Specimen

Without another word, I lift her into the perfect angle against the wall and position the head of my cock between her legs. I slam into her, pull back, and slam forward again. I place one palm against the tiles and angle the rest of my body to hold her against the wall and just pound into her. Riley holds on tightly to my shoulders and gasps every time I enter her.

I press my forehead to her shoulder, and she wraps her arms around my head. I feel her tense all around me, gasping for breath as I impale her against the wall. I press my body firmly against hers, burying myself deep and staying there. I grind against her in slow, precise circles until her pitch rises and she cries out.

“Sten! Oh, shit! Sten!”

In my head, I whisper Galen and wonder if I’ll ever hear that sound from her lips.

I come as she shudders around me. I press my lips to her collarbone and kiss her

skin gently before slowly lowering her to the floor. She keeps a firm grip on my biceps as she leans against me.

“Wow,” she says. “That was…intense.”

“You bring that out in me. Sometimes I just can’t help myself.”

“Sometimes?”

I shrug and grin at her. She’s a little shaky on her feet, so I help her over to the rolling chair and sit her down. She leans back and takes a long breath before smiling back at me.

“I’ve got to finish going over the data,” she says, “but all I want to do now is take a nap.”

“I just want to lay you down on that bed and start over again.”

“Maybe I do need to adjust your meds.” She laughs.

I can only shrug again. Meds or not, I don’t think I will ever get enough of her.

Chapter 10

I’m in the field at the farm, turning soil with the trowel and trying to will water into existence. My stomach has been in a tight ball for days. I won’t have enough to keep anyone happy. What are they going to do if I can’t deliver? Will they take the land away? Will they split us up? Take my sister away from me?

The rumbling sound of trucks doesn’t concern me at first. Trucks come down our rural road all the time, carrying goods from the storage barns to the city. They’re so loud today, though, I head around the barn to see what’s going on.

I turn the corner and see the machines—huge metal monsters filled with soldiers.

I wake in a cold sweat.

Thankfully, I’m not alone. Riley is curled on her side, next to me in the small bed. She’d worked late to get all the data from our most recent training mission into the computer, and I’d practically begged her to just spend the night with me. With her here, the dream, along with the fear that came with it, fades quickly.

I press my chest to Riley’s back and slide my arm carefully under her neck. With the other arm around her stomach, I pull her closer to me. I’m hard as a rock. It’s hard to resist the urge to rub my erection against her ass, but I manage. At least for a little while.

As she begins to stir from sleep, I kiss her neck and shoulder. She hums softly and presses back against me. I slide my hand over her stomach, down to her thigh, and then back up to cup her breast. Her hum turns into a moan, and she turns her head to give me better access to her neck.

Moving my hand lower, I slip it between her legs and hold her thigh up enough to gain access. I enter her slowly from behind, easing my way forward until I’m encompassed by her. I pause and press my lips to her shoulder, holding her close to me. Riley sighs and turns her head to meet my lips.

I move slowly, listening to the changes in her breathing and basking in her scent. It’s different in the morning, stronger and slightly muskier. I can smell myself on her, too.

Riley raises her leg a little more and shoves her backside against me, driving me deeper. I pick up the pace as I feel her come with a small, high-pitched gasp. I quickly follow, grunting my pleasure against her throat.

I wrap myself around her tightly, holding her to my chest as our breathing returns to normal.

“That was quite a good morning,” Riley mumbles with a sigh. “For a minute, I thought I was having a dream.”

“Best kind of dream,” I respond. Images from my own dream try to invade my head, but I push them away. I just want to focus on the here and now, primarily, Riley’s warm skin up against my own.

“It was very nice.”

“Just nice?”