Chapter 48 #2
Desire hit me so hard my mouth watered. Even though I’d never seen this coming, it somehow still felt like I’d been waiting a lifetime for it to happen.
The instant I nodded, Ruby wrapped her hand around my pulsing dick, no hesitation in her this time. Tension wound through me, so sharp I had to bite down on my tongue to keep myself in check.
“Condom?” I croaked.
Ruby’s eyes widened. “Shit. I–” She grimaced. “Noah and I didn’t use them. We were together so long and...”
She trailed off. Thank God, because talking about Noah was a major buzzkill.
It was a good thing I’d pre-emptively packed some condoms... just in case. As I rose onto my forearm to reach for them, Ruby stilled me.
“I’m clean,” she said softly. “I got tested after Noah and I broke up because... well, you know why. And I’m on contraception. But I understand if you don’t want to.”
The vulnerability in her eyes squeezed my heart. Was the Pope Catholic? Is water wet? Is grass green? Do fish swim? Is winning better than losing? How many more of these rhetorical questions did I need to fire off? There’s no chance I was saying no to her.
“I want to. Trust me. And I’m good too, I promise. We get tested throughout the season and I haven’t done that with anyone else.”
Ruby smiled. “Seems kind of fitting that there’s nothing between us.”
As she tugged my mouth back to hers, our chaotic kisses overwhelmed my senses. I could get lost in this girl. She was like a drug that had always been kept out of reach, and I’d just taken my first hit. I was easily going to become addicted to her. Hell, I think I already was.
As Ruby slipped a pillow beneath her hips, a jolt of electricity ran through me. I could feel every organ working. My heart beating blood. My lungs filling with air. My balls pulsing.
All the humour faded from Ruby when she positioned me at her slick centre. The significance of this moment was finally hitting her – and if I was being honest, it was hitting me just as hard.
“Hey,” I whispered, pressing my forehead to hers. “It’s just you and me, Rubz.”
She nodded. “It’s just you and me, Wheels.”
With that, I sank into her. Slowly, inch by inch, not wanting to overwhelm her.
Once settled, my eyes rolled to the back of my head as I fought to hold on to my dignity. Ruby was so tight. Each time she shifted, even slightly, her pussy clamped around me like a compression band.
“Oh fuck,” I grit. “What was the name of our eighth-grade math teacher?”
Ruby frowned. “What the hell, Wheels? You have your dick in me and you’re asking about Mrs Tibbs?”
“Mrs Tibbs. That’s it. She had the yellow teeth, right?”
Ruby’s hands fell to my chest as she shoved me softly. “Why are you stalling, Wheels?”
“Because you feel so fucking good. I need a second to get my shit together.”
She grinned smugly. “You know, I always assumed you’d be good in bed. I never imagined you to be a one-minute–”
“Shut it.” I cut her off with a kiss. “You already know I’m amazing in bed.”
“I know you’re good with your tongue. I’m yet to be convinced about the rest.”
“I guess it’s time to prove it then.”
Only Ruby could have me having a full conversation during sex. Usually with girls it was nothing but moans and groans, as well as a few oh Gods and fuck yeah, Ryker’s. Yet even with Ruby’s heckling, I was still so fucking turned on that my balls were in pain.
With the first thrust of my hips, Ruby threw her head back, moaning loudly enough to paint my ego for weeks.
I cockily smirked. “What was that about my bedroom performance?”
“Shh, Wheels. Just do that again.”
I did. And then some. The snap of my hips had Ruby panting, and the way she met each thrust had me growling into her ear. Barely sixty seconds in, and I think it was fair to say this was shaping up to be the best sex of my life.
Ruby hooked her legs around my waist, deepening everything.
“This feels so good.”
“Out of this world good,” I agreed.
Kissing Ruby? Groundbreaking. Going down on her? Mind blowing. Having sex with her? Life changing.
“Tell me if it’s too much,” I hoarsely said.
Ruby was quick to shake her head, her blonde hair fanning across the pillow. “It’s perfect, Wheels.”
A pink blush painted her cheeks, filtering all the way along her neck and breasts. I pulled one of those breasts into my palm, squeezing roughly.
For something I’d done so many times in the past, with countless other women, this time was different – it was better than I’d ever known possible.
I loved sex, but I fucking loved sex with Ruby.
When I angled my hips lower, Ruby clutched at my arms. Her nails sank into my skin, leaving a mark, but I didn’t care. I would happily have something on my body that reminded me of this moment for the rest of my life.
My strokes were relentless and demanding, though for each one, Ruby met me eagerly, alternating between panting and holding her breath. I liked both responses. I liked knowing I was giving her life and then taking her breath away.
“Is this working for you?” I checked, making sure.
“Yes,” she breathed. “I think I might even – oh God.”
She fell back against the pillow, her eyes squeezing shut as her entire body heaved. I could feel her orgasm around my cock. It pulsed, shattering my control.
Her pleasure was more stimulating than all the foreplay combined, and it was enough to tip me over the edge. After a few more thrusts, I gave into the ache and spilled inside her, my own climax intense enough that my arms almost gave way.
In silence we came back down to earth together. Chest to chest. Heart against heart. Only once I felt Ruby’s breaths even out did I partially sit up.
With groggy eyes, she watched me, her cheeks adorably flushed.
“Hey.” I ran my thumb along her jaw. “Need a minute?”
“I’ve never come just from sex,” she sheepishly admitted. “I guess that crowns you the best sex partner I’ve ever had. I feel like I should thank your dick.”
I rumbled a laugh. “Trust me, you just did. Come here.”
Rolling onto my back, I pulled her with me. She settled her head against my bare chest, but barely five seconds later, she was squirming and sitting up.
“Humour me, Rubz. Cuddle with me for ten minutes.”
She grumbled. “Ten minutes?”
“Surely naked cuddling gets me a pass?”
She didn’t budge.
“Surely being the best sex partner you’ve ever had does?”
She threw a pillow at me. “I regretted that the moment I said it.”
Removing the pillow from my face, she propped it beside me then resettled in the crook of my arm. Ruby agreeing to cuddle me was almost a bigger bombshell than the fact we’d just slept together.
Wanting to keep her distracted, I started talking straight away. “How’s work?”
“Busy, but good.”
“And what about the latest rotation?”
“It’s great! I’m really enjoying working with Dr. Spring. There’s actually this position she wants me to apply for.” She fiddled with the blankets. “In Tacoma.”
“Tacoma?”
“It’s thirty-four miles out of Seattle.”
I trailed my fingers along her side, loving the fact she was still naked. “That’s far from home.”
“It is, but...” Her eyebrows lowered as she peered up at me. “I was only going back because Noah wanted to.”
Fuck Noah. And fuck that Ruby was willing to dim her own dreams to suit his.
“You should apply, Rubz.”
Though the moment the words left my mouth, part of me regretted them. Seattle wasn’t central. If I got drafted to an east coast team, Ruby and I would be on opposite sides of the country. God only knew when I’d see her.
“If it’s what you want, Rubz, I say go for it,” I added, setting aside my own desires. “You’re single now. It’s not selfish to put yourself first.”
This was Ruby’s life – not mine. She shouldn’t change a thing to keep me or any other guy happy.
“What about you?” she murmured. “Where do you think you’ll end up?”
“It’s hard to say.”
It depended on so many things. Not only where the teams finished up at the end of the season, but what type of players they were needing. My teammates were regularly posting countless theories in the group chat, but I wasn’t letting myself get attached to any.
Ruby’s leg draped over mine, keeping me in place. Seemed like she wasn’t hating the cuddle after all.
“I know the chances are low, but I hope we end up close by. I’d miss you too much otherwise, Wheels.”
A shadow fell over my good mood. The uncertainty of my future wasn’t something that plagued me, but the idea of it being on the other side of the country from Ruby definitely did.