Page 71 of While We Waited

I meld my lips to hers. I can feel the smile on her soft lips and I smile in return before plunging my tongue into her mouth.

Her fingers dig into my shoulders as she moans. Her smell of wildflowers surround me and her taste fills my senses. It’s a taste unique to Nova. A taste I’d recognize anywhere. A taste I hope to indulge in every day for the rest of my life.

I lift her higher until I can press my hard length into her core. She wraps her legs around me. I—

Ta dum.

Nova pulls away from me and glances around. “What’s going on? Why am I hearing Netflix?”

“It’s a movie.” I motion to the screen I had set up. “A cockblocking movie,” I mutter.

She bursts into laughter. Still laughing, she pushes away from me. I let her go since the moment has passed. Again.

She swims to her raft and gets on. “Movie time!”

I swim toward my own raft. I’d follow Nova anywhere. Even if it leads to blue balls.

Chapter 24

Love – scarier than a non-alcoholic fruity beer

Nova

“Wait there,” Hudson orders after he stops his truck in front of the side door toFive Fathoms Brewing.

I don’t know what it says about me. But Hudson ordering me to wait in his growly voice has my entire body shivering in anticipation. I’ll wait here. No problem at all.

He opens the passenger door and lifts me out of the truck. My body slides against his as he lowers me to the ground. I can feel each and every one of his hard muscles. My panties dampen, and I shiver.

His eyes flare. “Something you need, Sunshine?”

Him. I need him.

I wanted him last night after our date. But instead of removing my clothes and touching every inch of my body, hesettled me in bed, kissed my forehead, wrapped his arm around my waist, and told me to go to sleep.

I could literally feel his hard length pushing into my back but when I squirmed against him for some much needed relief, he growled at me to sleep.

“You know what I need.” I stick out my bottom lip and pout.

Hudson presses his lips against mine in a brief kiss. “Be good.”

I waggle my eyebrows. “What if I want to be bad?”

He groans and his eyes fall closed before he places his forehead against mine. “Don’t make this any more difficult than it is.”

“Why is it difficult? It’s not as if we haven’t had sex before. I’m literally carrying proof we have.”

“I want us to take things slow. Get to know each other better before we fall back into bed. Our relationship is not about sex. It’s about us. Being together for the long haul.”

I blow out a breath. I want to argue with him but how can I? He wants to be together with me for the long haul. The words cause panic to rear up but I push it down. I’m not freaking out in the parking lot of my business.

“I have another date planned for us tonight.”

“What are we doing?”

“You’ll find out tonight.”

“You’re cruel. You know I can’t handle surprises.”

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