Only One Regret (Only One 5)

Nico gives a speech, and then Manning gets up under protest to give his speech, and the whole time, I count down the minutes until we can leave. When the clock hits eight, I look around the table. "We’re going to head out," I announce. "I have stuff to do before we leave tomorrow."

As soon as I say the words, the whole table gets up. "What the heck?" Erika questions, and they all laugh.

"We have been dying to leave," Manning says, grabbing Evelyn’s hand. "We just didn’t want to be the first ones."

I laugh. "I was dying," Miller says. "I wanted to leave at five fifteen."

We spot Nico, who just nods at us as we all turn and walk out. "I guess this means I don’t need my car service," Erika says from beside me as we walk toward my SUV.

"I guess this would mean that if you got into that car service," I say, unlocking my door. "It would just decide whose bed we’re sleeping in tonight."

She takes a deep breath. "Cooper," she hisses with her teeth clenched.

"Get in the SUV, Erika," I demand, and she looks up at me. "I’m teetering on the edge of the cliff right now." I step in closer to her and put my hand on her hip, turning my body so no one can see. "All night, I’ve thought about tasting that mouth, and I’ve been really patient." I lean in. "But that patience is running out really, really fast. So if you don’t want me to kiss the ever-loving shit out of you in the middle of the garage, I suggest you get in the car." I lick my lips. "Or better yet …" I pull her to me, and she can feel my cock. "Don’t."

"Fine," she says breathlessly, turning and getting into the SUV. "But this doesn’t mean anything. It just means I don’t want anyone to know." She reaches out and pulls the door closed and glares at me. I swear all I can do is laugh.

I get in the SUV and buckle my seat belt, looking over at her. "Tell me what’s going through your mind," I ask softly, and she turns to look at me.

"That I fucking hate that I can’t talk to you about this," she answers, her voice going a touch higher. "I hate that all day the only person I wanted to talk to about this was the only person I couldn’t talk to about this." She lets go of a huge breath she was holding. "I need a new best friend," she grumbles. I grab her hand and bring it to my lips, and I’m so tempted to pull over the SUV and kiss her. But instead, I just drive toward where we live.

"You can talk to me about anything," I assure her quietly when I pull up in her driveway.

She leans forward and opens the door. I turn off the SUV and get out. I walk behind her, and when she opens the door, I step in behind her. I shut the door behind me and grab her hand. Turning her to me, I grab her face in my palms, and her hands fly to my chest. "Cooper." That’s all she gets out before I take her mouth. Pulling her face to me, I crash my lips down on hers. Her mouth opens for my tongue, and we both give in. She sinks into my arms as she kisses me back with everything she has. I let go of her lips and kiss along her jaw and nip her neck. Her hands slip up from my chest to my face, and then I look at her. She leans in and starts kissing me. I pick her up, and her shoes fall off as I walk over to the stairs.

"Next time," I say as I wrap my arm around her waist, "you wear a dress that allows you to wrap your legs around me." She tilts her head back and laughs, giving me a chance to suck her neck. Once we get into her room, it’s all hands on deck. Her hands fly out to peel my jacket off while I try to figure out her top. By the time I find the zipper on the side, she has my pants undone and is sinking to her knees. I close my eyes when I feel her mouth around my cock. She moans, and I swear she enjoys it just as much as I do.

I need to touch her, so pulling her up, I claim her mouth again as her hand jerks my cock. "I need you," she admits softly. She pulls my shirt out of my pants, and my hand finds the zipper again and this time I unzip it, and when I peel her out of it, her tits spring free, her nipples pebble and aching to be bitten and then sucked. I lean down and bite one and then suck it in. The whole time, she jerks my cock.