Everything I Need (The Everything Series Book 1)

by A. K. Evans

  There was a lot on everyone’s plate for the next few days. Zane, Stone, and Luke wanted to get some practice runs in over the next few days and would then have to make appearances at the Blackman Boards sponsored event at the Games.

  Blackman Boards was hosting two ‘Keep Riding’ events. One would be an ongoing thing set in a tent every day of the Games open to both the public fans, media, and the athletes. Multiple television screens would be set up with coverage of the event being streamed throughout the day. Blackman Boards gear would be on display. Non-alcoholic refreshments and finger foods would be available along with music being played by a live DJ. The other ‘Keep Riding’ event would be held at a local pub the last night of the Games, which we all hoped would be a bit celebratory for Blackman Board riders.

  After dinner and conversation, everyone decided to call it quits for the night given the busy schedule ahead. I was more than ready to have some alone time together with Wes. Everyone made their way upstairs. Zane showed Emme to her bedroom and Wes and I took off down the hall to ours. I hadn’t been in the bedroom yet and was blown away when I walked in. There was a king size bed in the center of the room flanked on both sides by slate gray colored, distressed wood nightstands. The bed linens were done up with a light gray comforter and black and white throw pillows. A dresser matching the nightstands sat across from the bed and had a flat screen television mounted to the wall above it. To the right of the dresser was the door that led into the bathroom. The bathroom came equipped with a glass paneled shower, separate soaking tub, double vanities, and windows all around. The house was so secluded and the views were so beautiful that I soon realized I’d be content to stay in the shower all day long. Back in the bedroom, directly across from the entrance to the room were wood-trimmed French doors that led out to a private balcony.

  I turned to Wes.

  “Honey, I’m not sure staying here is a good idea.”

  His brows pulled together and he asked, “Why not?”

  “Well, I’m thinking I could get seriously used to living in a place like this and I’m not sure I’ll want to leave.”

  He smiled and said, “I’ll bring you back whenever you want.”

  “Wes, I wasn’t suggesting that you needed to do that,” I said.

  “I know you weren’t, but it doesn’t change the fact that I will do exactly that. I’d give you anything, Charley.”

  “Is that so, Mr. Blackman?” I asked, feeling a bit frisky.

  “Absolutely,” he said, his voice rough.

  “Then I think I’d like to ask you to give me something now.”

  “Anything, gorgeous.”

  “Since Em and I made dinner I think it’s only fair that you feed me dessert. I’d like you in my mouth now. Then, just after the sun rises in the morning I’d like you to take me in that shower.”

  “One condition,” he said.

  “And that would be?” I asked.

  “You aren’t the only one who gets to have dessert tonight.”

  I tilted my head, put my hands to the hem of his shirt and lifted it up. He helped guide it over his head. After tossing the shirt aside, I placed my hands on his chest and ran my fingers over the hardened muscle down his abdomen to the waistband of his jeans. I unbuttoned his pants and as I began to unzip them I said, “I think that can be arranged.”

  And just like that, as is often the case, dessert ended up being way better than the main course.

  Chapter 33

  Charley

  Fingers gently traced over the skin at my hip. I kept my eyes closed and smiled inwardly at the peace I felt with those gradual movements. I was still feeling sleepy since our nighttime activities kept us up late last night. I wasn’t one to complain, though, especially when said activities resulted in having three orgasms. After soaking up all of the goodness in Wes’ teasing fingertips, I opened my eyes and tilted my head back to look at my beautiful man. It was still pre-dawn so while there was enough light to see him the sun was still not shining.

  “Hey,” I said to him.

  “Could watch you sleep all day, gorgeous. But, waking you up by just barely touching your skin and hearing your sleepy voice is way fucking better.”

  I smiled and snuggled closer to him pressing my face into his chest.

  “I love when you trace,” I said.

  “What?” he asked.

  “Your fingers on my skin like that. I love when you trace them over me. It calms and relaxes me. It feels fantastic. Everything else in my life could be a disaster and if you do that it makes everything better.”

  “I’ll be sure to keep that in mind.”

  We stayed there for the next few minutes in silence. Wes continued to trace his fingers across my skin and I continued to breathe in his scent and soak up the peace he was giving me.

  “I’m ready, Charley.”

  “For what, honey?” I asked.

  “Decided I’d like to alter the game plan for this morning. Want to take you in the shower while the sun rises. You still want me to give it to you after the sun has risen I’ll do it then, too.”

  I felt a tingle right between my legs and kissed the skin of his chest. He squeezed my hip in response. I kissed again and he kept his hand firmly planted on my hip. I brought one of my hands up to cup his cheek, lifted my head, and shifted my body so that I could press a kiss to his lips. The hand that had been resting on my hip was now on my ass and pulling my body into his. Keeping his mouth connected to mine Wes knifed up in the bed and wrapped his other hand around my waist. I wrapped my legs around him and then he carried me into the bathroom.

  Wes tore his mouth from mine briefly so that he could turn on the shower. Still holding me he turned his head to look back in my eyes and stared. Surrounded by windows I could see the color swirling in his heated eyes and knew just how much he wanted me.

  Moments later, he carried us into the shower and my back was immediately pressed up against the glass wall. Wes bent his head to my breast and took one nipple in his mouth. He licked and sucked before moving to the other side. I kept one hand wrapped around the back of his neck and moved the other between us. My fingers reached for his cock, gently squeezed, and then positioned the tip at my entrance. Wes pushed himself in and filled me. His mouth moved to the skin at my throat and collarbone as my head fell back against the glass. My hands moved all over him, from running through his hair down to his shoulders and muscled arms. Wes kept his hands planted on my ass to hold me up as he thrusted himself in and out of me.

  I began feeling the tightening low in my belly and knew it wouldn’t be long before I was sent over the edge. Wes continued his assault on my body and kept giving me the goods.

  “Wes,” I rasped out.

  “There she is,” he said. “Love that, baby. Love the voice coming out of that mouth.”

  He picked up the pace pushing me closer and closer to the edge. My breathing became quick and shallow as I stared into his emerald eyes.

  “Take it, Charley. Take what you need.”

  I did as I was told and took what I needed.

  The sun had begun to peek out and was starting to light up the room.

  After Wes brought me down from my orgasm he kept himself planted inside me and sat on the wide ledge at the end of the shower opposite the shower head. He was sitting upright and I was on top of him. His hands moved from my ass to my breasts. He rolled my nipple between his thumb and forefinger on one side while he lifted the other to his mouth on the other side. After a few minutes of delicious teasing, Wes pulled his head back to look at me.

  “Ride me, gorgeous.”

  And so, I did. Wes sat there with his hands gently guiding my hips, but mostly he let me take charge. I controlled the depth and the pace of each thrust. I started slow, torturously slow. I wanted to prolong his pleasure and make him want it that much more. It didn’t take long before I was not only teasing Wes, but also myself. It was too much and I began to move quicker trying to get myself there again. My body moved
rapidly and I braced my hands behind my body on the top of his thick, strong thighs. I glanced down at his impeccable body. The beads of water from the shower on his chest and abs were glistening in the sun. I persisted in riding him hard. Wes’ eyes moved from mine and worked their way down my body. His gaze stopped on my bouncing breasts for a while before moving further down to where we were connected. He watched as I continued to quickly lift my body and slam back down onto his cock. Finally, he moved one of his hands to where we were joined and his thumb found my clit. That was all I needed.

  “Wes,” I rasped. “I love you so much.”

  “Love you too, Charley. Come with me, baby,” he demanded.

  And then, I had my fifth orgasm in less than eight hours.

  It was a good thing Wes was sitting because I fell forward and collapsed on his body, sated and exhausted. He held me there for a while before he finally spoke, “You’re going to prune if you don’t get out of this shower.”

  “So tired,” I responded.

  “I know. I’ll help you finish up in here and then we’ll go back to bed for a couple hours. We have time today.”

  Begrudgingly, I sat up and lifted myself off him. Wes kept his hands on me until I was steady on my feet. We quickly finished our business in the shower and Wes shut it down. I dried myself and my hair as quickly as I could, made my way back into the bedroom, pulled on a nightie from my goody bag, and climbed into the bed. Wes settled in the bed a few seconds after I did. He snaked an arm around my waist and pulled my body into his so that he was spooning me.

  “Sleep, gorgeous.”

  I’m not sure how many hours later it was when I finally woke, but when I did I was alone in bed. I stayed there for a few minutes before I finally got up. Knowing that Wes probably wouldn’t be thrilled with me heading out to the kitchen in my nightie I made a quick trip into the bathroom, did my business, and then threw on a Blackman Boards t-shirt and a pair of sweats.

  As soon as I walked out of the bedroom and walked to the top of the stairs I heard voices downstairs. I went down and saw that everyone was already awake. Emme was standing at the stove making breakfast while the guys sat on the stools at the island. I must have made enough noise coming down the stairs because everyone turned to look at me.

  “Morning, sweets,” Emme said.

  “Mornin’, Em,” I answered.

  I got another round of good mornings from the guys while Wes got up and walked to me. He wrapped his arm around me when he got close and bent his head to kiss me. His lips then went to my ear and quietly asked, “Feel better that you got some sleep?”

  I nodded and curled my body into his. Then, I said, “Didn’t like waking up without you there, though.”

  “I’m sorry, baby. Had some calls I needed to make this morning. Making sure preparations for everything leading up to the event are in order.”

  “There’s no need to apologize, Wes. I know you are going to be busy this week. Just like having you there.”

  “Never too busy to give you what you need,” he reassured me.

  I looked up at him, smiled, and said, “I love you.”

  “Love you, too.”

  Wes and I rejoined the group. I immediately dove in to help Emme. She was making Belgian waffles and eggs for breakfast. I got the plates and utensils out and moved to pour the coffee. Minutes later, Emme had finished up the food. The guys shoveled the food in and discussed the plans for the day.

  Zane, Stone, and Luke were going to be heading out to ride for a bit and Emme would be tagging along. Wes wanted her to be able check out where she’d be shooting and how everything would be set up ahead of time. I had been worried about how she would handle being off with the guys without me, but she seemed to be ok with it. I made a mental note to get her alone before they took off.

  Wes and I needed to stop by the pub this morning to confirm all the details of the post-Games ‘Keep Riding’ event and then we’d be heading over to the mountain to make sure all was being set up properly and according to plan in the Blackman Boards sponsored event lounge. I was beyond excited to see this completed because the Elements Series was being debuted here with the Fire line. This meant that my designs would be officially out in the public eye. I was nervous and excited at the same time.

  We finished up breakfast. I went to clear the table with Emme when Wes said, “Leave this. The guys and I will take care of clean up. Why don’t you and Emme go on upstairs and get ready?”

  “You four want to clean up breakfast dishes?” I asked incredulously.

  Stone chimed in, “Not sure any of us wants to clean up anything, babe. That said, two reasons we are willing to do this right now. First, considering you both cooked last night and this morning, we can offer a little bit of help in the way of clean up. Second, and probably more important, we’ve got to get to the mountain sooner rather than later to get a good day of practice in. For reasons that none of the men in this room can understand, especially with women who look the way you two do, women take way too fucking long to get ready. Since your girl is riding with us we need her to go start getting ready now if we are going to have a chance at arriving there anytime soon.”

  “Valid point made,” I said.

  “Breakfast, much like dinner last night, was awesome. Thanks for cooking this morning,” Luke said to Emme.

  She nodded and smiled at him. “You’re welcome, Luke.”

  I looked to Zane. He had a look similar to the one Wes gave me the day we had our first argument. Jealousy. I guessed that was a good thing. I looked to Wes. He saw Zane’s reaction, looked down to the floor, and chuckled.

  “I think now is a good time for the girls to go get ready,” Zane said through clenched teeth.

  “Ok, that’s our cue. Way too much testosterone in the room right now,” I said.

  With that, Emme and I went upstairs to get ready. I went to her bedroom with her since Wes and I leaving immediately wasn’t as crucial as Emme and the guys.

  “So, is this all good with you?” I asked as I sat down on her bed.

  She turned to look at me, eyebrows drawn.

  “You going with Zane, Stone, and Luke today,” I said. “Are you feeling okay about it?”

  Emme started setting out her layers of clothing for the day. The high was going to be hovering right around thirty degrees that day and despite having been in Wyoming for almost a full year we still didn’t fare well in the cold.

  “Surprisingly, yes. I can’t explain it, but it’s all Zane. While I don’t know Luke and Stone that well they seem like genuinely good people. Regardless of them, I feel like Zane would move mountains for me. That’s not to say that I’d ask him to do that, but it helps my comfort level. Aside from that, I’m doing this for you, Charley.”

  “Me? What do you mean?” I asked.

  “Sweets,” she said, “Do you realize how huge this event is? Your work is being debuted this weekend and I’ve been given the opportunity to capture that for marketing purposes for one of the biggest names in extreme winter sports. You better believe I’m going to do everything I can to support this huge accomplishment.”

  “Emme…” I said, my throat tight.

  “You have come so far over the last year. I am so happy that you met Wes and he has given you what you needed to help you to realize your dream, believe in yourself, and reach this level of success. Charley, I’m so proud of you,” she said as the tears pooled in her eyes.

  I got up off the bed, went to my best friend, wrapped my arms around her, and hugged her tightly.

  “Thank you, Em,” I said quietly.

  A few moments of silence passed before I pulled away from Emme and said what I needed to say.

  “Want this for you, too, Em. I want you to find your happy,” I said.

  “That doesn’t exist for me anymore, Charley,” she said.

  “I know why you think that, honey, but you are wrong. I thought the same thing and now that I’m here I realize how big of a mistake that would have bee
n. I won’t push it, but you’ve got to consider trying to move on so you can find it.”

  She shrugged her shoulders and closed her eyes.

  “Ok, going to let you finish getting yourself ready. I’ll see you later today when Wes and I get to the mountain. Have fun this morning.”

  “I’ll do my best,” she said.

  I turned to walk out and head to my bedroom.

  “Hey Charley?” she called out.

  “Yeah?”

  “Love you.”

  “Love you, too, Em.”

  Chapter 34

  Charley

  “I think I might throw up.”

  That was the truth. I was standing in the doorway between the bathroom and bedroom looking up at Wes. It was the first day of the X Games. I was excited that the day had finally arrived, but I was more nervous about the launch of the Fire line.

  The past couple of days had been absolute insanity. Wes and I spent long days working with other Blackman Board employees on getting everything ready for the ‘Keep Riding’ lounge. Zane, Stone, and Luke spent time riding a bit, but also resting a lot. Emme shuffled between snapping shots of the guys riding and helping us out where she could.

  “Charley, relax. It’s going to be great,” Wes said.

  “What if it’s not? What if it’s such a flop that you don’t sell any boards? I will have ruined the entire Elements Series!”

  “That’s not going to happen. It will be fine. You need to trust me. We’ve got to get going, though, or we’re going to be late,” he said as he held his hand out to me.

  I took a deep breath and walked to him.

  We made our way downstairs to find Zane, Stone, and Luke gathering up their bags with everything they needed for the day. Emme came out of the kitchen with a bunch of brown paper bags in her hands and held them out to all of us.

  “Breakfast on the road today,” she said.

  “Fucking awesome. Thanks, sweet cheeks” Stone said.

  Luke looked to Zane and said, “You don’t lock this shit down I’m swooping in and staking my claim.” Then, Luke turned to Emme with a smirk on his face and said, “Thanks for breakfast, beautiful.”