Chapter 14 #2
It isn’t long before I’m reeling on the edge, and fuck, I’m ready to let myself go. There’s no need to hang on, to drag the moment out any longer and torture myself.
My breath comes out in sharp bursts, the sound mixing with the water of the shower pounding over my back.
Heat overwhelms my senses as my cock pulsates in my hand, and with one hand, I reach for the shower wall, holding myself upright, while I imagine it’s her mouth bringing me right over the edge, swallowing every drop that I have to offer.
My body tenses and trembles as heat coils low in my stomach. The thought of Nova touching herself only spurs me on, making the ache more intense. I bite down on my lower lip, forcing myself to stay quiet, not wanting anyone to hear my desperate need.
The blast of the shower turns cold as I finish, forcing me to shut off the spray as I’m panting hard, trying to catch my breath.
It’s barely enough to satisfy the need Nova stirs inside of me, but it’ll have to do for tonight.
In the early hours of the morning, I stir and sit up in bed when my bedroom door opens.
I glance at the clock. It’s a few minutes after seven this morning, and the sun will be up soon. This time of year, it doesn’t rise until nearly 7:45. I recognize that silhouette anywhere.
Nova.
“Can I climb into bed with you?” Her voice is tentative, and I pull back the covers, feeling a cold gust of air.
Nova climbs into my bed, and my arms instantly wrap around her as I shut my eyes, but I don’t think I’ll be able to fall back asleep.
I have less than twenty minutes until my alarm wakes me. I don’t have hockey practice this morning, since we played last night, which afforded me a little extra sleep.
She curls her arms around me; they’re chilly, and her body sends a shiver down my spine.
“You’re freezing.” I pull her closer, my legs tangling with hers in an attempt to warm her beneath the heat of the covers.
“It’s these pajamas,” she says with a smirk, laying her head on my pillow, sharing it as she rests her forehead against mine. “Are we okay?”
A faint smile tugs at my lips. My hands tug at her waist, holding her as tight as possible if that’s any indication of my feelings for her. “I’m good.” I inhale her intoxicating scent and close my eyes.
“Wake up, sleepyhead.” She runs her fingers through my hair, playing with the strands.
Yawning, I smile, loving when she touches me, caresses me so casually that it feels natural and comforting. “I’m awake.”
“Hardly.” I can hear the smile in her voice.
I lazily open my eyes, staring at her wide, doe-like baby blues.
“Are we okay?” she asks me again.
“How are you feeling about Luca finding out about us?” I ask her, sensing her concern. The fact she’s asked me twice now if we’re okay makes me concerned that we might actually not be.
She emits a heavy sigh, staring off into the distance. “Stressed. He’s my brother, I love him, but sometimes I want to strangle him. You know?”
Smiling and laughing softly, I nod. “Oh, I know.” I lean closer, pressing my lips to her forehead, offering a reassuring kiss to her skin.
She curls farther into me, if that’s at all possible, wrapping her arms around my waist. “I don’t want him coming between us, but I also don’t want to come between you two.
You’re best friends. Teammates.” The worry lines etch on her face, and I feel the concern like a boulder in the pit of my stomach.
“I think we both need to find the time to talk to him.”
“Separately, or together?” Nova asks.
“You know him better than I do.” He might be my best friend, but they grew up together.
“Are you riding with him to Mom and Dad’s this weekend for Dante?” Nova asks.
“Unless he’s ditching me and making me take the bus, that was the plan.” I don’t know what Luca intends to do after class. We’re supposed to drive together, but for all I know, he could leave me on the side of the road. It wouldn’t be the first time.
“I’ll talk to him before he leaves for class, maybe I can grab breakfast with him. Then, you can talk to him in the car on the drive up?”
“It seems you’ve got it all figured out,” I whisper, dropping a soft kiss to her lips.
I’m not sure talking to Luca on the drive to Dante’s is the best idea for me, but I keep that tidbit to myself.
No sense in upsetting Nova or worrying her.
I’ll find the time to talk to Luca this weekend, no doubt.
“I really don’t.” Nova’s bottom lip is pouty, and I lean in, kissing it. “You’ll be fine. We’ll be fine.” I want her to know that I’m not going anywhere.
“And if Luca doesn’t accept us together, what then?”
“That’s not an option. He’s your brother. He’s my best friend. He’ll just have to see how good we are together.” I try to sound convincing, but that thought flashed through my mind all night, making me restless and giving me strange dreams.
I pull her on top of me, loving the feel of her weight bearing down over me. I usually prefer dominating, but right now, just having her above me brings me comfort.
She straddles my waist and grabs my hands, pinning me against the mattress. “I hope I didn’t scare you at the party.”
Honestly, I wasn’t sure exactly what she remembered, given how much she had to drink.
“You couldn’t scare me.” I stare up at her, feeling my breath catch in my throat.
Nova leans down and kisses me. I melt into her kiss, her body warm and sending tingles through me as she shifts her hips and grinds against me while deepening the kiss.
Fuck.
I break apart the kiss. As much as I want this, and boy, do I ever, I have to be up in less than five minutes for school, and she needs to talk to Luca. We don’t need him barging in and witnessing the two of us doing dirty things to each other. It’s bad enough Harper walked in and saw what she did.
“Tonight,” I whisper, kissing her and rolling us over, pinning her beneath me. She murmurs as my lips mark her neck.
“You have to be with Luca tonight. At my parents’ house.”
I grumble, remembering our discussion just moments earlier, that I would be driving up with Luca. How easy it was to forget all of it when kissing her.
“Fuck, I hate it when you’re right.” I drop a quick kiss on her lips.
“I’m always right.” Nova beams proudly, her hands at my lower back, embracing me. Her fingers begin trailing a soft pattern, dancing over my skin.
My alarm jars both of us, and she grumbles, climbing off me, knowing that it’s time for both of us to be getting up. We have class together at nine, which gives Nova plenty of time to grab breakfast with Luca and try to talk to him before I’m stuck in the car with him.