Into the Tide (Cottonwood Cove #1)(59)

“Why’d you stop?” she asked. Her breaths were coming hard and fast, and her eyebrows pinched together with concern.

“You flinched. I felt it. We’re not doing this unless you’re certain, Lila.”

She groaned and covered her face with her hands. “I did not flinch because I’m hesitant.”

I tugged her hands away from her face. “Look at me. Tell me what’s going on. Are you nervous? We can take things slow.”

My hands moved down her sides and settled on her hips.

“No. Nothing like that. I did something stupid,” she whispered.

“Tell me. What did you do?”

“I wanted this to happen,” she said with a shrug, and her cheeks pinked. She was so fucking sweet sometimes, and her vulnerability and honesty was something I was drawn to. “And I hoped it would happen, you know? So, I went to this place yesterday with the girls. It’s called The Pretty Kitty.”

My eyes widened. “What the fuck is The Pretty Kitty?”

“It’s a waxing place. And I got my bikini area waxed just in case you were to see me.”

“I have seen you, and you’re fucking perfect,” I said, searching her gaze and trying to figure out where this was going.

“You saw me in the dark, in the water. I just wanted to be ready.” She shrugged.

“So, you went to a waxing place and got waxed?” I asked.

“I did. But the wax was having some issues and was maybe hotter than normal, and I don’t know. Oh my god, this is so embarrassing.” She shook her head and covered her face again with her hands.

“Hey,” I said, wrapping my fingers around her wrists and pulling her hands down. “If we’re going to do this, you have to be able to talk to me. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. So, the wax was hot? Isn’t it supposed to be hot?”

She chuckled. “Yeah, I guess so. But it was hotter than usual, and then she used this healing salve that I think I possibly had a reaction to, and so it’s a little irritated on the sides of my—er, vajazzle.”

I barked out a laugh. “Your vajazzle? Do you mean your pussy is irritated, Snow?”

Her mouth gaped open, and it was fucking adorable. She was sexy and innocent at the same time, and it turned me the fuck on.

“You’ve got a dirty mouth, Bear. But I like it. She did say that I should have my boyfriend blow on it.” A smile spread across her face, and a pink hue covered her cheeks. “Of course, I told her I didn’t have a boyfriend. And yes. That’s the situation. So, I didn’t flinch because I’m hesitant. I’m just a little uncomfortable in my bikini area.”

“You want me to blow on your pussy, Snow?” I chuckled at how awkward she was when it came to talking about this shit. Hell, I was a sexual man. Nothing about this bothered me—her being a virgin. Her being my best friend’s little sister?

That bothered me.

A bad wax job. I didn’t give a shit, but I didn’t like the idea of her being in pain.

I pushed to my feet, holding her in my arms, and gently set her down on the bed as I hovered above her.

“What are you doing?” she whispered, her eyes wide and wild with need.

“Let me see what’s going on.”

She shook her head and squeezed her eyes closed. “I can’t believe this is happening.”

“Open your eyes, and look at me,” I demanded, and I waited for her dark brown gaze to lock with mine. “You don’t need to be shy with me. I think you’re the most beautiful fucking woman I’ve ever seen. Let me just check it out, and maybe I can help.”

She slowly nodded. “Okay.”

I reached for the hem of her dress and pushed it up, and she lifted her ass a few inches off the bed so I could pull the fabric all the way up and rest it on her stomach. She wore a pair of white lace panties, and I sucked in a breath at the sight of her. Lean, tan legs. White lace. And the way she was lying there, looking like an angel as she let her guard down so I could see what was going on, it had my dick throbbing against my zipper. My fingers trailed up her thighs, and I pushed them apart enough that I could stand between them.

“Right here? Is this where it’s bothering you?” The area on the outside of her panties was definitely red and irritated.

She nodded, her chest rising and falling rapidly. I ran my fingers gently over each side as her legs fell open even more. Back and forth, I soothed her heated skin with the tips of my fingers. She moaned a little bit as I continued soothing her for several minutes before moving to the band of her lace panties and waiting for her eyes to meet mine. “Can I take these off and see if it’s irritated there, as well?”

She didn’t speak. She just nodded and bit down on her juicy bottom lip. I slipped her panties down her legs and dropped them on the floor. It was only red on the sides, and I licked my lips.

“So fucking beautiful, Snow.” I continued moving my fingers up and down along the irritated skin as I dropped to my knees at the foot of the bed. She pushed up on her elbows to look at me.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m going to make you feel good. Has anyone ever tasted you before?” My hands continued moving along her sensitive skin as she looked down at me.

“Once. But I didn’t like it.”