My back arched off the bed in pleasure. He growled his approval as he moved to suck on my other breast. He leaned up just enough to look into my eyes as my first orgasm crashed over me. My fingers grasped at his arm and my head thrust from side to side. I screamed out something indecipherable, probably his name. His mouth clamped down on mine, muffling the loud noises that would get us caught.
I gasped again when he thrust inside me before my orgasm was even over. At some point he had grabbed a condom, but I was so far gone I hadn’t realized it. My mouth dropped open as I grabbed at the sheets above my head. His teeth nipped lightly at my clavicle and I felt boneless beneath him. He cupped the side of my face. I dug my fingers into his hips, urging him to move faster and harder. He grinned against my lips.
“Is someone impatient?”
“Finn,” I gasped, as he changed the angle. “Please.”
I whimpered as he moved faster. His pubic bone rubbed in the perfect spot and I felt myself building to another release. His mouth marked me with love bites all over my chest that would be there for days. This time I wanted him to come with me. He needed to feel as good as I did. His head flew back and his face contorted into a mask of pleasure and pain.
“Oh god, Cora. Whatever it is you’re doing, keep fucking doing it.”
Kegels were a fucking miracle sometimes.
He kissed me again, one hand cupping my face and tilting my head to the perfect angle. I hadn’t expected this intense reaction between us. There was never a doubt in my mind that the sex between us would be amazing. This wasn’t just sex though. It was so much more, and it terrified me.
“Open your eyes,” he demanded.
I looked into his hooded eyes and moaned. Something about the expression in them made me clench tighter around him. He thrust harder and put his forehead against mine. I screamed out his name and he dug his face into my neck as our releases hit. His cock pulsed inside me, and his loud groans joined mine. Belatedly, I realized we probably should have been a lot quieter.
Finn stayed pressed against me while we caught our breaths. I absentmindedly ran my fingers through his hair as we laid in the silence. After his breathing steadied, he moved to pull off the condom. I whimpered when he pulled out. He threw it into the trashcan beside the bed and moved to pull me in his arms. I tensed for a second, but as his breathing grew heavier I relaxed into him.
I thought he had drifted off to sleep, so his voice surprised me.
“I was right; I want to do that over and over and over.”
I turned on my side to face him, tucking his sheet under my arm.
“Finn,” I trailed off.
He kissed me on the forehead. His bright blue eyes said everything I was thinking. We wanted it to happen again because neither of us had expected it to be like that between us.
“I know.”
I nodded and moved to sit up. “I should get going.”
He tightened his hold on my hip. “Just stay for a few minutes.”
Finn liked to cuddle. Who would have thought it? I snuggled into his chest, letting his strong arms wrap around me again, and listened to the rain falling down outside his window.
Cora and I were fighting.
Again.
Well, I guess not really fighting so much as me being an ass. She’d showed up at another house party looking fucking amazing, probably intent on making me jealous. It fucking worked. I couldn’t stand the sight of her pressed up against another guy as she danced. His hands travelled up and down her back, resting right above her ass. Words were said, alcohol was consumed and I hated myself a little more for making us both feel like hell about all this.
My head throbbed like there were little men shoving ice picks into my brain and the back of my eyes when I woke up the next morning. I gingerly went down the stairs, squinting into the bright entryway of the house and cursing myself for being so damn stupid. This was becoming a more frequent occurrence and I needed to cut that shit out. The last thing I needed was for my grades to slip and give my Dad more ammunition to try to get me to switch my major.
Last night had been a freaking mess. I rubbed my hand down my face and surveyed the damage to the kitchen and living room. Not too bad, but the new pledges would be busy cleaning for a while. Someone cleared her throat from behind me. I turned to see Cora standing there in a lavender sundress that hugged all of her sexy curves, holding two cups of steaming coffee.
I wasn’t above begging.
“Is there any chance that one of those might be for me, even though I was a complete douchebag last night and I don’t deserve it?”
She pursed her lips. “I shouldn’t give you anything but a swift kick in the junk after how you treated me. You also yelled at your sister you asshole.”
“You’re absolutely right.” I nodded, but stopped when the movement made my head ache. “I deserve it, and I’m really sorry that I’ve been such an ass lately.”
She handed me one of the cups. Her brow arched as I moaned at the first sip. She stared at my lips for a few seconds.
“Can we talk?” She asked, without making eye contact. “I think we should get some things cleared up between us.”
I nodded. It was the least I could do. I motioned for her to follow me upstairs and motioned for her to go first. All my self control was gone when she walked in front of me. I stared at her perfect heart-shaped ass as we climbed the stairs, wondering if she was wearing panties underneath that dress. It took everything I had to not groan aloud at the thought.
I closed the door behind me as we entered my room and turned to face her. Tension filled the air around us. I didn’t know if it was because I wanted to fuck her again, or if it was because she regretted her decision to fuck me. I hoped it wasn’t the latter of the two.
“Why are you acting like an asshole, Finn? We agreed that this,” she said motioning between us, “was nothing.”
I shoved a hand through my hair and watched as Cora eyed my forearms with interest. It was just a blip, but her little tell made me happier than it should have.
I blew out a deep breath. “I just…freaked out last night when you were dancing with other guys. You’ve got to admit the situation is a bit…odd for us.”
She sat down on the bed and eyed me wearily.
“Yeah, I guess.” I heard the pain behind her voice and if possible, I felt even worse. “Honestly, if I thought I was going to lose you as a friend, none of this would have happened in the first place.” She sighed. “Either time.”
I winced. “I’m sorry. This is just different for me. If I’m interested in someone, I just go for it.”
“We’ve flirted with each other for years. Finn, you’ve always been there for me when I needed you most. You’re the first one I call when I have news. I don’t want to lose you over some drunken night.”
Did she regret that we had slept together?
“Cora, it’s not just one drunken night. Did you forget how fucking amazing it was last time?”
She opened and shut her mouth several times, looking like an adorable goldfish. She scooted over and patted the bed next to her for me to sit down. My thighs brushed along hers as I settled on the edge of the bed.
“I’m trying not to remember the second time, Finn. If you were anyone else, I would say let’s just be fuck buddies, but there’s too many people that could get hurt in all this. Not to mention, I can’t lose you as my friend.”
This would be a million times easier if she wouldn’t say things like that.
“We’ll be fine, Princess.” I ran a hand down my face. “I just overreacted last night. Too much alcohol after a really shitty week made things worse than what they actually were. I took it out on you and I’m sorry.”
“And Olivia.”
“And Olivia,” I agreed. “I’ll apologize to her later too.”
“Good.” Her eyebrows furrowed together. “Why did you have a shitty week?”
I sighed. This wasn’t something I wanted to talk about. “My cl
asses are all screwed up and I found out that I should have taken a class over the summer, but I didn’t because I didn’t know. And now it won’t be offered again until next year. I have to take three really hard classes this semester to make it all fit together. I should have spread them out, but my advisor didn’t catch it in time for the drop period. It’s not a big deal, I’m just going to be really busy.”
Cora bit her lip. “Are you sure that’s it?”
I grinned. “I promise. If you want to come by and fuck me once a week I would be more than grateful though.”
She shoved my shoulder with her tiny hands. “There’s the Finn I know and despise.”
I shot her my most devastating, panty dropping smile. The one I only used to seal the deal when I was trying to get laid at the end of the night.
“You know you love me, Cora.”
“That’s debatable,” she said, rolling her eyes. A smile cracked through her tough expression and it made the knots in my stomach lessen. “Are we okay?”
“We’re fine. Better than fine, we’re great.” I took her hand in mine. “I’ll quit being an asshole.”
“Good because I miss my friend.”
I grinned as a light flush spread over her face. She took a sip of her coffee, trying to hide whatever it was she was thinking. I could tell there was more she wanted to say by the way she avoided making eye contact with me. It startled me how well I knew Cora sometimes.
“Just say it, Cora.”
She jumped. “What are you talking about?”
“When have you ever had an issue telling me what you’re thinking?”
She shrugged. “I guess you aren’t the only one having issues with the fact that we slept together. Twice. And you can’t pull that shit you did in the diner anymore either.”
I tried to hold back my smirk, but her indignant expression made it difficult. She narrowed her eyes at me and I burst out laughing.
“Fine, I’ll be a good boy.” I leaned in closer, my mouth brushing against her neck. “But, I’m so much more fun when I’m bad.”
She shivered. When I pulled back I saw the heat flair in her eyes, betraying her words.
“Finn,” she said in warning, but the breathy sound of her voice ruined the effect she was going for.
I leaned back and felt more satisfied than I should have when her eyes raked down my body. She shook her head like she was trying to clear it. Without realizing it, Cora had just issued a challenge. I knew she was right, we shouldn’t sleep together again, but damned if I didn’t want to.
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Somehow our entire group of friends ended up at the library to study. Maybe they were sick of me ditching them to burry myself in books, but it was still weird that they all came. Nate and Liv were sitting across from one another and Hannah was at the end of the table. That left the spot directly across from me for Cora. It was hard not to stare at her, but so far, I seemed to be hiding it from everyone when I kept glancing up.
The only problem was that she was doing the same thing, occasionally glancing up at me too. She would smirk and look back down, but someone was going to catch us if we weren’t careful. Amazingly, there hadn’t been any awkwardness between us like there had been the first time. I certainly hadn’t expected the sex between us to be so fucking good, like life changing shit that made you want to do it over and over again. Not that I had expected it to be bad, but there was this connection I couldn’t ignore. But we had to ignore it. Cora was one of my best friends and I couldn’t lose her for sex. I hadn’t ignored her and she hadn’t gone out of her way to piss me off with any other guys, and I hoped it stayed that way.
“Finn, can you help me find a book that I need for my child psychology classes?”
My gaze snapped up to Cora’s. “Sure. You ready now?”
She nodded. We stood up and walked to the back of the stacks. Once we were far enough away no one would stumble upon us, I pressed her back into one of the bookshelves.
“What book do you need help finding?”
Her fingers grabbed my belt loops and tugged my hips against hers.
“Finn.”
She stared at me pointedly and I laughed.
“You just wanted to get me alone?” I asked slowly.
The corners of her lips tipped up. “Now you’re catching on.”
“We’ve been going out of our way to make sure we aren’t alone together. What changed?”
She shrugged. “I don’t know.”
I pressed my hips into hers and she bit down on her full bottom lip. “Well there’s been something that has been driving me crazy.”
“Hm?” Her voice was low and raspy. With one swipe of my fingers, I would know that she was just as turned on as I was. I needed to clear my mind of those thoughts. We couldn’t go there. I leaned in closer and ran my nose along the column of her neck. She shivered and I internally fist pumped.
“I didn’t get to taste you. I could kick myself for having you there all sprawled out over me and never tasting that pretty pussy of yours.”
A soft whimper escaped and she gripped my forearms tightly.
“God Finn, you make it so hard to remember why we decided to only do this once. This is killing me.”
I nipped at her earlobe. “Princess, I don’t know if you realized this or not, but it’s been more than once.”
She shook her head like she was trying to gather her thoughts. “You know what I mean.”
“Tell me that you don’t want me licking your pussy until you come all over my tongue. My face buried between your thighs and the sheets clenched in your hands. I want to make you scream my name again. I don’t think I’ll ever get that out of my head.”
“Holy hell.” She took a deep shuddery breath. “There are so many reasons why we shouldn’t.”
I rested my forehead against hers.
“Okay, but I want to remind you that you’re the one that started it this time.”
She sighed and bit her bottom lip. “I know and I shouldn’t have. I’m sorry.” Her lips brushed against mine once, feather light. I pushed off the bookshelf reluctantly. She was right and we knew that a lot of people could get hurt if we kept this up, but God I wanted her.
“You know where to find me if you change your mind, Princess. I still think we could make the friends with benefits thing work.”
I walked back to the group slowly, allowing myself enough time to get my situation under control. Cora wasn’t back yet. She must have stopped off somewhere to gather herself too. Hannah glanced up at me when I came back. She had an odd look on her face, like she knew Cora and I hadn’t actually been looking for a book, but she didn’t say anything.
“Where’s Cora?” Nate asked, looking behind me.
“She’s comparing a few books to see what she wants to use for her paper.”
He nodded and looked back down at his book. Thank goodness none of them were really paying attention because I don’t know that I would have been able to act like there was nothing going on between us right this second. I wanted her more than anything. She was fighting this and the last thing I needed to do was push her into something she didn’t want. We would both just end up hurt. I looked down at my book and closed my eyes for a second, pressing my hands against them. When did this get so damn complicated?
I knocked on Finn’s door softly, careful not to wake up any of the housemates around him. The last thing I needed was for someone to come out investigating in the middle of the night. He answered the door in basketball shorts, looking sleepy and sexy as hell. My eyes raked over him and I bit down on my bottom lip.
“Cora, what are you—”
I shoved him in his room and shut and locked the door behind me. He looked confused until I wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my body tightly against his. His hands rested on my hips and I trembled against him.
“I don’t want it to be a one-time thing.”
His lips met mine hungrily and I moaned into his mouth as his tongue swept
over mine. We slowly backed up towards the bed. My hands ran up his back as he kissed along my neck. He cupped my face and made me look into his eyes.
“Cora, are you sure?”
“Yes. I’m sick of fighting it.”
He kissed me hard.
“Me too.”
I kissed a path up his neck as his hands rested on my back. We both reveled in the fact that we weren’t limited this time. Finn tugged my tank top over my head and looked down at my braless chest.
“Don’t leave your dorm without a bra again, Princess.” He brushed my nipples with his thumbs, causing the tips to pucker against his soft touch. “These are mine and I don’t want anyone else to see them.”
“Yours?”
I bit down on my lip. This was exactly what I wanted, but I was terrified to ask for. Honestly, I wasn’t sure I was ready for a relationship.
“Mine.”
“Then this is mine,” I said, reaching into his basketball shorts and taking his length in my hand. He groaned as I stroked his cock slowly.
“All yours. Cora, I haven’t been messing around with anyone else since before we slept together the first time.”
“I haven’t either.”
“Being celibate doesn’t suit either one of us,” he said grinning. I laughed softly. “We’ll discuss everything else later, but right now I just want to touch you.”
Finn laid me back on the bed and crawled over me, his upper body pinning me down to the bed. His lips trailed down my neck, over my breasts and down my stomach. I sucked in a breath as he moved his tongue lower. He moaned low in his throat as his tongue swiped over my pussy for the first time. My fingers tangled in his hair. I closed my eyes at the feeling of him circling my swollen clit with his tongue.
“Finn, I need more. I’m not quite used to foreplay lasting over a month.”
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