Chapter 15 #2
“It was my breaking point. I wanted to get the hell out of there, and the only way out was joining the army. I haven’t spoken to either of them since.”
I sat there speechless for a while and looked down at our joined hands.
When I looked back up, William was staring at me softly. “Did you love her?”
William hesitated for a minute. “I thought I did for a long time. I thought that’s why I was so upset, but we were terrible together.
She loved that lifestyle, and I hated myself every day I was in it.
But seeing Angus go to those lengths to betray me was what did me in.
I still don’t understand why he couldn’t be a good brother. Why he couldn’t protect me for once.”
I slid my hand across his cheek and held it there until he took my palm and kissed the inside of my wrist.
“Last I heard, he’s risen pretty high in the ranks. I want nothing to do with it.”
“What does your mom think about all this?”
“She stopped talking to him too. She tried convincing him for years to get out, but once you’re in, there’s no going back.”
I couldn’t believe everything I’d just heard, but it didn’t change the way I felt about William. He was still the boy I fell in love with, except now I understood him as a man.
He turned me to face him more directly. “The rivalry with my brother is still very much a problem, Nairie. I don’t want you anywhere near that.
If he finds out you and I are together, he’ll use you against me.
When I got back home from the service, I briefly dated a woman for a while.
Nothing serious, but once Angus heard, he’d leave dead animals on her doorstep and have guys follow her home from work.
I ended things, and I haven’t really dated since.
This is why I wanted to avoid getting together.
My life is a mess, and being with me is dangerous. ”
I could see the pain in his eyes. He was giving me an out. But at that moment, I didn’t know if I could love him more.
I climbed onto his lap and hooked my hands behind his neck to make sure we stayed face-to-face. “I’m not going anywhere. You’re always telling me to take more risks. Well, you’re worth the risk to me.”
William tried to look away, but I gripped him tighter.
“I’m not afraid of Angus, and you can’t let him get in the way of your happiness.
If whatever’s happening between us is what you really want, I’m in.
You’re all I’ve ever wanted. You’re selfless and good.
And you’ve always made me feel brave, especially when nobody else thought I was. ”
I placed my hand over his heart, and he covered it with his own. With his other hand on my neck, he pulled me in closer and kissed me so softly and sweetly. It almost felt like it should have been our first kiss.
“You are brave, love.”
I smiled sheepishly. “Not really.”
William trailed kisses along my cheeks, chin, and neck. “You started taking those art classes on your own.”
“True.”
“And you have that sexy tattoo.” He skated his hands along my lower back.
“Yes.”
“And you moved out of your parents’ house to help Elspeth. Even if it’s only part-time.”
“Actually, I fully moved out today.”
William paused and looked up at me. “You did?”
“Yes.”
William tossed me on my back and pinned me to the blanket. “So I get to enjoy you twenty-four seven?”
I held back a giggle. “It seems so.”
He leaned down and gave me a slow, passionate kiss. Wrapping his strong arms around me, he pulled me close, my body pressing tightly against his, my soft curves melding around his hard edges.
“I want you, Nairie,” he said, his voice filled with desperation and need.
I’d never heard such eagerness and longing from a man before.
It was addicting, and I’d pretty much do anything he asked of me at this point. “Here?”
He stared intently into my eyes, lightly stroking the outside of my thigh, grazing the side of my bum in a hypnotic rhythm.
My breath quickened as I closed my eyes.
The feel of his large hands on me was intoxicating.
I’d stared at them so many times, drawn them over and over in my notebook, and they were all over me now—caressing me like I was a rare artifact.
William inched closer to me, his mouth grazing my neck. His tongue scorched my skin as he sucked and nibbled.
He grunted as his hands squeezed the side of my ass. “I’ve been wanting to do this since I saw you swaying this ass in the kitchen the first night I got back.”
William whisked me up and put me over his knees.
I didn’t have time to process what he was doing next as he pulled down my shorts.
My cheeks were on display in my bikini bottoms. His large hands massaged my skin and pulled the material up my cleft, exposing each cheek. Then he swiftly slapped my ass.
I looked back, shocked at the contact but also surprised that I was incredibly aroused.
William had a satisfied smirk on his face as he massaged my skin again to help soothe the ache. “Do you want more?”
“Yes.” My voice came out shaky.
He slapped my bum another time and ran his tongue over the sore spot. I was a shivering mess when he placed me upright again, so I was straddling his lap and we were face-to-face. I clutched onto his broad shoulders for dear life as he slowly laid me down on the blanket.
I wrapped my leg around his hip, and he kissed me deeply. “You drive me mad.”
I kissed him with a passion I’d never known, and we writhed against each other with wild abandon.
“Are you wet for me, lass?” he grunted.
If I wasn’t before, I definitely was now. His fingers delved into my bikini bottoms and brushed against my slick skin, gliding with ease. I moaned into his mouth as he deepened our kiss, holding onto his forearm as he worked his fingers over me.
I couldn’t believe I was on the receiving end of the look in his eyes, the burning desire.
He searched my face like he was looking at me for the very first time. His breaths were labored and shortened, holding back what we both really wanted to do right then and there. I love seeing someone so strong, with so much discipline, struggle to hold back because of my body.
A gentle wind rolled through the air, cooling my hot skin as William chased the fire now building within me.
He shoved my shirt above my breasts and took one of them into his hot mouth.
I arched into him and clutched the sides of his head.
William moved from one breast to the other until I was moaning with need.
Then he lowered himself down my body. His knuckles brushed against my tender clit as he pulled my bottoms to the side, revealing my glistening lips.
He let out a satisfied hum. “Do you want me to suck on your clit?”
I bit my lip and nodded fervently.
William held the fabric aside with one hand and took my clit in his mouth with a loud suction. His strong lips wrapped around me as he inserted two fingers, motioning them back and forth.
I yelled in ecstasy, the waves muffling my cries.
His gravelly voice was muffled against me. “Come on my mouth, baby.”
I buried my hands in the sand as the pressure built. It wouldn’t be long now, and hearing his satisfied grunts was sending me over the edge. William was desperate for me to come, and I couldn’t hold it in any longer. I let out a scream, and the euphoria washed over my body.
William looked up at me, wiping his mouth with a smug look on his face. “Good girl.”
Out of nowhere, a cop car pulled up, and their megaphone blared. “Alright, break it up.”
William instinctively shielded me with his body as I squealed with laughter. We quickly gathered our things and headed to the car.
The drive was filled with tension. We both knew what awaited us once we got back to the house, but we lingered by the front door, not wanting the night to end.
William took me in his arms, and I braced a hand on his chest to get on my toes to kiss him.
I was determined to end our first date with a wholesome kiss, even if everything we did before and after that kiss was plain filthy.
I balanced my hands on his broad shoulders and leaned my body into his, feeling his hard muscles underneath his thermal. He roamed his hands along my lower back, his fingertips lingering dangerously inside the hem of my shorts.
“Thank you for a really wonderful date,” I said as I smiled up at him.
His whole face lit up. “Plenty more to come.”
Elspeth abruptly opened the door, and William and I looked over at her. “Do you know how late it is?”
William rolled his eyes. “Alright.”
“I’m serious. You too, young lady.”
I chuckled, only slightly annoyed that my best friend was cockblocking me from her brother.
“How was the date?” she said perkily.
We all walked inside, and I blushed. “Really good.”
“Awesome! Before I forget, Will, can you look over some paperwork with me? It’s about the new bookkeeping system.”
William nodded and joined her at the kitchen table. I stalled by the staircase until I caught his attention from across the room. I winked and slowly walked up the stairs. My unspoken invitation lingered in the air. My bedroom door was definitely staying open tonight.