Page 26 of 4-Ever Theirs (4-Ever 1)

Chapter Ten

Reed captured Andi before she could utter any more reassurances. He backed her up against the kitchen wall, trapping her between it and the long, hard length of his torso. A squeak burst past her lips when she realized how much control he had over the situation.

Had always had over her.

“You’ve been planning this the whole week, haven’t you?” she whispered.

The barest of sounds was all that was necessary since his lips hovered a hairsbreadth from hers.

“Much longer. I’ve been plotting this since the moment you applied for the open roommate spot on our lease.” He was dead serious too. “I never thought I’d actually get to live out my fantasy.”

“I want to be whatever you’ve dreamed of,” she admitted.

“You are. Without trying, you’re everything I could want. More than I need.” He brushed his mouth over hers in a deceptively tender caress. She could feel his teeth behind his lips, though, waiting their turn to leave their mark.

“If I only get to do this once, with you…” A shiver made it hard to finish her thought, but he waited patiently to hear what she had to say. “I want it to be everything. I need that as much as you do. Don’t half-ass this, Reed.”

As if she’d unleashed a tiger, he growled and pounced. He crushed her with the well-muscled wall of his chest and jammed his thigh between her legs. While it held her up it also stoked the fire in her core, which grew from a glowing ember to something that could rage out of control and turn them both into a pile of ashes if they weren’t careful.

It seemed the more she indulged sexually, the more insatiable she became. Good thing there were three of them and one of her. Soon she was going to be an unrepentant nymphomaniac, completely out of control and loving every second.

Or maybe desperation fueled her desire. Like a bear preparing for a barren winter, she had to hoard enough to get her through the cold, lonely nights ahead.

Either way, she couldn’t seem to stop feasting on Reed, who didn’t try to curb their shared appetite for desire.

She squirmed against him, trying to rub herself on him and glean what pleasure she could from his clenched quad against her mound. Meanwhile, she reached over and slid her hands beneath his shirt, running them up his back before raking her nails along either side of his spine.

Andi couldn’t say what made her do it, except that she liked the idea of him bearing some proof of their time together. Unlike with Simon yesterday, he responded to her aggression by growing bolder himself. He wasn’t the kind of man she’d ever be able to flip things around on. Instead, he would take her passion and match it. Escalate it.

As much as she’d enjoyed herself yesterday, today was a new day.

And she appreciated that about him.

No matter how brazen she got, how uninhibited, he wouldn’t be fazed…or undermined.

Reed smiled down at her, though the expression held a steely edge more than kindness. “I like it when you’re untamed. I always knew you had this in you, Andi. I’m glad you’ve realized it too, even if I only get a taste.”

His fingers speared into her hair, fisting the strands until he held her face at precisely the angle he preferred for devouring her. When she moaned, close to begging for more already, he lifted her over his shoulder unceremoniously. With an arm banded just below her ass, he toted her into her room then tossed her onto the bed.

So different from how Cooper had treated her when he’d done nearly the same thing, yet with so much more finesse.

She didn’t mind at all.

Having the best of both worlds…three worlds…was really the way to go.

The mounting anxiety in her about her pending departure made today’s brand of loving more welcome. It gave her an outlet for her fear. It also allowed her to express the potency of her wish to cling to the things she loved about the present as she transitioned to her new life.

Raw and completely exposed, she allowed Reed to take her emotions and channel them into something constructive, something that would bring them both immense pleasure.

“That’s it,” he crooned as he stripped down with deliberate motions that unveiled his tattooed torso and the delicious lines that stretched from his hips to his groin. She’d spent hours staring at him working—shirtless—on her car, imaging exactly where they led. Now she knew, and it was far better than she’d imagined. She licked her lips as her gaze roamed over his fully erect cock. “You’re going to give everything to me. All you have to worry about is pleasing me and letting me do the same for you. It’s simple.”

Andi swallowed and nodded. She could see the appeal of this flavor of intimacy.

For Reed, and for her, it would be a much needed release—a pressure valve that would allow them to operate logically in their day-to-day life without their brains overheating.

When he was nude and unflinchingly absorbing her gaze, as if completely sure of himself, he crossed to her closet and selected a few of her scarves before returning to the bed. Only then did he begin to remove her clothes too. He was careful not to rip or stretch them, but didn’t waste any time with pleasantries either.

Soon enough, she was naked, lying before him.

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