Page 20 of A Very Grumpy Navy SEAL

“Why?”

“I just never wanted to before.”

I blink.“Oh.”

“What about you?Why’d you wait?”

“Well, I had an overprotective brother when I was in high school, and then, well…like you, I just never wanted to before.”

He smiles and kisses me softly.“I’m glad that I was your first.”

“Me, too.”

“Are you hungry?The pizza is probably cold by now, but?—”

“I don’t mind.”

He crawls out of bed and grabs the pizza box.I grin as he climbs back in next to me and flips the lid of the box open.

“Yum,” I groan as I grab a slice and shove half of it in my mouth.

Koa chuckles and grabs a slice.

We eat in silence for a bit, both of us starved after all of our activities.I finish three slices before collapsing against the pillows.Koa finishes and reaches for me.I tuck myself against him and sigh happily.

Everything feels perfect in this moment.What we just shared?It wasn’t casual.It wasn’t fleeting.It was the beginning of everything.

I hope.

EIGHT

Koa

I waketo the soft weight of Lula draped over me.

Her thigh is hooked over my hip, her arm thrown across my chest, and her cheek pressed below my collarbone.Her slow, even breaths puff against my skin, and every now and then, she makes a sleepy little sound somewhere between a sigh and a hum that shoots straight to my chest.

And my dick.

She shifts on top of me, rubbing herself against me, and I curse under my breath.

Fuck, I want her.

I’m hard as a damn rock, but I don’t move.I don’t want to.I want to lie here and memorize this.Her weight on me.The warmth of her skin.The faint scent of shampoo and sex still lingering on her.

It’s the best morning of my life.

I slide my hand up her bare back slowly, letting my fingertips skim over her spine, committing every dip and curve to memory.She shivers and nuzzles in closer, her soft lips brushing the center of my chest.My muscles tighten, and my cock throbs where it presses between us.

You would think that after all the times that I made love to her last night, I’d be tired.But I’m not.It’s like I can’t get enough of Lula.

“Morning,” she murmurs against my skin.

“Morning,” I rasp, tightening my arm around her.

She shifts, her body rubbing against mine, and I groan low in my throat.Lula freezes, then peeks up at me with sleepy eyes and flushed cheeks.

“Oh,” she says, and her lips twitch into a sly little smile.“That’s…impressive.”

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