25. Evan
TWENTY-FIVE
EVAN
I didn’t deserve this kind of happiness.
Soft, early-morning light filtered through the curtains and spilled over Val as she curled into my bed. The sheets were a tangled mess, wrapped around her legs. My heart shifted in my chest as I took in the oversize black T-shirt she wore as a nightgown.
My shirt .
Everything inside me screamed mine as I watched her sleep in my bed.
I moved carefully, trying to get a better view of her gorgeous face.
As if she sensed me, Val shifted, draping one long leg across me.
I nuzzled her closer and did my best to gently rearrange the tangled sheet, but I managed to get only a small corner for myself.
Fuck it.
I slid my arm around her, palming her ass and pressing her into me. Keeping her tucked in close, I breathed in her scent and committed every soft sigh to memory. Val would leave Tipp, and one day the memory of her would be all that was left.
The ache that rolled across my chest squeezed tightly, and heat burned behind my eyelids.
Once she went back home, she could no longer exist. I couldn’t need her, and the last thing I wanted was someone needing me.
It didn’t matter that she looked at me without judgment.
I had one purpose—testify in order to put the men responsible for harming Gemma behind bars. Even if that included my own brother.
Also, to keep Gemma safe. And now Val.
And if someone threatened that, I’d rip his fucking throat out.
Freezing my balls off because Val had alligator rolled in the middle of the night and stolen all the covers proved more than worth it to wake up with her tangled in my arms for however long I could keep her.
The feel of her pressed against me, along with the soft moans of her waking up, had my dick rigid and ready to feel her. I pressed my face into her neck and teased her with soft, wet kisses.
I rolled her onto her back and looked deeply into her eyes.
Val bit her lower lip, sleep still thick in her voice. “Every time you give me that look, I can’t help but think how dangerous you are.”
“Baby girl, I’m not the dangerous one.”
My rough palms moved from her ample hips up to her ribs, taking the T-shirt with me.
I pulled the shirt over her head and marveled at how her tits bounced.
I lowered my head, sucking one perfect nipple into my mouth.
It hardened as I laved and swirled my tongue around it.
My dick was heavy as it hung between my thighs and pressed into her.
I pinched one nipple as I teased the other with my mouth.
Her breath came in short pants, and her hips moved upward, increasing the pressure against my cock.
I ached to be inside her. I wanted nothing more than to feel her walls squeeze my shaft and milk my orgasm from me—to be connected to this woman, no barriers, no secrets, as I poured every part of myself into her.
Precum leaked from my tip and onto her hip bone.
I needed to slow down, savor every second with her if I expected to last more than a few thrusts.
I sat back on my heels, dragging my fingertips down her body and hooking them into her smooth black underwear.
The small wet spot at her opening had me stifling a groan as I peeled them down her legs.
I balled her panties into my hands and brought them to my face.
Val’s eyes went wide as I held her gaze and inhaled her delicious scent.
“Holy—”
“I can’t wait to taste you, baby.”
Shifting my weight, I lay on my back, pulling Val on top of me with one quick motion. I pulled her hips up, and she braced her hands on the wall above my head as I settled between her thighs.
“Give me that pussy, baby.”
Val hovered above me, desire darkening her gorgeous features as she watched me through the curtain of her dark hair. I could smell the sweet scent of her arousal, and I needed to taste her. I looped my arms around her thighs and pressed her lower.
“I don’t want to suffocate you.”
“You won’t.” I tilted my head upward to lick a slow path across her pussy.
“Oh shit.” She lowered, only fractionally. “I don’t want you to die.”
I scraped the scruff of my beard against the delicate skin of her inner thighs, and they quivered. “Baby girl, if I die with your pussy on my face, it would be an honor.”
I tightened my grip on her thighs, and she finally— finally —sat all the way down on my face.
Her heat tore through me. Her taste had a growl clawing from my chest. She moved her hips gently, and I grunted in encouragement.
As much as I wanted her to feel incredible, eating her pussy was also for me.
My cock throbbed as I teased and sucked her clit.
“Evan. Evan, I want to feel you.”
Val twisted her torso to reach behind her.
She gripped my throbbing cock and my hips twitched upward, thrusting my shaft in her grip.
My hands found her round ass, and I spread her open, licking and sucking as her walls throbbed around me.
She was close, and I wanted to drive into her, staking claim on her in as many ways as possible.
As I kneaded her ass and tilted her hips, Val shifted back, holding the wall.
She swiveled her hips as I devoured her.
On a cry, her thighs tensed as her orgasm tore through her.
I continued my assault on her pussy as it soaked my face and chin.
Nothing had tasted better. Her ragged breath matched the pounding rhythm of my heart.
She eased up, staring down at me, dazed and sated.
I grabbed her hips, guiding her downward.
Her thighs met the outside of my hips as my cock bobbed in anticipation.
I reached for the condoms I’d purchased and stashed in my nightstand. Val’s hand gripped my forearm. “If you think I’m going back to having something between us, you’re fucking nuts.” Pleasure thrummed down my spine, and my cock twitched again.
“Yes, ma’am.”
Val purred and shifted, centering her entrance over me. “Oh, I like the sound of that. ”
Slowly, achingly slowly, Val lowered herself onto me. “I want all of you.”
“You’ve got me, baby girl. Every part of me is yours.”
Together we moved and moaned as her hips rocked against mine. “That’s it, baby. Ride this cock until you come.”
I shifted, helping her get the perfect angle so the base of my cock rubbed against her clit. Her walls tightened. It was a fucking miracle I could hold on. I was close, so close, but I could tell she was hurtling toward a second orgasm, and I’d be damned if I wasn’t going to help her get there.
“Goddamn. You feel so good. I love the way you move.”
I reached a hand up, teasing her nipple as she rode me hard. The other hand gripped the back of her neck, pulling her mouth to mine. We crashed together, her hips grinding against me as I deepened our kiss.
Small, desperate groans escaped her as she used my cock to ride out the waves of the orgasm that crashed over her. As her inner walls pulsed around me, heat gathered at the base of my spine, and I exploded, filling her.
We were both breathless as Val slumped against me. I pulled her as close to me as I could manage. My voice was scratchy and ragged. “How do you do that to me?”
“Mmm.” She snuggled closer as I stroked a possessive hand down her back.
I love her.
I need her.
Those thoughts should have scared the fuck out of me, but for once, I couldn’t find it in myself to feel anything other than bliss.
My eyes cracked open, only vaguely aware that we’d fallen asleep. “Stay here. Let me make you a cup of coffee.”
I shifted, placing a gentle kiss on the strong slope of her shoulder before tucking the disaster of a sheet around her. Val’s eyes fluttered closed as she snuggled deeper in the bed. I threw on a pair of sweatpants and padded into the kitchen and flipped on the coffee maker.
As it warmed up, I looked around the small but tidy space.
I was grateful to have a space of my own, and as much as I hated the idea at first, I think it was good for Gemma too.
I thought about how Val fit so seamlessly into my life here.
If it were up to me, she wouldn’t spend another night in the lodge in her cramped, barren room.
Just as I was pouring Val her coffee, she emerged from the bedroom, looking like a perfect, rumpled sex goddess. Heat crawled across my chest. I couldn’t get enough of that woman.
I stared at her.
Val hummed while she shuffled to the pantry cabinet. I tried to memorize every part of her.
“What?” she said around a mouthful of granola bar.
Goddamn. Watching her walk away is going to be brutal.
“Just enjoying the view.” I thought about how quickly time seemed to be passing and scowled into my coffee. Val did a little spin and twirled her way toward me. I opened my arms for her, and she sat on my lap, looping her arms around my neck. “You’re cute when you’re grumpy.”
“I’m not grumpy. Or cute.”
Val pressed her thumb between my eyebrows, smoothing out the crease that had formed there. “What’s this, then?”
I pulled her closer to me and nuzzled into her neck. “Just enjoying this while it lasts. ”
Val’s hands found my shoulders as she tipped back. I couldn’t read her face, but it was full of questions. I stood, gently setting her on her feet, and went to move toward the bedroom before remembering her coffee.
“I guess we should get this day started,” she said.
“Go on a date with me.”
Val reached across the table and scooped up her coffee. “A date?”
“Today. Right now. We’ll take the horses out and go for a short ride. There’s someplace I want to show you.”
She cocked an eyebrow as she sipped her coffee, but I could see her trying to hide a smile. “Okay, cowboy. Let me get a coffee and a shower in first.”
As Val turned to head toward the shower, I slapped her ass.
It was going to be another incredible fucking day.