Stepping away, he crosses the deck and grabs my towel.
I hold my hand out, but instead of giving it to me, he reaches past me to dip the edge in the water, then uses the warm, wet corner of the towel to clean me off.
Dragging it over my breasts.Across my stomach.
He wets it again, then even more gently wipes it up my neck. Across my chin.
It’s sweet.
Familiar.
Caring.
But then the sound of tires on gravel reaches us. And I know the moment is over.
Chapter 99
Sterling
I dropthe towel and reach for the flannel, buttoning the sides together. “It’s cold. I shouldn’t have kept you out here so long.”
Her tits are still hanging out of her bra, but pulling the damp material back into place feels too intimate right now, so I cover them with my shirt.
Courtney opens her mouth, probably to deny being cold, but then she trembles.
“Shit,” I curse and do the buttons faster.
But then she lets out a light laugh that hits me square in the throat.
My fingers pause, and I look up from the buttons to take in her features.
She’s smiling.
At me.
I let go of the shirt and palm her cheeks.
Then I kiss her.
Because I can’t do anything else.
Her lips melt against mine.
Courtney was smiling at me.
Giving me one of her laughs.
She gave me that moments after being the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.
I shift forward, pressing our bodies together and forcing her to tip her head back.
Her lips pull up even as I still have mine pressed against hers.
She’s smiling again.
She’s too good for me.
Loud laughter filters through the forest.