Then she set the soap aside and gripped the base of my shaft with her slick hand, stroking it once, twice…until I couldn’t take it anymore.

I kissed her hard, pushing her back against the tile, basking in the way her skin slid against mine. I reached between her thighs to finish what I’d started. With every whimper, I moved a little faster, drawing her right to the edge before plunging one finger inside.

She cried out my name and my blood turned liquid hot, zinging through my veins as most of it headed south. I added another finger while I continued circling my thumb.

A couple more pumps and she came, her muscles clenching around me as she screamed out my name again.

“That’s it,” I said, smothering her cries with my mouth. She clung to me, her breasts rising and falling against my chest as her fingers dug into my shoulders.

“So…” I worked to regain control of my breathing, but it wasn’t really possible. I swept the wet strands of hair off her face. “We can call it a night, or—”

“Are you kidding me?” Her eyes locked on mine. “You have approximately two seconds to find a condom and screw me.”

My cock leaped at the suggestion, every inch of me wanting to do just that, but I did my best to keep my features neutral. “Or what?”

She ran her finger across the bottom of my abdomen, mere inches from my rock-hard dick. Then she grazed the length of it, and I had to brace my hands on the wall on either side of her to keep my knees from buckling. “Trust me, you don’t want to find out.”

Chapter Thirty

Lindsay

Ryder’s eyes remained fixed on me as he rolled on the condom, every ounce of his intense concentration focused on me, and I forgot how to breathe. Rivulets of water dripped from his hair, ran down his cut torso, down his powerful legs…I almost pinched myself, thinking this entire night must be a dream, because it was too perfect.Hewas too perfect.

The way he looked at me. The way he treated me. Emotions overwhelmed me, the warmth of feeling cherished, that love that terrified me rising me up, too. Bliss, euphoria, a flicker of worry, yearning, lust, anticipation, and back to all-consuming love.

I closed the distance between us, wrapping myself around him and kissing him with everything I had in me. He reciprocated, plunging his tongue into my mouth until all I could taste was him.

Our skin slipped against each other, the friction sending the temperature inside of the shower skyrocketing. Ryder traced my spine with his fingertips, then continued down, along the curve of my butt to the back of my thigh.

He hooked his hand under my knee and brought my leg up over his hip, his erection pressing against me, and the need to have him inside me took over.

I arched, my body trembling from the intoxicating sensations as his head grazed my opening.

The seconds that followed were like right before we’d kissed in the weight room, the air so charged as we stared into each other’s eyes that sparks danced across my skin.

I cried out as he entered me, pleasure traveling through me in waves. His lips moved to my neck as he flattened me against the wall of the shower. He sucked the skin there as he moved inside me, each thrust taking me higher.

The water turned cooler, and I was glad for it, because it took off the edge of the fire blazing inside me. Our lips found each other again and one kiss blurred into the next, until breathing seemed unnecessary.

Pressure built between us, and I dragged my fingernails down his strong back. He boosted me higher, pinning me in place with his body, and the change in angle sent me into a whole new level of ecstasy.

My mouth fell open, and I might be embarrassed by how loudly I moaned if I wasn’t too blissed out to care.

“That’s it, baby. I’ve fantasized about this moment, and it’s nothing compared to the real thing. To how good it feels to be inside you.” Every sensation amplified, and when Ryder dragged his thumb across my lower lip, the world spun off its axis. “Say my name again.”

“Ryder,” I said, and then I sunk my teeth into his knuckle.

He groaned and thrust into me harder. I circled higher and higher, and just when I thought I couldn’t take anymore, I tumbled over the edge, sagging against Ryder’s body for support as I completely shattered apart.

Ryder followed right behind me, whispering my name against my damp neck as he did.

I clung to him as both of us worked to catch our breath. Then he braced his hands on either side of my head, shot me a smile that would’ve melted my panties if I had any on, and dipped his head to kiss me.

Confession #16:That was the hottest yet sweetest sex I’ve ever had.

Before this afternoon, I didn’t even know that combo was possible. And now that I knew it was, it’d be impossible to settle for anything else.

The problem was that I’d have to eventually.