I wanted to spend time around this woman, even if it was just walking around a pool shop. It might not be the best option, but I couldn’t seem to pull myself away from her.
“I need this for my backyard when I have a house,” she said when she flopped down on a lounge chair a few minutes later.
The lounge chairs were part of a fun setup with an umbrella, along with a tiki bar nearby. The entire thing had me thinking about whisking this woman away to a tropical island, where we’d do nothing but sip fruity drinks and make love all day, every day.
“Try it out,” Cassie said.
I looked around. Why did I have a feeling we’d get in trouble for this? Nobody had shown up to help us yet, but I was technically on the clock. My boss was loaning us out for all this volunteer work. Still, the chance to sit next to her and relax was too much to resist.
I settled into the other lounge chair. I’d barely closed my eyes to enjoy the moment when she said something that popped them back open again.
“You said something earlier about kissing me,” she whispered. “Now’s your chance.”
I looked over at her. Yes, I had mentioned that I could kiss her. And I’d imagined doing just that at least a thousand times since she first walked into that kitchen. But we were in the middle of a store. Anybody could walk by at any moment.
“There are no cameras,” she said. “I already looked. And this is a pretty hidden-away corner of the place.”
I was staring at her again. I tended to do a lot of that, I’d noticed. But this time, I was trying to think through what she was offering. I could kiss her. I just had to find the courage.
How could I turn down the chance to kiss her? Who gave a damn if one of the store employees showed up and didn’t like what we were doing?
“Come here,” I said.
A smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, and I’d never seen a more beautiful sight. In fact, I’d do just about anything to keep that smile there.
The positioning was awkward, but I made it work. I was determined to make it work. I leaned over and pressed my lips to hers, already thinking through how I could get closer to her. But all thought went out the window the second our kiss began.
She tasted like strawberries—no surprise, considering I’d just watched her eat a strawberry-covered waffle. But that wasn’t what took over my senses. No, it was this kiss, which sent heat rushing through my body. So much for the erection I’d been battling all morning.
A brief noise squeaked out of her—a loud sigh. That was when I stopped holding back. I sat up, moving as far toward her as I could, and slid my fingers along her jawline, finally entangling my fingers in her hair.
“Get over here,” I said when I finally pulled away from her.
Now she was the one looking around. She quickly scanned the area, then stood, coming over to stand next to my chair. After staring up at her a long moment, I reached out and took her hand, then tugged her toward me until she was straddling me on the chair, her long hair falling around her face in what was the sexiest sight I’d ever seen.
“This might be illegal,” she said with a smile.
“I won’t tell if you won’t.”
And with that, I urged her face toward me, resuming our kiss. This time, we weren’t held back by awkward positioning, so I took full advantage of the chance to plunge my tongue into her mouth, bringing a moan from her.
As my mouth worked, my hands moved over her backside, sliding under her shirt and enjoying the feel of her soft skin against my fingertips. My hands made their way to her breasts, which were covered by a lightweight silky cloth that parted easily under my touch. I settled both bra cups under her breasts to give my thumbs free access to her nipples.
At first touch, she pulled away from the kiss, eyes wide as she looked down at me. Her expression made it seem like she’d never been touched there before, but that was impossible. A woman as beautiful as Cassie would’ve had at least two or three lovers by her early twenties.
Spurred on by her reaction, I ran my thumbs over her nipples and her eyes slid closed. At the same time, her hips began moving, which meant she was rubbing along my erection. Now I was the one who moaned.
God, I hoped nobody was around the corner, listening to this. But what the hell did I care? As long as I got my tarps at the end of the visit, I could walk out of here and never set foot in this shop again.
The store around us was completely forgotten once I felt her fingers on the fastening of my shorts. I should stop her. Maybe we could take this to the truck. Or to my cabin, where we could shower before returning to the worksite. But then her hand dove beneath both my shorts and briefs and all hope of stopping this was lost.
Holy hell, that felt good. Especially when she lowered her mouth to initiate another kiss. The combination of her mouth on mine and her hand stroking my hard cock made it impossible to think about anything else. She’d taken over all my senses, and I knew, deep down, that I’d never be the same.
5
CASSIE
Denver had brought out a side of me I’d never known existed.