“I needed time to—”
“Sulk?”
“Maybe.” She huffed out a laugh. “Should I make it up to you?”
“Depends.” He nuzzled her neck and took two tiny bites of her silky skin. “Are we good now? Do you forgive me? Are you going to throw our money back in our faces?”
“That would be silly of me. Now that the debt is cleared, I’ll go into the reopening with a clean slate. I won’t have the pressure of keeping up the loan payments.”
“Caleb and I want to test out a couple of our songs with an audience. Would you let us provide some of the music?”
“I’d be stupid to turn you away, but aren’t you worried about blowing your cover? You go to so much trouble hiding your identities.”
“We’ve made excellent progress on our new arrangements. Neil and Jeff will return to Auckland any day now, and we need to practice. Caleb and I figured if we do covers combined with a few of our new songs, that would work. Would you let us try?”
“I’d be silly to say no.” She licked across his collarbone and wriggled against him.
“So we have a deal about discussing things that irk us instead of reacting with our guts or sulking?”
“We have a deal,” she said and lifted her head to seal it with a kiss. It was slow and steamy and streaked electricity to his cock. She took the kiss deeper, twining her tongue with his until he could think of nothing but pushing into her tight warmth.
When she lifted her head, he gripped her shoulders to draw her close again.
“No,” she whispered. “Let me.” Julia scooted under the covers and licked one nipple. Her hair grazed his skin as she moved lower. Her hands were everywhere, moving across his thighs, his belly and pinching his butt.
He let out a yelp, which turned into a strangled moan when the heat of her mouth surrounded the tip of his erection. When her tongue came into play, sensible flew from his mind and he focused on the sensations. She stroked him with an expertise that tossed him into turmoil, had his balls tightening and a steady stream of pre-come leaking from his slit. She teased him until he shuddered, his cock so full and tight he wondered if he might burst out of his skin. His hand slipped down to cradle her head, his fingers sliding into her silky hair.
“Take me inside you,” he whispered. “Ride me.”
She released his shaft with a distinct pop, and thankfully wriggled up his body. She reached into the bedside drawer for a condom and rolled it down his shaft with quick proficiency. Ryan swallowed, savoring her innate beauty with her messy blonde hair, her sparkling brown eyes and swollen mouth, aware of how lucky he was to have her in his arms.
He stared at her as she guided him to her and sank down an increment at a time. She flexed around him, clutching his shaft when she rose and fell. She increased her pace, sliding her fingers down her body to get herself off.
A moan slipped from her lips, and she threw her head back, freezing with his cock partially embedded in her pussy. Her inner muscles squeezed his shaft, and she gasped.
Her brown eyes opened, and she winked at him. “Nice moves.”
“Do I get a reward for holding back?”
The corners of her eyes crinkled. “You didn’t have to.” She lifted her weight and slid back down again with more force. “How is that?”
“Like you’re strangling my cock.”
She chuckled and he gripped her hips, yanking her down on his dick, so close to release stars flashed behind his closed eyes. He lifted her and pulled her down again and came, his climax taking him to the knife edge of pain, yet the pleasure swelled through him until he felt as if he were exploding through the air. He came down gradually and sent Julia a lazy smile of satisfaction.
“That was amazing.”
“It was good on my side too.” She slipped off him and padded to the bathroom. While he removed the condom, he heard the water turn on and off again. She returned minutes later with a glass of water, her throat working as she swallowed it down.
“Do you want a glass?”
“Sure.”
She disappeared and returned, handing the water to him. “I’m getting excited about opening night. Did you still want to play at the hen’s night?”
“Yes. It would just be Caleb and me.”
Julia nodded and crawled under the covers. She cuddled against him with a sigh.
