Page 42 of Beauty and the Nerd
“Wait, so you thought Ben asked you to talk to me with him so he could hopefully get me to ‘deal with things’ so I’d sleep with him?” Emma asked her dad incredulously.
“Maybe not quite that selfishly but close to it at first. At least until we got here and I saw how he was treating you, handling you, and then your reactions to what was said. It’s when I knew whatever happened between the two of you would be when you wanted and what you wanted, so I wasn’t as concerned about potentially finding him here when I got to town. I realized that Ben having some experience made it easier for him to handle the waiting and learning last month that you were still waiting for that right time, made it easier to agree to him moving in here with you,” Jack stated.
“While I’m glad about that part, let’s all agree to never talk about her again, hmm?” Emma suggested, meeting his gaze. “Even if I’m not worried about her anymore, I still can’t stand her.”
“I never even think about her, or any other girl, baby. Just you and what you need,” he promised her, and she nodded, resting her head against his as her parents gave them a smile.
“Good, and I personally am never going to ask about any of that,” Jack stated. “We’d like to meet your father though so if you do come down for the weekend and we’re free, just let us know.”
“Or if you need to stay with us rather than at their house, just let us know when you’re coming to town,” Nicole added, and he could feel Emma’s grin against his cheek.
“I really appreciate the offer, Mrs. Watkins.”
“I think you can call me Nicole by now, Ben. Anyone that makes our girl this happy is family to us,” she replied, and he wasn’t about to argue that, not when they’d shown them nothing but support.
“Thank you, she means the world to me, and I definitely want to live in a happy one,” he said, making Emma laugh as he turned her face his way. “So is Megan already making plans for her visit?”
“Yeah, she says we have to go back to the thrift shop again so she can actually spend some serious time there this trip,” Emma stated, and he loved how simple of a thing it was they were looking forward to doing. That was his Emmy though. It wasn’t money or extravagant things that she wanted, it was simply spending time with people that really mattered to her. How his mother couldn’t—or maybe it was just that she wouldn’t—see that, he didn’t know, but he wouldn’t let her upset his girl again. Not a damn chance.
Chapter 16
The balmy heat enveloped her as they moved off the plane, the midday sun shining down on them, and Emma couldn’t believe they were here. She’d thought the most shocking thing this summer would be Ben moving his stuff into the apartment, but this was definitely right up there with it.
The last week had been amazing—even if Ben was still only taking things with her so far. She didn’t know why he was holding back still, but she hoped this trip would change that for them.
They had a day and a half before the conference was starting, a little switch up they’d done learning the bungalows were available a day earlier, meaning they’d have a full day before the conference with the guys and then three full days after it with them. The thought of eight full days in this sunshine was definitely putting a smile on her lips, and she moved along with Emerson towards the car. With them still being nineteen, it would cost a fortune to rent a vehicle themselves, so they were simply going to use ride shares in the city, and then if they decided to head somewhere outside of it, they’d see about hiring a driver or just going with Emerson and Lyle for it.
Their first stop was the resort and her jaw dropped when they were shown to their bungalow. It was so much more than she was expecting but she loved every bit of it.
They had dinner with Emerson and Lyle and by the time they got back to their bungalow, the time difference and travel fully caught up with her, and she was out after one tiny orgasm from Ben’s incredible fingers. He woke her with a long, hot kiss and breakfast in bed, which made her want him even more than normal.
She smiled fully at her reflection as she slipped on the gorgeous blue lingerie set, topping it with the sheer robe Emerson had given her. If this didn’t show Ben she was ready, desperately ready for more, she didn’t know what possibly might.
Her heart raced a bit as she turned the knob on the bathroom door, moving back into the bedroom. The smile grew even bigger when Ben stopped short, his shirt in his hand, his eyes roaming completely over her, as his chest rose and fell quickly.
“Emmy…”
“I love you, Ben,” she said softly as she slipped over to him, loving the way his hands slid over her body as he dropped his shirt, pulling her up against him. His arousal was hard and warm against her belly, proving just how much he wanted her in return, soothing any worries that’d started to creep in the last few weeks when he kept stopping this from happening. “I love you and I want you…need you, Benny.”
“I love you too, baby. Want you so much I can barely breathe, but I want it to be special, for you to smile every time you remember it,” he returned, his hands slipping up and down her which simply made her want it more.
“What could be more special than now?”
“A romantic dinner just the two of us, a bath with flower petals for you to indulge in, before I take you under the starsfor the first time,” he answered, making her eyes widen a bit in surprise at the sincerity of his tone.
“Did you…you arranged for all of that for us?” she asked as he cupped her head gently, his fingers biting into her scalp with the perfect pressure, not too hard but enough she felt them there, felt his control within them.
“Yes, I never want you to regret what happens between us. I knew you were ready and as sweet as it might have been making you completely mine in the city where we fell in love, it somehow didn’t seem to be quite right enough for your first time—for the first time we both made love,” he added, making her fall further in love with him but she was beyond done waiting.
“I don’t need the dinner or the bath or the moonlight for it to be special Ben. I just need you, and you saying it’s the first time you’ve ever made love, to make it perfect,” she countered, pressing further up against his body, and his free arm wrapped around her waist, lifting her entirely into him.
She moaned as his mouth covered hers, tasting every bit of her, and her body shuddered in delight as he teased all along it. His hands slipped the robe from her shoulders, his eyes turning a slightly deeper shade of green as his neck tensed, taking in all of her. He slipped to his knees, his mouth pressing kisses to her stomach, trailing up towards her breasts, and she slid her hand into his hair, while her other landed on his shoulder, steadying herself as his mouth teased over her hard nipple.
“Benny…” she cried out as his teeth nipped at her bare skin when he nudged the lace aside, feeling a heat race straight from her nipple and down between her legs, making her clit pulse.
Every time he teased or suckled or nipped at her skin, she felt it even deeper in her clit, more than she’d ever felt with just his hands on her skin, or his mouth over her clothes, and she could barely stand it. Needed so much more of it.
“You are so beautiful, angel. So perfect and mine. All mine, aren’t you?” Ben teased her as his hands slipped the lace from her shoulders, slowly pulling it down her body, with his mouth following. Her knees buckled when he kissed the top of her mound, and he caught her with ease, moving them to the bed.
