Page 26 of One Night to Fall
Of us.
Whateverthisis.
“It’s beautiful,” I agree, looking out and shoving all my feelings down as far as I can manage so I don’t ruin things while we’re miles from the car.
Instead, I pull my phone out and take a picture, one of just the scenery and one of Jesse grinning like a fool.
“This is one of my favorite places,” he says, shoving his hands in the pockets of his pants. “I didn’t get the chance to come up much this summer because of all the work we had to do for the sanctuary. It’s nice to get back out here, so thanks.” His smile is sheepish like maybe he hasn’t done a lot for himself but he’s willing to make time to do it for me.
From what I gathered from the short time I spent with his family, they all ended up in pretty serious relationships over the last year. It happened fast and he’s the only one left. It makes sense with all of them trying to run interference with their mother if she’s trying to get him to do the same.
But is this the kind of thing I want to get roped into long-term? I’m almost thirty—am I really going to beg my twenty-four-year-old fuck buddy to be my boyfriend?
Even just thinking about it makes my stomach flip.
It’s fine. I don’t have to make any decisions right now.
“Thanks for bringing me up here.”
“Oh, I almost forgot,” he starts with a grin that implies he absolutely did not forget. “I brought a couple of beers for theoccasion. I grabbed the one you liked when we went to the Range.”
Why the fuck does he have to be so thoughtful?
This would be so much easier if he was a dick.
Opening both bottles, he hands me one and holds his out and I oblige, clinking the two together before taking a hefty swallow to calm my racing heart.
“I think there’s only one thing better than this view,” I tell him, gripping the back of his neck as I pull him in for a searing kiss. I need the distraction.
I need the control.
“What’s that?”
“You laid out for me, naked and dripping and begging to come.”
He gulps, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he blinks at me. “Then drink your beer so we can get the hell down this mountain.”
The sooner the better.
19
JESSE
True to his word, Adrian ravaged my body when we got back to his apartment, his hands and mouth and cock relentless as he edged me until I was begging for release.
I’d never felt anything like it.
He’d gotten his too—using me and commanding me for his own pleasure.
“Are you going to do anyactualwork today?” Reid says as he picks up the carafe of coffee and refills his mug.
Shit.
I don’t generally come into our little office on the tree farm lot, but I need the caffeine. Reid works primarily out of here, only helping in the field when it’s our busy season or when he needs to follow up with the growth of the trees.
“Yeah, I was just?—”
I stare down at my empty cup.How long have I been standing here?
