I watch Cam from across her living room as she grabs us both a beer. I was slightly shocked at her offer to stay tonight. I know she says she’s ready to move on, but I don’t want to push her if she’s not ready. I’m watching her, specifically to see if that confidence she showed me against the wall falters at all. I’m not here to push her into anything she might regret in the morning.

I take a long pull from the bottle she hands me before setting it down on one of her end tables. I grab her hand, pulling her tight against me again. “Tell me what’s on your mind. I can almost hear you thinking.”

A shiver runs through her body, and she lays her head against my chest, taking a moment before she answers.

“Since Ben died, I’ve never felt the want or need to find someone new. I haven’t even gone out on a date. I know that I can’t stay single forever, as I’ve become so lonely lately. I promised myself that part of this move was a new start. New town, new job, new apartment, and eventually, a new relationship. I just feel so drawn to you. I can’t explain it. I feel fully alive for the first time in years when I’m around you, and I can’t explain why.”

Her honesty hits me hard in the chest, and I can feel my heartbeat kick up speed.

“You make me feel something I’ve never felt before, either. I’ve never really been one to look for a relationship. When I was playing, my schedule was always so crazy that I didn’t really have the time to put into one. Now, I might rethink that idea,” I tell her, my words sincere, as I tip her head up, so I can see her face. I gaze at her stunning features for a moment before dropping my lips to hers.

“We don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do tonight. I’ll be happy just to hold you in my arms while you sleep, if you’re still okay with me staying.”

Cam doesn’t answer me with words, but with her actions. She lifts up to kiss me again, and then grabs my hand, leading me toward her bedroom. Once inside, she slips her shirt off over her head, exposing her beautiful skin to me again. The same skin, only hours earlier, I had my hands on while I inked it. When I touched her before, I had the barrier from my gloves between us. This time, nothing will be between my hands and her skin.

I watch as she shimmies out of her jeans, leaving her standing in front of me in nothing but a bra and panties. The beauty of her body, curves that drive me fucking wild, has my blood pumping, the sound swirling in my ears.

“Are you going to just stand there or are you going to join me?” she asks. I realize I’ve just been staring at her for longer than would be considered polite.

I immediately reach back and grab the collar of my t-shirt, removing it over my head in one swift motion. It falls to the floor as I drop a hand to the button and zipper of my jeans and discard them just as quickly. In nothing but my black boxer briefs, I close the space between us with ease and wrap my arms around her body. I grip her ass, cupping it, and lift her up. Cam wraps her legs around my waist as she places her lips against mine.

As the kiss heats up, I take the few steps to bring us to the edge of the bed. I slowly lower her to the surface, successfully laying her down without breaking the contact between our lips. I grind my hips into hers, swallowing her groan.

I kiss away from her lips, down the column of her neck and onto her chest, until I reach the top of her bra. I swiftly flick the clasp at the front, releasing the bra and exposing her full mounds. The dusty color of her pert nipples is like a target and I lick one, then the other, watching as they harden even more from my touch. I suck one into my mouth, while rolling the other between my fingertips, and the moans of desire falling from Cam’s lips urge me on. Bringing her pleasure has become my mission and I don’t plan to fail that mission tonight.

After lavishing both breasts, I continue to kiss my way down her body, leaving love bites from the underside of her breasts down to her hip bones, careful to avoid her new ink on my way. I kiss along the top edge of her panties before slipping my fingers into the band at her sides. I look up at her to make sure she’s still on board with this. The lust filling her eyes fuels the fire within me and I slowly lower her panties. Once I have them removed, I take a moment to just look at her. I drop my briefs to the floor, releasing my dick, which stands at attention, and suck in a breath when Cam wraps a hand around my length.

“Fuck!” I groan out.

Cam gives me a sexy smirk as she strokes my shaft, squeezing just right each time. Precum leaks from the tip, helping to lubricate her hand. I’m no virgin, by any stretch, but I feel like a fucking sixteen-year-old ready to blow his load as soon as I’m inside of her. I reach down and put my hand over hers, stopping her so I don’t embarrass myself tonight.

“If you keep that up, I’m going to come in your hand.”

“Well, we can’t have that happening, now, can we,” she says, winking at me, before pulling me up so she can press her lips to mine.

While I kiss her deeply, I lower a hand to her pussy. It’s well-trimmed, but not bare. Just how I like it. I slip my fingers between her wet folds, finding the tight bud of her clit. I rub around it, teasing her until she is shaking in ecstasy. The moment I apply direct pressure to her clit, Cam bows off the bed as her orgasm courses through her body. I plunge two fingers inside her, feeling the tightness as she pulses around my fingers.

Cam relaxes back on the bed, allowing the endorphins to do their thing, and I trail light kisses up and down her body. Before settling in next to her, I reach down and grab my wallet, sliding the condom out, and dropping it onto the nightstand.