Page 21 of Pomegranate Kiss

The part of her that had been avoiding the truth wanted to run screaming. For some reason, this felt far more final than a sinful club hookup, like she crossed a line she could no longer hide from. More than that, she’d be leaving all of this behind after Danny’s wedding when she went back to SCAD. The weight of the decision tugged at her heels, but she wasn’t ready for this fragile thing between her and Lex to shatter.

She twirled a strand of her hair as she strode down the walkway leading to the address Lex provided. Her bag of sketch books weighed heavy on her shoulder, but her entire body buzzed in anticipation for what was to come.

She stopped in front of the big black door of a red-bricked townhouse and knocked. She smoothed her peach skirt that she couldn’t bend over in without flashing the neighborhood. Her white tank top might as well be glued to her skin with the way itclung, and she regretted not wearing a bra. It had seemed like a good idea at the time when she’d been tearing through her closet earlier. The rejected outfits still lay piled up on her bed. Cam lifted her hand to knock again when the door swung open.

Lex stood in the frame, her black hair slicked back and the navy muscle tee she wore revealing her toned biceps and the stark lines of her tattoos. Between that, the ripped jeans, and her bare feet, Cam was already lost. Any thoughts of escaping vanished, even though she’d be crossing the line into an experience with a woman that went way beyond a wild one-night experiment. Even her epic levels of self-deception couldn’t explain away this.

Lex let out a low whistle. “Do all that dolling up for me?” Her grin widened, a predatory gleam in her eyes that caused Cam to shiver. She’d taken one step inside of this woman’s house and she was so turned on she could barely breathe. The musk of clove and campfire wrapped around her, making her want to nuzzle into Lex to get a deeper inhale.

“Had to pull out all the stops,” Cam murmured, a grin lifting her lips. “I have a hot date tonight. She’s sexy as sin, and her tattoos make me lose my mind.”

Lex’s grin deepened, and she slid her hand around her waist as she closed the door behind them. The audible click caused Cam to swallow, her throat dry.

“I’ve got it on good authority your date’s a total slut who’s three seconds from tossing your skirt on her floor.” Lex’s hand slipped beneath her tank top, and the caress of her fingertips against bare skin caused her pussy to throb.

“Thought you wanted to see some art?” Cam said, unable to help her grin as she lifted the tote bag she’d brought. Lex scanned her over with a hunger that made her want to strip down right here.

Lex skimmed her fingers along Cam’s skin, the tips skating along the waistband of her skirt. Cam sucked in a sharp breath at the touch, desperate to run her fingers through Lex’s hair, to reach out and touch and take on her own.

“Pretty sure I’m looking at a masterpiece,” Lex purred in her ear, leaning in to nip at her earlobe.

Cam squeezed her legs tight, managing to cast Lex a wry look. “That was terrible even by your standards.”

“Standards? Let’s be real sweetheart, I don’t have them.” Lex strode forward with her, leading them deeper into her house. Cam’s pace slowed as she soaked it in. The walls were steel blue, and the artwork on display was the sort she’d expect in a tattoo shop, pieces of girls tied up in rope, vintage bombshells, and gorgeous landscapes in thick black ink over canvas.

“I’ll be honest, it’s weird being in your apartment,” Cam murmured, leaning in while they walked into her kitchen and living room combo. “I thought you pretty much just sprang from a bog at the mention of chaos or danger.”

Lex snorted and tugged her by the hand to bring her over to the corduroy couch. Cam slipped her tote to the ground with an audible thump, her art books forgotten when Lex settled into the couch and sprawled her legs out in invitation.

Cam’s calves tugged with hesitation, but she had enough of Lex calling all the shots. The woman clearly wanted her, and Cam was tired of denying she wanted Lex too. Instead of coming to sit on her lap like Lex expected, Cam summoned her nerve and sank to her knees in front of her. Lex’s tongue slipped out to wet her lower lip, and fuck if that didn’t make her hotter. The intensity of the gaze bearing down made her squirm. Her panties were beyond soaked and Lex hadn’t even touched her yet.

“You’ve been teasing me for months now,” Cam murmured. “Time to pay back the favor.” Her voice sounded husky and strange in her ears, calmer than the live wire way she felt.

Lex leaned into her couch, legs sprawled out and spread wide for her. Something dark, deep, and dangerous lurked in Lex’s gaze, a wildness she wanted to harness, if only for tonight. Even the way she lay there was cocky, like a lion surveying her pride. Cam’s throat dried, and the panic set in. When Lex took the reins, Cam found it so easy to succumb to the pleasure she offered, but tonight was different.

She reached for Lex’s pants, flicking the button open. Lex watched her the entire time, the tension between them stretching taut like elastic ready to snap. The sound of the zipper sliding down echoed in the room, but Lex shimmied out of her jeans, kicking them to the floor. Cam almost swore. Lex had gone commando, and the sight of her bare pussy jolted Cam with enough lust her mind spun.

She wanted to taste her so badly. Cam reached forward, sliding her hands up those smooth legs. She lowered her lips to press a kiss along her calf, to trail up the inside of her thigh, which was covered in a stunning tattoo detailing the city of the dead, pale souls floating along a darkened sea. Lex reached down to weave her fingers through Cam’s strands, giving a light tug.

Cam’s core ached as she bit and sucked at the insides of Lex’s thighs, closer and closer to that gorgeous pussy. She cherished every sharp, ragged breath from Lex, even though the woman hadn’t looked away from her once. Her hazel eyes blazed with lust, but they gleamed with something a little more vulnerable too, something that made Cam want to keep her.

She trailed her tongue in teasing arcs closer and closer to Lex’s glistening folds, enjoying the way the woman’s grip on her hair tightened, how her breath hitched. Lex was mesmerizing, with a raw beauty that made her heart hurt. Cam sank between her legs and glanced up to meet her gaze. Lex nodded, tilting her hips.

She swallowed. No turning back now.

The moment her tongue slipped between Lex’s folds, the husky moan from her lips was so hot Cam could barely think straight. She began to lap at her clit, slow, firm strokes at first as she savored the taste of this woman. Cam wrapped her hands around Lex’s thighs as she sank in deeper, intoxicated by the honeyed heat. Lex hooked her legs around Cam’s shoulders, and when she lapped at her faster, Lex’s heels dug into her back.

She alternated between firm and light as she sucked and licked at Lex’s swollen clit. The silken feel of her folds, the molten heat of her core, all of it dosed Cam with so much desire she could barely take a breath. Her knees pressed into the grain of the hardwood as she lost herself in the rhythm, watching the way Lex unraveled.

Lex’s breath quickened, her pulse a butterfly’s wings. Her moans sliced through the hush of the room, the sweetest music imaginable. The flush on her cheeks and the coiled muscle of her thighs, calves, how her fingers tightened in Cam’s strands—all of it drove Cam wild. Her panties were embarrassingly soaked. The throb between her legs intensified into an ache so exquisite she couldn’t focus on anything beyond the thrust of Lex’s hips and her taste on Cam’s lips.

Cam drove her tongue inside, eliciting a razor breath from Lex as she increased the momentum, faster and faster. When Cam switched back to her clit, she sucked at it until Lex let out a ragged moan.

“God, babe, that’s so good,” Lex’s hoarse voice urged her on, as did the tilt of her hips. Cam’s nails dug into Lex’s thighs, tighter as she nipped and sucked at the tender spot. Lex’s entire body tensed up, coiling like a spring. Bliss radiated through her, from the gleam in her eyes to the slight part of her lips. Cam didn’t pull away, continuing to lap at her clit, gentler strokes, until Lex sank into the couch again, coming down from her orgasm.

“Holy hell, gorgeous,” Lex breathed, slipping her legs off Cam’s shoulders. “You really know how to work that smart mouth.”

Cam pulled back as Lex slipped her fingers out of her hair. She wanted—so much so she couldn’t form a coherent thought right now. She’d never been this turned on in her life, and if she were being honest, she could spend hours between Lex’s legs.

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