Chapter 24
twenty-four
CADEN
“Fuuuck.”
Ash inhaled deeply against my hair.
“You smell good. I could eat you up right now.”
The excited flutters in my stomach burst into flames.
“Um, yes, please?” I said quietly, hips shifting restlessly, hungry for something to press against.
I desperately wanted to know what being consumed by Ash would feel like.
Three days of jerking off to the memory of our hotel room kiss in my closet-sized bedroom, while burying my face deeply into my pillow so I wouldn’t make a sound, had my system in overdrive.
“Are you sure? Because holding you like this is already better than I’ve ever imagined. We don’t need to rush. We have all the time in the world.”
The skin of my neck was hot where he’d played with his lips, teeth, and tongue. He shifted his ass backward into the cushions to reach the crown of my head, smothering his face into my curls before pressing a kiss to the top of my head.
My heart gave a loud thump in my chest.
That was Ash. So unbelievably sexy but sweet at the same time.
His movement also had the benefit of helping Poe decide to take up residence somewhere other than my chest. Sixteen pinpricks of pain as Poe used me as a launch pad were a fair price to pay for the freedom to return Ash’s touch.
I shifted forward, out from under his arm so that I could look at him fully. Laying my hand across the middle of his thigh, I gripped the muscle under my fingers.
“I think we should be in a rush. I’m feeling very. . . urgent right now.”
Heat rushed up my chest and neck. Being introverted made me feel shy to ask for what I wanted.
The sweet expression in Ash’s eyes turned into a look of heated intent. He quickly took hold of my arm, pulling me forward so that I ended up straddling his lap.
I hovered above him briefly before his hands took hold of my hips, pushing me down until I was fully seated.
Our groins pressed tightly together, leaving me in zero doubt about how hard his dick was. My arousal surged as the soft layers of our sweatpants allowed the most delicious sensation of our lengths pressed together.
“Cade baby,” he whispered as I brought my lips to his, sending a pulse through my groin that had me pressing down hard on his lap.
That nickname had me violently jerking my hips in his lap unconsciously, heightening the ache deep inside my body that needed to be soothed.
He smiled wickedly like he knew a secret, before slotting his lips between mine and teasing the seam with his tongue.
There was no hesitation this time. He kissed me deeply as if he was mapping all the small moans and grunts that he could draw from me with his mouth alone.
The way he slid his tongue against mine and the deep pull of his kisses had me realizing he was desperately hungry for this.
I moaned softly into his mouth when his hand that still remained on my hip tightened, encouraging me to roll my erection against his.
The pressure and motion of his hardness against mine had shocks of pleasure making me want to move my hips faster.
I kissed him back with everything I had. I wanted him to feel all the pent-up energy I’d hidden during the week’s long practices and last night’s home game.
I took a play from his book and pressed little nips into his bottom lip whenever he sucked in a breath, amazed at the intensity of my desire now that I’d told him how I felt.
The grunt he released each time my teeth pinched his lip was erotic enough to have that ache inside me spreading through my pelvis and groin.
Ash moved both hands to my waist, his fingers slipping under my T-shirt and sliding over my bare skin, the rough callouses of his hands creating goosebumps in their wake.
He pulled back from the kiss, breathing hard.
He grasped the hem of my T-shirt, pausing to raise an eyebrow in question. My nod had him yanking it up my torso.
I was more than willing to assist by freeing my arms from the sleeves and pulling the material over my head before dropping it on the couch beside us.
“Oh god,” Ash moaned. He leaned his head against the back of the couch, his eyes travelling over my shoulder, chest, and stomach. “These freckles. They’re so much better than I fantasized about.”
Ash tore his hungry gaze from my skin to make eye contact again. He pushed his hips forward, using his lower body strength to move us to the edge of the couch while still keeping me in his lap.
“I need to take you where I can see you better, sweetheart. I want you laid out on my bed the way I’ve imagined so many times. Can I taste you?”
I nodded, stunned silent by the effect of his words on my mind and body. I couldn’t scramble off his lap fast enough at the thought of his mouth on other parts of my body.
At this point, my body was so primed that he could literally touch me anywhere and it would be bliss.
He rose, quick to yank off his own shirt, before he took my hand and guided me urgently toward his bedroom. His actions suggested he didn’t want to wait another second for what came next.
Ready to combust, excitement continued to edge out the nerves I had about being naked with Ash for the first time.