Chapter 14
LEAH
Aseries of soft, slow explosions goes off through my chest, my lungs, my heart. Like my body is blooming as everything shifts and locks into a new place.
Kai loves me. The look in his eyes when he said those words sent shivers and prickles down my spine and along the back of my calves.
"And I know it's too early to say things like that," he murmurs against my lips. “So we’ll forget all about it, and then I'll tell you again in a couple of days. And weeks. And forever."
His mouth captures mine in a long, steamy kiss. Our bodies press together as he holds me, his large palms gripping my hips possessively. "Wait," I manage to gasp.
"What is it, baby?"
"I love you too. Am I allowed to say that?"
His eyes blaze. "No way. Are you kidding? That's insane." He kisses the tip of my nose, then grins. “But those are the three most beautiful words I’ve ever heard, and I'm going to need you to repeat them every hour until the end of time."
“I'll see what I can do."
"Speaking of things that need doing…" Kai scoops me up, leaving me laughing as I wrap my arms around his neck to hold on tight. "You haven't even seen my bedroom yet. How am I going to talk you into parking your RV in my driveway and living here forever and ever if you don't approve of the bed?"
"Excellent point, sir."
I’ll be honest, I've felt very alone over the past few years.
With Kai's tree-trunk arms around me, carrying me up the stairs and down the hallway, I can feel that he wants me.
Feel how much he cares for me. It's not just a sexy, fiery kind of possession.
There's a tenderness that I feel every time he touches me.
Every kiss, every soft caress seems to be building on the last.
My nipples are puckered against my t-shirt, thighs rubbing together with arousal as my cheek brushes along Kai's collarbone. Then he stops in the center of his bedroom.
"Holy…ever-loving…shit," I mutter, staring open-mouthed at the floor-to-ceiling windows across two walls.
"I've always loved camping. So now I sleep in the forest. It's like a high-class tent with heating and air conditioning."
I laugh. "Glamping to the extre—" He cuts me off with a slow, deep kiss that has such an undercurrent of heat I shudder.
Kai notices my breathing speeding up and sets me down gently on the edge of the bed. "We don't have to… I mean, we could just kiss and snuggle. I don't want to assume—"
This time I cut him off, gripping the front of his shirt and pulling him on top of me. “Oh, assume away. I’m excited for this."
"Good." He releases a seductive growl as he moves aside, tearing off my shirt and bra in one awkward motion. "I need to be inside you right now."
My breath catches at his lusty words. “Yeah?”
"Yeah. I want to tell you I love you again while my cock is being strangled by your hot, wet pussy."
I'm burning up as he pulls off my jeans and socks. I manage to yank off his shirt before he flattens my body with his, his mouth consuming mine.
Kai pushes up, looming over me as he drinks in the sight of my breasts, as if they're a gift made just for him. His hands skim along my waist and around my hips, then he hooks his thumbs into my panties and pulls them down my legs.
"No fair. I’m naked, you're still wearing pants," I pout, reaching for his belt.
He stands up, grinning. "Geez,” he grumble-laughs. “Doesn't even have a toothbrush in my bathroom yet, and she’s already ordering me around."
He shoves off the rest of his clothing, and my lips fall apart as I openly stare. This is a man who does not skip leg day at the gym. Or arm day. Or any day. No wonder he can lift me so easily.
Although my gaze wants to feast on the thick slabs of muscle and the tight, rippled abdomen, my attention is riveted on the long, thick shaft pointed right at me.
In a blink I'm on all fours, prowling toward him across the enormous bed.
Before he can protest I dip my head, fastening my mouth around the head of his cock.
Kai mutters a long string of obscenities as his fingers snake into the back of my hair. We move experimentally at first, then lapse into a slow rhythm where my lips glide along his shaft, and he pulls my head away again.
As I moan softly around his warm skin, I realize with a flash that that's the difference: Kai never pushes, only pulls. Lifts. Encourages. Like suggesting that I move in with him immediately, yet also have my RV right here.
My tongue flutters against the underside of the head of his cock, then across the tip, lapping up a few drops of clear liquid beaded there. A deep shudder runs through him, then suddenly he tosses me back onto the bed, my legs spread, his mouth latched onto my open pussy.
Oh. My. God.
The confident, first lick straight through my center makes me jump, then the sparkle in his smiling eyes makes me melt. My arms stretch across the duvet, trying to hold on and stop squirming, and I notice how pale my limbs look next to the dark fabric, especially against Kai's tanned skin.
He actually looks like the big bad wolf taking control of his prey as his tongue dips inside me, eyes blazing when I twitch for him. Two thick fingers bury themselves deep as his lips move to my clit, sucking on it like a candy as I whimper.
"Come for me." The growled command sends vibrations through my already oversensitive core. "Need your nice and wet for me, baby. Don't know if I can be slow and gentle this time."
He groans, tasting my juices, pumping his fingers deep as I begin to drip for him. I love the way he controls me by always putting me first. It makes me feel cherished and precious, same as the way he strokes my hips as if worshipping my curves.
Then the heat really takes hold as my thighs clench around his ears, my spine arching. Kai's gaze darts between my breasts and my face as I begin to climax. It ripples through me in quick bursts, reminding me that this is just the appetizer.
His fingers are soaked as he licks and sucks my button steadily through my orgasm. The second I stop twitching, his arm scoops under my lower back, hefting me across the bed until I'm centered. His body covers mine, grinding his stiff cock against my pussy without quite entering.
"Don't tease me," I whisper.
"There she goes, bossing me around again." His eyes twinkle as he reaches down, angling the thick head of his cock until he glides halfway in. My pussy is already clenching, trying to pull him deeper.
Kai is practically quaking, his fingers vibrating everywhere he touches me, scooping his arm under me to cradle my body against his. We rock together, concentrating on working him deeper.
"So tight, baby." He speaks through grit teeth. "Trying so hard to be gentle."
"It's fine. I want you."
My ankles lock around the back of his thighs, then we both moan loudly as he suddenly plunges as deep as he can go. His teeth sink into the curve of my throat for a moment as his hips work up and down, the smooth motion igniting every sensitive spot deep inside me.
Time stops, my breath surging as I caress his broad back with my hands. His palms are everywhere: the backs of my shoulders, my breasts, his thumb against my nipple, then along my collarbone. His strong body moves over mine, hips pulsing as his athletic frame possesses me completely.
The breeze picks up outside, rustling through the forest as I glance to the window on the left. It really does feel like we're in a treehouse.
Our treehouse. I'm going to live here with this incredible man.
Our breath picks up, drowning out the wind as the bed begins to rock, our energy building moment by moment. I shift, tilting my hips so my clit brushes against the base of his thick cock with every stroke.
"Is that the spot?" Kai rasps. "Your expression just changed."
"Mmmfff." I'm past the point of words now. His cock drives in and out of me faster, the pressure growing as it feels like his shaft is swelling. Time itself stutters to a stop as I hover on the edge.
"Fuck, yeah, baby," he groans, clutching me right against him. "Come for me. Please, baby. I need to feel you come.”
I straighten my fingers, realizing I was about to scratch the backs of his shoulders too hard. Then my chin tips up to meet his eyes…and I’m swept away on a sea of emotion and pleasure and release.
The electric spasms consume me as I spasm from head to toe, while Kai manages to both smile and growl: "Leah. I love you. I love you so much, baby."
I'm nodding, panting. "I love you too," I gasp.
The words trigger his release, unleashing a torrent of warmth inside me. "My girl is so hot," he groans, pumping harder and faster through our shared climax. The sensation of his cock twitching inside me sets off another string of explosions.
Then he kisses me deeply, slowly rolling me on top of him.
"For the record, you're the hot one," I giggle, as my head finds a nook against his shoulder.
"Nope. You’re far hotter," he murmurs, stroking my back and hip. “I'll explain it later. Might need a PowerPoint presentation and a bunch of spreadsheets to prove it. But you'll see that I'm right."
We laugh together, staring out at the trees as our breathing returns to normal.
I murmur, "Oh – your bedroom passes the test, by the way."
"Good. We can rearrange-slash-redecorate anything you want, of course."
"We'll see. Or, you know… I could just park the RV in your living room and be done with it. There's almost enough space, I think."
Kai rolls me onto my side, propping himself up on an elbow.
"Leah, I really do love you. I really do want you to move in with me. And I want to travel as much as humanly possible while still keeping us both grounded. You’re seriously on board with all of this, even though it sounds like it’s a huge shift in your life plan? "
"Yeah. I really am." I smile. "And if I ever have any doubts, just jump me like that again. That should do the trick."
He squeezes my ass firmly. "Oh baby, I'm going to be jumping you constantly. You have no idea—"
His mouth opens, then closes again as he blinks sharply.
Spinning, he digs frantically in his pants on the floor for his phone, then dictates a message: "No more using the spare key without knocking first. There is now a beautiful woman living in my house.
I repeat: there is now a beautiful woman living in my house. "
His gorgeous eyes shine as he grins. "Just sent that to my brothers. You know… Just in case."
He's already incorporating me into his family. Their habits. That feels healthy.
Kai flops back beside me, grinning. "Let's take a quick road trip tomorrow. You can drive whichever of my vehicles you like. Any town nearby, and we'll have dinner. I want to start showing you around my mountain."
That’s so sweet it takes me a second to find my breath. "Okay, sure."
"You'll see. It's not one small town. It's lots of them. Always something new to explore. And we're only about two hours from Charlotte when we want to fly somewhere."
Kai kisses my fingertips, then brushes his nose against mine. "And baby, I really am going to take you everywhere.”