He exhaled loudly and made a face that did not look happy. “We don’t need to talk about all this.”
“Okay.”
“Look, it’s just—yeah. It does get old. But I don’t have time for anything more with baseball. I’ve seen Aaron and Zade, the way their lives shifted to make room for another person. It works for them. They’re stupid-happy. I think we both agree they’re all a little annoying.”
I snorted, agreeing. “Yup. Maybe evena lotannoying.”
“I don’t have room for more.” He slid his knowing gaze to me, a hint of something deeper lacing his words, but we approached the street where the house stood and he lowered his voice to a dangerous tone. “I do have room for spending another night making you feel good.”
Le sigh.“Homerun handy, remember?”
He chuckled hard at that and we quickly arrived at the house, Tanner rushing to open the door and setting my gift on the ground. I took two steps into the living room before he moved his arms around my middle, pulling me against his chest. Awareness shot through me. My nipples hardened when he bit down on my ear, his warm breath hitting the sensitive skin. I moaned, the sound echoing around the silence of the room, and he arched his hips into me, letting me feel all his hardness. “Tell me, Kenzie, do you still want my gifts, or do you want to go to bed alone?”
“I-I’d like my—” I stopped.
Tanner sucked my neck. His rubbed his rough jawline against me as his teeth grazed my flesh at an agonizing pace, like he had all the time in the world. I fisted the edge of his shirt behind his back, the intense desire to have himnowstartling me. “Upstairs,” I breathed, earning a low growl from him.
He didn’t waste another second. He lifted me over his shoulder in one swift motion and marched up the stairs, completing ignoring my protests. “Don’t hurt yourself, Tanner!”
“I won’t. Trust me. I needed you to move at my speed so this was my solution.” He nudged my bedroom door open with his foot and dropped me to the floor. The air zinged every time our skin made contact, and it was no different when he reached out and traced my bottom lip with his thumb. My attraction to him flowed through my veins and I pounced. He made anoomphsound when my legs wrapped around him, but he reacted with the speed of an athlete. We moved to the bed, Tanner setting me on my back before devouring me with his mouth, tasting and claiming with each swift movement.
I didn’t think about feelings or what ifs or sadness when he removed my clothes, kissing all over my body with precision. “Tanner, I want to feel you.”
“I’m yours, baby.” His voice was deeper in timbre and hearing it sent a thrill through me. I did that to him. He sucked one hardened nipple into his mouth, teasing my inner thighs with his fingers to the point I squirmed with need. “You’re making an awful lot of sounds. Are you ready for me?”
“God, yes,” I moaned, pulling his hair so his mouth connected with mine. “Please.”
That was the magic word. He removed his pants, shirt and boxers within five seconds and sheathed himself with a condom from his disposed-of jeans. I licked my lips, loving how his muscles twisted with each one of his movements. “I’m not going to be gentle tonight, Kenzie.”
“I don’t want you to be.”
He repositioned us so I was on my stomach. As I arched my hips, he guided himself into me from behind. He went in slow, letting me adjust and pumping a couple of times. He gave the sexiest growl, lighting my body on fire with each thrust. Slow, then fast, Hard, then harder. He tightened his hold on my ass, squeezing the skin and fueling my desire.
“God, your body is perfect.” He leaned forward and brought his fingers around to swirl my clit. He perfected the rhythm, matching his movements to his hips, and an orgasm built in my core, spreading through my veins and causing a slow explosion of pleasure. “That’s right. Lose yourself with me, Kenzie.”
Oh, I did.
I screamed his name as he quickened his pace, sweat pooling between my back and his chest. Our breathing came in pants and when he caged me in with his arms, the tingles began again, just out of reach. Tanner read my body, changing the angle so he went deeper. He pressed his lips against my neck, right where my back met my shoulder, and bit down. It was the added touch I craved, and I clutched the sheets in my hand when my third orgasm for the day overtook me. I panted, almost in tears at the strength of it, and Tanner’s body tightened. “I-I’m—”
He gripped me tight, pumping into me four more times, an almost caveman sound coming from his mouth. “Kenzie, your pussy,fuck.”
I lay there face down, unmoving as the high from my orgasms lingered and made words harder than normal. “Uh, wow.”
He pressed his warm lips on my spine, then again, before he said, “Hold tight.”
He got up and disappeared for a little, but I only managed to flip over and not much else before he returned. He stopped before entering my room, leaning on the bathroom doorway as if he had all the time in the world. He’d donned low-riding shorts and a grin that had me shivering. “Look at you.”
“I lost feeling everywhere. Am I wearing anything? I don’t remember.” I grabbed my glasses from the side table and made a real scene out of looking down. “Oh, I guess I’m still naked.”
He chuckled and made his way toward me, bending to pick up my clothes from the floor. “I’m not giving you Zade’s shirt back.”
“Um, it was a gift. Yes. I want it back.”
“If you want a dude’s shirt, I’ll give you one.”
“Don’t get weird. I like it because it pisses Aaron and Zade off.” I moved my feet from the bed to the floor, a wave of exhaustion hitting me. “I’ll take it back, thank you.”
He frowned but handed it to me. I put it on, forgoing panties and shorts, and enjoyed how his gaze didn’t leave my legs. He ran a hand over his face and shook himself out of whatever funk he was in. “I don’t think it would be too bold of me to say that you had a good birthday.”
