Page 44 of Between the Flames

“Thank you. That was…” I laughed, looking away, searching for the word. “That was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.”

He brought his hand to my cheek, cupping it and tilting my face to look at him. He rubbed his thumb over my lips. “That was only just the beginning, Elle. We have ten years of lost time to make up for.”

Catching his thumb between my lips, I sucked on it roughly. “Ten years is a lot of time Ryder, we better get started.”

“Oh, we will, but first, get dressed.”

He leaned down, scooping up my shirt and bra from the floor, and tossed them next to me. “You’re going to need sustenance for what I have planned for you. It’s time for our first date.”

“First date?! But… no, Ryder! I… look at me! I’m a mess.”

He grabbed my hand, lacing his fingers with mine, and pulled me up to stand. “No, you look beautiful. And thoroughly fucked. Now, off to the shower, you go.” Spinning me around toward my bathroom, he smacked my butt playfully and gave me a little push to walk.

“Will you be joining me?” I asked, pouring as much seduction as I could into my voice, feeling a little awkward about trying to be sexy. But as I glanced over my shoulder, I found him watching me, his length hardening again. He fisted himself, licking his lips while his eyes trailed down my body.

“No, beautiful, if I join you now, the only thing I’ll be eating tonight is you. Again. Now go.”

I play pouted and started off to the shower again, letting the water get hot before stepping into it. Once inside, I turned the water hotter and watched as the swirls of steam rose around me.

I just had sex with Ryder freaking Thompson and now he was about to take me on our first date.

Eighteen-year-old Elle was high-fiving twenty-eight-year-old Elle, the feeling of Ryder’s touch lingering on my body.

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