Sliding my hands up her arms, I pinned them over her head. “I want you, Avery.”
“Yes.”
“Tell me to stop and I will. Tell me to take you home and make love to you in my bed and not outside on the sand and I will.”
“No, I want this, I want you.” She made it clear by slipping one hand free, and wrapping it around my cock.
“Fuck!” I hissed, looking down at her hand on me, then moved my gaze upward to take in her whole body. She was a vision lying underneath me in the sun. Her skin glowed like the finest piece of ivory—smooth and iridescent in the light. Tiny clusters of freckles were dotted over her skin like small trails to be discovered. I wanted to taste every inch of her, touch every soft curve and tautly covered muscle with my tongue. Trace the circle of freckles by her left nipple. Kiss the triangle of dots behind her ear until she whimpered. I wanted to plunge my hands into her thick curls and pull her face to mine, then kiss her until she couldn’t remember anyone else’s lips but mine. I wanted to possess and claim every single inch of her.
“I want you so much,” I admitted, my voice thick with desire. “I don’t know if I can be gentle. I don’t want to hurt you.”
“I want you just as much. You won’t hurt me.” She arched up against me. “You won’t.”
Still, I hesitated—this was such a huge moment for us.
Her silvery-green eyes met mine, filled with longing and determination. “Be gentle next time. Be with me just like this, right now. Please, Daniel.”
I couldn’t say no to her. I would never be able to say no to her. I slid inside her slick, welcoming heat. Groaning against her neck, I stilled at the incredible sensation of being surrounded by Avery.
Her legs wrapped around my hips, pulling, urging, as she gasped my name.
I lost myself to everything that was her. Her taste, her scent, the way she felt beneath my body—her form melted into mine as we rocked and moved. Damp skin slid together. Long, deep, passionate kisses shared. Low murmurs and keening whimpers escaped from our lips as our hands gripped, stroked, and clutched as we loved and fucked.
I drove into her, mindless and aching, feeling her clench and writhe under me. She met me thrust for thrust, her body molded to mine; accepting me, as if I were made for her and her alone. Nothing had compared to this moment—nothing ever would. My spine snapped with electricity as I thrust hard inside her, our bodies surging and ebbing as we moved like storm waves pounding against the shore. Each movement, every deep plunge rolled and retreated, hard and fast, flowing and building into our frantic release.
I fisted one hand around her hair while the other twisted deep into the sand as she rode out her orgasm. Color exploded behind my eyes as I shouted out her name, finding my own release, spilling deep within her body. When I finally stilled, and the peaceful release soaked into my skin, I collapsed into her arms.
Blissful and sated, I rolled to the side, tucking her against me, drawing the edges of the blanket around us so she wouldn’t get cold, but still small shivers ran down her spine.
I wrapped her closer, running my hands up and down her back. “Are you all right?”
She nuzzled her face into my neck, kissing my skin with light, airy brushes of her mouth that made me want to purr.
“I’m good,” she hummed. “So good, Daniel.”
I smiled against her hair. “Yes, you are. I, ah, didn’t hurt you?”
“No. My insides feel like jello, and I don’t think I could walk right now, but I’m not hurt. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I felt this . . . unhurt. Maybe never.”
I chuckled. “I feel a little jello-ish, too. Are you cold?”
“No, I’m quite content. A little gritty feeling, but good.”
I had to agree with the gritty feeling. I was certain I had sand in places sand should never be
found.
“Making you mine on a blanket, in the middle of nowhere, wasn’t part of the plan today.”
She tilted up her head, her hair wild and tangled around her face. “Am I yours now?”
I smoothed back her hair from her face, cupping her chin and kissing her. “Totally.”
She curled back up with a sigh, and I relaxed as we basked in our new intimacy.
Her curious-sounding voice broke the silence. “What was the plan for today?”
“I thought I’d teach you to ride a horse and spend some quality time with you. That was all, really.”