Seventeen

Zoe rolled over, then smiled in sleepy contentment as she felt the warm weight at her back. Dylan had shown up after she’d gone to bed last night. She loved that he’d been doing that so often lately. She knew that he probably had to get up soon, but she didn’t go into the shop until noon today so there was time to enjoy her man.

She pulled out of his arms and grinned when he shifted onto his back, tossing an arm over his head. The sheet was barely covering his obviously hard dick, if the tent around it was any indication. She’d been thrilled to know that the myth of morning wood was actually very much a truth. And today she planned to take advantage of it. So she edged the sheet down slowly, careful not to wake him up. She studied him for a moment, thinking he was the most beautiful man she’d ever seen. His thick lashes lay against his cheeks like crescents. His full mouth, which brought her so much pleasure, felt as if it was made for hers. And those insane abs—so completely and utterly lickable. On the days he didn’t make it to the gym, he did an insane amount of sit-ups. His thighs were firmly muscled from years of running on the beach. And his dick—oh, how she wished she could write songs and poetry about that delicious body part.

It had been a while since she’d given him her first blowjob, but it certainly never got old. She loved having him in her mouth almost as much as she enjoyed him going down on her. Just the thought of it had moisture pooling between her thighs. Shooting him a quick glance to make sure he was still asleep, she gently closed her hand around his thick length and pumped up and down a few times. His dick jerked in her hold and she held her breath, thinking surely he’d wake up any moment, but so far he was blissfully unaware of what she was doing—well, maybe one part of him was.

She leaned down, running her tongue across his tip before opening wider to take him in. Her hands and mouth worked in sync as he grew impossibly hard. Without thinking, she lowered her other hand and began stroking her clit, needing a release as well. She was completely lost in obtaining pleasure for both of them when a voice said, “Fuck, that’s the hottest thing I’ve ever seen.”

Zoe jerked so hard that she was afraid she’d damn near pulled his dick off as he yelled. “Shit, I’m so sorry. Are you okay? You shouldn’t have scared me like that Dylan, God!”

For a moment, she thought he was crying as his big body shook. Then she got a good look at his face and knew it was laughter. “I’m fine, babe, but if you’d been a bit stronger, this could have ended very differently.”

“You ass.” She rolled her eyes, then found herself giggling as well.

“I wish I’d kept my mouth shut, because I liked what you were doing down there,” he added ruefully.

Feeling bold, Zoe carefully tossed a leg over his legs and moved until she was hovering just inches over his still hard cock. “Let me know how you feel about this, then,” she purred as she lowered herself inch by inch until she’d taken him all. After a clean bill of health for both of them, Zoe had gone on birth control so condoms were no longer necessary. She hadn’t thought she would notice a difference, but the feel of Dylan bare was so much different. He’d never been inside a woman without a condom, so it was a first that made her feel special.

“God damn,” he groaned, “that’s amazing, baby.” She rocked back and forth as he lifted his hips to meet her on each downward stroke. “So good,” he praised as his hands guided her movements. It was a slow and leisurely loving that neither of them appeared to be in a hurry to end. She ground against his root, while he sucked one of her nipples into his mouth. The feel of his teeth nipping the sensitive bud had her right on the edge.

“Dylan,” she moaned, “I’m so close.” He released her other nipple with a pop before sliding his hand between her thighs to rub her clit. Then she was coming apart in his arms as her orgasm worked its way through her entire body. He held her upright and buried himself deep one last time before emptying into her.

They both lay panting beside each other with Dylan drawing lazy circles on her thigh. “I’m pretty sure you’re going to kill me one day, but I’m willing to risk it.” He gently turned her face toward his and kissed her slowly and thoroughly.

“I wish we could stay here forever,” Zoe sighed as she laid her head on his chest.

“Me too, sweetheart,” he murmured. Then, clearing his throat, he surprised her by saying, “I wanted to talk to you and now seems like a good time since we actually have a few minutes to ourselves.”

“Okay,” she replied warily. Surely he wouldn’t break up with me after sex.

“First off, I’m sorry about last night. And I hate that it seems like I’m constantly apologizing now for being late or canceling plans.”

“Honey, I know things are crazy for you right now,” Zoe responded automatically. Shut up and let him talk. Stop panicking.

“They are,” he agreed. “I wish I could say that it’ll be better soon, but you know as well as I do that my life isn’t ever calm for long. With this expansion, it’s going to get much worse before I see anything approaching better.” He turned on his side and she did the same until they were facing each other. “If I wasn’t such a selfish bastard, I’d let you go, but I can’t do that.” She felt some of the fear that had been threatening to choke her dissipate at his words. Thank God. “I’m asking you to please be patient with me while I try to figure something out. I can’t make you any promises because I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m trying, I really am.” Then he added, “I love you, Zoe,” so quietly that she missed it at first.

“Wh-what did you say?” Please don’t let me have heard him wrong.

He trailed a finger down her cheek, then across her parted lips. “I love you. I’ve always loved you. It took me a while to figure out that it hadn’t been as just a friend in a long time.”

“Oh, Dylan, I love you too, and have forever,” she confessed. “I’ve known for a while that it was more than friendship for me. I could only hope that you’d feel the same at some point.”

“I’m sorry I was slow to find my way,” he said tenderly, “but I’m here with you now and I never want to leave.” They both laughed as no sooner had those last words left his mouth than his phone rang. “Shit, I jinxed myself,” he grumbled.

Zoe kissed the corner of his mouth before rolling to the edge of the bed and getting up. “I’m going to take a shower. Go get ’em, tiger.” When she reached the bathroom, she hugged herself as she fought the urge to squeal in happiness. He loves me. She was so close to having everything that she’d ever wanted, it was almost scary. He was also going to work on finding a way for them to have more time together. What more could she ask of him? Regardless of how hectic things got, she couldn’t imagine a circumstance that would make her walk away from him. Little did she know that within days she would come to question everything she’d always thought she wanted.