Chapter 23
Conner
Conner was settling into his own bed. Sasha was down the hall in his guest room safe and sound.
He would give anything for her not to be down the hall from him, but here in his bed. He wouldn’t push her. It had been a rough night for her, and she needed her space. He wouldn’t take advantage of the situation and try anything with her when her mind was still all over the place.
But when he came out of his pantry and saw her there in his clothes, his Mystic Falls hockey t-shirt stretch over her incredible curves, it was all he could do to not just pick her up and fuck her right there on the counter. He hadn”t been with anyone like that in a while, but he was hoping that would change.
First, he had to help her figure out how she wanted to deal with the current situation. He hoped she would want to go to the organization, and they would deal with it and catch this guy. Even better if Conner got to kick the crap out of him first, but that would be up to her. He would support her in whatever she wanted to do. The only thing he was certain of is that he would keep her safe while she dealt with it.
He wished he was a better man because he wanted to do nothing but protect her right now, but his damn dick hadn”t quite gotten the memo. He was ready to party with the pretty girl down the hall, but it was not the night for that. So, he fisted it in his own hand and got to work taking care of this problem himself. It wasn”t going to take long with the images in his head tonight, her in that red dress, her body pressed against his while they were dancing, the amazing kisses they had shared, and once again, his Mystic Falls t-shirt stretched over her amazing tits. At that he spilled into the tissue he had ready with a groan.
He was pulled quickly out of his post orgasmic euphoria by a knock at the door. He disposed of the tissue in the trash can and got up to answer. There before him was Sasha still in his t-shirt but this time just her underwear and damn it if his dick didn”t start to twitch back to life.
“What”s the matter?” he asked tenderly.
“I’m just spiraling. Whenever I”m alone my brain won”t shut off and I keep getting worked up…” She looked up at him with her plump bottom lip trapped between her teeth. “Can I maybe sleep with you?”
Stepping back to let her come in he said, “Of course, I wanted you here in the first place. I just didn”t want to pressure you.”
“No pressure felt,” she said, smiling up at him. “I feel better when I”m around you.”
“Well then I”m not leaving your side until we have this all sorted out,” he said, pulling her into his arms. He dropped a kiss on top of her head and led her over to the bed. He sat down and scooted into the middle, pulling the blankets back for her to get in. Much to his delight she climbed right in and scooted over, putting her arms around his waist and resting her head on his chest. Her in his bed in his arms felt right. Once this nightmare was over, he intended for it to always be like this.
“Tonight sure didn”t turn out like I planned,” said Sasha.
“You can say that again. But be that as it may, I”m happy you’re here with me. I wish it wasn”t under these circumstances, but I”ll take it however it happens. I’ve wanted you since I first saw you in that hallway on your first day,” he said as he lightly traced his fingers up and down her arms.
“Could have fooled me.”
“I deserve that. I think I was trying to keep you at arms distance because I thought you would be a distraction. I was drawn to you the moment I saw you and I was so focused on the cup this year. So, it seemed like every time I interacted with you, I was always putting my foot in my mouth or just calling you out for behavior you weren”t actually doing. I”m sorry about that.”
“It”s okay, I mean, I wasn”t exactly giving you much grace either. You really hit on a sensitive subject with me in one of our first conversations and I was pretty short with you after that.”
“What did I say?”
“It was when you called them ”little videos”. When I was working as an influencer, I was serious about it. It was a lot of work, and I was good at it. I took pride in what I was doing. Being a plus size woman in the beauty industry is still a really hard space to navigate, but I think I did it well.”
“Considering how beautiful you are, I”m sure you did,” he said, kissing her forehead.
“Thank you. But my family didn”t see the value in what I was doing, especially my father. He kept telling me I was wasting my degree and that I needed to get a real job. My other relatives would talk about how lucky I was to have a job where I just got to play online all day. I was earning more than all my siblings and my whole family still acted like what I was doing wasn”t real work.”
She sighed and looked up at him. “I was really proud when I got this job and my family finally started to take what I did seriously, so when you said that, I thought you were an ass.”
“I was kind of being an ass. You’re really good at what you do Sasha, we all see it.”
“Thank you, I would like to keep doing it, but…” her voice trailed off. She couldn’t bring herself to say the words she was thinking. She didn”t want to run again.
Conner gently pulled her chin till their eyes met. “We”ll figure this out. I”ll keep you safe until we do. You’re not going anywhere. Especially now, after I know what it is like to kiss those lips, I”m not letting you go because some creep is stalking you.”
She kissed him, and it was everything. The emotions he felt for her were big emotions. He had never felt this protective over anyone before, he was impressed by her poise and all she had accomplished, and he was also so fucking attracted to her. Once all this was over, they would be together. He wished they could be together right now, but he wouldn’t take advantage of this situation.
But as he thought that, she turned in his arms and slid her hand up into his hair, deepening the kiss. And even though he had taken care of himself moments ago, he seemed to be ready to answer the call. But he had to check in with her first, even though breaking this kiss was one of the hardest things he”s ever had to do.
“Sasha,” he rasped out. “I’m trying to stay in control here, but you in my bed with no pants on kissing me like that is making it really hard.”
She looked down at the sheets tented by his erection. “I can see that.”
He chuckled and shook his head, “You know what I mean. Clearly, I would love to do those things with you, but not tonight. I don’t want to take advantage of you.”
She looked at him like she was really having to mull over what he had just said. “I get what you”re saying,” she said then she paused again, her bottom lip caught between her teeth as she once again looked deep in thought, “but what better way is there to distract myself from the mess that was tonight? Because really, tonight didn”t turn out the way I had hoped, but there was a moment on the dance floor that hadn”t turned out like I thought but better than I could have hoped.”
“I see what you”re saying, you think maybe fooling around would help you to take your mind off things,” he said with a smirk.
“There are worse ideas.”
“Oh, there are much, much worse ideas,” he said as his hands started to explore her body. “If you want this distraction, who am I to deny you?”
She reached up and kissed him. This kiss was all passion and lust. He had been wanting this for so long. She licked into his mouth, and he let her take the lead for a few moments. But if it was a distraction she was looking for, a distraction she shall have. He rolled her onto her back and settled in between her legs.
She moaned and he knew that was a sound he could listen to his entire life. His hands trailed up her body and cupped her breasts, she arched into his touch. The nipple pebbling under his soft old t-shirt was beckoning him. He broke the kiss and bent his head to trace his tongue over the nipple. She arched her back as he sucked it into his mouth, eliciting another moan from her. This was going to be fun.
He pulled back and looked at the wet spot on his t-shirt covering her breast and smiled. She started to pull at the hem his shirt and he yanked it up over his head. Then he started helping her out of her own shirt, anxious to see all those curves in the flesh. He had dreamed about what she would look like naked in his bed and he was now about to find out. Once her shirt was off, he took a moment to appreciate what was before him, all curves and softness.
“Fuck, Sasha, you’re so beautiful.”
The sexy gaze she gave him shot straight to his cock. And while he only planned on pleasing her tonight, he was ready to get put back in the game after only finishing up a bit ago. He lowered his mouth to her now bare nipple and sucked it into his mouth while his hand came up and thumbed the other to a peak.
“I’ve dreamed about this,” she panted. “But this is better than I could have even imagined.”
Those words spurred him on, and his hand dragged down her body over the soft mound of her stomach to the waistband of her underwear. “Is this okay?” he asked.
“Yes,” she said as she moved her hands and shifted her weight helping him to pull them off. “I generally don”t wear high waisted shapewear like this, but ya do what ya gotta do with a dress like that.”
“Sasha, I don”t give a fuck what your underwear looks like if you are letting me take them off you,” he said and then he kissed her and bit her bottom lip as his hand moved up her thigh until he was cupping her sex in his hand. He gently squeezed and ground the heel of his palm into her, and she gasped.
That gasp burned away the patience he was trying to exhibit, and he swept a finger in between her folds. She was so wet and ready, and he took a moment to remind himself this was just about her and giving her the distraction she needed, but he would still enjoy every fucking minute.
“Conner,” she said in a whimper and his mouth came crashing down hers as he slipped one finger into her wet heat and back out until he circled the little bundle of nerves. Her back arched and she moaned, and damn that felt good. Even if they didn”t win the cup this year, he still felt like a fucking champion with this woman moaning in his name in his bed.
He pulled himself up, so he was kneeling between her open legs. This woman, who was damn near perfect, was spread open before him. She was his and he was going to do whatever he could to keep her forever, but first he was going to make her come, because he needed to know the sounds she made when she lost control. She was someone who was always in control, but here, when it was just them, he was in control, and that did something to him.
He slid another finger in and began to slowly work her with those fingers. With his other hand he started working slow circles around her clit.
“Oh my god, Conner. That feels so good.”
He worked his fingers a bit harder until he found that spot that made her cry out. Then he lowered his mouth to her and licked tight circles around her clit while his fingers worked her.
“Oh fuck, Conner.” His names on her lips while she was lost in pleasure sent waves of desire through his whole body. She tasted even better than he had imagined, and he had imagined this more times than he cared to admit. Her breathing was turning into little pants and her hand fisted his hair. When her legs squeezed around him it was like all his dreams came true and the genesis of a new dream transpired. He needed this woman to sit on his face so he could just drown in her. He couldn’t imagine anything better, but right now with her hand fisted in his hair while she ground against his face with his fingers deep inside of her. He would do this every night if she would let him.
“Conner, I”m so close.”
He sucked her clit into his mouth, and she fell apart. She pulsed around his fingers. He was right there working her through every wave of pleasure, until her legs fell open and her hand let go of his hair. He looked up at her and the look on her face was perfection. She looked more relaxed than he’d ever seen her, and pride filled his chest. He had done that. He might not be able to fix all of her problems tonight, but this was one he would help with again and again.
“Conner, that was amazing.”
He wiped his mouth and crawled up the bed to her side and pulled her close, and fuck him, it shouldn”t be possible, but just cuddling her naked body was about as amazing as what they had just done. She turned into him and reached up to kissed him. Then she started to kiss down his chest.
“Sasha, we don”t have to do that tonight,” he said, stroking her back.
“But I want to,” she said, giving him a sultry gaze.
“I want it too, believe me, but tonight was just about me offering you a distraction. Are you distracted?”
“Hmmm,” she hummed, “I am. Are you sure?”
“I’m sure, not tonight. Soon, that’s a promise.”
“Well, I am looking forward to it,” she said, snuggling back into him. “I really do like you.”
“That”s good, because I don”t plan on leaving your side until all of this is over.”
“You don”t have to do that.”
“I know I don”t have to do that, but I”m not letting anything happen to you,” he said as his fingers traced her arm.
A moment of silence was filled with anticipation. Anticipation of what this could become and who they could be together.
“Thank you.”
“You have nothing to thank me for. I”m only doing it for me. I just can”t live without you. My motives are purely selfish.”
“You don”t fool me for a second,” she said looking up at him with a small smile.
He kissed her head and she snuggled into him as they drifted off to sleep. And after all the amazing moments they had tonight, this one might just be his favorite.