Chapter Twenty-Four
Cash
I left my house without even checking to see if my parents were around to see me. I used the front door, and I strode right over to Katie’s window. I opened it, climbing inside. She wasn’t in the bed, but as soon as I turned to check the bathroom, she came out wearing a thin pink robe. It was short, the hem stopping at her mid-thigh. Her hair was damp, braided over her shoulder. She was so damn beautiful, and she didn’t even realize it.
“Cash? What are you—are you bleeding?” She rushed over to me, holding out my shirt. “What happened?”
I looked down, only now seeing that there were streaks of red on my white t-shirt. “I, uh, I hit Crue.” I lifted my hand, examining my busted knuckles for the first time. “He deserved it.”
Katie snorted. “I have no doubt.” She grabbed my clean hand and pulled me toward the bathroom. “I saw a first aid kit in here the other day when I was snooping around.” When she bent down to dig through the lower cabinets, my eyes stayed trained on her ass.
“Are you wearing panties?”
She stood, placing the small red box next to the sink. “Nope.” She hopped up on the counter. “You talk and I’ll fix your hand.”
“Okay.” I smiled. I couldn’t help it where she was concerned. “But then we’re going to revisit the no-panties thing.” She grinned and started dabbing disinfectant on my knuckles. “That chick Melanie, she wasn’t bluffing. She has pictures of Crue and Avory making out.”
Katie looked up, her eyes wide. “What?”
“Yeah, I guess she followed them one day or whatever.” I winced when she sprayed some kind of stinging mist on my skin. But then she blew on my hand and every rational thought left my brain.
“Cash?”
“Huh?” I pulled my gaze away from her lips, meeting her eyes. “Oh, right. I told him he should tell her to fuck off and come clean with the parents. But then he fucking asked me to go out with her in his place. Can you believe that?”
“Oh, uh, well.” Katie looked down at my hand again, making herself busy with some ointment. “I guess, um, he’s your brother, right? You’ve been loyal to him this long, what’s one more time?”
“Wait.” I took my hand out of hers. “What? You think I told him yes? You think that after we…after everything I said tonight that I would do that to you? To us?”
“He’s your brother.” She was still studying the counter.
“Katie. Look at me.” I put my finger under her chin, lifting. “I will never lie to you. I will never disrespect what we have.” I knew I should stop talking and leave it at that. I could see the understanding in her eyes, the trust. I knew that she believed me. But I wanted her to know it all, I wanted her to know everything I was feeling. “Katie, I’m falling in love with you.”
“What?” That one word came out as a breathy whisper.
I smiled, taking her face in my hands. “I know it’s fast, and I know it seems crazy. But I am. I’m falling in love with you. And I’m not asking you to say it back, and if you aren’t there yet, then that’s okay—”
I didn’t get to finish my sentence, because she grabbed the collar of my shirt and kissed me. She wrapped her long legs around my waist, bringing my rapidly swelling cock flush with her core. I growled against her lips, bracing one hand on the mirror behind her. I lifted her, carrying her with ease and lying her down on the bed. I didn’t break our kiss until I left her to lock the bedroom door. I’d had every intention of simply crawling in bed and sleeping next to her for a while.
I’d been pissed. I’d been upset and frustrated. But the second I saw her gorgeous face, all of that faded away. Now all I felt was love, and want. When I turned back to her, she was kneeling on the bed, untying her robe. “Katie.”
“I know it wasn’t on your list.” She bit at her lower lip, not because she was trying to turn me on, but because she was inherently sexy. “But I added it to mine.”
“Baby.” My word was like a plea, like I was begging her to put me out of my misery. “There is no pressure here. None.” I stood at the footboard, my hands clenched at my side. I wanted to reach out and touch her. “We aren’t out of time. We already decided that this wasn’t the end.”
“This is what I want, Cash. This is what I want for my first time. I want to feel. I want it to be crazy and wild.” She let her robe fall off her shoulders, now kneeling in front of me completely bare. “You’re the one, there is no doubt in my mind. You’ve had my every first.” She grabbed my hand and dragged me onto the bed. “Why stop now?” She winked and my dick twitched in my pants.
I swallowed, my mouth suddenly dry. I was nervous, and I was excited. But most of all, I was falling in love. “You sure?” She nodded.
I grabbed the back of my shirt, pulling it over my head and tossing it to the ground. I stepped back, toeing off my shoes as I unbuttoned my pants, and then let them fall to the floor. When I was down to my boxer-briefs, I crawled up the bed, crowding her space until she was lying down. The only light in the room was coming from the bathroom, and it was highlighting her face.
I searched her eyes, looking for doubt. Looking for fear. But there was none of either. I kissed her, pouring everything I felt into it. I wanted her to feel like she was special to me, because she was. I wanted her to love the memory of this night, because no one’s first time should be a regret.
I settled my body on top of her, letting her feel my weight. I reached between us, sliding one finger inside her center, then another. She gasped and I rested my forehead against hers, whispering against her lips. “I promise it’ll get better. Relax for me, baby.” I felt some of the tension leave her body and when I captured her nipple in my teeth, she arched against my hand. “Like that, Katie.”
I used my free hand, reaching between the bed and the mattress by her hip. If Beau was anything like Crue…I smiled to myself when my finger hit against a long strip of condoms. I pulled them out and tore one off with my teeth.
“Wait. I want to, um, I want to put it on.” Katie’s eyes were on the wrapper in my teeth. “Is that okay?”
I nodded. “Are you kidding? It’s fucking hot.” She snorted, but took the packing from me, pulling one out and holding it between her finger and thumb like it was a used Kleenex. I knelt, my dick bobbing in front of her face. She looked up at me and started to giggle. “Are you laughing at my cock, baby? You’re going to hurt its feelings.”
“I’m sorry.” She held the back of her hand over her mouth, trying to hold in her giggles. “It’s staring at me.” She put the condom on the tip. “Like this?”
“Yeah, now slide it down toward the base.” She used her whole hand, rolling the condom over the length. I closed my eyes, I couldn’t watch her hand wrapped around my dick like that, I’d never last. She looked so damn sexy, and it felt so good to have her touching me. “Now pinch the tip, gently, make sure all the air is out.” She pinched the head of my dick and I started to chuckle. “The tip on the condom, baby.”
“Oh. My bad. Okay, done.”
When I opened my eyes, she was kneeling again, her face right in front of mine. I had to ask. Again. “You sure?”
“I’ve never been surer of anything in my entire life.”
I took her face in my hands, kissing her perfect lips and guiding her back down to the bed. Her thighs fell apart, making room for my hips. I positioned myself at her entrance, and pushed inside her a little, going slowly and letting her adjust to the invasion. I looked down at her, silently asking if she was okay. I kept my gaze trained on hers, slowly pushing in all the way. Past her barrier, and then burying myself completely.
I braced one elbow beside her shoulder, and threaded my fingers through her hair, letting my teeth graze her lower jaw. I moved in and out of her slowly, my movements unhurried and gentle. After a few seconds, I felt her start to move with me, arching into my thrusts. Seeking more. “Good girl, just like that.” I placed open-mouth kisses under her ear, letting my breath tickle her skin. “I want you do to whatever feels good, Katie.”
She whimpered, digging her heels into the mattress. “Cash, please don’t stop, I…”
She was close. I could feel her walls clamping down on my dick, and when she did that I could barely move. I gripped her upper thigh where it met her ass. “You’re so fucking tight, baby.” I bit down on her shoulder, my pace quickening on its own. I was losing a little bit of control. “Are you okay? Am I hurting you?”
“No, keep going, please.” She arched her neck, her bottom lip between her teeth. I grabbed her thigh, hiking it up higher on my hip. Opening her further, driving into her a little deeper. “Yes, Cash, oh my god.” Her eyes were closed tight, a frown on her face.
“All you’ve gotta do is let go, baby.” I nipped at her jaw, my hips slamming into her now. Her quiet moans filling the room. “Let go, Katie. I promise it’ll be worth it.” I let my teeth scrape her neck and I tightened my hand in her hair. I buried myself to the hilt and then ground my pelvis against her clit.
She cried out when she came. I put my hand over her mouth, resting my forehead against hers. Her walls were clamping down on my dick so fucking hard I came as soon as she finished.