The time for me to leave was getting closer and closer. I hated the thought of heading back home without my friends. It almost felt like doing so would be the end of the summer affair Brody and I had started. While I knew we could make things work after getting back to life, I didn't know if it was the best answer for either of us. He had dreams and ambitions, and I did, too.
I let my thoughts go and enjoyed the next few days with him, playing on the lake and taking long walks through the city streets together. We promised each other that we would watch a chick-flick a day for fun, and so far we'd gotten through three of his top five
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After a long day of hanging out at the island with our friends, we made our way back to his place and made hot dogs before settling down on the couch together.
"Are you excited about the casework next week? I mean," he licked mustard off his fingers, "it has to be pretty cool to see that stuff from behind the red tape, you know?"
"I'm a little excited about it, but honestly, if you knew my parents, you'd understand why I'm dreading it all the same." I took a big bite of my hot dog and kept my attention on him.
"Overbearing?" He popped a few chips into his mouth.
"My dad is. My mom's just his puppet." I finished my hot dog and stood up. "I'm not sure why she lets him run all over her."
He followed me into the kitchen. "Because she loves him, maybe? People do weird shit for love. My mom stayed with my dad, even though he was a cheating bastard. Crazy. I couldn't do it, you know?"
His words drove a stake of fear down the center of me, but I worked hard to play it off. The last thing I needed to do was ruin our last few nights together thanks to my insecurities.
"Yeah. I couldn't do it, either." I reached for his plate and threw them both away. "How long are you guys renting this place?"
"Through August, but I'm serious about leaving a little early." He licked at his lips as he pulled me close to him. "Come get in the shower with me. I wanna touch you all over."
"Sounds like a good deal to me." I lifted to my toes and wrapped my arms around him, kissing him deeply and melted into the strong frame of his chest. He was everything I'd dreamt a man to be, and yet my fears trapped me in an odd state of mind. His sister was a cheater, and so was his dad. Hell, he was a self-proclaimed whore—or had been a few weeks before.
"Come on, baby." He moved back and surprised me by picking me up.
I laughed and smacked him in the chest. "I'm too heavy for this."
"Are you kidding me? I could bench press you with one arm tied behind my back. Blindfolded. While skating on ice in socks." He scoffed, and I snuggled against him, chuckling.
"You're so fucking cocky."
"You love it." He leaned down and brushed his lips by mine.
"Damn straight, I do." I wrapped my arms back around his neck as he lowered me to the floor and pulled my dress over my head. He sat down on the toilet and tugged me over to him, undoing my bra and leaning in to circle his tongue around my nipples one at a time as he squeezed me softly.
I slid my hands through his hair, scratching softly as I let out soft moans to spur him on. He was damn good at making sure I had no doubt to his ability to bring me pleasure by the bucket load.
He kissed my breasts a few times before tugging my panties down. His gaze moved up to mine as his expression hardened a little. "Tell me this isn't it for us, Cora. I want to come see you in the city. Are you getting a place or staying with your folks or what?"
It was odd to see someone like him showing insecurity. It turned me on beyond anything he could do physically to me.
"I'm getting a place with Emily at the end of the summer, but I'll be staying with my parents until then." I leaned down and kissed him a few times as his hands moved over my legs.
"I have a few friends in the city. We'll stay with them when I come to see you." He stood and tugged at his clothes as I turned and started the shower.
"Alright. We'll figure it out when we get there." I forced myself not to dive into why we should just enjoy ourselves and let things lay where they did when I left. Who knew if he would end up staying in Arizona? As badly as I wanted to think about the future with him in it, I wasn't willing to let myself dream that big just yet. Life had a way of taking everyone's attention off of the things that mattered most. I would leave, and he would most likely find someone else.
I stepped into the shower and moved up into the spray as he climbed in behind me.
"I hate how badly you make me wanna offer you the world." He slid his hands around my waist and up to cup my breasts as he pressed himself to my back.
I groaned in delight and pressed my hands to the wall in front of me, arching my back and rubbing my ass over his erection.
"I want to do the same, Brody, but you know that isn't how things work. Let's stop talking about it and enjoy our time together, instead." I glanced back at him, memorizing the way his gaze said that he coveted me. Goosebumps raced across my exposed skin as he reached out and took charge of me, forcing me to turn and lift my ass just a little.
"Alright, baby. Alright." He pressed into me and gripped my shoulder tightly as he fucked me long and hard.