexy girl.” I stilled, deep inside of her, and let myself go.
Feeling Lexie’s body go soft, I let go of her neck and wrapped my arm around her waist. Pulling her inside the room, I walked her over to the bed and laid her down. Covering her up with the blanket, I kissed her on the forehead before I disposed of the condom and climbed in behind her.
Wrapping her in my arms, I kissed the top of her head.
“Where’d you go?” she asked sleepily.
“To get rid of the condom.”
Turning in my arms, Lexie snuggled into my chest. After a few minutes, she tangled her fingers into my hair. “I can’t believe we’re leaving tomorrow. I have so many jobs to do when I get home, and all I want to do is sit on a beach with you.”
That did sound perfect.
“I’m going to miss this,” Lexie slurred. Instead of sounding sleepy, she sounded almost drunk. That’s what good sex will do to you.
Looking down at her, I ran my fingers through her long, wavy hair. “What are you going to miss about this?”
Yes, I was fishing.
“Smelling your piney scent. I love it so much. I’m going to go on Amazon and buy something that smells just like you.”
Not knowing what she was talking about, I tried to hold back my laughter but ended up shaking us both with it. “If you like the way I smell so much, you can take one of my shirts home with you.”
Her head popped up. Her smile was blinding. “Really?”
I had no idea she enjoyed it that much. “Sure thing. Is there anything else you’ll miss?”
“Seeing your dimples every day.” Reaching up, she traced along one cheek. “Being in your arms, listening to you talk.”
My brows furrowed. “Even though we’ll be apart, we’ll still talk as often as
we can.” Was she done with me once we separated? “You’re not done with me, are you?”
“I don’t think I’ll ever be done, but it’s different hearing your voice in person than on the phone. It’s still…good, but not the same. I don’t know how to describe it.” She took in a deep breath and let it out. I felt it fan over my confused face. “I don’t think I ever told you what I thought about you when we first met.”
“No, you didn’t. What did you think?”
“The first thing was your voice, and it immediately got my panties wet.” I liked the sound of that. Sitting up against the headboard, I dragged Lexie on top of me and let her sit back against my knees. I tried to keep my eyes on hers instead of drifting down to her perky breasts and lower, but I failed quite a few times. Lexie didn’t seem to mind and continued on. “I loved the sound of your voice, and while I knew you’d be good-looking since you’re a model, I wasn’t prepared for what I turned around and saw. Ryder, you’re perfection. Your body and face,” she let out a dreamy sigh. “Even your hair. So I thought this man can’t be that perfect. He must be an asshole and have a small dick because it wouldn’t be fair for you to be the total package. At every turn, you proved me wrong. You, Ryder Williams, are the total package. Inside and out. And I’m just lucky enough to be on this ride with you. I’m in awe you’d want to be with me when you could literally have any woman in the world. Hands down.”
I had no idea Lexie felt that way about me. None whatsoever.
“Sometimes, I feel like I’m objectifying you with the way I can’t keep my eyes off you and the way you turn me on without even trying, but then you do something so amazingly sweet and caring…” Leaning forward, she cupped my cheeks. I didn’t even notice her breasts as I listened to all the amazing words Lexie had to say about me. Her beautiful words were only going to make our separation harder, but I didn’t care. I ate up every syllable that fell from her mouth. In that moment, I knew I was falling in love with her. “I know that even if you were ugly, I’d look at you the same way because you are so undeniably beautiful inside.”
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