I couldn’t look at Maggie. The disappointment was too much to handle after such a fun night. All I did was disappoint people. I was better off on my own, away from everyone, and hurting no one.

I felt the bed move and thought she was trying to get away from me. I started to stand but stopped when I felt her arms wrap around my waist. I sat there not knowing what to do. She pressed her cheek to my arm and squeezed her arms around me. I sat up and looked at her.

She didn’t shy away from me and kept her eyes locked on mine. I didn’t see disappointment looking back at me. Whatever her look was wasn’t familiar to me. It wasn’t a scowl, confusion, or pity. It was as if she were taking me in.

I swallowed when her hand left my side. It was everything I could do not to hold her hand to me and keep her arm wrapped around me. I never expected her to reach up and stroke my face. I closed my eyes and leaned into her touch.

Her fingers slipped to the back of my neck, and I opened my eyes when I felt her pull me toward her. She was looking at my lips. I looked at hers and watched as her tongue glided over her bottom lip. I couldn’t resist her after that.

I leaned down and looked into her eyes as my lips barely touched hers. Neither of us moved as we looked at each other. Her breath on me was coming faster the longer I kept my lips from touching hers. I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to taste her.

I pressed my lips to hers and closed my eyes only when she closed hers. She felt like innocence and fire, and it was confusing my body. I wanted to ravage her, and at the same time I wanted to cocoon her in protection and never let anything happen to her. I vowed right then to protect her from everything. The only thing I couldn’t protect her from was me.

Her tongue ran across my lips. I sucked her tongue into my mouth and devoured her. She started to lean back, and I thought she wanted to stop kissing, but she sat back up, kissed me again, and pulled on my shirt to get me to follow her. I did.

I lay as I did before and continued my feast on her lips. She ran her hands through my hair and over my back. She tried to pull my shirt up, but I stopped her. The only sounds in the room were us panting as we tried to catch our breaths. I didn’t want her to do anything she would regret when she woke up and was free of painkillers.

Maggie swallowed and stroked my face. “What’s wrong?”

I shook my head. I couldn’t talk.

“I want you.”

I placed my forehead to hers. “I want you, too, but we need to wait until you don’t have any reason to regret it.”

“Why would I?” She covered her mouth. “They gave me something at the hospital for the pain, but I don’t think you can taste it.”

I smiled. “No, that isn’t what I meant.”

“You think I can’t make decisions.” She held my face. “I have wanted you for a while, so the pain meds have nothing to do with it. I’ll still want you when I wake up tomorrow.”

I smiled as I looked at her. “It was the towel, wasn’t it?”

She smiled and blushed. “I was impressed with the towel, but I wanted you before that.”

“I’ve wanted you, too.” I leaned down and kissed her again but not as long. “You need to get some rest.”

She tugged on my arm when I moved to stand. “Stay with me.”

Her bed was a king, and it would mean I didn’t have to hang over the side, but could I sleep next to her and not touch her?

“Please, Brody. Hold me tonight.”

I wanted nothing more than to do just that. I nodded and stood. “We need to get you into your pajamas first.”

“Just help me take my pants and bra off.”

I put my fists on my hips and looked at her. “You’re trying to kill me, aren’t you?”

She sat up, placed her arms inside her shirt, and pulled her bra out when she put her arms back through her shirt. She smiled and tossed it across the room. “There. One down and one to go.”

Maggie started to scoot to the edge of the bed, but I stopped her. “Wait, I’ll help.” She winced when she moved her foot out of my way. “I’m so sorry I didn’t protect you better.”

She touched my arm to get my attention. “Not many people can protect me from me. I’m a klutz.”

I watched as she unbuttoned her jeans and slid them down her hips. My erection was starting to take over again. It was a bad idea to stay with her.

“Are you going to help or not? I need to get these jeans off.”

I looked at her and shrugged. “I’m a man. I got distracted.” I took the edges of her jeans by her ankles and pulled. She wasn’t able to use both feet to lift her hips, so she had to hang on to her underwear or they would’ve come off with the jeans. My erection was threatening to rip out of my jeans.

I used the back of my hand to wipe my forehead after I tossed her pants where she pointed. I should’ve turned the light off before her jeans came off. Looking at her lying in a T-shirt and underwear was testing my limits. “We really need that bathroom up here.”

“Go use it if you have to. I’m not going anywhere.”

“It wouldn’t help anyway.” I chose not to explain that comment. “Okay, roll on your left side, and I’ll slip in behind you when I turn the light off.”

“What about your pajamas? Are you going to grab them?”

“I don’t have any.”

“Oh, you’re just going to sleep in your underwear, too?” She was trying to be cute.

“I don’t have any of those, either.”

She held her hand up before she rolled over. “Wait, you’re telling me you never wear underwear?”

“That’s right. I’ll sleep in my jeans. Now, roll over.”

I turned the light off and got behind her as I promised. It was great to lie down and not have my feet or legs hanging off the side, but it was still going to be an uncomfortable night with my dick as hard as it was.

“Can you reach behind you and grab my box of tissues, please? I’m usually on that side of the bed.”

“Sure.” I grabbed them and put them in front of her. “Are you in pain?”

“I’ll be fine.” She grabbed the hand that was on her hip and pulled it around her front. “If you’re waiting for me to fall sleep before you do, you may be waiting all night.”

“If you’re in pain, I can—”

“No, I’m not in pain. I’m just horny as hell, and I can’t sleep like this.”

I laughed, which earned an elbow to the gut. “Hey.” It didn’t stop me from laughing. “I’m in just as much agony as you are. Believe me.”

“Then why do you have to be responsible and not give in?” She linked her fingers with mine. “It’s going to be a long night.”

I got closer to her ear and whispered, “It may not be as long as you think.” I felt her shiver when my breath hit her neck. She was as turned on as I was. I licked my lips and pulled her body closer to mine.

“Brody, please.” It was desperate. I was desperate, but I needed to remain in control. I wanted to help her get to sleep, and I wanted to do it without drugs.

I slid our hands down her belly and hesitated when I reached her belly button. She tugged my hand to encourage me to continue. I didn’t need much encouragement. I flattened my hand as much as I could while our fingers were linked and placed my fingers in her underwear. When she was confident I was going to continue, she pulled her hand away and placed it on my hip.

I kissed her neck and slid my fingers down farther. She parted her legs a little to give me better access and gasped when my fingers glided over her clit. She was so wet. I wanted to pull my hand out and taste her, but that could wait for another time. I needed to get her to sleep.

I moved my fingers in slow circles at first and earned a couple of moans from her. My dick twitched. I closed my eyes and ran my finger over her clit faster. She grabbed my jeans and breathed harder. “Oh, don’t stop.”

I couldn’t even if I wanted to. I needed her orgasm almost as much as I needed mine. I wanted to hear her, to feel her, and to taste her. I moved my hand faster.

She reached behind and rubbed me through my jeans. “Take it out.”

“My hand?”

“Your dick. Take it out.”

“Maggie.”

She turned a little and reached farther up to dip her hand into my pants. I put my head on her shoulder when she touched me. “I don’t want to make a mess.”

“What do you think the tissue is for?” She laughed when I pulled my hand out of her underwear. “You’d better not take too long.”

“I feel like I’m in high school.” It was a weird feeling since I never did things like that in high school. I was shooting up when most people were feeling each other up.

I unzipped my jeans and sighed when my cock had more room. It didn’t take long for me to hold my breath again when Maggie wrapped her hand around me.

“Holy shit, you don’t disappoint a girl. We are so having sex, but not until I get this fucking ankle back. I want to fuck you with all range of motion intact.” She ran her hand up and down but didn’t squeeze me. “This will feel a lot better when you get back to work, too.”

I slipped my arm under hers as she put her good leg over mine. It opened her up more to me and allowed me to reach down and slip a finger inside of her. She squeezed her hand around me, and we both moaned. It had been so long since I touched a woman or allowed anyone to touch me. I needed to go slow to keep up, but I wanted to lose control.

I rubbed her clit with my thumb and fucked her faster with my middle finger. Her hand paused for a moment as she felt the new sensations I was giving her. “Oh, yes.” She moved her hips. “Just like that.”

She gripped my dick again and moved her hand a few times before picking up speed. I closed my eyes and slowed my hand down. I needed a minute to catch my breath or I would’ve lost it too soon. “Fuck.”

“I’d love to.” She laughed until I slipped my other hand underneath her and cupped her breast. She moaned when I pinched her nipple. She pulled her shirt up with her other hand and took away the last barrier. I wished I left the lights on.

I rolled her nipple between my fingers and moved my middle finger in her pussy faster. The heel of my hand took care of her clit, but I was focused on finding her G-spot. I needed her to orgasm before me, and I wasn’t going to last much longer.

“Right there, fuck me.” Her leg draped over mine shook as I went faster. “Oh, yes. Yes, like that. Please.”

Her hand didn’t stop, but it wasn’t as steady. Each wave she felt get closer to her orgasm, she paused stroking my cock. It helped me to stay focused and kept me from spraying her back.

“Fuck. I’m going to—” she whimpered. “Don’t stop.”

I brought my other hand down from her breast and rubbed her clit as the heel of my hand lost contact when my fingers started fucking her. Both of my hands were going as fast as they could. She let go of my dick before she strangled it and moved her hand to my jeans right before her back arched.

“Yes! Don’t stop. Right there. Right—” Her whole body shook as her orgasm pulsed through her. “Oh, God. Oh!”

I slowed down when her body relaxed. She was still trembling as she tried to catch her breath. She took her leg off me and rolled to her back. “That was amazing.” My fingers were still moving over her clit, but she placed her hand on top of mine and moved it aside. “Give me a second.”

I chuckled and whispered into her ear, “Too much for you? What are you going to do when I get inside you?”

She turned her head and kissed me. I felt her hand brush against mine but didn’t realize what she was doing until she wrapped it around my dick again. She rubbed herself to get her hand coated in her wetness and whispered back before gripping my hard cock, “I’m going to rock your world.”

Since she was on her back, she had better control of her speed and grip on my dick. I lost my breath within the first three strokes. I put my head back on the pillow and closed my eyes. She ran her thumb over the tip every time she got to the end. It wasn’t going to take long for me to lose it. I had gotten so close once already. I wouldn’t be able to hold back much longer.

Her hand went faster up and down, and her grip got tighter. “You’re going to have a mess soon.”

I heard her pull two tissues from the box as she turned her head to whisper, “If I could get on my knees, I’d suck you dry.” She licked my cheek.

“Fuck.” I groaned as I lost my load thinking about her mouth around me. If that was her intention, it worked.