She gripped my ass tightly in her hands, squeezing, and I closed my eyes against the desire that shot through me.

"Ariel," I groaned her name in warning as she shuffled closer to me, not stopping until her body was pressed up tight against my front.

Good Christ, here we went with this shit again.

"What I need," she said in a breathy voice, "is for you to stop treating me so carefully and act like I'm your girlfriend for once."

Damn.

That was not what I wanted to hear her say. It sounded too much like she wanted me to have sex with her and we were not going there now, probably not going there for a while. Not until I'd had a talk with the rest of the guys, a conversation I'd almost rather be tortured than actively participate in. But I was going to do it anyways because we all needed to be on the same page where she was concerned. It was like my worst nightmare come to life.

"Tyson," she whispered my name and the confidence had started to slip away, leaving fear of rejection in its place.

"Fuck," I hissed.

Okay, so I couldn't sleep with her until after the other guys were all on the same page.

But that didn't mean I couldn't stick my hand down her pants, play with her for a bit, and make her come that way.

Her hands left my ass and she went to turn away from me, mumbling, "Sorry," in embarrassment.

I was an asshole, to be sure, but I'd never not give her what she wanted if I had it in me to give it to her.

I grabbed ahold of her hip, stopping her before she could roll away from me. My hand uncurled from her hip and slid around to the small of her back where I applied pressure and pushed her front back into me.

Her eyes were wide and wounded, thinking I'd rejected her. Her lips were parted and her lower lip quivered.

"Fuck," I hissed again before I bent my head down and roughly placed my lips to hers.

She made a small, surprised noise as I took advantage of her parted lips and slid my tongue inside. Her hands immediately went to my side and she clutched at the material of my t-shirt there, bunching it up. Tentatively, slowly, she pulled her fist up my side, taking the shirt with her and exposing my skin to her.

I cupped the side of her face with my hand as I deepened the kiss. She whimpered in the back of her throat as she let go of the shirt and her hand slid around my side, hot against my skin and moved back down to the waistband of my jeans.

In a bold move that had me tearing my mouth away from hers and sucking in a sharp breath, she slid her hand under my jeans, under my boxers and right in.

"Fuck," I snarled as her soft, warm hand cupped my ass cheek and she squeezed gently. Even though it made my dick jump and strain against my zipper painfully, I made no move to adjust it, instead letting her take the lead for now and allowing her to do what she wanted with me until I couldn't take it anymore and it was my turn to finally put my hands on her. For now, I'd let her explore.

She moved her mouth around my jaw and trailed kisses down my neck. Everywhere she touched me, my body burned. Her tongue flicked out as she moved her lips against me, tasting my skin.

I couldn't not touch her anymore.

My hand trailed up her side, under her shirt as the other one cupped the side of her face closest to the bed. I pressed her head to me as she kissed down my neck and moved to my collarbone. I skimmed up her ribs with the other hand, stopping when I hit the edge of her bra.

She sucked in a sharp breath and, much to my disappointment, her mouth left my skin. I held on to her side, under her breasts, as she sat up and threw her thigh over my lap, straddling me.

I grunted as she landed heavily on my crotch and I could feel the intense heat of her core as it rubbed up against my jean covered dick.

Christ.

I needed to get her off of my dick and take control of the situation before she got carried away with me and I was too far gone and simply let her.

Her hands pulled on the hem of my tee as she dragged it up my body, I sat up and raised my arms for her when she made it to my chest. She pulled it over my head none to gently and I lowered my arms so she drag it down my arms. Once I'd cleared it, she carelessly tossed it over her shoulder.

"Girl," I grunted as I took in the heated look in her eyes and flushed face.

Her eyes darted to mine and she licked her lips before they raked back down over my body and, fuck me, that was all kinds of hot too.

She bent back over my body and her lips landed on my collarbone, picking up where she'd left off before ripping my tee away from me.