Page 41 of So in Love
“Jesus,” Jamie breathed.“And it burned down.”
She nodded.“What we don’t know is why the KKK would target a brothel.Maybe just because it was unseemly?We don’t have any other reason for it.”
“Which is why you’re looking for more information.Makes sense.I’d like to know why too.I mean, a brothel in Ribbon Ridge is shocking enough, but it being burned down by the KKK is something you’d see in a movie or an HBO series.”
“Right?”That was exactly what she’d started thinking.The more she learned, the more the story took shape in her mind.A movie or a limited series with Dorinda at the center.But thewhywas a crucial piece.
“I’ll talk to my mom and see if we can find that other box.I think she’s keen to prove that nobody was in the KKK.”
“Hey, that would be great.”She took her beer and walked into the living room, glad he wasn’t still mad at her.“Your Christmas tree isstillup?”
He followed her to where she stared at the tree in the corner.“Yeah.It’s on my list.”
She turned to him.“Do you even have a list?”
He winced.“Uh, no.”
“Next time, I’ll bring you a whiteboard for your fridge—to make lists.I promise there’s nothing more satisfying than crossing things off a list.”
He set his beer down on an end table and slipped his arms around her waist.“Nothing?”He leaned forward and tucked his face against her neck.“I beg to differ.”His lips traced along her flesh, sending delicious shivers down her nape and spine.
She put her bottle down next to his and shrugged out of her coat.“I guess I’m staying?”
He helped her strip the garment away before cupping her face and kissing her.“I certainly hope so.”After a hot and heavy few minutes, he pulled back.“I can think of a list I should make, but I’ll keep it in the bedroom.”
She chuckled.“I think you can probably cross a lot of things off it—if you’re thinking of what I think you’re thinking of.”
“If you’re thinking of all the things I want to do to and with you, then yep.And you’d be surprised how many things I haven’t crossed off.”He arched that sexy brow of his and pulled her infinity scarf over her head.He turned it over in his hand.“This could be useful.But it doesn’t have ends, which makes it harder to tie.”He tossed it aside.“Bummer.”
Thoughts of him tying her up sent heat rushing to her core.“I have regular scarves.”
“Sweet.Wear one next time.”He pushed her cardigan off her shoulders and pulled the hem of her shirt from the front of her skinny pants.“You did say there’d be a next time—you owe me a whiteboard for lists.”
Her lips curved into a small smile.“Two, apparently.”
“God, you’re awesome.”He whisked the shirt over her head and claimed her mouth with his.He demanded her complete response, and she willingly gave it until she wasn’t sure where she ended and he began.
Their kisses turned hotter, their hands more frenzied as they stripped each other until they were naked.He dashed into the bedroom for a condom and, when he returned, steered her toward the couch.While he was gone, she’d come up with her own plan.Turning him, she pushed him down to sit.
She straddled him and guided his cock into her wet sheath.He cupped her breasts and brought one to his mouth, tonguing her nipple and running his teeth along her flesh.
She ground her hips down and took him as deep as she could.Lights danced beyond her closed eyes, and she surrendered to his mouth for a minute.Then he began to move beneath her.He clasped her hips and lifted her, then brought her down hard on his shaft.
Gasping, she opened her eyes and gave him an admonishing stare.“I’mdriving.”She clutched his shoulders and rode him.He thrust with her and kept his attention on her breasts, his fingers teasing her nipples and urging her toward release.
“You know,” she managed to say, “I think you should put ‘bring Crystal to orgasm by only touching her breasts’ on that list.”
“Done.”He closed his mouth over her right nipple and sucked hard.
With a groan, she rocked against him as her orgasm built.She closed her eyes again and let herself go, moving with relentless abandon.He pulled on her other nipple, then cupped the globe again, pushing it up as he devoured her flesh.
She came hard in a flash of white light, her head falling back as she cried out.A moment later, he followed her to ecstasy, his cock pumping into her until he went stiff.She collapsed against him, laying her head on his shoulder as she worked to bring her breathing back under control.
A few minutes later, she slid to the side and he got up to hit the bathroom.While he was in there, she grabbed the Timbers T-shirt she’d worn every night.Padding back to the living room, she picked up her beer and sat on the couch, curling her legs beneath her.
When he came back from the bedroom, the sound of his phone vibrating on the kitchen counter drew his attention.He picked it up before heading into the living room.
“Fuck.”He looked at her, his eyes widening briefly before settling into an accusatory stare.“You told Brooke about us?”
