Page 15 of Come Around
I pause outside her door and knock softly.
No answer.
I knock again, a little louder. Still nothing.
“Sami?” I call out.
I turn the handle slowly and push the door open just enough to peek inside. The bathroom door is open, and a light haze of steam billows out into the bedroom. Sami is standing by the dresser with her back to me. A white towel is wrapped around her slender body, and her wet hair is dripping down her back. She’s wearing AirPods, swaying slightly to music I can’t hear.
Fuck.
I should close the door. I should walk away and give her privacy.
I don’t move an inch.
She turns, still unaware of my presence, and then freezes when she sees me. Her green eyes go wide with shock, and her mouth forms a perfect O.
The AirPods fall from her ears.
“Axel! I didn’t hear you knock!” She clutches the towel tighter and her cheeks flush a beautiful shade of pink.
“Sorry, Kitten. I didn’t mean to startle you. I was worried when you didn’t answer.” I take a step closer to her. “Are you okay?”
“Yes, I just—” She takes a step back and bumps into the dresser. Her hands fly out to steady herself.
Then the towel drops.
Every rational thought evaporates from my brain as I stare at my girl’s naked body. Her breasts are small and perfect, topped with rosy nipples that pucker under my gaze. She has a slim waist that flares to gentle hips, and her pussy is glistening and shaved bare.
My nostrils flare as I look down at her. “Goddamn, baby.”
Sami gasps and scrambles for the towel, but I’m already crossing the room, unable to stop myself. My body moveson pure instinct, the need to claim and possess overriding everything else.
“Don’t.” I capture her wrists gently but firmly, preventing her from covering herself. “I want to look at you.”
“Axel, this is so embarrassing,” she whispers.
“Don’t be embarrassed, Kitten. You’re perfect.” I release one wrist to cup her cheek. Then I tilt her face up to mine. “So fucking perfect.”
Sami’s pupils dilate, nearly swallowing the green of her irises. I can feel her pulse racing under my fingers. She’s scared, yes, but there’s something else there too. Desire. Curiosity.
Need.
“We shouldn’t,” Sami whispers. But her words lack conviction.
I brush my thumb across her bottom lip. “I think we should.”
I lean down slowly, giving her time to pull away. She doesn’t. Instead, her breath catches as my lips brush against hers. Then she sighs and melts against me.
That’s all it takes. One soft sigh, and my control shatters.
I deepen the kiss, sliding my hand into her wet hair and cradling her head as I claim her mouth. She tastes like toothpaste and woman and mine. Her naked body presses against my fully clothed one, and the contrast is so fucking erotic I nearly lose my mind.
“Wrap your legs around me, Kitten,” I murmur against her lips.
Sami complies without hesitation and lets me lift her. Her arms circle my neck, her naked body clinging to me as I carry her out of the guest room and down the hall to my bed, where she belongs.
As I walk, I can feel her grinding against my belt buckle. The sensation of her bare pussy against my pants makes my cock throb painfully.
