Chapter 12
ANSEL
Lynn and I kick off our shoes and rush up the stairs, cackling like maniacs. Then I scoop her into my arms and march her into the bedroom, swinging her back and forth dramatically as if I'm terrified to smack her head on the door frame.
Once she's standing, I slowly slip her shirt off, then drop my head to nuzzle her cleavage. Slender fingers grip the back of my hair as she holds me close.
Pulling off her bra, I murmur, "Another bra with no soup stains? I swear, we have to have a serious chat."
She giggles, then stops as I kneel in front of her, holding her hands. I want her to be higher than me for what I have to say.
"Baby, I'm sorry. I thought that my family would be too much for you.
But just because you're quiet it doesn't mean that you can't overcome it whenever you want to.
And you do. Every time." I press a ring of kisses around her stomach.
"Whether the squirrels are running from the fires of nervousness or not. "
She runs her hands lightly through my beard. "Thank you for understanding. The girls at work really have been persuading me to speak up more. I feel like I'm finally getting the hang of it."
"We're going to find our balance," I say, unbuttoning her pants and dropping them to the floor, along with her panties.
Lifting her slowly, I lay her across the bed, beautifully naked, and take a moment just to drink her in: pale skin, graceful curves, and a halo of auburn surrounding the prettiest face I've ever seen.
"Some days you're going to want to be quiet, and I'll leave you alone.
Some days you'll want to speak up, and I'll listen to every word you say.
" Pulling off my shirt, I fling it toward a chair in the corner.
"And sometimes I'll be too loud, and you're going to have to tell me to settle down already," I add, peeling off my socks, then dropping my pants and shorts.
Lying beside her, I take my time simply running my palms across her smooth skin, waiting until her throat and cheeks flush and her hips begin to shift restlessly. Slowly pulling her thighs open, Lynn's soft sigh thickens my shaft, making me so hard it's difficult to see straight.
Brushing a few stray hairs from her forehead, I press my mouth to hers at the same time my fingers slip between her legs and into her softest skin. Teasing her gently, slowly, I can feel her heat rise, gathering with mine as her hands wrap around me.
As I add a second finger in her snug channel, Lynn whimpers, and I instantly pause.
"That was a good noise," she whispers. "I promise."
"Don't worry, gorgeous. I'm going to learn every single inch of you, every sound, every heartbeat."
She moans louder now, beginning to squirm, rocking against my hand. She's so beautifully wet, so responsive, it barely takes a few flicks of my thumb for her back to arch, fingers digging into my skin.
"Are you going to come on my fingers?" I murmur, kissing along her collarbone. My fingers are soaked inside her, as my thumb slips back and forth across her clit.
"Yes." Her voice sounds a million miles away as her eyes close, completely focused on her impending climax.
As I nip her earlobe, her hand darts out, reaching frantically for my cock, then stroking slowly. I speed up my motions, watching my gorgeous girl whimper, then call out my name as she shakes. Her hand clenches around my cock tightly, as I grit my teeth through her orgasm.
Then her eyes fly open. "I can't believe…"
Licking my fingers clean, I ask, "Can't believe what?"
She blinks slowly, half-dazed. "Can't believe how amazing you make me feel. Not just in bed. All the time."
"I feel the same, gorgeous. Now, if you'll kindly let go of me, perhaps you'd like me to grab a condom?"
She laughs, shifting onto her elbow to watch me roll one on. Then she lies back, clearly expecting me to climb on top of her.
Instead, I sit up with my back against the headboard. "Come here."
Lynn blinks sharply. "You're serious?"
"Very. Now tell the squirrels to sit down and be quiet, and play with your new toy."
She straddles me, her knees outside my hips as I notch the tip of my cock at her center.
The laughter probably helps relax her as she eases down onto me, holding onto my shoulders.
She takes her time, nudging lower inch by inch as I feel her snug wet channel stretching around me.
She's so tight, squeezing me, then raising up and gripping me again. It's heaven.
"Do you like being full of me?"
She nods, rocking her hips up, then sliding my length deeper.
"I love the way you feel around me," I groan, licking at her throat, nibbling along her skin.
She grips me firmly, working her hips up and down until we're completely connected. Lynn is even more beautiful when she's flushed, arms trembling, mouth falling open as she finds her rhythm.
"You feel so perfect around me, baby."
"You feel so…" Her eyes blaze. "Huge, to be honest."
Looking down, I watch as her thighs flex, lifting and lowering her body as she caresses my cock with every stroke. Gripping her ass with my left hand, I help her along, speeding up slightly as I bring my thumb to her clit.
Watching my sweet girl discover her sensual side is awe-inspiring. Her head tilts back, her long hair tickling my legs, her breasts thrust up to the ceiling.
She's lost all self-consciousness, as if her hunger has kicked any nervousness out of the way for me. I can't help but feel a bit proud of that. Even though it's all her, I'm going to give myself a tiny bit of credit for helping.
Lynn grinds against my hand, rising and falling, bringing us both to the edge.
"I love you," I groan, feeling myself about to release. "Come for me, gorgeous."
Her lovely gray eyes lock on mine as she leans forward, hands slipping to the back of my neck. "I love you, too," she says softly, but with fire in her eyes. "And now I want you to come for me."
She rolls her hips, bouncing up and down while grinding, shaking her glorious tits in front of me, and it sends me over the edge. I barely have time to register that I'm already being flooded with pleasure when I hear her wordless scream.
It feels like a waterfall of sparks shoots through both of us at the same time, our climaxes each triggering the other as we both moan and gasp in pure, utter relief. I come so hard I have to blink away shadows at the edges of my vision.
Just as Lynn starts to come down, I thrust up into her again, milking her climax for every possible second. Then she collapses against me, both of us panting hard.
"So sexy," I murmur, rubbing her back.
After a few moments of simply breathing together, I roll her to the side. I stand up for a moment to throw the condom in the trash, then lie down beside her, snuggling.
"You make me feel so alive," she says, looking at me with a dreamy smile.
"You make me feel more grounded than the forest does," I confess.
She leans back, eyes wide in exaggerated shock. "Ansel Oakley, eldest of the Oakton Oakleys, keeper of the forest, that is sheer blasphemy!"
"Can it be our little secret?"
She winks. "Sure."
Just the feeling of her palm running up and down my arm makes me feel perfect. My hands caress her back as our bodies shift and fit together.
"Baby, how do you feel about movie spoilers?"
Her eyes twinkle. "Medium. I don't want to know the whole movie in advance, but I like a warning if there's something really scary. Or if it's a tearjerker, tell me that I'm going to need tissues. That sort of thing."
"Okay." I take her hand, kissing her fingertips one by one. "So I'm not going to tell you how it happens, just that it's going to happen."
"How what is going to happen?"
"We're going to date for a couple of months, and you're going to trust me completely."
"I think I already do," she barely breathes.
I kiss her forehead. "Good.That makes me glad.
Still, we'll take some time. Then we're going to take a nice scenic drive to Kingsville, where there are a few jewelry stores, and you're going to pick out an engagement ring.
I'll probably have proposed to you before that.
I wouldn't want to waste all that gas on the drive if you're going to say no, right? "
From the way her eyes sparkle, I don't think I have anything to worry about.
"We'll move you into this house, or if you don't like it, buy a different one. I'm thinking a small wedding, yeah?"
She nods emphatically.
"And then a few years after that, we'll start having kids. Maybe seven or eight. Not many."
Her lips purse as she glares as ferociously as her angelic face allows, making it impossible not to laugh. She holds up a single finger, waving the second one back and forth.
"Only one or two?" I clutch her hand to my heart. "Baby, are you trying to start a fight?"
Lynn explodes into laughter. Then she curls tighter against me. "We're never going to fight. We will politely, quietly disagree on occasion."
"And then I'll admit that you were right, and we'll carry on as before, blissfully happy."
She pats my shoulder. "Sounds good." Her head lifts. "The screen of your phone keeps lighting up. Should you check it?"
I give her a long, tender kiss before rolling over. Skimming the messages quickly, I'm distracted by how beautiful Lynn looks, her hair tangled around her in a glamorous auburn mess, but I get the gist.
"I don't mean to be nosy, but is everything okay?"
"Let's just say my brothers have some ideas they're excited about." My thumbs skim quickly across the screen, then I set the phone aside, face down.
"Do they need you?" Lynn asks. "I can go home if—"
I cut her off with a kiss, growling low in my throat. "Must claim woman," I grunt until she giggles.
Then her eyes grow serious. "Ansel." She hesitates, and I wait as she takes a slow breath. "Nobody's ever put me first before. Nobody has ever helped me speak up as much as you have. That means a lot to me."
"Good, because you mean everything to me, baby."
Throwing a blanket over us, I roll her into my arms and make sure she's totally comfortable. "Let's sleep for a bit. I think I'm going to have to claim my woman several more times before I go save the Oakley forest."
Her fingers caress the back of my ear. She always finds the perfect place to touch me.
"I love you, Ansel."
My heart lurches. It's the first time she's said it first. "I love you, Lynn."
Just as we're drifting off, she begins to giggle.
"What?"
She sputters through a snicker, "I can't believe that someday I'm going to be an official Oakley of Oakton! Oh, sorry – major spoiler alert. Although you did tell me already how it ends."
We laugh together for a long time before settling in.
Even though I've always been an incredibly lucky man, having Lynn both speak up more, and relax completely with me, feels like the greatest honor of my life.