My legs were trembling, and I wasn’t sure how much longer I could stand for. The combination of two orgasms and that position had them weak as fuck.
“Dylan. I need to sit down. My legs are going to die.”
Chuckling, he slowly withdrew from me. “Come with me.” He wrapped an arm around my waist. “We’re going back to bed.”
“Are we doing that again?”
“Do you want to?”
“I’ve had worse.”
He pushed me onto my bed, laughing, and climbed over me. “You’ve had worse, eh?”
I shrugged.
“I need twenty minutes then we’ll do it again.” He dipped down and kissed me.
I laughed and pushed him away. “Sorry, I have to work soon.”
He lay down next to me and pulled the covers over us before I could move. “I canceled a session yesterday for you to be at the bookstore. You can cuddle with me for a bit.”
I pushed myself up onto my elbow and looked down at him. “You did what?”
He licked his lips. “Canceled a session. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have been back in time anyway, but—”
I dropped my head down and kissed him. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling my naked body on top of his, and returned the gesture.
“I think I’m falling in love with you,” I whispered.
He smiled against my lips. “Amazing what an orgasm can do.”
I slapped him and pulled back, but he didn’t let me go far. “I’m trying to be nice.”
“I know. And I know how you hate serious talks so I’m trying to lighten it for you.”
I smiled and snuggled into him. “I think I have been for a long time.”
“Well, at least you came around. Took you long enough.”
“Gee, thanks.”
He cupped my chin and tilted my head back so I had to meet his eyes. “Saylor, I know I’m falling in love with you. I’ve wanted you for as long as I can remember, and I can’t tell you how glad I am that you’re finally mine.”
“Sweet talk all you like. I’m still not hiking with you.”
“Nah. A couple more of those orgasms, and you’ll be running marathons with me.”
“A couple?”
“Fine, a lot.”
“That’s more like it. But you’re not sleeping in my bed every night. You snore and I like to starfish,” I said. “Only on Fridays.”
“And my bed is open to you for a sleepover on Sundays and Tuesdays. That about covers it, doesn’t it?” He drew little circles on my back. “Wait, we’re just talking about sleep, right? Not sex?”
“Given that we just did it on the kitchen counter, I think it’s safe to say we’re not fussy where that happens.”
“Phew. ‘Cause I have some ideas for that sofa.”
“I bet you do.”
EPILOGUE – SAYLOR
RULE TWENTY-ONE – JUST FLIRT. EVEN IF YOU’RE BAD AT IT. CHANCES ARE, YOU’LL JUST LOOK CUTE AND AWKWARD. UNLESS YOU FALL OVER, THEN IT’S JUST CUTE.
Three Months Later
“If I can give in and find love, you can, too.”
Tori shook her head vehemently at me. “I don’t think so. Besides, it’s not like I’m the only single one now London and Piper are back in time. I have a crew now.”
Holley rolled her eyes. “Piper is building her business and London has a kid. Neither have time to be your crew. Whatever that is.”
“Just go out with Colton,” Kinsley suggested. “Better than nothing.”
“Better than nothing? Are you sick?” Tori’s eyes bugged.
“That is my brother we’re talking about here.”
“I wouldn’t date him.” I folded the tote bag I was holding and slipped it inside the addressed bubble mailer.
“Thank you,” Tori said, motioning to me.
I glanced at her. “Because he’s clearly got a thing for Tori and anyone else dating him is pointless.”
“He does not have a thing for me!”
“He does,” Kinsley said flatly. “And you do for him. It’s obvious to absolutely everyone except you. Even Jasmine said it this weekend.”
“Mhmm,” agreed Holley. “Mom said she doesn’t get why you don’t just get together and get it over it. It’s going to happen.”
“Okay, enough.” Tori held up her hands and passed me another tote bag from the pile. “Even if, theoretically, Colton and I had feelings for each other, getting into a relationship would be next to impossible. The expectations we’d face from all you guys would be insane and it would put immense pressure on us. So, no, it’s not going to happen, so please get over it.”
I blinked at her. “Sounds like you two have talked about that.”
“Yeah, we obviously did that last night after he came over and we had a secret hook-up.” She rolled her eyes. “I have a brain, you guys, and a cat who listens to me rant. Genevieve is an excellent listener.”
I shook my head. “Fine. I get it. I think to an extent we all feel pressure because our group is so tight with the relationships we do have.”
Holley nodded. “Like, when Saylor and Dylan were getting together, it started the whole living together thing with Seb. It was a huge issue for us because he felt insecure about it not happening, but when Dylan told him that even they still have their own space and their own rooms, he felt better about it.”