Chapter 36
brEAKING: MAN DEMANDS CONFESSION, IMMEDIATELY REGRETS TONE Outcome: still gets the girl
Tanner
I pull Alaia into my arms. “Did you have a good time today?”
Her blue eyes twinkle as she smiles up at me. “It was the best.”
“What was your favorite part?”
“Hmm… probably when the twins gave a demonstration on how they’d remove your balls if you hurt me again.”
I shiver. “Beth and Anne scare me.”
“Oh, please. You love them.”
“I do. I love your entire family.” I kiss her nose. “And I love you.”
She grins. “I am pretty lovable.”
I wait for her to say she loves me. She said she cared for me before. I’ve told her I love her several times today, but she hasn’t reciprocated.
Doubt starts to creep in. I don’t want a one-sided relationship. I want a loving relationship. The kind her parents have.
I push the doubts away. She’s here in my arms. She forgave me for being an idiot. She cares for me.
It’s enough. For now.
She yawns. “Sorry. I’m tired. I didn’t sleep much last night.”
“Why not?”
“I was worried about today. It was supposed to be my first day as PR manager for the Seals.”
“I understand being nervous about a new job, but you don’t need to be. You’re going to be an awesome PR manager.”
She nibbles on her bottom lip. “I don’t know. I don’t have any experience. What if my team resents me for being their boss?”
“The team you drank shots of moonshine with before insisting you sing karaoke together? You’re worried they resent you?”
“Maybe I don’t need to worry about them resenting me anymore.”
“Good. Now you can concentrate on how jealous they are that you’re dating the hottest player on the team.”
Her brow wrinkles. “I am? Terri’s going to be pissed when she finds out I’m dating Nolan.”
I growl. “The quarterback is not the hottest member of the team.”
“Sorry. Did you mean Brock?” She shivers. “No, thanks. May doesn’t share. Ask me what happened when she found out her friend was flirting with her boyfriend. It involved chili-fried chicken, and it was brutal.”
“I didn’t mean Brock and you know it,” I grumble.
“Corbin? He’s okay looking, but he’s too quiet for me. Siena enjoys quiet men. Not me.”
“Stop teasing me.”
She giggles. “And miss how the muscle in your jaw spasms and your nostrils flare? Nuh uh. Too fun.”
“You think it’s fun to tease me? I’ll show you teasing.”
I tickle her ribs. She tries to bat my hands away. When she doesn’t succeed, she runs away. I let her. I enjoy chasing her.
I chase her straight into the bedroom. I shut the door behind me and stand in front of it with my arms crossed over my chest.
“Where are you going now?”
She glances at the balcony. “It’s only the second floor and we’re on the beach. I won’t break my leg.”
She reaches for the door and I tackle her. I throw her over my shoulder before dumping her on the bed and crawling on top of her.
“It’s cute you think you can tease me.”
“I don’t think I can. I can,” she sasses.
“And now it’s my turn.”
I glide my palm from her thigh up her body until I reach her breast. Her breath hitches, and her blue eyes darken until they’re nearly violet.
“Touch me.”
I glide my hand up and down the side of her breast. “I am touching you.”
She squirms. “Not there.”
I pause. “You want me to touch you here?” I tap her nipple and it immediately hardens.
“Yes,” she breathes out.
I plan to touch her everywhere. Worship every inch of her body until she’s begging me for release. But first…
I meld my lips to hers. She sighs and I plunge my tongue into her mouth. Her taste hits me and I moan. I’ve missed her taste. I’ve missed her. I’ve missed this.
She wraps her legs around my waist and begins grinding her core against my hard length. Oh no, she doesn’t. She’s not giving herself pleasure. Making Alaia come is my job.
I tear my mouth from hers. “Arms up. Grab the headboard.”
She doesn’t hesitate to follow my directions. I unwrap her legs from around my waist before unbuttoning the top of her dress to reveal her lacy white bra.
She arches her back to push her chest into my hands. “Lay still or I won’t touch you.”
“But you’re moving too slow,” she pouts.
“You’re the one who thought it’d be fun to tease me. This is payback. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you come. Eventually.”
“You’re cruel.”
“I want to worship you and show you I love you.”
“I…” She cuts herself off with a cough.
“You what?”
“Never mind. Forget it.”
Forget it? I can’t forget it when I think she was about to say she loves me.
“Do you love me, gorgeous?”
She squeezes her eyes shut. “Um…”
“Are you afraid to say the words?”
Her eyes fly open. “I’m not afraid of anything.”
“Good. Tell me how you feel about me. Do you love me?”
“Maybe I don’t feel like telling you how I feel.”
“Maybe I feel like teasing you until you admit how you feel.”
“You wouldn’t dare!”
I tickle her ribs.
“Stop! Stop!”
“Tell me you love me.”
“No!”
“Tell me you love me and I’ll stop.”
“I…I…”
I pause. She’s struggling. She’s not ready. Fuck. I’m being an asshole. Again.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have pushed you. I won’t push you anymore. You can tell me how you feel in your own time.”
Her eyes warm, and she smiles up at me. “This is why I love you. You can be a total jerk, but you’re also great at apologies.”
My heart stalls in my chest. “You love me?”
She rolls her eyes. “Duh. I wouldn’t have forgiven you for being an asshole if I didn’t love you.”
I grimace. “I’m sorry, I didn’t trust you. I should have listened to you.”
She palms my cheeks. “You’re listening now. You saw I was uncomfortable and you stopped what you were doing. Admitted you were wrong.”
I smirk. “I’m an awesome boyfriend.”
She barks out a laugh. “And cocky.”
I wiggle my eyebrows. “My cock wants to thank you for forgiving me.”
“You are such a goofball.”
“I’m your goofball.”
“Yes, you are.”
“Time to show you you’re mine.”
As much as I enjoy laughing and joking with Alaia while we’re in bed, I have more important things to do. Such as showing her I love her by worshiping her body.
Which is exactly what I proceed to do. I press a brief kiss to her lips before nibbling and sucking my way down her chest to her breasts. I don’t tease her this time. I yank her bra down to expose her breasts and latch onto her nipple. I suck and her back arches off the bed as she moans.
I kneed and massage her other breast with my hand until her nipple is a hard point. Then, I switch sides. She threads her hands through my hair and presses my face into her chest. I chuckle at her demanding nature.
She wraps her legs around my waist and grinds herself against me. My cock presses against my zipper in an effort to reach the object of its desires.
I release her and get to my knees. Alaia appears ravishing. The top of her dress lays open. Her bra is pushed under her breasts. And the skirt of her dress is shoved up to her waist, exposing her white lacy panties. She appears good enough to eat.
I glide my hands up and down her silky smooth legs. “You should wear dresses more often.”
“The better for you to ravish me?”
“Exactly.”
I glide my hand under her panties to discover she’s wet for me. I tease her opening while pressing my palm against her clit. She groans and her eyes fall closed.
“Eyes open. I want to watch while you come for me.”
Her eyes flutter open, and I reward her by sinking two fingers into her pussy. Her walls convulse around me. I can’t wait to feel her walls tighten around my cock. It twitches in agreement. I ignore it. This time is just for her.
“I love how you feel. Wet and warm and it’s all for me.”
“All for you,” she breathes out.
“Come for me, gorgeous. Come all over my fingers and then I’ll sink my cock into you and make you come again.”
“Promises, prom…”
She trails off when I pinch her clit.
“Tanner.”
“Right here, gorgeous. Give it to me.”
Her walls flutter and I increase my pace.
“Yes!” she shouts as her orgasm hits.
I continue to plunge in and out of her until her climax wanes. She melts into the bed with this adorable little smile on her face. I put it there. And I will continue to give her smiles until the day I die.
I yank her panties down her legs and push my shorts down until my cock jumps out. She widens her legs for me and I fit my hips between them.
“You ready for round two?”
“With you. Always.”
“Always with me, gorgeous. Only ever with me.” I slowly sink into her. Her walls tighten around me as I inch further and further inside.
This is heaven. This is where I belong. I can’t believe I was such a fool and nearly lost Alaia. I learned my lesson. I won’t be a fool again. I will love and cherish this woman for the rest of my life.
I brush the hair from her forehead. “I love you, Alaia Jackson.”
“And I love you, Tanner Long.”
“Thank you.”
“You don’t need to thank me. Just show me you love me.”
Which is exactly what I proceed to do.