Chapter 25
twenty-five
Zander
My hands sweep under Nev's shirt, and I have it up and off in seconds.
The bra and my own shirt are right behind it.
I'm mentally telling myself to slow down, but it's having the same effect as trying to slow down a runaway train with a stop sign and whistle.
It's hard for me to believe it's real. I've dreamt obsessively about being with Nev.
To have her standing naked in my bedroom is far too incredible to believe.
Like with everything, she senses my hesitance and presses her hands against my chest. "Be gentle with me," she whispers.
I nod, not entirely sure I can deliver on that promise. "I will," the words croak out of my throat. I'm so fucking hard it's as if my erection has choked me.
A sexy smile tilts her mouth. "Just kidding, Mr. Gullible. I don't want gentle. I want you. I want Zander Wilde but not Zander Wilde with other women. I don't want the same. I want more. I want way more."
My mouth slams down over hers, and my tongue trails along her teeth and tongue as my hands fumble with her jeans.
Normally, I'd have a pair of jeans around a slim pair of ankles in seconds, but this isn't any pair of jeans.
Theses jeans are wrapped around Nev's sweet form.
Just having her in front of me throws off my concentration.
She giggles against my mouth as I finally get the jeans unbuttoned. I pause to pull them down. Her panties come with them, which is helpful since my clumsy big hands would probably just disintegrate the flimsy silk if I had to deal with them.
I kiss her once more, then step back to look at her. "This is fucking surreal," I say.
She covers herself. "Shit, do you mean that in a good way?"
"I mean I can't believe Nevada Mason is standing naked in my room." I reach forward and take hold of her hands, holding them out to her sides so my gaze can stroke the entire length of her. I groan with need. "Never wanted anyone so badly in my life, Nevvie."
Her hazel eyes look pale green in the dim light coming through the blinds. "I'm yours, Zander. I've always been yours."
I lift her up, and she squeals as I drop her over my shoulder. "Still not romantic enough?" I ask.
"It's a little caveman-ish, and I definitely feel more vulnerable being stark naked, but it works."
I drop her onto the mattress. She laughs as she reaches for the button on my jeans. She's much more adept at getting my fly undone. I shove the jeans down. Her hand wraps around my cock. I'm so hard, that I groan with need as she touches me.
"Nev, I might come just looking at you." I gaze down at her stretched out on my bed. Every inch of her is breathtaking.
I lean down over her and take a nipple into my mouth. I suckle it and tease it with my tongue. Her hand smooths over my back as she arches her body toward me. I pause to pull a condom from my nightstand.
"Why am I not surprised you've got one handy," she says wryly.
"You know me—I'm a responsible little bugger."
She pushes her head back into the pillow and laughs. It's so normal and familiar with her. It's as if we've been together forever.
Her laughter fades. "You are something, Zander," she gazes up at me with admiration, and my chest tightens.
This has started. It's always been there, waiting on the edges, teasing us and then tossing in one disappointment after another, but it was always there.
We've always loved each other. We were both just too stubborn to admit it.
"I'm only something because of you, Nev.
I'm nothing without you." My mouth comes down over hers as I lean down.
The muscles in my arms shake as I hold myself up, both not wanting to crush her beneath my weight and because I know once my body touches hers, it's all over.
I won't be able to stop. I pull from the kiss and stare down at her. "Are you sure?"
She stares up at me long enough that I worry she's changed her mind. I prepare for both the physical and mental anguish of the heartbreaking possibility.
Nev curls her hand around my neck. "Zander Wilde, I've been sure for years, so if you don't fuck me soon, I might die from anticipation."
"I know the feeling," I growl and kiss her again.
My hand sweeps under her ass and I push her pussy higher.
I watch her beautiful face as I slide into her.
Her hot, wet pussy swallowing every inch of me.
She moans with pleasure as I fill her. I move slowly inside of her, rocking back and forth as she meets my movements with her own. Her fingers dig into my arms.
"Zander." My name comes out on a soft erotic whisper.
I lean my face close to her ear. "Say it again. Just like that."
"Zander," she repeats. My movements speed up. She wraps her silky legs around me to lift herself up and meet my thrusts. My fingers dig into the flesh on her ass, holding her tightly against me as I impale her over and over.
Her fingernails dig into my arms. "Zander, yes, fuck yes!"
A hot flush covers her skin, and her legs tighten around me as her pussy clenches around my cock.
Her body trembles and writhes beneath me as I, too, fall over the edge of an orgasm.
Still buried deep inside her, I come. I collapse down next to her and take her into my arms. She snuggles against me, and I'm searching for another time in my life when I've ever felt this fucking happy, but I can't find it.
Nev kisses my chest. "Well, pal, do you think we can make this work?"
"It'll probably go better if you don't call me pal."
Her laughter tickles my chest. She peers up at me. "But I feel like you're my pal too. Is that all right? Bestie?"
"Bestie works but not when we're naked in bed." I smooth my hand down her back and give her bottom a quick spank.
She squirms. "Wow, ok, point taken. Everyone is going to lose their shit."
"Oh yeah, this'll be as big a news story as when old John Morris smashed his fishing boat on the rocks in the cove. But you know, I don't think anyone will be all that surprised."
"No, I guess not. I mean I think we're more surprised than them." She yawns. "I'm still feeling the effects of yesterday's nightmare."
"Yeah, me too, but my headache finally went away. I think sex is better than aspirin."
"Not sure if the two are interchangeable, but I suppose if your headache comes back, we could give it another go and test the theory."
I lift my hand to my temple. "You know I'm feeling one coming on right now."
"Hmm, is that so? Well then …"