of my head. It didn’t really work.” Ryan smiles sheepishly , his hand pushing through the back of his hair . Looking me in the eye, he slips his hands into his pockets . “For the past three years, the only girl I wanted was you. I’m sorry I hurt you,” he kisses my cheek lightly , his voice even lighter . “I’m sorry I didn’t answer fast enough,” he kisses the other cheek and looks down for a second . “The only thing I could think about while you were asleep in my arms was that you were going to wake up and regret last night. I didn’t think you felt that way about me.”
I lift my hands to his face and feel the stubble on his cheeks under my palms. I feel brave. Heart pounding, I say, “I do feel that way . I like you. I want to be with you. You make me feel so much. I tried to avoid you because you get into my head and I can’t manage it. But when y ou’re gone, I miss you. I miss your voice, the way you talk, and…” I take a deep breath, “I’m crazy about you. Completely and totally insane about you. Practically committable.” The corner of my mouth twitches and before I can prattle on, he leans in and kisses me. Ryan’s body pushes against mine and I back into the car. The cold metal makes me jump, and he takes me into his arms, laughing , and swings me around. The sound is perfect. He’s truly happy and so am I.
CHAPTER
11
RYAN
The rest of the day feels like a dream. I’m afraid I’ll do something stupid and ruin it, but after we say how we feel , we ease into each other the way we always do. Except this time, when the endless flirting blazes like an inferno, I don’t have to keep my hands to myself. I can pull her to me. I can kiss her. I can taste her and feel her breath fill her chest as she hugs me back. The scent of her hair and the feel of her naked body burns in my mind. I can’t stop smiling. This is perfect.
The rest of the morning passes in my dorm room. When we get back upstairs, she’s shivering and I wrap her in blankets. Holly’s hot gaze doesn’t leave mine and before I know it, I’m kissing her and I can’t stop. Her hands are on me, pulling at my shirt, trying to feel my chest under her fingers. Holly’s breath fills my mouth as s he presses her lips to mine. It makes my heart pound harder. Her touch sends me reeling. I can’t speak and I don’t want to. I want to show her what she means to me.
I lay her back in the blankets and move my hands over her body, barely touching her. She moans and arches her back, calling my name. I remove her dress, kissing her breasts as I do so. Her bra is who-knows-where. Probably in her car from when she ran earlier. She gasps and takes my hair in her hands, pulling my mouth down harder onto her chest . I cover her body in kisses, removing every article of clothing, until she’s panting, laying on the floor in the center of a pile of blankets completely naked. I look down at her. Sunlight pours into the room and I can’t help but gaze at her body. She’d put a goddess to shame. Every inch, every curve is perfect.
I move my hand across her, feeling her warmth, examining every curve. Her legs fall open for me. She’s breathing hard. Her scent hits me like a truck and I can barely control myself. I want things slow. I want to make her feel everything I feel. I want her to know how much I treasure her, how much I want more than a few days with her, because tha t’s all I have. She leaves soon and this will be gone.
I push the thoughts away and worship her body until we’re both exhausted and covered in sweat. She screams my name and digs her nails into my hips, as I push into her faster and faster. We both explode at the same time. I feel her fingers relax as her body throbs around mine. I stay on top of her, inside of her for a moment. I kiss her face.
I feel something inside of me and although I’ve denied it for years, I know without a doubt that I love her.
_ ___ _
The
I lift my hands to his face and feel the stubble on his cheeks under my palms. I feel brave. Heart pounding, I say, “I do feel that way . I like you. I want to be with you. You make me feel so much. I tried to avoid you because you get into my head and I can’t manage it. But when y ou’re gone, I miss you. I miss your voice, the way you talk, and…” I take a deep breath, “I’m crazy about you. Completely and totally insane about you. Practically committable.” The corner of my mouth twitches and before I can prattle on, he leans in and kisses me. Ryan’s body pushes against mine and I back into the car. The cold metal makes me jump, and he takes me into his arms, laughing , and swings me around. The sound is perfect. He’s truly happy and so am I.
CHAPTER
11
RYAN
The rest of the day feels like a dream. I’m afraid I’ll do something stupid and ruin it, but after we say how we feel , we ease into each other the way we always do. Except this time, when the endless flirting blazes like an inferno, I don’t have to keep my hands to myself. I can pull her to me. I can kiss her. I can taste her and feel her breath fill her chest as she hugs me back. The scent of her hair and the feel of her naked body burns in my mind. I can’t stop smiling. This is perfect.
The rest of the morning passes in my dorm room. When we get back upstairs, she’s shivering and I wrap her in blankets. Holly’s hot gaze doesn’t leave mine and before I know it, I’m kissing her and I can’t stop. Her hands are on me, pulling at my shirt, trying to feel my chest under her fingers. Holly’s breath fills my mouth as s he presses her lips to mine. It makes my heart pound harder. Her touch sends me reeling. I can’t speak and I don’t want to. I want to show her what she means to me.
I lay her back in the blankets and move my hands over her body, barely touching her. She moans and arches her back, calling my name. I remove her dress, kissing her breasts as I do so. Her bra is who-knows-where. Probably in her car from when she ran earlier. She gasps and takes my hair in her hands, pulling my mouth down harder onto her chest . I cover her body in kisses, removing every article of clothing, until she’s panting, laying on the floor in the center of a pile of blankets completely naked. I look down at her. Sunlight pours into the room and I can’t help but gaze at her body. She’d put a goddess to shame. Every inch, every curve is perfect.
I move my hand across her, feeling her warmth, examining every curve. Her legs fall open for me. She’s breathing hard. Her scent hits me like a truck and I can barely control myself. I want things slow. I want to make her feel everything I feel. I want her to know how much I treasure her, how much I want more than a few days with her, because tha t’s all I have. She leaves soon and this will be gone.
I push the thoughts away and worship her body until we’re both exhausted and covered in sweat. She screams my name and digs her nails into my hips, as I push into her faster and faster. We both explode at the same time. I feel her fingers relax as her body throbs around mine. I stay on top of her, inside of her for a moment. I kiss her face.
I feel something inside of me and although I’ve denied it for years, I know without a doubt that I love her.
_ ___ _
The
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