Chapter 16
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N OAH TOOK A PULL OF his beer later that night, glancing across the table at Mason. “You gave us a scare, Viper,” Mason said, scrubbing a hand through his cropped blond hair. “When we couldn’t find you in that horrible storm, I was worried as hell.”
“I have the same training you do,” Noah said with a low chuckle.
“Taylor was practically hysterical when we couldn’t find you and Bailey. If the rain hadn’t been so damn bad, we could’ve searched for you. All we could do was hunker down and ride it out.”
“You did what you could,” Noah assured him. “And you had to keep Taylor safe. I wouldn’t have wanted you risking her life and doing something stupid just to find me.”
Mason blew out a sigh, stretching his arms above his head. “Hell of a fishing trip,” he said, taking a swig of his own beer. “I doubt I’ll be able to convince Taylor to go on one again with me—ever.”
“Me either,” Noah said, crossing his arms as he leaned back in the chair. “I think Bailey’s had enough fishing for a few lifetimes.”
“You and Bailey looked pretty cozy earlier,” Mason commented, raising his eyebrows.
“Affirmative,” Noah said. He glanced toward her closed bedroom door. She’d been in the bath for over an hour and had told him she just wanted a little alone time. He’d give her that—for now. But he fully planned to hold her in his arms all night long.
“Did you get that text from Hunter earlier?” Mason asked, eyeing his friend.
“Yep. And he only sent me a brief text before it saying he was glad that I’d been found,” Noah said with a smirk.
“He’s one to cut right to the chase,” Mason said. “It was a touch cryptic, but I’m assuming we’re going wheels up within a few days of getting back home.”
“Sure sounds that way,” Noah said with a frown.
His team was used to deploying on a moment’s notice, but he hadn’t thought far enough ahead to the real world to consider what life would be like back in Virginia Beach with Bailey.
He knew he wanted her, bad, and wasn’t about to let her slip through his fingers just because she was frightened.
They hadn’t had much alone time since getting back to the condo, and he’d let her have her quiet time to bathe and relax. But in a few minutes?
He’d be going into her room, joining her in the bathtub if he had to. Anything just to hold her close and make sure she was all right.
He took the last pull of his beer and rose, nodding at his buddy. “I’m going to go check on Bailey,” he said.
Mason nodded, his lips quirking in a smile. “You two are good for each other.”
Noah paused, glancing at his teammate. “Is that why you wanted us both to come down here on this fishing trip? To set us up?”
Mason chuckled. “Would I do something like that?”
Noah shook his head, grinning as he tossed his beer bottle into the recycling bin.
“Don’t forget that you’re the one who wanted to tag along with Taylor and me,” Mason said. “I had to keep you occupied, Viper.”
“Hell. I got a little more than I bargained for. Wouldn’t change it for the world though.”
He couldn’t fault his buddy for bringing him and Bailey together—not when he knew he couldn’t live without her in his life.
He knocked lightly on her bedroom door, and not hearing an answer, quietly opened it, walking over to the attached bathroom.
The door was slightly ajar, but he paused, calling out to her in a low voice.
“I’m done,” she said, pulling the drain on the tub. Noah peered in, grabbing her fluffy towel off the counter, and then she stood, nude and dripping wet.
She was beautiful, her long, blonde hair damp and hanging down her back. Water droplets ran down her body, dripping over her gorgeous, full breasts. She had a flat stomach, which gave way to the sweetest spot of all—those beautiful pussy lips he loved to taste and touch.
She was pure female perfection—but it was the look in her eyes that slayed him.
“You’re beautiful, sunshine,” he said, holding out a hand to help her step out of the tub. He wrapped her in the soft towel, pulling her close.
“I’m getting you all wet,” she protested.
“Then I’ll strip off my clothes,” he quipped. “Hold you naked in my arms all night.”
She pulled away slightly, wringing out her damp hair. She grabbed another towel from the counter and dried it a bit, then dropped her towel right in front of him.
“Take me to bed,” she said, gazing up at him.
“You’re kind of a bossy little thing, aren’t you?” he teased. He stalked toward her, loving the heat rising in her eyes. Before she could utter a word, he lifted her into his arms, holding her close.
“How sore are you, sunshine?” he asked, his voice gruff.
“Not too sore to prevent you from making love to me all night,” she said.
“Thank God,” he muttered.
He carried her into the bedroom and lay her down on the bed, stripping off his tee shirt.
Her eyes raked over his muscular chest, and he felt about ten feet tall with the way that Bailey looked at him.
His cock was already hard, straining against the confines of his boxers and shorts.
He undid his belt, and then he was stepping out of his shorts, shoving his boxers down afterward.
His erection sprang free, and Bailey’s eyes lit up at the sight. “I want to taste you,” she said.
“Later,” he said gruffly. “I haven’t gotten my fill of you yet.”
He ran his hands down her body, caressing her breasts and skimming over her sides and flat stomach. She whimpered beneath him, but he didn’t kiss her yet, just teased her with gentle touches.
A moment later he was kissing his way up her inner thigh. Bailey smelled of sweet flowers and coconuts from her bath and shampoo, but it was the scent of her arousal that did him in. He spread her creamy thighs and ducked lower, kissing the soft petals of her bare sex.
She whimpered at his touch, and he slid one finger up her slit, feeling her silken arousal.
Bending her legs and gripping each one in a muscular arm, he spread her wide for him, a feast he couldn’t wait to devour.
Bailey gasped as he held her legs open, and then he was licking and tasting her.
Savoring each moan and gasp from her lips.
He trailed his tongue through all her delicate folds, and then thrust it directly inside her core. She cried out in surprise as he lightly moved his tongue in and out, and then he licked her, hard, from her core up to her clit.
“Noah, oh God!” she whimpered quietly, either mindful of their friends in the same condo or too exhausted to scream.
He pressed even closer to her and sucked her clit between his lips, feeling her hips rise and fall on the bed as she bucked up toward him. He didn’t let up, just sucked even harder, flicking his tongue against her swollen bud.
Bailey cried out in surrender, her body quaking beneath him as he pushed her over the edge. Without waiting for her orgasm to end, he flipped her over on the bed, pulling her hips toward him. He entered her in one long stroke from behind, filling her with his thick length.
Her inner walls pulsed around him, her orgasm still continuing, and he watched as her fists clutched the sheets as she hung on. Taking her from behind was exhilarating—she was so small and perfect for him, he could easily curl his larger body around hers.
He thrust in so deeply in this position, he nearly came just from the tightness of her pussy.
“Noah, oh, I’m going to come again,” she panted, finally regaining some of her composure and thrusting back against him.
“That’s it, sunshine. I want you to come again. Take my cock and come on me. Let me have your pleasure.”
He hardened impossibly more, and as his thick length penetrated her again and again, he felt her walls spasm around him as she cried out, muffling her voice with the pillow. She collapsed on the bed, and he pulled her hips toward him, taking her from behind as he chased his own release.
He felt his balls tightening, and then he was releasing inside her molten core, coating her with his seed.
As he finally pulled free, he realized he still hadn’t used a condom. Now that he’d had her bare, it was impossible to imagine ever having any sort of barrier between them.
Noah gently rolled her over, ducking down for a kiss.
“Holy hell, cupcake,” she teased, and he burst into laughter.
“Sunshine, when the sex between us is that spectacular, you can call me whatever the hell you want.”
She laughed, her breasts rising and falling, and he rose and went to the bathroom, returning with a damp towel to wipe her off. A moment later he was back again, pulling her close after he’d climbed into bed.
“We might have to leave on a mission soon,” he said, his voice deep.
“Soon—like tonight?” she asked in surprise.
“No,” he soothed. “After we get back. Mason and I are on R&R for a couple of days. If there’s an emergency, the Alpha team would be called up.”
“Oh,” she said, frowning.
“Don’t worry about me, sunshine. This is my job. It’s what we’re trained to do. Sometimes we don’t get much notice when we’re sent out, so I don’t want you to worry if I’m gone later in the week.”
“You wouldn’t tell me you’re leaving?”
“Of course I’ll tell you. I’m just giving you a head’s up.”
“And I’ll give you the most amazing welcome home party ever when you return,” she said, smiling slyly at him.
“Hell, sunshine,” he muttered. “You’re going to be the death of me. How can I concentrate on an op when I know I’ve got you waiting at home?”
She shrugged, her breasts moving slightly as she lifted a shoulder. “I have to entice you to come back, right?” she asked innocently.
“No enticement needed,” he said with a low chuckle. “I can’t imagine life without you.”