The Perfect Lie (Hope Falls Universe)(9)

For a brief moment, she remembered how unlike her this was. How they’d only met a day ago. How this was never going to last. But then she pushed the thoughts away as she upped the urgency of the kiss. She knew exactly what she was doing, and she didn’t want to stop for anything. As his tongue explored more, she met him with just as much urgency, rubbing her hips against him; his erection was obvious, even through his pants.

She did manage to pull herself away for the briefest moment to ask, “How secluded is this place?”

“Very.” He bent down to nuzzle her throat as his hand pressed into the small of her back before his palm moved lower.

A little thrill shot through her at the bold move. She decided to do some exploring of her own as she moved her fingers to the hem of his shirt and pulled up. He had to break away from her for a second as she pulled the shirt over his head but it was totally worth it.

She ran her fingers over the ridges of his abs and lower until she reached the belt.

She heard a muttered curse and then he gripped her ass tighter as he lifted her firmly against him. Squeaking in surprise, she wrapped her legs around his waist as he started to carry her away from the edge.

“I think it was getting dangerous,” he said as he carried her effortlessly.

“Am I making your knees week?” she asked softly as she bent to nibble on his earlobe.

Instead of answering, he let out a little growl as he pressed her against a smooth rockface. It was gentle enough so she wasn’t hurt but firm enough that she knew she wasn’t going anywhere any time soon. But before he totally let her go, she started to press her hips against him. Where he had her, his hard cock was positioned right at her core, except there were far too many clothes between them still.

“Josh,” she breathed, trying to figure out a way to tell him that she wanted him naked but also unable to form sentences.

One hand hooked around the back of one knee, keeping her legs tightly wrapped around him; the other firmly kneaded her ass while supporting the rhythm as she ground herself against him. Her head fell back against the stone and her breasts rose and fell with her heavy breaths. His mouth trailed down her neck, pausing briefly at her collarbone and then continuing down the valley between her breasts. But the v-neck of her shirt stopped him before he got too far. She heard a muttered curse and then Josh was pulling away from her.

“I need you naked,” he said in a clipped voice. “Now.”

Well, who was she to argue with that? She reached for her shirts at the same time he did. They each worked both the cover-up and tank up and over her head at the same time until she was only in her deceptively innocent white bra with small pink flowers on it. However, he wasn’t looking at her as though she were sweet. He was looking at her as if he were the Big Bad Wolf and she was about to get eaten alive. Why had she not had woods sex sooner? She really needed to get out of the city more often.

“Naked,” she reminded him as she hooked her fingers in her shorts and panties and pushed them over her hips with a few shimmies. Instead of pulling his pants down, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a little foil packet. Condom. Would she have even remembered? She’d yell at herself later. For now, she was not going to leave the moment.

Of course, right after that, she leaned back on the rock. The sudden cold was a shock to her system and she gasped and jumped away from the wall. “Whoa. Cold.”

Josh’s brow furrowed. “We can move.”

Steph shook her head as she leaned back, this time more prepared for the sudden chill. “I have a better idea. Let’s warm it up.”

The corner of his mouth hooked up and he finally pushed his pants down, freeing his cock to the air. She caught her breath as she finally got to see all of him. “Adonis,” she breathed.

“What?”

“Nothing,” she muttered. His thighs were big and strong, just like the rest of him, and the perfect frame to the more than generous cock he was rolling the condom over. She could practically feel herself get wetter at the sight; she reflexively clenched her thighs together, already anticipating what he would feel like inside her.

“You didn’t listen.” He set a hand on either side of her, caging her against the rock.

“Huh?” She rested her wrists on his shoulders and ran her fingers through his hair as she waited for his next move.

“You’re not naked.”

She glanced down and confirmed that she was still wearing a bra. Instead of explaining what happened, she decided to show him by reaching down and wrapping her fingers around his cock. “I was distracted.”

He sucked in a breath and clenched his jaw. It was as if he was torn between thrusting into her hand and ripping it away. He then cupped her face and kissed her. It was an all-consuming kiss that made the cold behind her fall away and the world seemed to spin. When the world tilted on its axis, she thought it was just her mind playing tricks. But when she felt his erection at her wet heat, she knew he’d lifted her against him.

This time there were no clothes between them. Her lids fluttered open and she met his eyes as he went in just a fraction of an inch and kept his gaze as he ever so slowly pushed deeper until he was fully inside. She bit her bottom lip as she adjusted to his size; he winced as his breaths came faster, even though he wasn’t moving.

“God, you’re tight.” A vein stood out in his neck with the effort it was taking him to not move.