Page 37 of Connected By Stars
“You do? I never knew that.”
“Sunrise has always been my favorite, too. I told myself thatI was watching you because I wanted to make sure the creepy guy across the hall wouldn’t bother you, but I’m starting to think it was more than that.” He clears his voice and looks away, clearly uncomfortable at admitting it. I want to ask him more, but I let it go for now.
“I need to get going before Sophia starts looking for me. My Jeep is outside, and knowing her, she’ll come into my room at some point for details about my date last night. Thank you for waiting for me last night. I had fun cuddling with you.” I see him smile as he walks towards me and pulls me in his arms.
“I had fun, too. It felt good having you by my side all night.” He kisses the top of my head and swats my butt. “Now go before I decide that going topless in front of our neighbors is a good idea just so I can see them.”
Grinning, I stand on tip toes and kiss his lips briefly before turning and running back to my apartment. I feel his eyes burn into my back the whole way home. Heat thrums through my body at the promises of what is to come.
Reaching the patio door, I slide it open and see Sophia look up from her cup of coffee.
“There you are. I saw your Jeep outside, and when you weren’t in the bedroom, I figured you were down by the water. I was giving you exactly ten more minutes before I went looking for you.”
“I got up early and went to watch the sunrise. I guess I lost track of time.” I make a beeline for the coffee pot, avoiding her gaze until I get my body to calm down from being in Mav’s presence.
“So tell me about last night. I have to leave soon, so talk fast and tell me everything.” She sits down on the bar stool and grins.
I stir in the creamer and glance back at her. “It was fun. He’s a super sweet guy. You’re going to love him.”
“Why do I feel like there is a but coming.”
I sigh and sit down next to her. “But, I told him I just want to be friends.”
“You friend-zoned him already? Why?”
“I’m just not feeling it with him. No fireworks, remember?” Now that I have the Fourth of July finale in my grasp, I’m not about to settle for anything less.
“Well, that’s a bummer,” she sighs.
“It actually turned out to be a really fun date. He’s good with being friends and even wants to take me to the wedding. We’ve got to find someone for him. He’s the total package just not...my package. I even told him I wished he was your type because he deserves someone as wonderful as you.”
“You tried to set me up with your dateonyour date?” Sophia laughs and shakes her head.
“Well, yeah. We started talking like old friends once I told him I didn’t see us working.”
“Do friends suck each other’s necks?” She asks, her eyes dancing with amusement.
Shit, I forgot about the hickey. My hand goes up to cover it, and she starts laughing. Now, what the hell am I going to say? “I had to be sure there were no feelings, so I kissed him.” I shrug my shoulders and try to play it off. “I wasn’t happy to see it last night when I got home, trust me. But even after the kiss, I still felt the same. We ended up talking afterward, and he’s cool with being my friend.”
“If you say so,” she says, laughing.
Why does everyone think guys can’t bejustmy friend? I decide to ignore the comment. “The good news is, I have a date for the wedding. We’re going to have so much fun!”
“Yes, we are.” Getting up from her stool, she places her mug in the sink. “I better get going. The kids are going to be full of energy today after being offfor a week.”
“Have fun with that,” I laugh.
“Just have the wine ready for me when I get home,” she says, teasing. She hugs me goodbye and leaves for work.
I take my coffee with me and peel off my hoodie in my bedroom. I wasn’t kidding when I said I was roasting out there. It was comfortable last night with the breeze, but between Mav’s body heat and the sun, I was baking alive this morning.
I step under the shower spray, and my thoughts go back to last night. I’ve dreamt of sleeping in Maverick’s arms since I was a teenager. I still can’t believe this is actually happening. Even though I love that he wants to take it slow with me, the torture is agonizing.
I understand where he is coming from about Noah, but it doesn’t make it any easier. The next three weeks are going to be difficult. If he hadn’t stopped me last night, I know I could have easily found release just from rubbing against his swollen length. I’ve waited my whole life to feel like this with someone, and now that I got a taste of him, it’s all I want.
I wash my breasts and moan when I graze my already hard nipples. Images of Maverick shirtless enter my mind, and a deep throbbing between my legs causes me to lower my hand. This won’t be the first time I’ve touched myself thinking about him. After last night and this morning, he’s left me in a complete state of arousal.
I enter two fingers and rub my throbbing clit while my other hand goes to my breasts, pinching my already sensitive nipples. I moan as I close my eyes and imagine it’s his hands on me now. I picture him naked in the bedroom when I saw him swollen and ready for me. He was so much bigger than I expected, and I ache to know how good it will be when he stretches me and fills me so deeply, feeling him in the depths of my being.
