Page 70 of Bring me Back

“No insults as she talked?”

I bit my cheek not to laugh. “No.”

“She was genuine and nice?” He looked skeptical.

“She was genuine.”

Daniel growled, shaking his head, but I kept it in place. “She is what she is. But is one more artistic kid out there and one more obnoxious parent disappointed. Isn’t it worth it?”

When he wasn’t convinced, I pressed. “If you do it, I owe you one.” I winked.

His smirk was back. “Own me what?”

I took his mouth, but after a second it was clear he was the one in charge. Each time I kissed him was better and better. His mouth felt perfect against mine, his body searing hot under me. His hands sprayed under my ass as I squeezed my legs around him. His kiss ravished me, he licked me from inside out. It was overwhelming how perfect everything was, the warm water, and his sun kissed chest with droplets all over waiting for me to lick it one by one. I whimpered, feeling his body against mine.

His mouth fell to my jaw, neck, then ear. I started to move, like my body knew what to do even when my head hadn’t caught up. I rubbed my core against his hardness; I had no idea what I was doing, no idea if that would make me look sexy or insane, but I spent so long overthinking things, I was ready to do them.

In the water it was easy to move, I raised a little and then dropped, causing friction, and we both moaned in sync. He ceased kissing me, our faces a breath apart. We watched each other. I licked the seam of his mouth and dragged his bottom lip with a bite.

“Jesus, Hallie,” his voice was restrained, like he was holding together by a thread.

And I really -really- liked that. I went for his ear, taking an earlobe as I moved on top of him again.

“You need to stop.” If his husky tone showed anything, it was that he didn’t really want me to stop.

I ignored him, so he spoke again. “We can’t have our first time here, Cricket,” he explained. “Youcan’t have your first time here.”

Oh yes.My traitorous body took the reins and pretended it knew what to do. For a second there I wasn’t a virgin. I was brave Hallie. I nodded, not upset that he pointed out, but a little disappointed all the same.

I leaned back, putting space between us. Afraid of me slipping away, Dan held on to my legs, locking them around him. My torso floated, I looked up at the sky to the full moon, and my arms danced above the water.

“We do things for the first time all the time, Dan,” I finally said.

He paused to consider. “Still, I have no condom and believe me, you wouldn’t want your first time to be in water.”

I guessed he was right. But still felt a little anticlimactic. My silence must have been the sign I agreed with him, because suddenly he let it go a little of my legs, just to bring it up to the middle of his chest. I lolled my head to the side to see what he was doing.

“I can still get you off, Cricket. That would be very much ok.”

“You think so?” I let a small smile slip past my lips.

“I know so.”

“What if I want to touch you, too?” I asked.

His eyes locked on mine. “You’re going to wait for your turn.”

When I was going to ask if he wanted to go someplace else, I felt it. His hot mouth nipped the inside of my thigh, my both legs shook with reaction.

I felt the wet strands of his hair over my legs, and then a lick. “Is this ok?”

I was barely finished saying yes when his thumb brushed over my clit. I sat up immediately, splashing water like a dork. Water in my nose. I coughed, and he held me closer, nice enough not to laugh in my face. He held me as I coughed, and once I was finished, he nipped my jaw and ordered. “Lie back again.”

I sucked in air, his order vibrating me head to toe. I was lowering myself back into the water when his lips took my nipple over my swimsuit. My legs trembled around him, I whimpered in shock as he took the other nipple too, like it was jealous. Before I was even over it, his palm pressed over my chest, letting me lower once again. I floated back, my ears went underwater, blocking any noise. I took a breath, watched the moon as I felt his thumb swap over my clit again, my knee jerked a little, he held me still.

Slowly and daring, his forefinger and middle played little circles on me and my back arched. My own moaning sounded strange under the water, and then, quickly, I felt exposed when he hooked the bottom of my swimsuit to the side, showing my skin to the night air.

A second later, his mouth descended. His tongue was hot, swirling around, taking the breath out of me. My legs twitched, and he held me in place. The water made me feel like I was in space, weightless as he licked me relentlessly, building me up little by little.

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