“Are you okay?” he asks, coming to a stop.
Wrapping my legs around his waist, I thrust my hips into his. “Does that answer your question?”
Kellan continues a slow rhythm for a while, but then picks up his pace, pounding his flesh into mine. I’m so close to losing control.
“Give in to me,” Kellan murmurs in my ear. Those words are all it takes.
Clenching my legs tighter around him, I scream out his name as my orgasm explodes from the inside out. Kellan pushes into me a few more times and squeezes me tight as he too gives in to his release. He stays inside me for a few more seconds, but then slowly slides out, takes off the condom, and tosses in the waste basket which sits in the corner of his room before pulling me into his arms.
“That was fucking amazing.”
Closing my eyes, I rub my face against his chest. “Yes, it was.” There’s still a burning ache between my legs. I don’t want the night to end, but it must. “I should probably get home.”
Kellan kisses my head. “If that’s what you want. I can’t make you stay even if I want you to.”
Groaning, I reluctantly slide off the bed. “It’s best I don’t. I can see us getting into too much trouble.”
He chuckles and stretches out on the bed, enticing me to lay back down. “Maybe so, but I understand.” I slide on my bridesmaid outfit and run a hand through my tangled hair. Kellan throws on his clothes and smiles at me. “Come on, I’ll call a taxi and ride home with you.”
“Thanks,” I say, taken by surprise. And that’s another reason why he’s a good guy. Unfortunately, it’ll never work out. Long distance relationships are too hard. Once we’re ready to go, we walk down the three flights of stairs and there’s a cab waiting for us. Kellan opens the door for me, and I slide in. He holds my hand the entire time, but the ride is silent. When we pull up at my house, he gets out and walks me to the door.
“Promise me this stays between us. I don’t want things to get complicated.”
Kellan nods. “I promise. Nothing happened between us.”
That should make me happy, but it doesn’t. All it does is make me want things I can’t have. “Good, it’ll be easier this way.”
Kellan kisses me on the cheek. “Good night, Hope. I’ll see you at the dinner tomorrow.”
Turning on his heel, he heads back to the cab and they drive off. Closing my eyes, I lean against the door and sigh. “What the hell did I just do?”
4
Kellan
As I lay in bed and stare at the ceiling, this would be the time to contemplate my life up to this point. Thing is, there was a party going on in the courtyard, which started after I came back from taking Hope back to her parents. They invited me when I passed by my second-floor neighbors and I told them I’d be down but as soon as I stepped foot into my apartment, Hope’s perfume lingered and reminded me of what we had just done, and I couldn’t bring myself to leave.
I bring the pillow Hope laid her head on and cover my face with it. I’m all for the occasional hook-up, but Hope Dunn isn’t the type of girl you hook-up with, she’s the type you bring home to your mother. She’s the type of woman who wears your grandma’s wedding ring. Part of me regrets what we did, especially when she suggested we keep this between us. It’s the last thing I want to do but I will. Besides, I’m not one to talk. I am one to flaunt, and the idea of having her on my arm at tonight’s dinner is appealing. I’d also love to flirt with her, maybe even steal a kiss or two, but it’s not what she wants and I have to respect her wishes.
The alarm on my phone sounds and even though I’m awake, I jump at the piercing sound. I’m exhausted. Mentally and physically. The last thing I want to do is get up and play a round of golf with Stewart and the rest of the groom’s party, but I don’t have a choice. I’m his best friend and best man, and I will do anything he wants.
My movements are slow. My hand reaches for my phone, and my fingers squeeze the sides to silence it. I sit up slowly, waiting for my head to start pounding, and when it doesn’t, I make sure to turn off the alarm and head toward my bathroom to shower. It’s in there, under the hot water, when I come to the decision that I’m going to flirt my ass off when I see Hope later. I’m going to do my best to let her know one time with her is never going to be enough.