Page 14 of Ruck Me

Chapter5

EOIN

I’d wantedAoife to kiss me like I wanted my next fucking breath and I’d known it was only a matter of time until that devilish little voice inside her head would say, “Fuck it, what’s the worst that could happen?”

But when it had actually happened? I wasn’t prepared for how it made me feel. As a professional rugby player, I’d been hit a few times hard enough that I’d had to stay down to catch my breath. But the shock of Aoife’s tongue tentatively dancing against mine literally stole my breath. I’d done a lot of kissing in my 22 years, but it’d never felt likethis.

“Holy fuck,” I whispered against her lips as I tilted her chin to take our kiss deeper.

And the little mewling noises she made as my tongue licked back inside her mouth? Holy fuck times one thousand.

“We should have been doing this for years,” Aoife muttered as her arms wrapped around my shoulders and her fingers found their way to the nape of my neck. When her small, soft thumb began drawing small circles just below my ear, chills skated down my spine.

That was newtoo.

“Remind me again why we haven’t been,” I responded, a smile hitching my lips as I trailed kisses from her mouth to herneck.

“Because we’re idiots?”

And then she moaned when I took her earlobe between my teeth and bitdown.

“Do that again.” She craned her neck to give me better access and I added a quick, hard suck for good measure. She laughed as her whole body broke out in goosebumps. “I’ve definitely been kissing the wrongboys.”

She most definitely had. And with startling clarity, I realized maybe I’d been kissing the wrong girls, too.

We’d never dreamed of taking our friendship to this level, but I would bet my starting spot on the roster that I was going to be the first guy Aoife ever slept with. And because she was only going to lose her virginity once, I was going to make it a phenomenal experience. Our friendship, and my reputation, depended onit.

“That’s because they didn’t care about making this good for you. I do. I want to make it so, so good,” I confessed, sliding my hand between her thighs and cupping her through the barrier of her clothes.

Which was exactly when I losther.

Aoife sighed, her hands found my chest, and she pushed back. When several inches separated us, she smiled sadly and shook her head. “I’m not sleeping with youEoin.”

Instead of calling bullshit, I smirked because yeah … she was. Maybe not tonight, and maybe not for a whole bunch of nights to come, but eventually? It was sohappening.

“I’m serious,” she said, her voice growing bolder.

“I know you are,” I answered.

“Then why do I get the impression you don’t believe me?” she squeaked when I stroked my fingers over her jean-clad pussy.

“Oh, I believe you believe it,” I said, stealing another kiss, my hands continuing their slow exploration. “But I believe,” I said, nipping at her lower lip, “you’re going to change yourmind.”

“What makes you thinkthat?”

Her eyes dropped closed and a low moan escaped her lips when I pressed the heel of my palm againsther.

“Because of this,” I answered, my mouth claiming hers. For several heartbeats I kissed unresponsivelips.

C’mon Aoife, kiss me back, I silently begged as I put everything I had into getting coaxing a response from her. Another low moan erupted from the back of her throat and the next thing I knew she was giving as good as she’d gotten. Our tongues tangled, our teeth nipped, our lips caressed. I slid my hands around to her ass and squeezed. She gasped into my mouth as I hefted her up against me and she wrapped her legs around my waist. I backed her up against the door and proceeded to kiss her senseless. And I kept on kissing her until I was weak in the knees.

We stayed like that for long minutes, exploring each other’s mouths, learning one another’s sighs and moans, but eventually she broke away. “I shouldgo.”

“Why? We’re just getting to the good stuff.”

She rolled her eyes with an indulgent smile. “I told you. I’m not fucking you, Eoin.”

“I don’t care. I just want to kiss you,” I admitted, surprising both of us. Then, more gently I added, “Just let me kiss you, Aoife.”

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