Page 11 of Knot Stepping Down
He looks up at me, his face so fucking broken and I have to keep myself from falling apart. “No, because I was selfish needing you there with me. God, I should have just taken you home.”
“This is all I wanted. Just this,” he whispers.
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I’mnotsurehowlong I sit there in his lap, pressed up against his chest as his purr calms my nerves. I had no idea where I was headed after I left that party, just that I needed to be anywhere else. It felt like I had lost something when Declan left my side, as stupid as that sounds. I had no idea what to do and then Declan messaged and I said I was going home.
The next thing I remember is him calling my name and pulling me from the shower.
“I really like you but I can’t do everything else,” I push out, his arms tightening around me. “No, I mean the chaos. The noise and the parties. Sienna told me you gave her your number and then she was holding onto you. I got so… I don’t know. All of that is your thing and I wish… but I can’t… Declan, can I have you without that?” My heart hurts at the thought that I can’t be partof that life with him but it’s too much for me to handle. It’s one of many reasons I never ended up on a sports team.
Declan cups the side of my face, gently running his thumb along my bottom lip. “It’s not really my scene either, Avery but I go because I’m part of the team and hey, it’s college! But I would never force you to be part of any of that. I wantyou, Avery. That doesn’t come with stipulations. And that Sienna thing is bullshit. Our numbers aren’t that hard to get a hold of especially since I’m one of the main contacts.” He helps me to my feet, his words giving me some relief as he slowly strips off my clothes and then wraps a towel around me. “As for this morning, I had no idea what the fuck to say. Nobody has ever slept over in my bed.”
My brows raise clean off my forehead as I tug the towel around me. “But… you’reyou.”
“Yes, so? I’ve messed around but so has everyone and then I stepped into this house and you’re the only one I wanted. That’s a feeling I’ve never had before and after last night… It felt too good, having you wrapped around me like that. I needed you so goddamn much, and it’s terrifying. I’ve never wanted anyone like that.”
He drags another towel off the rack, drying off my hair before kissing my forehead, calming my nerves even further.
“I want you more than you can fucking imagine,” he says, his eyes locked on mine. “But are you ready for something like that? People aren’t going to be nice about it. Mom just gave me a whole lecture about it too.”
My stomach twists as my head falls forward into Declan’s chest. I barely escaped his mother in the kitchen when I came in, her disapproving look telling me that she knew something was up. And then Milo sent me a text with all the pictures. It’s going to be a mess at school but after having Declan once, I can’t think about anything else. “I don’t want to be your secret,” I finallysay, knowing that we’re both going to be the butt of rumors for a while.
“Yeah, I’m good with that,” Declan murmurs as he draws me into a kiss.
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I’mtemptedtodragAvery into my room and make a mess of him again but with Mom just downstairs, we don’t have that luxury. However, I am going to take care of this beautiful Omega, trusting me with his heart.
“I still need a shower,” Avery mumbles, looking up at me with the most adorable pout. “I was going to and then…”
“Then let’s take a shower, pretty boy.”
He doesn’t fight me as I reach into the shower and turn the water up to a higher temperature before shedding the rest of my clothes. Then I pull us both in under the heated spray, Avery sagging against me as I take over. “This is okay, yes?” He asks, his words muffled by the water.
“Always.”
His scent softens further, the burnt edge almost entirely gone as I reach for the soap and lather it in my hands. Then I start washing him, my hands gliding over his shoulders, his back, and down to his ass. He leans into me, chin angled up as he silently asks for a kiss. I gladly oblige, tasting him as I caress every inch of him, Avery starting to tremble when I turn him around, his back to my chest.
And when my fingers tweak his nipples, the gasp I’m rewarded with is everything.
“More,” he whispers. “Please.”
When I said I’d get addicted to him yesterday, I wasn’t entirely serious but I am now. Those precious little sounds and the way he falls apart in my hands isn’t something I’m going to be able to give up. I pinch his nipples again, Avery squirming against me before a little whine falls from his precious lips.
His ass backs up against my cock, the scent of his arousal thickening until something akin to a cry echoes against the tiles.“Please.”
Not wanting him to suffer and needing him just as much, I twist him around again and lift him, his legs wrapping around me as I press him against the shower wall. “This okay?” My voice is a few octaves deeper than usual, the rasp of my Alpha bleeding through the desire.
Avery bobs his head up and down as his hands settle on my shoulders, the Omega leaning forward to capture my lips. I surge inside of him, the slick making it easy to slide in as his ass clenches around me, his vanilla cupcake scent mingling with mine until it smells like the sweetened edge of winter. I lay my forehead against his shoulder as I thrust into him, keeping up a pace that’s going to have us both falling apart sooner than I’d like.
I want to savor this moment but fuck I need him more than I thought I would.
“Don’t knot me in the shower!” Avery squeals, digging his fingers deeper into my shoulders. I burst out laughing, the sound echoing off the tiles as he starts giggling.
“Then where to, pretty boy?” I ask, teasing his bottom lip until I’m sure there’s going to be a beautiful little hickey there tomorrow. I keep my thrusts controlled but I’m on edge. If he starts squirming, I very well might end up knotting him right here.
Pulling out of him, I slowly lower him to his feet and turn off the water before grabbing fresh towels to dry us off. I wait patiently for his decision, waiting for him to tell me where to continue this or if this is as far as it goes tonight.
