Twenty-Nine
theo
Ikissed my way up from between Sadie’s thighs, leaving glistening marks on her lower stomach, her belly button, the underside of her breasts. I wanted to bury my face in every part of her.
Taste her. Touch her.
Listen to those sounds she made over and over until we both collapsed.
Her body was still trembling, breaths short and sharp, skin warm against my lips. She hadn’t let go of my hair yet, and I held back a grin as I reached her mouth.
She was writhing under me ready for more, her insatiable side unexpected and wholly appreciated. I kissed her parted lips, so wrapped up in her I almost missed the distant siren wailing outside.
The lantern light turned her skin golden, and her eyes were wide as they searched mine. “What did you do to me?” She released my hair, only to slide her fingers through it again and keep me close.
I touched my lips to her neck, pushing down my own needs to focus on her. “You liked it?” I asked against her overheated skin.
I’d removed my pyjama pants, leaving nothing between us. Just our bodies pressed together and Sadie’s legs framing mine. We were so close, I had to breathe through the tension.
Her chest moved beneath mine with a deep inhale. “Yes. No one’s ever made me finish from that before,” she said in a rush. “I can never relax enough.”
My throat tightened, and I lifted my head. “Seriously?”
Sadie trailed her fingertips down the side of my face. Her gaze dropped to my mouth, and she nodded.
With my full weight resting on her, I pressed myself against her, hard and ready, and her soft whimper almost unravelled me. The slightest tilt of her hips or mine, and I’d be inside her. The anticipation hovered between us, growing stronger with each passing second.
“Can you feel what you’re doing to me?” I asked. “Seeing you let go like that… God.”
I sank one hand into her hair and lowered my head to take her mouth again. We started off slow, but the sensation of her body shifting under mine ramped up the urgency in us both. Her mouth turned hungry, her hips moving restlessly. We touched and kissed, tongues meeting, breaths turning harsher.
Sadie threw her leg over me and pushed me onto my back, and the grin I’d tried to hide before came out full force. My head landed on the edge of the pillow with a thud, and she straddled my lap, pushing my shoulders onto the mattress.
As I stared up at her, tense with wanting, I meant to say please don’t hurt me, but it came out wrong. “Please hurt me.”
“Hmm. Interesting.” She dipped her head and sucked on my lower lip, using just enough pressure to have my pulse skyrocketing. “I never knew you were into that,” she said, her voice a sensual murmur.
I groaned and lifted my hips. “Neither did I.”
The heat of her surrounded me, teasing me. Luring me in. I wanted her so much it had become a physical ache.
So close.
Not close enough.
When she straightened, I ran my hands over her breasts, skimming the nipples I’d teased with my tongue on my journey south.
Her skin broke out in goosebumps, and her breath caught.
With the lantern highlighting her features and the shadows hovering behind her, she was a strange mix of sweet and dark—and if I was honest with myself, maybe too good for me.
To see her like this when she’d always seemed so untouchable felt surreal.
“I need you.” I cradled her head and brought her mouth down to mine, our breaths intertwining. Her long hair and the scent of her shampoo fell around us, and we sank into a slow, deep kiss, building the fire.
While our lips moved together and our tongues met, she reached between us and eased me inside her.
The heat and pressure, the sweet glide as I filled her, had my chest shuddering with a rough breath.
She surrounded me, overloading my senses, drawing out a side of me I hadn’t shared with anyone in years.
My heart thudded, and I held on for dear life.
Her hips rocked in a steady rhythm that had a groan rumbling in my chest, her silkiness testing my restraint.
Sadie pushed off me and sat up straighter, her eyes locking with mine, her mouth parting to let out a heavy sigh. I held her waist and thrust upward, matching her pace, losing myself in her.
“You look so good from up here.” She flattened her palms on my chest, her fingers flexing against my skin. I lifted my hips and thrust into her harder, and with a gasp, she said, “You feel even better.”
“You should see my view.” My gaze dropped to her breasts, and I caressed her nipples, moving with her as she rocked faster, sliding back and forth, pushing me to my limit.
A flush crept from her chest to her neck as she slipped closer to the edge.
Affection rushed through me. Desire. I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
I moved my hand between her thighs and touched her with my thumb, rubbing in slow, circular motions.
She dragged in a shaky breath and tried to smile, but she was too far gone.
I pushed her harder, slowing my thrusts. Applying more pressure between her thighs. Her eyes locked on mine, and her tongue peeked out to dampen her lower lip. She was gorgeous. So fucking gorgeous.
It only took a couple more sensual circles with my thumb to have her breaking.
“Theo.” Sadie breathed my name. Her stomach tensed, her body trembled. She clenched around me, and I almost closed my eyes to keep it together.
Shuddering. Sighing. A long, silent moment.
When she settled, I pulled her down onto me, drawing her into a heated kiss, holding her tight as I plunged inside her again and again.
I couldn’t hold on any longer, finally groaning against her mouth as I let go.
Morning sunlight cut through the half-closed blinds, painting the sheets in gold. Sadie lay beside me, her arm draped across my stomach. I yawned as memories from last night flooded in. We’d kept each other awake for hours before we finally crashed, neither of us eager to end what we’d started.
The touch of her skin, the feel of her mouth on me, I craved it now I’d had a taste.
I took in her closed eyes, her soft lashes, and the familiar ache built inside me again. I wanted to stay here with her—just one more day locked in my apartment—but we had a plan. By the end of the day, my dad would know her. Mia and Ruby, too.
I lifted strands of hair off her face and pressed my lips to her forehead. “Time to wake up,” I murmured.
Her eyes stayed closed. “Not yet,” she said, shifting against me in a sensual way that probably wasn’t intentional. “I like being here with you.”
I smiled and flicked a glance at the window. “Looks nice outside for once. Great day for a drive.”
“If you’re not mowing down zombies on the highway,” she mumbled.
Well, there was that. I’d spent the past fifteen minutes psyching myself up for the trip and ignoring the worry gnawing at me. “You can sleep in the car,” I said, “but we’ve gotta go. I bet my dad hasn’t stopped pacing since the phone lines went down.”
And that was days ago. The power was still out, too—permanently, would be my guess. Which meant no more hot showers. And the plumbing would be next.
Fuck. I didn’t want to think about the plumbing.
I cupped her face and kissed her slowly, groaning when her body responded in all the right ways. “We don’t have time for this…” I dragged in a breath that did nothing to calm me. “The others are leaving soon.”
“Are you sure we’re in a hurry?” Sadie rolled onto her side and faced away from me, nestling her butt against my groin. A seductive little temptress who knew exactly which buttons to push. “I bet it wouldn’t take long,” she said, rolling her hips.
“What are you saying about my staying power?” She was still naked, the memory of our last time together imprinted on my mind—the heat of her wrapped around me, the way it felt to be this close to her.
I slipped my arm under hers and reached across her body, clasping her breast, teasing her nipple with my thumb.
“I’m talking about my staying power,” she said in a sultry tone.
I smiled and squeezed her breast, rewarded with a moan that stirred every part of me to life. My lips found the side of her neck, and I kissed her sweet-smelling skin. “I can’t resist you,” I said.
“So… stop trying then.” When I gave her nipple a gentle pinch, her back arched, and she rocked her butt against me in a rhythm my body instantly recognised. “Please stop trying.”
I slipped my hand between us and guided myself inside her, ending the torment for us both.
As her warmth enveloped me, I closed my eyes in relief, smiling when she grabbed my hand and returned it straight to her breast. I cupped the weight of it, my stomach tensing against her lower back as I sank deeper.
Sadie hadn’t been wrong about staying power.
What started out as sweet and sensual quickly spiralled.
Minutes later, I had her flat on her stomach, my thighs bracketing hers as I gripped her hips and drove into her.
She clutched the pillow on either side of her face, pushing her ass backward to meet my thrusts.
The bedhead shook against the wall, her breaths came faster and faster, and several deep plunges later, we both lost it.
When it was over, silence rushed in, and we rolled onto our backs, legs tangled in the sheets.
I curled my hand around her thigh and stared at the ceiling, appreciating whatever force had brought us together. “I feel like I should thank you,” I said, still catching my breath.
Sadie turned her head on the pillow, her cheeks still pink, her eyes bright. “I think you should, too.”
With a surprised laugh, I raised myself on one elbow and leaned over her, pressing my lips to hers.
“Thank you,” I said. Then I kissed her neck and thanked her again.
Her collarbone came next, then the valley between her breasts.
Each nipple. I kept thanking her until she fell into fits of laughter and pushed me off her.
While she was still smiling, I rolled out of bed and scooped up my pyjama pants, eyeing her as I pulled them on. She looked so good lying there, all soft and loved—but with a clearer head now, I could make the switch to the next step.
Something must have shown in my expression because her eyes searched mine, and a mixture of sadness and resolution crept in. “We’re saying goodbye to everyone,” she said.
I nodded and ran my hands through my hair, sighing. “It’s time.”