Page 47 of Flirting With Fire
Meyer traced a lazy pattern on my shoulder with his fingertips, and the realization that I’d finally gotten my wish, that I was lying naked with Meyer Jones hit me in a rush. How I wished I could savor the moment for a bit longer, but my eyelids grew heavier. But before I drifted off into a welcome sleep, I wanted to take one more look at the man I hadn’t realized I’d been waiting for all these years.
“Hey.” I lifted up my head and gazed down at Meyer, giving him a soft kiss before speaking. “Are you in a rush to get going? Or do you want to grab a nap with me first?” I grinned. “Of course, the local media might want to interview my hero.”
Meyer chuckled. “Your hero?” He gave me a squeeze. “I like the sound of that. But you’re right. Media giants are always trying to find an excuse to interview me.”
I barked out a laugh. “Giants? I see how it is. Are you certain it’syouthey want to interview? I’m pretty sure it’s me.”
We laughed, Meyer trying to find my tickle spot while I pretended I didn’t want him to. But the best part? He wasn’t running away from me.
Chapter Thirteen
Meyer
The dream started off just fine. There was darkness all around me, but that was okay, I wasn’t worried because I was kissing Dex, gentle kisses that went on forever, lips pressing together, tongues dancing in a sweet rhythm, then turning into something spicier as our bodies pressed against each other.
I felt as if we were trapped in the cave again, but for some reason, I wasn’t bothered because it was just him and me. I knew I was safe because I had Dex with me. Nothing bad could happen with him by my side.
Dex moaned so sweetly into my mouth and ran his hands down my back, cupping my ass and pressing his erection into my thigh. “I need you inside me,” he pleaded.
“Here?” I teased. “When we could be rescued any moment?”
“Rescued?” Now Dex sounded confused. “We’re not going to be rescued.”
“Of course we are,” I said, dropping a kiss on his mouth. “I called it in before the cave-in. They’ll be with us soon.”
“We’ve been in here for days,” Dex said. “No one is coming to get us. We’re going to die in here. Don’t you realize that?”
“No, that can’t be true.”
Frantic now to prove him wrong, I pulled away and stumbled as the ground fell away from me and then I was falling, falling. I looked up to see Dex staring at me, somehow his face clear as day in the pitch black, smiling at me as if he were happy to see me tumbling away from him, screaming into the void.
I woke with a loud snort, my heart pounding, blood racing in my ears. I was still alive and not falling. Had I landed safely? Where was Dex? Sitting up, I rubbed my eyes and opened them, relieved to find I was still at Dex’s house and nowhere near the old mineshaft. What a nightmare. Well, the kissing had been all right, but I didn’t want to repeat the falling again.
I turned to see Dex still asleep, his head back and mouth open in an almost snore. I’d been sleeping on his shoulder if the large drool patch on his shoulder was any indication.
“You’re staring at me,” he muttered.
“You’re worth staring at,” I said, “and you’re not trying to kill me.”
Dex cracked open one eye and stared at me. “Huh? Kill you? When? I think you need to catch me up, Jones.”
“I was dreaming?” It was part question, part need for reassurance. At Dex’s nod, I carried on. “We were back in the mineshaft and kissing. It was very good kissing. Then you told me you wanted to take it further, and I asked if you were sure about that. We could be rescued at any moment. You told me we’d be stuck in there for days, and were going to die. Then I was falling, and you were smiling at me like it didn’t matter.”
“I can see why you’re freaked out.” Dex sat up and put an arm around me. It was comforting, and I leaned into him. “I was just as glad to escape that place as you were.”
“What’s the time?” I asked.
Dex picked up his phone. “Ten to eight. Damn. We slept a long time.”
“We earned it. But I ought to go home,” I said reluctantly. “I’ve got an early start tomorrow, and my other uniform is at Mom’s.”
“I’ve got an early start too, but I’m so hungry.”
My belly rumbled in agreement. “Man, I forgot all about the food from Alejandra.”
Dex chuckled. “Let’s eat now, then we can fall back into bed. You can sleep in the guest room if you’d prefer. I’ll set the alarm for five and drive you home.” Dex stood and pulled me up. “Or I can drive you home now if you want.”
He seemed to be very carefully not showing me what he’d prefer to do. At the moment, I was tired and still freaked out by the nightmare. I wanted him to make a decision for me. “I’m not capable of much right now,” I admitted.
