Dare to Stay (Dare Nation 4)

“I say let’s do it.”

“Yes.” He grinned and captured her lips with his.

At the first slide of his tongue into her mouth, she moaned and kissed him back. Eager to taste him. Eager to grab on to him while she could. His hand came up and cupped the back of her neck and held her in place while he plundered her mouth, leaving no doubt how much he wanted her.

She pulled at the hem of his shirt, lifting it up and rubbing her palms against his muscular abdomen, soaking up his warmth, sliding her hands upward.

The sound of the phone dinging jarred her out of the sensual haze she’d been lost in while he leaned his head back and groaned. “Dinner,” he muttered. “They’ll be ringing the bell any minute.”

She pushed herself off him and stood, waiting while he did the same. A look at his erection straining against his sweats and she grinned. “I think I’ll get the door.”

He adjusted his cock and she knew he had to be uncomfortable. “Yeah. Good idea,” he muttered, clearly annoyed by the interruption.

But her stomach grumbled, and she rushed for the door just as the bell rang.

* * *

Braden woke up cuddling a soft, warm body in his arms, and he took a minute to savor the feeling. Last night was the first time he and Willow had spent the entire night together since reuniting, and he could now see why his brothers had fallen hard and fast when they realized they had found the one woman meant for them.

Something had changed with Willow, and he didn’t think it was his imagination. She’d lowered her guard, let him in, and he was so fucking grateful. He saw it in her easygoing manner, her faster smiles, and her curiosity about his life. And he’d felt it the minute he’d slid into her body, her wet heat clamping down on his cock and emotions rushing through him. But he’d really known everything had changed when he’d looked into her eyes without encouraging her to meet his gaze. She hadn’t held back.

Since he knew he’d scare her with the words, he kept them to himself. It was enough that he knew. Telling her would come when she really believed he was here to stay. They were at the fragile beginning, but he’d made progress.

She stirred in his arms and rolled to her back, her sleepy eyes fluttering open and meeting his gaze. “Morning.”

He leaned over and pressed a kiss to her lips.

“Nooo. I haven’t brushed my teeth.” She laughed and slid out of bed.

“I don’t care,” he called after her, his gaze on her naked back and ass as she walked into the bathroom.

Rolling over, he groaned. His dick was already hard, and it wasn’t just morning wood. He waited for her to finish and slipped out of bed next, taking care of business and laughing as he brushed his teeth before rejoining her in bed.

He rose on top of her and kissed her in earnest. Last night he’d tasted every inch of her body. He’d sucked on her tight nipples, licked and nipped at her breasts, and spent plenty of time teasing her pussy before thrusting his tongue inside, pinching her clit, and making her come.

Now though? He wanted to go slow and make sure she felt everything he did. As he pushed into her, his gaze locked with hers, and he slowly eased himself so deep she gasped as he bottomed out inside.

“You feel that? That’s me, right where I belong. So deep you don’t know where you end and I begin.”

He thrust upward once more before gliding out, taking his time with each and every slide. She moaned, arching her hips, and he made sure to grind himself against her clit before pulling out again. Slow and steady, wanting her pleasure to wash over her while he watched.

She’d wrapped her arms around him, and suddenly she blinked, a tear leaking from one eye.

“Am I hurting you? Should I stop?” He began to pull out, and she lowered her hands and gripped his ass.

“Don’t you dare. It’s just … so intense, so good,” she said, urging him back into her.

“That’s because it’s us,” he said as her palms pushed him deeper and she squeezed her inner muscles around him.

The combination triggered him, and he began to thrust, pounding into her faster, harder, and deeper than before.

“Yes, Braden. Harder,” she said on a frustrated sob.

She clamped around him, causing sensation to shoot through him. His balls drew up tight, but he was alert enough to know she had to come first and he had to watch her while she came apart beneath him. He lifted himself up and changed his angle, searching for just the right spot inside her that would send her soaring.

“Oh God, yes!” She arched her hips and suddenly stilled, then her entire body began to shake as she came … and came, the orgasm ripping through her and seemingly going on forever.