Chapter 27
Before she could overthink it, Zoe jumped up and walked around the coffee table to face Derek. Her best friend sat up and
smoothed his pants. His eyes shone in anticipation. She took a few steps closer until her right knee touched his.
Her body jolted as if electricity shot through her. His nostrils flared and his breath became shallow. He’d always been Derek,
her best friend, but their confessions had peeled back another layer of their relationship.
She paused, suddenly afraid.
In front of her sat a man who knew her better than anyone in her life. One who had seen her at her lowest senior year in college.
The man who encouraged her to give her dream a second chance. A dream that was in the process of coming to fruition.
The friend-only filter she’d placed over him had disappeared. This man cared for her more deeply than she’d ever allowed herself
to imagine. Until tonight.
And it was fucking hot.
Heat bloomed across her body as she remembered their first kiss. Her desire had been simmering patiently below the surface,
waiting for the right moment to make itself known. But now the wait was over and she was shocked by her urge to rip off his
clothes and let their bodies become as close as they could possibly be.
She lifted her leg and straddled Derek. He bit his lip as her inner thighs pressed against his outer thighs.
“Are you sure about this?” she whispered. “We can never go back to before.”
“How many times do I have to say yes for you to believe me?” He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer.
Zoe’s heart pounded while her breasts rose and fell with her shallow breaths. If she were an inch closer, he’d not only see
the movement of her chest, but feel it against his. She ran her fingers through his hair and settled her hand on the back
of his neck.
“One more time?” she whispered. Her breath caught in her throat as she waited for him to change his mind.
“It’s always yes with you, Z,” Derek declared as he closed the gap between their bodies.
Their lips crashed together. This time it didn’t matter who initiated. What mattered was that they wanted each other.
Zoe groaned as he parted his lips and invited her to explore his mouth. He was giving himself to her as he’d always done but
she hadn’t seen—no, she’d ignored the signs until now. After years apart she needed to be closer to him. She reached between
their bodies to search for the buttons on his shirt without breaking free from his kisses.
When she grumbled in frustration, he pulled her hands away.
“Let me,” he murmured as he kissed her neck.
She shivered, even though his mouth was hot and hungry against her skin. She leaned back in invitation. He complied by leaving
a searing trail of kisses down her nape and onto her shoulders.
Zoe reached for his shirt buttons again, but he pushed her hands away to do it himself. She gasped when the back of his hand brushed against her chest. He stopped after the first button and flipped his hands around so that his palms cupped her breasts. His thumbs circled her nipples through her bra. Zoe arched her back as heat surged through her body and pooled below her belly.
“Derek,” she said between gasps, “I need—”
He drowned out her words with a deep kiss that made her toes curl.
Flames licked her body as he stoked the fire within her. She grabbed the hem of her dress and pulled it off her body.
“Fuck, Zoe,” Derek exclaimed as he leaned back to trace the lace edge of her bra. “You’re so beautiful I can barely take it.”
She smiled mischievously and reached for his shirt one more time to finish what he started before her breasts had distracted
him.
“Your turn,” she said before ripping it open. The buttons popped and scattered onto the floor.
He opened his mouth, but she placed a finger on his lips.
“I’ll sew them back later.”
He laughed and shrugged off his shirt. His breath caught as she ran her hands across his chest. She bent down and kissed his
hot skin before taking his nipple in her mouth.
His body stiffened in shock but quickly relaxed as his head lolled back in pleasure. His reaction empowered her to explore
his other nipple by tracing circles around it with her tongue. He grunted as he gripped the chair’s arms. She spread her hands
over his abdomen, his muscles twitching as her fingers danced lightly across his belly button and teased the button of his
jeans.
She straightened up and was met with Derek’s hungry eyes.
“Am I moving too fast?” she asked as she traced his skin right above his jeans. She ground her hips against his. There was
no mistaking his erection.
“Your speed is the right speed for us,” he said as he traced the outline of her dark areolas through her bra.
Zoe’s body hummed in pleasure as her nipples peaked under his touch. Her hips moved instinctually in response and she was rewarded with tiny shocks of pleasure as his hard cock rubbed against the thin cotton of her panties.
“Is that so?” She grinned as she unbuckled his belt and unbuttoned his jeans. She slid off his lap to tug them. He raised
his hips for her then kicked them off. There was no mistaking his hard cock under his boxers.
“You’re a dream come true,” he said softly.
His cheeks were flushed and his lips were puffy from their kisses. He looked at her as if she were a queen and he would do
everything in his power to make her happy. His dark eyes were filled with a deep hunger to fulfill her every need.
Desire surged through her body. She needed him as much as he wanted her. Suddenly her bra and panties were too confining.
His eyes widened when she released her breasts from her bra and his breathing grew shallow when she dropped her underwear.
“I can’t wait any longer,” she said as she tugged on the waistband of his boxers.
He licked his lips and reached out for her. She held up a finger to stop him.
“Do you have a condom?”
He nodded and moved to stand up. She pushed him back into the chair.
“I’ll get it. Tell me where.”
“Bathroom. In my dopp kit.” He pointed to a door down the hallway.
When she returned with it, he was grinning ear to ear as if he’d won a Tony Award.
“What? Do I have toilet paper stuck to me or something?”
“I never thought you would walk around my apartment naked. I could watch you all day.”
“Maybe later. Right now I’d rather do something else.” She reached for his boxers as he lifted his hips for her to pull them down. These too were kicked to the side.
She ran her fingers down the silky smooth skin of his cock before wrapping her hand around it and was rewarded with a groan
that made her pussy clench. She swallowed hard. There would be time later for gentleness and exploration. Right now she needed
him.
As if reading her mind, he took the condom from her hand and opened it. As soon as he’d rolled it on, she climbed into his
lap and nestled his cock between her legs. It slid easily against her wetness. She ground her hips onto him and moaned as
his hardness pressed against her clit.
He grabbed her hips to steady her as she rocked into him. She dug her nails into his shoulder as the tiny shocks of pleasure
spread across her abdomen. Her skin burned as she rocked her hips faster. It didn’t take long for the familiar tightness to
spiral through her body.
“You’re so beautiful like this,” he whispered before leaning into her chest.
She gasped as the heat of his mouth covered her nipple. He wrapped his arms around her waist as her back arched and gave her
other breast the same attention. She cried out as her orgasm overtook her.
“I was wrong,” he said after she fell onto his chest. “You’re a goddess when you come.”
“Then worship me,” she murmured into his chest before sitting up. “I’m not done with you.”
His erection was still pressing against her. She reached down and guided his cock to the entrance of her pussy. Her eyes rolled
back as she shifted her body so he could slide deep into her.
“Zoe,” he breathed. “You feel incredible.”
“Ready?” She didn’t wait for his response. She grabbed the arms of the chair for leverage and lifted herself up before sliding
deliciously down his hardness.
“Fuck,” he cried out.
Pleased with herself, she repeated the movement, except she came down faster and harder.
“I’m not going to last long if you do that,” he said through gritted teeth. His cock twitched inside her to reiterate his
words.
“Good.” She pulled him in for a deep kiss as she lifted her hips until he was barely inside her before slamming herself down
and grinding her clit against his hips as his cock was seated deep inside her. He grunted into her mouth as their tongues
danced.
Heat bloomed across her body even more quickly this time. She’d already warmed up with her earlier orgasm. It wouldn’t take
long for her to come again, but she wanted to watch pleasure overtake him first.
Zoe raked her nails over his chest, which caused Derek to buck deeper into her. Each movement, each thrust, brought them closer
and closer together. They were breathing the same air as pleasure raked through their bodies. She and Derek had been through
so much together.
This was the natural next step. Her thoughts faded as her body took her as he met her with his own thrusts. Everything around
her blurred while she focused on Derek and their bodies moving in rhythm.
His fingers dug into her hips as he took over and their rhythm increased. Her skin became taut as her pleasure rose higher
and higher.
“I’m gonna...” he panted.
“Yes, Derek,” she rubbed his bottom lip with her thumb. “Come for me.”
He moaned and sucked the pad of her thumb before increasing the pace. All she could do was hold on to the chair and cling to him as he heeded his body’s needs.
He tensed as his orgasm began to envelop him. Zoe needed him closer, if that was even possible in this chair. She grabbed
the hair on the back of his head and pulled him in to seal her lips over his as he cried out in pleasure. As he came, she
closed her eyes and took over, riding him until she exploded into a million pieces.