Page 23 of Promised Summer
“Sure, but how about we get out of this cum-water first?”
I frowned. “Did you have to put it that way?”
He laughed and stood, his flaccid cock swaying in my face as he got out of the hot tub. I watched as his beautiful ass swayed with each step. Teenage me never dreamed that one day I’d be taking in Ryan’s naked form to my heart’s desire.
Grabbing the towels I’d prepared earlier, Ryan looked over his shoulder at me.
“Are you just going to sit there, or are you going to join me in the shower?”
“I was enjoying the show you’re giving me, but—” I rubbed my chin like I was considering my options. “You’ve made a very tempting proposal.”
I jumped out of the hot tub so fast, Ryan yelped as the water splashed his way. He angrily chided me, but his displeasure was quickly soothed with a kiss.
We stood there, completely naked, and kissing under the stars. It was everything I wanted, cum-water still dripping down our skin and all.
Chapter Ten
JONES
We spent most of the night cuddled in bed, chatting. Ryan told me about Kassy and all the stupid things they got into in college, like the time they thought climbing a water tower while drunk was a good idea. Thankfully, their more sober friends managed to get them down the ladder before they fell and broke their necks.
They were close, and with Kassy having no family of her own, she and Ryan were family to each other. Ryan spoke fondly about his memories of Kassy. Anyone could tell she was important to him.
He teared up multiple times, a wet spot staining my T-shirt as evidence of his emotions, and I held him tighter. This entire time, he’d had to keep himself together for Karla, and I wondered if he’d even given himself the chance to process his own grief at losing his best friend. So I continued holding him and listened to his stories, hoping that I could be that safe space for him.
“Thank you for telling me about her,” I told him when he was all talked out and dazed sleepily in my arms. “She sounds like a wonderful person.”
“She is…she was. She was so brave, always willing to tackle everything head-on. Even when she got pregnant and didn’t know who the father was, she was determined to raise Karla alone.”
“She wasn’t alone, though,” I replied. “She had you. Kassy and Karla, you were always there for both of them.”
He huffed out a small sound and kissed the bare skin at the base of my neck.
“Karla’s strong, too, just like her mama,” he murmured against my skin, and I didn’t know if he was telling me that or himself.
Either way, I hugged him and agreed, “She is.”
He hummed and pressed more soft kisses on my skin. I wished time could stop right here. I wanted us to stay like this forever, but time was an unyielding thing.
“I should go back before Karla wakes up and panics when she can’t find me,” Ryan said, pushing away from me and breaking the cozy moment.
I groaned in protest at the movement and grabbed him for a kiss. Ryan obliged and nibbled on my bottom lip, making me crave him even more.
Grabbing his chin, I kissed him harder and savored his taste. The desire I had for him that had built up over the years burned inside me, and I needed more of him.
I wanted more of his warm skin on me, but as soonas I slipped my hand under his shirt, a tearful “Daddy!” was heard from outside my room.
Ryan shot out of bed and rushed toward the sound. I followed close behind to find Karla clutching her puppy, teary-eyed. Lily whimpered and rubbed her head against the little girl’s legs.
My heart ached to see her like this. The sadness and terror in her eyes were something a little kid should never know.
Ryan picked her up and whispered words of comfort to her. I didn’t know how to help, but I wanted her to know I was there for her, so I swept back her sweat-slicked hair and continued stroking her head.
All the while, Lily walked in slow circles around us, looking up at Karla every so often, like she’d adopted the girl as her own.
Karla pressed her ear against Ryan’s heartbeat. Her eyes closed, and a few seconds later, her breathing evened out.
“Let’s go back to sleep, okay, baby?” Ryan asked softly. Karla nodded against his chest, her eyes still firmly shut.
