Page 17 of Their Offering

“No. Please. I can dojustsex. I can.” He let out a heavy breath. “Let me prove it to you. Let’s go back to my car and blow off some steam before joining everyone.” His tongue skirted across his lower lip as his eyes scanned my body.

I sighed and chewed the inside of my cheek. Sex sounded great right now, but I was not in the mood to deal with a clingy Austin. Everything in my body screamed to walk away as he leaned in and kissed my lips so gently, I barely felt it. Maybe I could give him another chance. Ididneed to blow off some steam.

I rolled my eyes playfully and poked my finger into his chest. “Justsex,” I insisted with a stern look.

“Just sex. Yeah. I got it.” He smiled and bit his lower lip, most likely to help contain his eagerness and not scare me off as he grabbed my hand and pulled me to his car.

Between the kissing and trying to get into the backseat, we only got our clothes off enough for me to slide onto him. I couldn’t wait any longer, and I knew Austin wanted me as much as I wanted sex. As I rode him, his lips caressed my chest, my shoulders, my face, my mouth. It was chaotic and sporadic, and if I didn’t need the sex so severely, it would have been enough for me to stop and leave.

I should have felt something as I bounced on his lap, some sort of satisfaction or fullness, but I didn’t. His cock felt nice, no more, no less.

He groaned, moving his hips to meet mine. His eyes were squeezed shut in pleasure, his head thrown back against the seat. I took the opportunity to kiss his exposed neck, earning me a moan. I still felt nothing. I needed to feelsomething,or this was worthless.

I reached up to my nipple and gave it a pinch, trying to recreate how Nicholas touched me that night. The combination of the pain and the memory made me moan.Finally.

“There she is. Fuck, Lilly, just like that, baby.” I tried not to roll my eyes. I hated when he called me baby. It felt too intimate, and intimacy was the exact opposite of what I wanted from him, especially now.

His body stiffened as I picked up speed, and I felt heat rush in. He was already done. My own pleasure hadn’t even had a chance to build. I was more frustrated than before. I cursed quietly, I knew I shouldn’t have fucked him again.

He finished spilling into me and opened his sex-drunk eyes, so I quickly forced a satisfied smile onto my face. Had I been any other girl, his adorably cheeky grin would have made me swoon, but I was thinking about another man’s cock and how much I missed it.

“Wow,” he spoke between rapid breaths. “That was amazing. It was so worth the week you made me wait.” He chuckled.

I tried to mimic his happy, satisfied mood, which was beyond difficult given the heightened sexual frustration I now felt. I needed to find someone else to fuck me tonight.Reallyfuck me.

“Let’s go get some drinks. I’m thirsty.” I tugged my clothes up and opened the door. Austin scrambled out behind me, doing the same. As he fastened his jeans, he stared at me. “What?” I inwardly cringed, hoping that hadn’t come out as disgusted as it felt.

He chuckled. “Admit it, Lilly: you can’t get enough of me either.” He winked.

Every fiber of my body was engaged to keep my eyes from rolling and lips from letting out the loudest huff in history.Fuck me. I knew better. I should have never gotten in that car with him. I was so blinded by pure need, just wanting meaningless sex, that I hadn’t recognized that Austin wasn’t capable of it.

I closed my eyes and took a breath before speaking. “We can’t keep doing this. I’ll only hurt you.” I hoped that by blaming myself, it would soften the blow.

“Shit.” His face fell, and I felt a pang of guilt. “I didn’t mean…”

“It doesn’t matter.This,” I waved my hand back and forth between us, “is done. I’m sorry.” I turned away, but he grabbed my arm roughly and spun me back around. “Let me go, Austin.” I gritted my teeth as his grip tightened. He had never touched me like this, and it was starting to sting.

“Lilly -fuck,” he shouted. “Let’s cut the bullshit. Stop fucking toying with me. You know you like me, and I like you, so stop running. The chase isn’t fun anymore. Keep this shit up, and you’ll end up like your mom: knocked up, psycho, and alone for the rest of your––”

I saw red as I slapped his face with my free hand. “Never. Compare. Me. To. Her.” I was breathing heavily, and I knew my nostrils were flared.Attractive.“Let me go, Austin, or I’m screaming. I don’t like you like that; I never have. It was always just sex, and I was very clear with you. I never led you on. Don’t come near me ever again.”

Just as I yanked my arm from his grip and turned toward the bonfire, a man stepped out from behind a nearby car. “Everything okay here?”

Austin beat me to a response. “Everything’s fine, man. Thanks. My girl and I are just––”

“Notyour girl.” I didn’t even turn around to look at him. “I’m okay. I justreallyneed a drink.”

“Say no more.” Mystery Man held his arm out, inviting me to go before him. I plastered a smile on my face, and I walked past him.

He followed close behind. Somehow, that made me feel better, even though I didn’t need the buffer between me and Austin. I could handle him on my own.

“That guy was a prick,” the man chuckled. “You’re welcome.” He was walking next to me now.

I glanced up at him and laughed. “Oh? You think I needed saving? I’m some poor damsel in distress who needed you to swoop in?”

He grimaced, and I regretted biting his head off. “Sorry, totally not what I meant. I didn’t want you to get hurt. Guys like him can be dangerous. They’ll snap at any minute.”

I rolled my eyes. “Austin is a teddy bear. He just can’t take a hint or handle being cut off. I don’t want to dwell on that right now, though. I need that drink. Pronto.”

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