And I wasn’t going to let him talk himself out of enjoying it. He craved the rush of sex that intense like I did.

“And I’m willing to bet she never would have let you mark her like this.” I grabbed his hand, pulling it toward me and placing it on the bruise covering my upper thigh.

His thumb traced the marred skin, and I knew his sister was never getting these shorts back. Because his gentle touch was making me ruin them since I still wasn’t wearing any underwear.

Using my other hand, I turned his face toward me. His eyes followed my fingers as I gently pulled down the neckline of his shirt, showing him the bite mark on my neck.

He reached out, tracing his fingertip over the bruise forming.

“Last night was… I’ve never done anything like that before. I’m sorry if I hurt you.”

“You don’t need to be sorry. It’s not that big of a deal.”

He shook his head, wrapping his warm palm around the back of my neck and bringing his forehead to touch mine.

“It is to me. I don’t ever want to hurt you.”

Closing my eyes and breathing him in for a moment, I lowered my voice and reassured him that everything was okay between us. Or at least I hoped it would be. “Hudson, I was practically begging you to do it. It’s okay that we got a little carried away when we fucked. If I wanted to stop you, I would have.”

“Youshouldhave.”

“Because you think I shouldn’t want you?”

He shook his head, his warm breath coasting across my lips. He was so close, but I didn’t dare move for fear he’d pullaway from me completely.

“Because I want you.” His fingers tightened on the back of my neck, his thumb tracing the tender skin on the side of my neck where he’d marked me. “And I don’t think I can stop. Not knowing what I do now.”

My heart pounded as he held me there. And I hoped he’d let himself feel the intensity of the connection between us.

“Then don’t fucking stop.”

Hudson

“Please stop cursing, Charley,”I begged, my face shifting to the side, our noses brushing against each other.

“Why? Does it make you hard when I sayfucking?“ she teased, her voice barely a whisper.

She had no idea. My head had been a chaotic mess since she told me that she knew how to fuck while she was leaning across my desk yesterday. It had unlocked a hidden part of myself that I hadn’t realized was there. A part that saw her as more than just my little sister’s best friend.

My fingers twitched and I had to force myself not to press harder. She had no idea how much I was struggling with my attraction to her. Now that the box had been opened...

“Give me a break here, Char.”

She had the audacity to giggle, and I had to tamp down the physical urge I had to haul her into my lap and do naughty, depraved things to her now that I knew how much she liked it.

We needed to talk. And there would be no talking if she stayed this close to me for much longer.

“Are you really mad, Hud?” The corner of my mouth quirked with her the abbreviated version of my name that she knew I hated. “You going tospankme?”

All the blood in the rest of my body rushed to my unruly cock, and I dug my fingers into the sides of her neck. My primal, horny inner demon clawed its way out of the recesses of my mind where I’d shoved him last night when I wrapped my arms around her soft,naked body before we drifted off into the most peaceful sleep I’d had in years.

“Actually yes,” I growled. “Get over here.”

That damn giggle returned, and she leaned forward, our lips centimeters from brushing together. She licked her lips, the tip of her tongue sweeping across mine.

Loosening my grip on her neck, I leaned in, expecting my lips to finally capture hers. But that wasn’t what happened.

She ducked, sliding off the couch and crawling across the rug before she pushed to her feet.