Page 47 of Plays Well With Others

I have to snap out of this. Quietly, I stick my left arm into the sleeve. I don’t want to utter a sound. I’ll be dressed in a jiff, then I’ll go before…

Oh fuck. He’s sliding his fist down the head, squeezing it.

I squeeze my thighs, like that’ll ease the exquisite ache in my center. I pull on my shirt and turn around, jeans still unzipped. But once I take a step to go, a long, guttural moan greets my ears. Then, a panting of his breath, that unfurls into a word.

And a revelation.

It’s a word I’ve heard my entire life, and it changes the score.

I can’t move. I can’t leave. I’m lit up. Crackling from that wonderfully familiar, two-syllable name. Over my shoulder, I steal one last peek.

He’s fucking his left hand so ferociously that he slams his right palm against the shower wall.

This is the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.

He’s so turned on, he needs to hold onto the wall as he jerks. His hand flies along his length in a savage blur.

He’s all urgency, all purpose as he strokes, his breath coming fast.

Then, there’s a bitten-off moan and that word once more as he grunts, “Fuck, Rachel. Yes…”

He shudders. Coming in his hand.

To. Me.

While I’ve been trying to quietly get dressed and go, he’s been jerking off to me.The entire time.

My body ignites like a rocket about to launch. I’m buzzing with lust and longing. But when Carter reaches for the faucet, my reason reactivates. Somewhere in the midst of all these hormones, a voice saysget the fuck out.

I spin around and race out of his bedroom, shutting the door behind me, then stop in the living room in a panic as the water shuts off in the shower.

Do I stay or go? Grab my things and take off? It’s too late to walk, and I’d need to call a Lyft.

The car wouldn’t arrive for a few minutes. In that time, Carter will probably have pulled on shorts and a T-shirt, then walked out here to say goodbye to me.

If he comes out here, I’ll have to see him when I’m like…this.

With my body vibrating with lust. With my cheeks flush with desire. With my panties soaked. And with the lie on my tongue—oh hey, just woke up, totally didn’t just watch you jerk offto me.

I can’t face him right now. But I can’t leave his home either.

I’m stuck here until he goes to sleep. Then, I can slip out without him seeing how aroused I am.

I dive for the couch, burrow under the thin blanket, and zip my jeans at last. Then I curl around the pillow and get back in position.

I shut my eyes.

But all I can see is the reel of my brand-new fantasy.

Carter’s hand on his cock. Over and over and deliciously over again.

I squirm.

I need to stop squirming.

I’m asleep. I’m asleep. I’m asleep.

A few minutes later, I’m still wide awake but pretending to sleep as the sound of footsteps grows louder. Then closer and inevitably closer.

---