6. Griffin
SIX
Griffin
" A re you sure you're up for this?" I ask Blue as she stares fiercely at me from the other side of the bed.
"I've told you, I'm fine. Better than, actually."
"You don't have a headache?"
Her glare softens and her lips twitch. "It was a hangover, Griff. I'm all better now. You took good care of me yesterday."
My heart thumps against my breastbone in pride. She's damn straight I took good care of her. She was pitiful when she woke up and her headache lasted most of the day. So, we stayed in bed and cuddled and watched movies between naps.
If you'd have asked me before yesterday if I was into cuddling, I'd have told you to fuck off, but with Blue...it's nice.
Only, nice isn't the right word. At the risk of sounding like a total douchebag, cuddling with her was pretty close to heaven. Her petite body fits against mine like she was made for me. Yeah, lame; but also, true.
"Okay." I give her another once over before nodding. "Yeah, let's do it."
Blue squeals and does a little happy dance. It's probably my new favorite thing based solely off of the way it makes her tits jiggle.
"Are you staring at my boobs?" Blue asks, catching me in the act.
"One-hundred percent."
"I hear there's a nude beach..." Her eyes twinkle with mirth.
“Fuck no." I shake my head.
"So, you don't wanna see 'em?"
I prowl around the bed until we're standing toe-to-toe. "Baby doll. I want to see them, touch them, lick them, suck them, and fuck them."
"So, what's the p-problem?" she asks, losing some of her bravado.
My eyes dip down to her chest and a grin steals over my face at the sight of her rapid breaths and pebbled nipples. "These tits..." I reach out and drag my index finger along the edge of her camisole. "They're mine, for me. My eyes only. You got that?"
The logical side of my brain is shouting at me to chill out on the possessive caveman routine, but fuck if I can.
Blue ignites every jealous and possessive trait I have. Who cares if I’ve only known her for days? Who cares if we're both here on vacation and set to return to our normal lives in a matter of days? She is mine.
She draws her bottom lip into her mouth as she nods, her eyes roaming hungrily over my shirtless body. "We could just stay in again today?"
"Nope. You wanted to go snorkeling, so that's what we're doing."
"Well, I also want to fuck you, so..."
The way she moves from sweet and shy to sexy vixen amuses me to no end. I imagine there's never a dull moment in life with Blue. It makes me wonder what her idiot ex did to mess things up, because if I had a woman like her, I'd lock that shit down so fast.
"There's plenty of time for all of the activities on our itinerary. Now, get changed or we'll miss our boat."
Ever the brat, she rolls her eyes before scampering off to trade her pajamas for what will undoubtedly be another boner-inducing bikini.
"Oh, look!" Blue says, nudging me.
I glance down toward the glass panel at the bottom of the boat. She's been enthralled gazing beneath the surface as we jet out toward the reef, but I've been too busy watching her.
She's enthralling...enchanting...so fucking captivating, that I feel like I'm losing my mind. I'm a one-night stand kind of guy, and have been since high school. And yet, somehow, this woman I hardly know has me wondering what our fucking kids would look like.
And even crazier, the idea doesn't scare me. If anything, I welcome it. The thought of her with my last name and her belly all round... Yeah, that's the exact kind of thing that would've sent me running for the hills before her.
But now, it's nearly all I can think about. Like I said...I'm losing it.
"You'd think, living at the beach, I wouldn't be so mesmerized but the water isn't clear like this in Palm Bluff."
I nearly choke. "I'm sorry, where?" I ask sputtering. Because surely she didn't just say...
"Palm Bluff. It's a little town in Florida on the coast. I didn't tell you where earlier because, you know, you could have like been a stalker or something." She grins but I'm too dumbstruck to reply.
Because, holy-fucking-hell, this is some fate shit if I've ever seen it.
"Griff, are you okay?" She reaches over and takes my hand, rubbing small circles over the top with her thumb. "Do I need to ask them to take us back to the resort?"
"No. Uh. No."
"Then what's wrong? I don't want us getting in the water if you're not well."
Oh, I'm well. I just found out my dream girl calls the town I'm moving to home. I'm really, really well.
"I'm fine. Promise."
"You said you were in Florida too, right? I wonder if we live close together?"
I clear my throat, hoping like hell this doesn't freak her out. "Yeah, we do. Really close."
Her eyes shine brighter than the sun. "How close?"
"Well, Palm Bluff's a pretty small town, so I'd say within a fifteen-mile radius close."
Now she's the one who's silent.
"You okay?"
She nods. "I am. Promise. Just shocked."
"Yeah," I agree. "Me too."
Before we can discuss it any more, the boat anchors and it's time to dive in.
"That was amazing!" Blue cries as we step off of the boat and onto the dock. "But now I'm tired."
"Nap?" I ask, pressing a hand to the small of her back as we walk toward the resort.
"I only have two more days in paradise, so nope."
"You sure?"
"Positive, but I definitely wouldn't say no to some coffee."
"I hear it tastes even better by the pool."
Blue tips her head up toward mine, a breathtaking smile painting her plump lips. "So fucking sold!"
Luckily, the pool is only steps away and the outdoor bar offers coffee. "Grab us two chairs and I'll get our drinks. What do you want?"
"Iced white mocha please."
"You got it, baby doll."
By the time I join her, she's stretched out with her hat covering her eyes and her body glistening with the coconut-scented oil she loves so much. No lie, she looks like a blue-haired, bronze-skinned goddess.
A goddess who lives where I'm moving. Which makes me wonder just how far I should push the way she makes me feel. I was half-tempted to suggest keeping in touch after checkout before I knew, but now I'm wondering if I should bite the bullet and ask her out once for real.
Before I can make my move, she sits up, pushing her hat back in place. "Oh good, you're here. I was about to come find you."
"They had to grab more ice." I pass her iced coffee to her and claim the chair beside her.
"Mmm." The way she moans with her pretty lips wrapped around the straw has my dick stirring. "This is amazing."
"Glad you like it." I swallow and then decide to go for it. "So, I?—"
"What do you want to do tonight?" Blue asks, before I finish my sentence. "Oh God! That was so rude. I'm sorry."
"No, you're good. I was going to ask the same thing." The lie makes me grimace, but maybe she's not bringing up the whole we live in the same city thing for a reason. It's definitely something we're going to discuss...in depth. But I'll give her time.
"I was thinking we could go dancing again, but honestly, I'm exhausted."
"The sun'll do that."
"Maybe we could watch a movie?" She bites her lip. "I mean, you can still go out. Obviously. It's not like you have to stay in just because I do, right?"
Insecurity and uncertainty are pouring off her in waves and I hate it. She's questioning where she stands with me, which tells me I haven't made it perfectly clear. "Blue, baby. I'm feeling you—a hell of a lot—and I think you're feeling me too."
"I am," she rushes out the words, as if to reassure me, and then promptly looks down.
I abandon my chair in favor of hers.
"What? Griffin, what are you doing?"
"We're into each other, our chemistry is out of control.
You turn me on like no one else ever has," I say as I grab my phone and gesture for her to scoot forward before sliding in behind her and guiding her to recline between my bent knees.
Once she's wrapped in my arms, I unlock my phone, hold it out in front of us.
"Yeah, and while I love everything about what you're saying, I'm not really following." She punctuates her words with a pout and I can't help but love it.
"Say cheese." I lean in and whisper the words against her neck, transfixed by the way her pout blossoms into a sexy smile as I snap a picture of us. I don't waste a single second uploading it to my social media with the caption my happy place .
I show it to Blue and she grins, nodding her approval. The fact that she doesn't question my motives or flip out...it hits me just right. She really is something special...something exceptional...something mine.
I hit post and then continue, jumping right back into where we left off. "But, it's more than that, you know?"
"What is? You're kind of all over the place right now and I...I’m not sure I'm following."
I press a kiss to her shoulder and recline against the back of the chair, settling her on my chest. "I can talk to you. You're smart as hell and you're funny. I just...I like you Blue. I like being around you, spending time with you. Are you with me?"
"I think so."
"Good, because if you're staying in tonight, then so am I. I want to be wherever you are. Okay?"
She nods and settles back against me. "Okay, but right now...I want to be with you somewhere private."
And that's all she has to say for me to be up on my feet and gathering our stuff to head back to our room.
"Do you want to shower first?" I ask as I swipe the keycard and open the door, allowing her to enter first.
The door falls shut behind us as I watch, frozen to the stop, while she reaches behind her and tugs on the string securing her top. Her lips tip up into a naughty smirk and the fabric falls away, revealing her perky tits. "Or...we could shower together."
I'm too busy staring at her rosy, upturned nipples to reply—they're fucking perfect and just begging for my mouth—that is, until she drops her bottoms too, leaving her bare-ass naked in front of me.
Blue pivots around, giving me her back, and a spectacular view of her ass. "It's cool, Griff. I'll take it solo."
"The fuck you will!" I take off after her, loving the way her laughter echoes through the room.
I step into the bathroom just in time to see Blue step into the oversized shower. She turns and grins at me over her shoulder before licking her lips and lowering her gaze to my crotch. "Don't you know it's rude to keep a lady waiting?"
I shuck off my trunks and fist my cock, pumping it slowly. "Don't you know good things are worth the wait?"
She steps backwards into the shower, her eyes laser focused on my hand as I work my dick.
"If you don't get in this shower right now and put your hands on my body, I swear to God, I'll make you sit back and watch while I take care of myself."
"Baby doll," I groan, squeezing my cock.
"You say that like it's a punishment, but I assure you that watching you play with your pussy.
..watching your fingers rub your clit and pinch your nipples.
..it would be all pleasure." I cross the room, until I'm standing right outside the shower.
"Because I promise, the second your climax hits, I'd be there, sliding my dick inside of your spasming pussy.
I'd fuck you good and hard, have you getting off back-to-back and screaming my name while begging for more. "
Blue's panting now, her eyes glazed with lust. She bites her lip and brings her hand up to her shoulder, trailing her fingertips down, over her breast and belly, all the way to her glistening pussy. I nearly shoot my load when she dips her index finger inside and moans. "Promises, promises."
I'm on her in an instant, hoisting her against the tile wall, my lips devouring hers as I kiss her like my life depends on it. She wraps her legs around me without any hesitation, rocking her hips as she tangles her fingers in my hair.
"Fuck, Blue." I drag my lips away from hers and kiss a path down her neck, alternating between licking and sucking and nipping at the sensitive flesh. "I need to taste you."
Wordlessly, she drops her legs from my waist, allowing me to kneel in front her.
Her belly quivers as I lean in and press a soft kiss to her right hip, and then another to the left.
I feel her fingers thread through my hair and I glance up at her, wholly enraptured with the way she looks standing above me, naked and wanting and hungry for my touch.
With our eyes locked together, I bring my lips back to her skin, kissing my way down until my lips reach her clit. I suck the sensitive bundle of nerves into my mouth causing Blue's knees to nearly buckle.
"I've got you," I murmur, meaning it in more ways than one as I grip her right ankle and guide her leg to rest on my shoulder. Once I know she's not going to fall, I dive into her pussy, licking and sucking and fucking her with my tongue.
She whines and writhes and whimpers, begging as she guides me to where she wants me the most. "Yes, fuck! Right there." I flick my tongue against her clit relentlessly, not daring to move away from the path she put me on. "Touch me too, Griff. Fuck me with your fingers."
I slide two fingers into her, not having to be asked twice, and pump them in time with my tongue's ministrations. I suck and fuck at her dripping pussy until she's bucking against my face and screaming my name as she comes.
"Holy hell, Griff," Blue murmurs as I lower her still trembling leg to the shower floor. "That was..."
"Delicious," I supply when she fails to find an adequate word.
"My turn?" Blue asks, licking her lips.
"Fuck yes." I grab my shower gel and squirt some into my hands. "But I want you in bed."
She nods eagerly and I waste no time soaping us both up.
"What's that sound?" she asks as I turn off the water.
"Huh?"
"Listen."
We both fall silent and sure enough there's a buzzing sound coming from outside the bathroom.
"I think my phone's ringing."
"You gonna answer it?" I ask, stepping out and passing her a towel.
"Nope, whoever it is can wait."
"What if it's an emergency?"
She rolls her eyes. "Fine. I'll check."
I dry off as she pads across the bathroom.
"Ugh."
"What?"
She steps back into the bathroom and drops her towel. "Definitely not an emergency. Just my douchebag ex."
"Fuck him," I say, my towel joining hers on the floor.
"I'd rather fuck you."
"Far be it from me to tell a beautiful woman no." I gesture toward the door. "Lead the way."