“I see.”
We made it to my house, and I got us all inside.
“I need a shower,” Sydney said.
“Yeah, me too.”
We went our separate ways. It was nice to get clean after being in cool pond water, even though Sydney had warmed me up after that. Just thinking about her on my lap made me hard, but I didn’t have time to get off. I wanted to get back to her as soon as I could. Maybe there would be time for that tonight.
I dried and dressed quickly, thinking about whipping up some quick tomato soup to hopefully warm us up, and briefly wondered if I had the ingredients to make grilled cheese to go with it.
I decided to knock on the bathroom door to make sure Sydney was okay with that. But before I could, the door opened and she got out running, knocking us both against the hallway wall.
On instinct, I reached out and caught her before she fell, and as I did, I realized I was touching a very wet, naked Sydney, whose towel was now on the ground between us.
Chapter fourteen
Sydney
My vision had beenblurry since my dip in the freezing pond, so the first thing I did was take out my contacts and soak them in solution.
Even though the blanket Brooks had brought me had helped, I was chilled to the bone, so a shower was my first priority.
The warm water felt amazing, but my mind kept going back to my now-busted camera. I’d done a lot with it since I bought it; there were a lot of memories attached to it, and I didn’t know when I’d be able to afford to fix it, much less get another one.
I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around me, feeling clean and fresh. Looking around, I realized I’d been in such a hurry that I hadn’t grabbed any clothes. I was grateful for satyr-sized towels, though, because they covered me fully… Just in case I happened to run into Brooks in the hallway.
Trying to avoid that, I opened the door, meaning to dash to my room…
And ran rightintoBrooks. In fact, I think I bulldozed him into the wall.
Anddropped my towel in the process.
Andalmost went down until he grabbed me, placing his arms around me.
Then we were just… there, frozen, neither of us sure what to do. His hands were wrapped around me, the bottom one on the small of my back and the top over my shoulder, dangerously close to my breast. The sound of our breathing and what I was sure was my pounding heart filled the space.
I expected him to push me away, maybe turn, but that’s not what happened. Instead, helooked, and not briefly either.
It was as if his eyes were metal and my body was a giant magnet.
His gaze started as far down as he could see and slowly trailed up. Each glance felt like a caress across my skin. I knew when his gaze hit my tits because he gasped slightly. The small action alone was enough to make me blush. Especially because they weren’t particularly large, they were perky sure, but they’d always been small. I carried most of my weight in my hips and back side.
He steadied me, and the hand wrapped around the small of my back rose to come around, caressing my hip, roaming up over my waist. I was holding my breath, waiting for what he would do next.
“Is this okay?” he asked, his eyes now focused on mine.
I nodded, unable to speak. I worried if I did, nothing would come out anyway. His movements sparked a fire up my side as he kept climbing. His touch was featherlight, as if he were afraid I would break if he touched me too hard.
When his hand reached the underside of my boob, I was so sensitive it felt as if I’d been shocked. His light caress turned to cupping the underside while his thumb ran over my nipple, and I took in a sharp breath in as the sensation went right to my clit.
He kept looking into my eyes as he touched me, and it felt like whatever had sat between us before had shattered. There was no more apprehension, no more holding back.
“Are you sure you want this?” he asked in a whisper.
“I’m sure,” I said, finally finding my voice. “I want you.”
Brooks snapped, and I found myself pushed up against the hallway wall while he towered over me, taking me in with his intense blue eyes.
