“I’m honored you chose me. I know you’re in pain, but holy fuck, babe, this feels incredible. I can never go back to using condoms.”
We spoke about this before, and I wanted to make love to him with no barrier between us. I have an IUD, and he’s never had sex without condoms, so it’s safe. We wouldn’t be doing itif it weren’t. Neither of us wants a baby derailing all our plans. “You won’t have to.” I nod, and he thrusts the rest of the way in. Pain flares in my core, but I manage to trap my strangled cry.
Callan is shaking as he holds himself still, waiting for me to give him the green light. I figure it’s going to hurt no matter how careful he is. Mom said the first few times would be sore, but after that, it would be the most incredible feeling in the world. “You can move, baby,” I say, stretching up to kiss the underside of his jaw. “I’m good, and I want to feel you moving in me.”
“You’re sure?”
“Yes. I love you.” Everything I’m feeling for him mushrooms in my chest until it feels like I might explode because it’s overwhelming in the best possible way.
“Love you too, beautiful.” He pulls out and then pushes back in, kissing and touching me as he moves carefully inside me.
It’s not as painful now, so I wrap my legs around his waist and dig my heels into his lower back, lifting my hips and working to move in tandem with his thrusts. We take our time, and I savor every little moan, every caress, every sensual sweep of our lips, every flex of his hips, and the fullness of his cock as it glides in and out of me. I commit it all to memory because I never want to forget a single second of this night.
Callan picks up speed, driving into me deeper, and I cling to him as he lets out a grunt and then curses. Heat coats my insides as he spills his seed, and I clutch him to me, not wanting to ever let him go.
Callan collapses on his side on the bed, pulling me with him, keeping our bodies joined. Hair sticks to his brow, and he’s panting. His face is flushed with happiness, his eyes glowing like a firefly. He brushes hair back off my sweaty face as he stares at me. “Are you okay?” he asks as I feel him softening inside me.
“Yes.” Tears flood my eyes without warning, and alarm stretches across his face. “I’m good, Callan. Really good. Theseare happy tears, I promise.” I half laugh, half sob. “I’m just a little overwhelmed.”
“Was it good for you?”
“Yes. It was perfect.” I hug him to me, pressing my face to his shoulder. “You were perfect, and I’ve never felt closer to anyone in my life.”
He kisses my lips. “I have never felt this before.” His arm wraps around my back. “This is what it’s like to be with someone you love. The feeling is indescribable.”
“I don’t ever want to get out of this bed,” I tell him, and he chuckles, the vibrations pulsing through me.
His cock jerks inside me, and my walls instinctively hug him. “We do have to go home sometime, but I’m in no rush to get out of this bed either,” he admits.
I drag my lips along his jawline, loving how his stubble tickles my skin. “Good, because I want to do that again.”
41
ASTRID
Time goes by so fast, and before we know it, it’s prom, then graduation, and now high school is behind us, and we’ve got the summer together before we start college in August. I took that job at the interior design company in Burly, and Callan is working with Travis at Travis’s uncle’s construction firm in the city, so we all ride together each day. But we have our nights and weekends free, and we’re making the most of them.
“I need you,” Callan whispers in my ear from behind. Gripping my waist with one hand, he sweeps my hair aside to plant a slew of hypnotic kisses along my neck. My eyes close briefly as I tilt my head back, welcoming the sun on my face.
It’s a glorious day. Bright and warm with no trace of a cloud in the sky. Perfect for an afternoon barbecue by the pool with our friends.
“You two are nauseating,” Nikki says, her words at odds with the grin on her face.
“Ha! Don’t think you can throw shade at us,” I say. “You and Riley are every bit as free with the PDAs.” They finally got their act together, and they’ve been dating since April.
“We’re still not as bad as you guys.”
On the other side of the pool, the rest of our friends are laughing at something Thor said. The clown is wearing an apron over his swim shorts as he stands at the grill cooking burgers and steaks. Travis is sipping a beer while pretending to help.
“I can’t keep my hands off my gorgeous girlfriend,” Callan supplies in that deep, sexy voice of his that always does amazing things to my insides. “Shoot me if it’s a crime.”
We’ve been inseparable and insatiable since my birthday, having sex any chance we can get. Thor’s dad travels a lot during the summer months, and Thor joked he’s getting a door plate for the guest room with our names on it because we’ve been staying over so much in the three weeks since school ended. Daddy isn’t very happy. But I’m eighteen now, and I’m on birth control, and he’ll just have to get used to it.
“Aw, I’m just teasing. You guys are amazing together,” Nikki adds as Riley approaches, holding a beer in one hand and a wine cooler in the other. “I love that we’re all coupled up. This summer is going to be awesome.”
“As long as Gwen and Scott quit with all the nonstop bickering.” Riley kisses his girlfriend before handing over her drink.
“I hope they don’t break up.” Nikki frowns.
