Page 44 of Winter Glam in Amsterdam

She sucks in a breath and turns her head to look at me with wide, surprised eyes that soften once her gaze meets mine. Then she slowly starts to shake her head.

"I don't think that would be a good idea."

"Why?"

She remains silent for one heartbeat. Two.

"Because I will want more," she admits in a whisper, and like on command, my heart starts beating faster. "I have a rule, you know. One and done. Unless it's a relationship."

She’s evading my eyes, so I reach for her chin, pulling her head to face me.

"I'm not one for friends with benefits," she whispers.

"Neither am I," I admit, cupping her face, a smile tugging at my lips when she nudges her cold cheek against my palm, like a cat. "And I don't want anyone but you."

"Are you sure?" She glances at me through her thick eyelashes. "Because I will hold you to that."

"I'm sure." I wipe a strand of her hair away from her face, feeling her eyes scanning every inch of my face, trying to gauge if I’m hones.

"Okay." A small smile plays at her lips when she gives in. "Then you may kiss me."

I bridge the gap between our lips, and as soon as they meet, fireworks go off in my stomach, happiness flowing through me and making me grin into the kiss, the realization settling deep in my soul.

One kiss is not going to be enough.

Summer

I don't know how we make it up to my room. One moment we were sneaking through the lobby like James Bond on a mission to evade our families, then we're in the otherwise empty elevator, kissing like our lives depend on it. The next moment he's kicking the door to my room shut behind him, his lips still locked on mine as he walks me backward into my room, bypassing the light switch, hands roaming my body.

I breathe a satisfied hum into the kiss, and he swallows it greedily, pulling his jacket off and letting it fall to the ground, then tearing mine off my shoulders, leading me further inside until my back hits the window next to my bed.

"Fuck," I breathe into the kiss, feeling the corners of his lips lift into a grin, his hands slipping under my shirt, his palms warm on my skin as he draws gentle paths on it.

Without hesitation he opens my jeans and his hand slips inside my panties, his fingers quickly finding my core, drawing a satisfied sigh from my lips as he finds me wet and ready for him.

"Fuck," he breaks the kiss and presses his lips against my throat instead. "You're soaking already, Darling, so fucking ready for me.”

“Been thinking of your cock inside me," I whisper back with a wink. “About how perfectly it fills me." My last word turns into a moan as he pushes two of his fingers inside me.

"Fuck yes,” I whisper against his neck. “Tanner, we're still wearing too many clothes."

He lets go of me, but only to swiftly pull down my pants and panties, making me step out of my shoes before he stands up to rip my shirt off as well.

"Right here?" I ask him with my eyebrow lifted high, eyes jumping between him and the window.

“It's dark, Summer.” There's a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Nobody will see."

"Are you sure?" I bite my lip. It’s not that late yet, this feels profoundly different than fooling around on his armchair by the window in the middle of the night. Yet it’s absolutely something I really, really want to do again.

"No, I’m not, " he admits with a grin and gets on his knees in front of me, pushing my legs apart. "But you better make your decision now." His eyes wander on my face, slowly down my body until they find my glistening pussy. "Because I can almost taste you on my lips already." His tongue darts out to wet his lips. “And I can't hold back much longer.”

My eyes dart from him to the curtains, to the window. I can't exactly make out anything in the windows on the other side of the canal, so it should be fine the other way around as well, right?

Resolution washes over me and I take a deep breath.

It has to be fine. Because, turns out, I’m all out of fucks to give.

"Okay," I whisper, and I swear it makes his whole face light up. He lifts my leg over his shoulder, and I almost stumble and lose my balance, but he quickly steadies me with his strong arms.

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