Chapter 15 | Julie
Fifteen
Julie
I was in Gage’s room. A room that smelled very much like the man I had been struggling to keep my hands off of from the moment I stepped through the door and forced myself into his life.
A man who laid comfortably on the bed beside me, propped up with a pillow as he watched a movie that I had no idea what it was because all I could focus on was the way his ripped abs looked under the t-shirt that pulled tightly across them.
I glanced around the room, looking for something—anything to take my mind off of the intense attraction I felt toward him.
Uni sat on the dresser beneath the TV mounted to the wall, and I knew it was judging me.
So what if it were just a stuffed animal?
If it had human emotions, the one it would be feeling right now would be judgment for me wanting to hump my brother’s former best friend.
I didn’t even want to get started on that subject, given how they hadn’t been able to be around each other more than a few hours before they got into a physical fight.
Christmas was going to be rocky, to say the least, and both would likely be sporting black eyes and fat lips for the special day.
I looked up at Gage, noticing the swelling had started to go down, but then I got distracted by the flecks of gold in his eyes.
As if knowing what I was thinking, he lowered his eyes and looked at me, giving me a warm smile.
“It looks worse than it is,” he said softly.
“I hate that you guys are still fighting,” I admitted, though I was too tired to try to get into any of that at the moment.
“It’ll be fine. We’ll get through it. And just for the record, I didn’t fuck Melanie. That was a lie she started when I caught her sleeping with someone else.”
“Did you tell him that?”
“No. But only because I knew he wouldn’t listen. I tried telling him earlier tonight, and he still didn’t believe me.”
I nodded because I didn’t know what else to say.
His fight with my brother had been going on for so long now that I didn’t understand why they hadn’t just talked about it and figured things out.
Especially after Melanie called off their engagement.
I trusted Gage, not just because I had feelings for him, but because I never liked or trusted Melanie.
I could absolutely see her trying to come between them and making Gage the bad guy.
“How are you feeling?” he asked, changing the subject.
I shrugged, unsure of how to answer that as I sank lower into his pillow, which caused it to make the air smell like him. I groaned quietly and tried to fight the urge to stick my face in it and continue inhaling it until I passed out. It should be illegal to smell that good.
“Fine, I guess,” I replied when I realized he was still waiting for an answer. “I know it’s only been a little over a week that we’ve been here with you, but it feels like time is just flying by. Christmas will be here before we know it, and I’m not in the least bit ready for it.”
“I know. But I promise, we’ll get some shopping done this weekend. The roads should be better so we can head into town and get some stuff done.”
“Do you really think the roads will be clear by then?”
“More or less. I mean, they weren’t too bad for your brother and parents to make it up here.”
I nodded but chewed my lip to keep from saying what was really worrying me. If my family could get to the cabin easily, so could Joel. Given that we didn’t find the AirTag until we were already up there, it also meant that he had our exact location.
“Nothing is going to happen to you, Julie. I promise,” he said softly as he rolled onto his side and tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
My eyes fluttered at the contact, and I closed my eyes, wishing this could be more.
“I really wish I could believe that,” I admitted quietly, slowly opening my eyes to find his watching me. “He’s a dangerous man. I don’t know what he’s capable of at this point. He knows where I’m at. He was somehow able to see inside the house. What’s to stop him from coming for me?”
“Me. I will stop him. So will Patrick and your dad. We’ve got you protected.
I promise. This house is as secure as Fort Knox.
No one is coming or going without me knowing.
I don’t know how he saw inside the house, but I can guarantee you that he’s not here.
We scanned for more AirTags, so there aren’t any more tracking devices either. ”
“I know,” I said, sucking in a deep breath. “I just wish I knew where he was and what he wanted.”
“Well, we know what he wants,” Gage said quietly with a sadness to his voice. “But he’s not going to get it.”
“It looks like no one is going to get what they want,” I teased, not thinking through my words before I said them.
A heat flashed in his eyes as he stared at me.
“What do you want, Julie?”
I slowly exhaled, making sure I wanted to go through with it before I said anything. But that was the thing with Gage, I didn’t have to question it. I’d known I wanted him since the summer I turned sixteen and he seemed to hang around the inn more than usual.
“You,” I whispered, licking my lips as I watched his emotions flicker across his face.
“Well, that I can make happen.”
He slowly leaned forward, watching my reaction as his lips feathered over mine. My heart hammered in my chest as I reached up and wrapped my hand behind his neck, pulling him closer to me. I rolled onto my back, dragging him along with me until his body was lying on top of mine.
I parted my lips and caressed his with my tongue, loving the way he groaned and swiped his tongue across mine.
He deepened the kiss as he held himself slightly above me, not putting his full weight on me.
My back arched as we kissed, his hand skimming along my side.
I wanted him to touch me more as the ache between my thighs started to build.
His hand slid up, caressing my breast as he shoved the fabric of my shirt up and exposed my stomach. I opened my thighs wider, allowing him to settle between them as I started to feel the outline of his erection.
I whimpered and started grinding my hips against him, desperate for any friction I could get. I heard him start to chuckle as he pulled away and looked at me.
“Are you sure you want to do this?” he asked, his hand resting on my side again.
“Yes. Very sure. Like so sure that if you don’t start removing clothes and touching my body, I’m going to climb on top of you and hump your leg until I get off,” I warned.
He raised an eyebrow and grinned, his face looking beyond beautiful.
“Well, we wouldn’t want that to happen, now would we?” he teased, lifting himself to his knees as he stayed between my thighs.
“I don’t know. I’m pretty worked up already, so I don’t really care what I have to hump as long as I get a release.”
He licked his lips and then slowly reached behind and pulled his shirt over his head before tossing it to the floor.
I stared at his perfect body as I got wetter thinking about all of the things I wanted to do to it. We were both wearing too many clothes for what I needed to happen.
“Lift your hips,” he said, nodding to them.
I did as he asked and lifted them while he grabbed the waistband of my leggings and pulled them down my body, taking my panties with them.
My instinct was to immediately shut my legs and not let him see me like this, but the way he looked at my body made me want to open up for him and let him do whatever he wanted.
“Fuck, Julie,” he moaned, chewing his lip as he trailed a finger along my seam, making me jump. “Not only is this pussy perfect, but look how wet she is for me already.”
I gripped the sheets and held on as he slowly slid his finger along it again, this time slipping it inside and making me gasp. My body was on fire and ready for him to bring me immense amounts of pleasure.
“Can I?” he asked, looking down at my pussy as he continued finger fucking it.
“I don’t know what the question is, but the answer is yes. Whatever makes me come, yes.”
He chuckled again and then lowered himself between my legs, taking his time as he kissed the inside of my thighs, slowly licking the arousal from his fingers as he removed them.
I was about to complain about it, but then he spread me wide with his hands and slid his tongue between my lips, and I no longer knew how to speak.
My back arched as he gripped my thighs, keeping them open while he devoured my pussy like it was his last meal.
He was driving me crazy as he alternated between licking and kissing, and then started sucking my clit.
I knew I wasn’t going to last long when he stuck two fingers inside and pressed on my G-spot while flicking my clit with his tongue.
Within seconds, I covered my mouth to keep from screaming as my pussy spasmed around him, coming harder than I’d ever come before.
Once I was done, he slowly pulled away and watched me as he casually wiped the corners of his mouth with his fingers.
“You tasted just as good as I thought you would,” he said as he climbed off the bed and finished undressing. “Now I need to see if she grips my cock the same way she gripped my fingers.”
“Fuck. Yes, please,” I replied with a sigh as I tried to catch my breath.
“How do you want it?” he asked as he stroked himself, distracting me with his monster cock.
“I want it however you want it.”
He tore open a condom with his teeth, then sheathed himself as he climbed back onto the bed.
“Do you want to ride my cock and make yourself come again?”
I nodded, pulling my lip between my teeth.
He grinned and laid down sideways across the bed so I didn’t have to go far to straddle him.
My body felt nice and relaxed, but I wasn’t sure I had the strength to ride him the way I wanted to.
He waited as I climbed on top of him and held my hips steady as I slowly lowered myself onto his cock, wincing at the sting as he stretched me fuller than I’d ever been before.
“Fuck,” I moaned, letting my head fall back.
“Seeing you like this, with your tits begging to be sucked while you sit on my cock makes me want to come already.”
I nodded because I was ready to come again as well. I waited a few seconds and then sank lower until he was fully seated inside of me.
“You’re so big,” I whimpered, slowly moving my hips as I got used to the fullness.
He didn’t say anything as he leaned forward and pulled a puckered nipple into his mouth, sucking it so hard that it bordered on pain but was quickly replaced with pleasure. I closed my eyes and began riding him the way I’d always wanted to.
I shifted slightly, making his shaft line up with my clit and began bouncing hard and fast, feeling the tingle up my spine. His hands gripped my hips tightly and held me as he bucked up from beneath me, hitting my G-spot with every thrust while stimulating my clit at the same time.
“FUCK!” I cried out, not bothering to stop myself this time as a mind-blowing orgasm ripped through me, followed by his a few seconds later.
I panted and tried to catch my breath as he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me to his chest. I just slept with my brother’s former best friend, and I didn’t have a single regret about it.