Page 109 of Second-Rate Superstar

But above all else, my life hung in the balance, needing to know if she truly loved me back.

Clearing my throat, I tried to play it cool, but unfortunately, my voice betrayed me, coming out high and squeaky. “Say that again?”

Dakota sat up, sliding off my lap to stand before me. Opening the blanket she clutched tightly to her chest, she revealed herself to be wearingnothing but an oversized T-shirt. Her legs were bare between the hem and the top of her new boots.

Swallowing, I was at a loss for words.

She settled herself back onto my lap, this time straddling me, allowing the blanket to envelop us both.

Blue eyes sparkling in the firelight, she stared directly into my soul when she spoke the words I would never forget so long as I lived. “I love you, Braxton. You snuck up on me in the best way. And I’m so glad you didn’t let me get away.”

My chest swelled, and my heart threatened to explode. But I couldn't stop the happy laughter that bubbled up from my chest. “I think I started falling in love with you that first night when you sassed me in the basement.”

“God, I was such a bitch to you. It’s honestly a wonder you chased after me at all.”

“No.” I shook my head. “You were fierce. You weren’t going to let me get away with any shit. My charm had no effect on you. That’s when I knew you were special.”

“Can I tell you a secret?” She peered at me through her thick black lashes.

“You can tell me anything.” I squeezed her bare thighs beneath the blanket.

“When you called me a ‘good girl’ that night, I just about died.”

My dick swelled to life where it was pressed against her core. “Oh yeah?” My voice took on a husky quality.

Biting her lip, she nodded. “I thought that was reserved for fictional men.”

Fingers sliding beneath the hem of her shirt, I caressed the soft skin of her hips. “And how do I measure up?”

She rocked against me, and I had to bite back a groan. “There’s no comparison. You blow them out of the water.”

Her lips descended on mine, signaling the time for talking was over. Slipping her tongue into my mouth, I let her take control of the pace as I skimmed my hands high enough to thumb her nipples.

With a gasp, she tore her lips away, head thrown back as she let pleasure take over. She was stunning like this, lost in how I made her feel.

“I need you, Braxton,” she said to the night sky.

When one of my hands traveled between her thighs, she jolted at the contact. “Are you sore?”

Dakota tipped her chin down to gaze at me. “A little,” she admitted. “But I can handle it.”

I circled her clit with one finger, and she bucked against it. “So eager, Firefly,” I teased.

She pressed her forehead to mine. “How can I not be when I know my forever has just begun?”

“Fuck,” I whispered. “I love you so much, Dakota.”

Kissing me softly, she breathed the words against my lips. “I love you, too.”

Sinking my finger further into her heat, I groaned. She was soaked, and I’d barely touched her. It didn’t matter that her pussy was weeping onto my hand. I wouldn’t make the same mistake as last night.

Adding a second finger, I pinched her clit between them, rolling it around. Dakota tensed on my lap, a deep groan rolling past her lips. “Oh God.”

“That’s it, baby. Tell me how it feels.” I kissed a path down her exposed neck.

Cool air rushed over us as she flung the blanket off. “So hot.” Rolling her hips, shebegged, “Don’t stop.”

As I tugged on the swollen bud gently—which wasn’t easy with how wet she was—she let out a high-pitched moan. “Yes! Please, more. I’m so close.” Her panting sent tiny clouds into the night sky.

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