26. Taryn
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
TARYN
“Ilove you, Taryn.”
It was hard to believe that those words had come out of his mouth after everything we’d done and said to each other.
“You don’t have to say it back.” Lucas brushed the hair from my forehead. “I know it seems sudden, but after everything with Harper and Finley, I didn’t want to wait.”
His eyes moved slowly over my face, warm and nearly unbearably tender, as though he was trying to commit every curve and plain to memory.
It made my chest ache, and for once I didn’t have a smart-ass response waiting.
Lucas Rowen had spent months looking at me like I was a headache he couldn’t shake, and now he was looking at me like I was worth keeping.
“I’m afraid you’re going to have to repeat that,” I whispered.
He rained kisses all over my face. “I love you”… kiss… “I love you” … kiss… “I love the fuck out of you”… kiss… kiss.
I grabbed his face and held him still. “I love you too.”
Lucas stared at me in shock.
A smile crossed my face, despite the uncomfortable tightness in my throat. “You really thought you were going to drop that on me and not get one back?”
“With you? I never know what the hell I’m going to get.” He smiled, his face more open than I’d ever seen it before.
“I wouldn’t want you to get bored.” I gently kissed his lips.
Lucas threw his head back and laughed.
“What?” A wide, irrepressible smile spread across my face, and I felt a lightness bubble up inside me.
His laughter, which seemed to go on forever, finally subsided, and he wiped his eyes before drawing me into a deep, lingering kiss, nipping my lip softly. "We’re living in an apocalypse; the dead are walking around trying to eat us.” He bit the side of my neck, then sucked gently.
A moan escaped my lips.
Lucas’s eyes burned with heat. “You’re one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen, and you walk around with a bat that has nails sticking out of it, bashing rotters’ heads in. How in the fuck would I ever be bored?”
I slid my hand into his hair. “I need you, Lucas.”
The heat in his eyes deepened. “I’ve wanted you longer than is appropriate.”
“And I wanted you, even when I hated you,” I said, letting the silk of his hair slip through my fingers.
Lucas stared at me for a moment as if he was waiting for me to change my mind.
That wasn’t going to happen.
Rain continued to beat down on the rusted roof, its relentless drumming drowning out almost every other noise.
Almost.
Somewhere beyond the truck, a rotter moaned. Then another answered farther away.
Lucas’s eyes flicked toward the cracked windshield. “Whenever I imagined this moment, it was in a much different setting.”
“You’ve imagined this moment?” I asked, somehow shocked to hear him say that even after everything we’d confessed to each other.
He smirked. “More times than I want to admit.”
Heat pulsed low in my stomach. “And what did you do when you were imagining it?” I moved my hand to his zipper, then slowly slid it down.
“Something like this?” He gasped as I pulled his long, hot length free.
“Or was it something like this?” I shifted backward across the worn vinyl until I could sink low enough to take him into my mouth.
Lucas buried his hands in my hair—not guiding, just holding on. The quiet control he had maintained all night fractured little by little, his breathing growing rougher as my name slipped from his lips. “Fuuuck, Taryn. That feels good.”
LUCAS
I looked down at Taryn’s beautiful hair spread across my thighs, and it felt like a dream. A rotter moaned outside the truck… well, maybe a beautiful nightmare.
With every ounce of my control, I held back from finishing as Taryn drew me further into the searing heat of her mouth. She traced her tongue around the head, lightly flicking the tip as she savored my cock like it was her most cherished treat.
“Fuuuck, Menace. Keep sucking me like that, and I’m going to cum before I finally get in that sweet pussy.”
Taryn moaned, and her cheeks hollowed as she sucked me harder, making my eyes roll back.
Slowly, I eased my hand under her to unfasten her pants, feeling the cotton fabric of her panties as my fingers glided under the band.
When I plunged my fingers into her warmth, Taryn moved around to give me better access, and I couldn’t stop myself from groaning at how wet she was.
“Does sucking my cock turn you on this much?” I growled, the sound guttural and raw, hardly resembling a human voice.
Taryn answered my question by moaning around my cock, the vibrations causing me to see stars. “Fuck me…” I moaned, pushing my fingers deeper into her pussy and using my thumb to glide over her clit… back… and forth.
Her mouth popped free of my dick. “Please, Mr. Rowan, don’t stop.”
At her words, pre-cum escaped my cock as she lowered her head, her tongue gliding up and down my length with eager devotion. “That’s it, Miss Calder, but if you make me come before I’m ready, I’ll have to spank that perfect ass.”
I felt her pussy clamp down on my fingers as she grew even wetter. Pulling my fingers free, I placed my first and second finger on either side of her clit and squeezed gently, while I glided my hand back and forth through her velvet lips.
Taryn raised her head as she moaned and thrashed on the seat, and I stopped immediately.
“Did I tell you to stop sucking my cock?” I asked her in a firm voice.
“No, Mr. Rowan.” Her voice was thready with desire.
I gripped my length and brought it to her lips. "Now, put it back in your mouth and prove to me you're worthy of being my special helper.”
With a slow lick around the rim, Taryn drew me into her mouth, her head bobbing rapidly, her saliva glistening as it dripped down my length.
“That’s it, keep sucking me like that, and you’ll be my favorite student.
” Reaching back into her pants, I rubbed her clit, the rhythm growing faster and more intense as she grew closer to climax.
“Please don’t stop. I’m so close.” Taryn writhed and moaned as I plunged my fingers deep inside, continuing to rub her clit with my thumb simultaneously.
Suddenly, Taryn tightened around my fingers, and I felt her body tense as her release spread over my hand. “Fuck, yes, give Mr. Rowan all of it,” I growled.
Taryn shuddered as tiny tremors shook her body.
I pulled my fingers free, then hauled her in my lap even as I shoved her pants off. “I’m not finished with you yet.” I positioned her over my lap, then pulled her down onto my pulsing cock. “I’m going to fill that pussy up.”
Taryn’s head dropped back, and she moaned as I thrust into her desperately. “You’re so tight.” I clutched her waist and pulled her as hard as I could to meet each thrust of my hips.
“Harder, Mr. Rowan.” Taryn whimpered, grinding her pussy on me. “I’m going to cum again.”
I picked up the pace, slipped my hand in between us, and lightly squeezed her clit between my thumb and finger. “That’s it, Menace, give it all to me.”
She groaned, dropping her head back as the pleasure rushed over her. “Lucas, oh my god!”
It was an indescribable feeling to be the one with her, rather than the one waiting, always feeling like an outsider. It was about damn time, and I only had myself to blame for that… and maybe the stubborn woman grinding on my cock.
With a drawn-out moan, Taryn dropped her head, our ragged breathing filling the air as sweat slicked our skin.
I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her head down onto my shoulder, holding her as close as I could as we both recovered from the best sex of my life.
My past relationships with women were purely physical, devoid of any deep emotional connection. With Taryn, it was different. Her exquisite beauty, coupled with her intelligence and her tendency to dive headfirst into terrifying situations, meant I couldn't remain indifferent.
I was obsessed.
Taryn tilted her head to nuzzle my neck. “Damn, Mr. Rowan, I can’t wait to see what you do to me when I cheat on a test.”
I laughed and kissed the top of her head. “Menace.”
The storm had weakened, but a light rain was still falling.
I moved my fingers slowly through her hair, and neither of us spoke for a long time.
“Any regrets?” Taryn whispered, just when I thought she’d fallen asleep.
“Only that I waited so long to make you mine.” I pulled her head back and kissed her gently on her lush lips. “I love you, my sweet girl.”
Her face softened with a look so tender that I felt my chest tighten. “I love you too.” She snuggled back into my chest. “I wonder how Beck and Adrian will take this recent development.”
I kissed the top of her head and rearranged us so we’d be more comfortable. “Probably not well, when you tell them I’m better in bed than either of them.”
I smirked as I felt her laughing. “All of you are equal in that department.”
“That almost sounded believable.” It was my turn to laugh.
“Well, shit, I’ll have to work on that.” I felt her grin against my chest.
“You do that, Menace. But we’ll both know the truth. Now get some sleep.” I tucked her in tighter. “I want you fully recovered from the blood draw by tomorrow.”
Already drifting into slumber, she muttered something unintelligible.
I hadn’t been on board with Adrian’s idea when he sprung it on me. Three men sharing one woman sounded ludicrous, but now I got it.
Taryn’s safety was all I cared about, and it made me feel better knowing two other men would protect her with their lives.