She takes my hand that I’ve put up as a barrier between us and takes hold of my finger. “I am safe with you.”
Her trust in me hits me in the chest. But she doesn’t realize how close I am to snapping.
Or maybe she does.
Willow separates my index finger and gives me a mischievous smile before sliding it into her mouth.
“Fuck.” I melt as her wet mouth closes around me.
“You’re vulnerable right now. You might not make good decisions…” My words falter as she sucks on my finger, and I almost lose it completely.
She pops my finger out of her mouth. “I could do with a distraction.”
Her eyes lock with mine as she pops another finger in her mouth, and I’m mesmerized by her lips as they glide from the knuckle to the fingertip.
She pops it out of her mouth. “But no means no, so…” She shrugs. “I won’t force you.”
When she glides away to the other side of the hot tub, it feels like my world falls apart, and as she leans back against the edge of the hot tub, I immediately regret trying to do the right thing.
We stare at each other for a long moment, and she’s still got a smile on her face. “I might get out.”
She moves to the ladder, and before I can stop her, she’s climbing out of the pool, water dripping from her ass. I catch a glimpse of dark hair and pink nipples and too much smooth skin.
“Fuck.”
I glide over to the ladder and step up behind her before she can get all the way out.
“I hope we don’t regret this,” I mutter as I grab her around the waist and pull her into the water. She lands with a splash in my arms, and I catch the triumphant look on her face before I kiss it right off.
17
WILLOW
Hudson draws me toward him, and I glide through the water and into his arms. When our lips collide, I let out a little sigh as I surrender to his insistent mouth. His arms around me are the safe place I’ve been looking for. His touch is both electric and safe, lighting me up and making me bold.
“Willow...” He breathes my name as his hand slides up my thigh and over my hip. The water makes my body fluid, and my legs float around him. “You’ve been driving me crazy.”
His palm cups my ass, and as he draws me closer toward him, my legs wrap around him and brush against his hard cock. The sensation makes my back arch, and I let out a moan as heat and need flood my pussy.
Skinny dipping was just another way to get under his skin. I like shocking Hudson, and I liked watching him break. Watching him give in to me. But now I’m the one whimpering in his arms, completely exposed and vulnerable.
I’ve lost the control I had, and I desperately want it back. Flirting with Hudson is the one thing I can control in my life right now. He’s my distractionandmy challenge, and if he keeps rubbing me against him like this, I will completely lose it. And I’m not ready for that.
I unwrap my legs from his waist and pull my body away.
“Are you okay? Do you want me to stop?” Hudson’s still trying to look after me. It’s sweet, and his care makes me feel safe—safe enough to push his boundaries. There’s something about the straight-laced ex-SEAL that brings out my brattiest behavior.
I have never in my life been this forward with a man. But Hudson is so fun to play with, and I know he won’t harm me.
I float out of his arms and spin him gently around so his back is to the ladder. “I’m fine.”
He cocks his head at me, and he must be able to tell by the grin on my face that I’m up to something.
The water makes maneuvering the big guy easy, and he lets me guide him to the edge of the pool until his back bumps up against the ladder.
“You want to get out?”
I shake my head. “Nope.” I glide toward him until our bodies touch. My hands slide down his rock-hard chest, and damn, this man is ripped. My fingers trail over every hard ridge until I get to the soft trail of dark hair that leads into his underwear.
