by Jess Bryant
“Ride me, Ashtyn.” He watched her bite her lip, her brows creasing again and his heart ached for whatever doubts were still running through her head. “I’ve spent days with you wrapped around me, spread across my back on the motorcycle. I want to see you spread out in front of me now. Want you to take me deep, ride me hard and don’t let up until we’re both spent.”
Her throat bobbed as she clearly swallowed hard but she didn’t force him to insist. She made quick work of her clothes and tugged his boxers down until they were both naked. When she straddled his waist again, he very nearly whimpered. Her slick, wet heat slid over him as she found the position she wanted and he distracted himself by cupping her perky little breasts and flicking her nipples with his thumbs. She gasped and arched into the touch even as she reached down between them and grasped his cock, guiding it to her entrance and then slowly easing her hips down as she settled on top of him.
Tyler released her breasts with one last squeeze and moved his hands to her waist to help guide her. Her head fell back on a sigh of pleasure as she shifted up and down, taking more of him with each downward thrust. Her long blonde hair swayed and she reached up to cup her breasts as he took over pushing her up and then pulling her back down onto his thick length.
“So damn beautiful.” he muttered as sweat broke out across his forehead.
Ashtyn with her cheeks flush and her lips swollen, her hair a mess from his hands and her gorgeous body stretched taut as she took him deeper and deeper, was the kind of sight that meant a man could die happy knowing he’d experienced something deeply intimate. As she finally settled down on top of him, taking the last inch in a desperate push, she moaned and pitched forward. She caught herself on her hands, on either side of his neck and then her mouth was on his again, kissing him with wild abandon as she began to roll her hips and fuck him in slow, almost languid strokes that had him aching for more.
Tyler slid one hand to her lower back, keeping her movements steady, and the other to her jaw. He wanted to touch her everywhere, all at once, but the pure pleasure that coursed through him had him hanging on for dear life and pouring all of his feelings for her into the kiss. He had never felt anything like this before and he had a feeling that when Ashtyn walked out of his life, he never would again.
“Tyler.” She broke the kiss with a harsh cry, his name, which made his heart thump hard in response, and he knew she was close.
He moved his hand between them and found her clit. She’d gone crazy when he played with her clit the night before and now was no exception. As soon as he found the swollen nub and began to circle it with his thumb, her hips jerked and her movements went into hyper-speed as she chased down the climax that hovered just on the horizon.
He could feel her body begin to tense all around him and a sudden jolt of awareness had his eyes flashing open. She was teetering on the edge of orgasm and she was going to pull him into his own climax. He could feel the sensation of his balls drawing up, preparing to spill their seed, and one terrifying thought chose that moment to rattle past all of the passion and desire that had been clouding his mind.
“Shit. Ash. I’m gonna come.” he growled, trying to grab for her hips and stop her momentum from sending him over the edge.
“Yes.” she whimpered, “So close.”
“No.” he hissed, “No. You don’t understand. I forgot the condom. I can’t…”
“You can.” She wrapped her arms around his neck as he surged up into a sitting position, causing the angle of her movements to change and that shiver of awareness to build at the base of his spine. “Come with me, Ty. Come in me. I want to feel you inside me, filling me up. Fuck, so good.”
Her body tightened around him to the point of no return and he growled, “You could get pregnant.”
“Can’t. Won’t.” She bit his earlobe gently, “I have an IUD. Please Ty. Please.”
He was man enough to admit that even without the reassurance of birth control that her desperate plea would have sealed his fate. They were too far gone. Too close to the edge. And there was no going back. So he simply pulled her close and bucked his hips hard and fast, pushing them both over the edge at the same time he took her mouth and kissed her with his lips and teeth and tongue.
They both exploded into ecstasy. Their bodies jumped and jerked against one another but they held on, arms wrapped tight, mouths so close they were breathing the same air as the tidal wave of bliss crashed over them. Tyler kept moving, pumping himself in and out, his hands urging her body to squeeze every ounce of passion out of him as he pushed her through the orgasm. When the flash of tension went out of her, she collapsed against him, boneless and breathless and he held her tight as he too fell back against the bed cradling her to his chest.
They lay there like that for a long time. He was still inside her but he could feel the evidence of their lovemaking sans condom leaking between them. They’d both be wet and sticky and likely in need of a shower but since Ashtyn didn’t move, neither did he. He simply held her to him, buried his face in her hair, and listened to her breathing slow as her heartrate fell into a cadence with his own.
Finally, when she began to nuzzle his chest, he stroked a hand through her hair and sighed, suddenly sleepy, “So, an IUD, huh?”
“Mmhmm.” she hummed.
“You could’ve told me that last night.” he groaned as she shifted slightly and her body slid up and then back down his sensitive length. “Sex without a condom is… I’ve never done that before, with anyone, but damn, it was amazing.”
“Mmm. It was amazing wasn’t it?” She smiled, pressing kisses to his chest. “Sorry I didn’t mention it before. It just never came up.” His cock twitched and she chuckled. “Speaking of up…”
Tyler chuckled and rolled her to her back, following her over until he was propped atop her. He leaned down and kissed her, tasting the sweetness of her laughter even as his cock rebounded like a champ, craving her again with an urgency that should have surprised him, but didn’t.
She was incredible. Like nothing and no one he’d ever met before. She was perfect and perfect for him. She made him so damn happy and he wanted her so fucking much it scared him because he had no idea what he was going to do with himself when she walked back out of his life.
And she would. Soon.
They’d be in Vegas within another day and then, that would be the end of their trip, the end of them. She would go back to Nashville and so would he but their lives wouldn’t be intertwined anymore. This trip was an anomaly, a random act of chance and luck, and he knew that all he could do was enjoy what they had together and then, when the time came, let her go.
Just like that cute little bird she’d had tattooed on her wrist, she deserved to be free to fly on her own, explore the world, and find her happily ever after. Even if it wasn’t with him. He would be nothing more to her than a nice memory, and the best he could hope was that when she thought back on him and their time together, that she smiled, just like he would.
19
Ashtyn closed her eyes and let the hot water run down her body. The small motel bathroom was steamy from the heat and she breathed in the warmth. It was comforting, reassuring, and the hot water soothed the worst of the aches in her body, not that she would ever complain about them.
She was sore but only in the best ways.
Last night, with Tyler, had been one of the best nights of her life. She hadn’t been a virgin, not by any stretch of the imagination, but somehow everything with Tyler had felt new and exciting. Like the first time, no matter how often they’d come together in the middle of the night.
She wasn’t sure how it was possible but she felt closer to Tyler than she’d ever felt to Aaron when they were making love. Maybe because she’d never worn a mask with Tyler. Maybe because he had seen her, the real her, from the first moment they met. Whatever the reason, she didn’t feel shy or nervous taking what she wanted or demanding it from him and he never once hesitated to give her what she needed.
She found herself smiling as she rinsed shampoo from her hair. She was happy. Tyler made her happy. It had been so long since she’d taken joy in the little things in life that she couldn’t seem to contain it and she didn’t want to.
The flimsy shower curtain jerked aside and she squealed as a big body stepped in behind her. Tyler chuckled at her surprise, pulling the curtain shut behind him and then edging under the spray with her. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her softly before pulling back to give her that sexy, trademark smirk of his.
“What’re you in here thinking about that has you grinning like that?”
“You.”
He slid a big hand to her ass and squeezed, “Good answer.”
“It’s true.” She arched against him, her body already sensitive from the night before, beginning to sizzle from his simple touch.
“Oh yeah?” He leaned down and used his tongue to lick a line of water from her neck.
“Mhmm.” she hummed contentedly, letting her eyes drift shut again, “I was thinking of all the ways you’ve helped me check items off my bucket list.”
He nuzzled her neck as he kneaded her butt-cheeks, “We’ve crossed off almost everything and we’ll be in Vegas by tonight if we drive straight through.”
The thought popped her happiness like a pin to a balloon. Tyler must have sensed it too because he pulled her against him, holding her to his chest as the shower rained water down on them. She tucked her head against his chest and wrapped her arms around his waist.
“Is it really almost over?” she murmured softly.
Tyler brushed her wet hair back off her shoulders, “It doesn’t have to be.”
“No?” She leaned back enough to look at him, desperate to see that he meant the words and the seriousness in his blue eyes confirmed that he was as reluctant for their journey to end as she was.
“I was thinking…” he sighed, playing with her hair, “Have you ever seen the Grand Canyon?”
A small smile tilted her lips, “Actually, no. I haven’t. Not in person at least.”
“It’s amazing, truly one of the incredible wonders of this world. It would be a shame to be so close and not go take a look.”
“Are we close to it?”
He shrugged one big shoulder, “It’s a couple hours detour, would probably add a full day, maybe even two to our trip if we took the time to sightsee while we were there.”
“That sounds…” Her throat felt tight as his offer truly sank in and she nodded. “I think I should add visiting the Grand Canyon to my bucket list.”
He smiled softly, brushing his lips over hers, “God I was hoping you’d say that.”
He kissed her gently and she melted into his touch. Knowing that he was no more ready for their trip to end than she was felt like a balm to her impending broken heart. Their trip would still end. They’d get to Vegas soon and then she’d have to start making real decisions about her future and about the past that she’d run away from in Nashville. But she wasn’t ready to deal with the real world yet and spending an extra day or two in Tyler’s arms, taking in the beauty of the world around them, seemed like perfection. He broke the kiss to trail his lips down her jaw and she moaned.
“There’s one other thing still on my list actually…” She couldn’t help but grin as he pulled back to look at her, dark brows furrowing.
“I thought we’d crossed everything off?”
“We did, but there’s a slight problem.” She bit her bottom lip and looked up at him from beneath her lashes, “See, you don’t count as a one-night stand anymore.”
He growled. He actually growled. And Ashtyn broke into unrestrained laughter as he pushed her back against the cool tile wall of the enclosed shower and boxed her in with his big body.
“Don’t even think about it.” His voice was rough and possessive, sending heat straight to her core.
“Oh, I would never.” she teased, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him closer. “But I was thinking maybe I could take that off the list.”
“About damn time.” he grunted, shifting forward until she could feel his thick erection against her belly.
“Maybe I should add something else I’ve never done instead.”
Tyler raised an eyebrow, “Like what?”
“Shower sex?” She fluttered her lashes innocently.
It took a second for Tyler to react and when he did, he looked downright surprised, “Are you saying you’ve never…”
“Not in a shower.” She shrugged. “You’d be my first.”
That low grumble she was falling in love with echoed from his chest and he leaned forward, cupping her cheek, “God I love the idea of being your first anything, everything. I want you. I’ll always want you, Ashtyn. Always. But are you sure you’re not too sore?”
Her heart gave a shaky beat but she forced herself to nod when words failed her. She was sore. He was big and she’d gone a long time without having this much sex in so short a span of time, but she didn’t care. She wanted him too, just like this, so crazy for one another that they couldn’t even be bothered to wait until they’d showered and he could take her back to bed.
He wanted her, he said he’d always want her, and her heart melted because she knew that she felt the same way. She couldn’t imagine a time in her life when she would ever be able to look at him or even think of him and not ache for his touch, his kiss, his strong arms around her as he filled her up and made her whole.
“God, you’re beautiful.” Tyler’s voice was low and reverent as he stroked his hands over her breasts, down her ribs to her waist and then her hips. “Are you sure you want it here? We can go back to bed if you’d rather so….”
“No.” she cut him off quickly. “Here. Now. Just like this. I need you, Tyler.”
His grunt was his only answer before he swept down and took her mouth with his again. The kiss wasn’t anything like what she’d been expecting. Instead of a rough, passion-fueled kiss, Tyler was gentle, sweet and slow. He drew the kiss out, playing with her lips, tracing every corner with the tip of his tongue, tasting her as if he couldn’t get enough.
He kissed her until her knees went weak with desire and when he caught her, he spun her slowly away from him until her back was pressed to his front. Ashtyn moaned at the feel of his erection against her ass. She pushed back against him and he growled near her ear.
“Brace your hands against the wall.”
She did as he said, putting her palms out to hold herself up as he positioned her the way he wanted. Her ass stuck out and the hot water from the shower slipped down her back and between her legs. Tyler kept one hand on hers against the wall, their fingers intertwined, and his other moved to her breasts, tweaking her nipple and causing her to gasp.
“Sore?”
“A little.” she admitted with a sheepish grin.
“Mmm.” He gentled his touch, rubbing lightly, almost soothingly, over the tight little buds. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the sensation and the memories that came with it. Memories of the night before, when he’d bit and licked and sucked on her until she had nearly lost her mind with pleasure. “I wish I could say I was sorry, but it would be a lie. I love knowing every little ache of your body is a reminder of how much I want you.”
He switched to her other breast, giving it the same treatment and Ashtyn could only moan. She dropped her head back against his shoulder and he bit her earlobe softly as he continued to tease her breasts. Her breathing sped up and a shiver ran down her spine, goosebumps following in its wake as he finally, finally, began to trail his fingers down her stomach.
“I love touching you.” his voice was low and gruff next to her ear.
“I love whe
n you touch me.” she whispered, grinding back against him.
“You’re so damn perfect.” He cupped her mound and she moaned. “Every little sound you make, every shiver of desire, every moan of pleasure, I want it all, Ashtyn. I want it all to be mine and only mine.”
She had to bite her lip to keep from crying out as he dipped his hand lower, between her folds and began to rub at her clit. She wanted to tell him that she was his, that she wanted to be his forever, but the words got hung up in her throat when her mind tried to kick back to life and remind her that she had only known this man for a few days. He might understand her better than anyone else she’d ever met and he might make her feel things that she’d only ever dreamed were possible, but was that enough?
Ashtyn forcibly told her mind to shut up and focused on the pleasure of Tyler’s hands between her legs. She didn’t want to think right now. She didn’t want to have to make plans or promises. She just wanted him, like this, the two of them lost in their own little world of passion and desire. That was enough for now, more than enough, so she squeezed his hand where he held hers to the wall and rocked her hips into his touch as he began to stroke two thick fingers in and out of her in a delicious, distracting rhythm.
“That’s it sweetheart, don’t think. Just feel.” Tyler kissed her neck and Ashtyn fell a little more in love with him with those simple, knowing words.
He understood her so well. He just… got her. Even when she didn’t say a word, he could hear the gears in her head turning. He might not have known her long but he knew every inch of her, inside and out.
Tears tried to blur her vision at the thought but she pushed them back. She was falling in love with this man so hard and so fast. It was scary, especially for a woman who had decided just days ago that she wasn’t ready to be tied down. But maybe that was the real difference in her feelings for Aaron and her feelings for Tyler. Tyler didn’t make her feel trapped, not for a second. He only made her feel wanted and supported, not suffocated.