Brazen

“How long is your lease at the house?” It’s something that’s been on my mind.

Noah adjusts her bikini bottom as she takes her last step out of the pool and squeezes the water from her hair before she answers me, “It’s month to month, but we haven’t talked about it since I moved in. Everything just kind of worked and fit after I got there. So, I think we’ve all just assumed I would stick around.”

I sit on a lounge chair by my pool in my backyard, and Noah walks toward me. She pinches the top of my knee before she sits to rest between my legs.

“I’ll have interesting tan lines from this position,” I tell her with a laugh.

“I’m okay with that.” She relaxes back and enjoys the sun against her face.

“Me, too.” I play with her wet hair, which still smells like cake mix even though she just got out of the pool. “You didn’t tell Sunday about the flowers, did you?”

“No, Madison and I agreed not to tell her, which Benson was okay with, too.” She looks at me, squinting against the harsh light. “Are you worried about her?”

“No, not really.” Why am I lying? “Okay, maybe yeah, but Sunday has that fighter quality. I’m more worried about her losing that over anything else. Other than the business, Sunday has been coasting for a long time. It’s all she’s been able to do. I just want her to find that free spirit she used to have.”

“You’re sweet when you worry,” she says, biting her lip. “I’m lucky to have found you.”

“Yeah? Back at ya.”

She really has no idea how true that is. Everything is about to change. I never saw this coming. The rest of my life will be totally different than I imagined it without Sunday being part of it.

“Can I talk to you about something?”

“Of course.”

Noah grabs the sunscreen from the table beside us, and I take it from her hands. I need the distraction, and rubbing lotion onto her skin will help me get through this conversation.

“This can’t leave my house. If Matt found out, it would ruin everything.”

“Your secrets are mine.”

I do already know that.

“In this case, Sunday’s secrets are ours.”

Some sort of understanding washes over her, and she grows more serious. Carefully, she turns on the lounger, settles her legs over my thighs, and faces me. “I’m listening.”

“Sunday is leaving. She’s found someone to help her start a new life. She’s going to disappear, and we won’t know where she is.”

“Oh, Brazen. I’m sorry.” Noah takes both my hands in hers. “Is Sunday okay?”

“She has mixed feelings about it. I don’t think she’s happy that things have come to this. She has to leave the business she’s helped build, me, us, my mom, and everything she’s ever known, but I think she has some relief, knowing she’s going to escape her ex.”

“And are you okay?” Her fingers squeeze mine.

“I can’t take this decision away from her. As much as I don’t want her to go, I can’t ask her to stay. She can’t truly live her life here the way she wants to with Matt always looming over her.”

“What about their divorce? Won’t Sunday always be connected to him, no matter what?”

“With her new identity, Sunday will probably never be able to marry someone again since she’s still married to Matt, but at this point, that sacrifice outweighs the way things are for her now. Here, she can’t do anything, and once she leaves, there will still be sacrifices, but she’ll have her safety. Even if she can’t ever make it legal, I hope she finds someone who loves her. It just sucks that we won’t be part of it when she does.”

“It’ll be okay. I’m here for you, for both of you. Whatever you need.”

I know she is, and I can’t keep how I feel inside any longer.

This woman deserves all of me.

“Noah, I love you.”

Our relationship hit fast and hard, and my love for her won’t wane slowly or fizzle out. She’s the first girl I’ve ever said those three words to besides Sunday and my mom, but I know she’s the girl for me, and I love her completely. I have zero nerves about the declaration I just made.

She leans forward. Her fingers touch my jaw, and her lips graze mine. She takes her time and gently explores my mouth. Soft lips. Ample tongue. Wandering hands.

She finally knows how I feel about her, and the reciprocation shows in her kiss.

“You just gave me another item to check off my list.” Her voice is breathy.

“What do you mean?” I ask, confused but intrigued.

“Kiss a man I love.” Noah’s hands brace against my chest, and her white smile gleams at me with so much emotion. “I love you, too, Brazen.”

The lounge chair rocks as I stand with her in my arms, and her giggle fills my ears.

“I hope you got to enjoy some sun because our pool day is over, Noah. You won’t be leaving my bed for the rest of the day. I promise you that.”

Her hands cling on to my shoulders as we walk. Her cleavage bounces in her little bathing suit top.

“You’ll hear no complaints from me.”

Inside my bedroom, I lightly toss her onto my bed. She rises up on her knees, ready to play. Her hair is damp, and her cheeks are colored from the sun. Her pink bathing suit allows me to see a lot of her body, but I want more.

“Take your suit off, baby.”

Her hands smooth across her skin as she turns and shows me her back. She pulls her hair off her shoulders and then reaches around for the tie that holds her top in place. Slowly, she pulls until the strings fall loose to her sides before repeating the motion on the strings around her neck. She looks back at me as she tosses her top to the ground.

How did I get so lucky with her?

I step closer, unable to hold still any longer. My hands go to her waist, and I trace the lines of her bathing suit bottom across the small of her back and the cheeks of her ass that poke out. She leans into my touch, allowing me full access.

“You’re so beautiful.” There is clear amazement in my voice.

I urge her onto her stomach, and once she’s flat on the bed, I take in the view before pulling the remainder of her suit down to her knees and leaving it locked around her legs. I cover her body with my own and kiss from her neck down her spine and to just below her ass. I worship her body with my lips.

“Turn over.” I need to see her face.

She rolls over and smiles up at me as I free her from her suit.

“Come here,” she calls me to her.

My hips straddle hers, and I lean down so that my face is close to hers. Her body molds to mine, and her arms go around my neck.

“Make love to me, Brazen,” she asks with her lips against my ear. “I want you to give me your all. Don’t hold anything back. I’m yours completely.”

I know exactly what she’s asking of me, and I’m more than happy to give it.

I remove my swim trunks and then quickly put on a condom.

Taking charge, I nudge Noah onto her side, and I line myself up behind her. With my hands on her tits and my mouth against her neck, I nudge her legs apart. “I love you,” I say as I enter her from behind.

With my hands, I rock her against my movements. My hips hit the top of her ass, and my hands explore her curves until one of my hands dips down to work her clit, and the other pulls her tighter against me.

“Harder,” she moans.

And I almost completely fall apart.

My hand steadies on her hip, and my lips kiss across her shoulder as my cock slides in and out of her. Her own hands find the nape of my neck as she arches away from me, rolling her hips back to meet my thrusts. I have the best view of her body. Her tits bounce with our momentum, and her flat stomach constricts every time my hips rock against her ass. Seeing my large hand between her legs makes me feel like I own the world.

“Nothing should feel this good.” I could stay inside Noah forever.

Her warm pussy clings to my cock. Her wetness coats the both of us. Her excited noises increase, and her nails scrape against my neck.

“Oh, Brazen! Yes!”

Her cries push me over the edge, and together, we find our release. My arms encircle her body in the most intimate hold. My legs twist with hers as she shakes beside me. Her cum drips down to my balls.

I love this girl, and it feels damn good to know she loves me back. Those words should never be wasted, and with Noah, the sentiment is priceless.

I’ll love her at our best, worst, across distance, through harmony, and through hell.

I’ll love her for a lifetime, and I will show her every day how lucky I am that she is here.