Page 28 of The Grinch who Loved Me
She reached down and moved her panties out of the way and touched her clit, biting her lip when she almost came.
She rubbed her clit in small circles for a moment and thought of Ryland’s handsome face and his words and within seconds she was crying out his name and coming apart.
She pulled her hand free from her panties and then walked carefully to the bathroom and washed her hands.
She looked in the mirror and saw her flushed face, her wild hair and barely recognized the girl that stood there.
She had never been that turned on in her life. Yes, she had touched herself before, but it was never this quick or was her orgasm this hard.
And Aria knew it was only because of Ryland. Because of his magnetism and how handsome he was.
How he had changed her to her core just from one night.
That part shocked her, but yet, didn’t. She had seen Jet with Farren. And Bo with his wife and Scout with Rowen.
It wasn’t new. Those men weren’t afraid to claim the woman they loved and they did it on their own timeline.
Not on one that society deemed worthy. Who decided on how love and relationships worked anyway?
Who said that a couple couldn’t meet and fall in love in only a day? Everyone.
But Aria had seen it proved wrong. Time and time again. Jet still loved Farren with a ferocity that made her want the same thing.
Bowing did with his wife and Scout was not the Scout she knew when she was young.
The moment he met Rowen, he changed to the new Scout. And she loved it.
She had always wanted a love like that. One that had the man see her and only her.
One that she knew immediately was Ryland. He was so good.
And from his phone call? She knew that she had finally found the man she could love.
She knew she was falling for him already and she wanted to run with it.
Metaphorically speaking.
She shut her eyes, knowing that she had found the man for her.
And it was the most calming, amazing feeling she had ever felt.
And she would never let it go.
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The next morning, Ryland texted her to tell her good morning and it made her smile.
She wanted to count down the minutes until she saw him again, but she didn’t want to seem anxious.
Until a knock sounded at her front door.
She looked out the peephole and smiled so wide her cheeks hurt.
She opened the door and Ryland walked in, one of his hands coming up and cupping her face.
His thumb ran along her cheek and then he leaned down and kissed her softly.
She kissed him back and then he pulled away, “I wanted to make sure you got something to eat before you work.”
