Ryley's Revenge (Gloves Off #2)(19)
For the first time in over a month, I could breathe. Time stood still and even though I didn’t want to miss a single moment, my eyes drifted shut and I succumbed to the peace he offered me. I wasn’t going to let him go.
I don’t know how long we were asleep, but when I woke up it was still dark outside and the light was on in the room. Ryley slept peacefully beside me, his arm tucked tightly around my waist. My heart hurt thinking about all of the nights I wasted when I could’ve been with him—not missing a single moment together. Gently, I trailed my fingers down his chest to the waistband of his jeans. He jerked with my touch, but his slow, deep breaths showed he was still asleep. I ran my hands over his groin and massaged his growing arousal, smiling when his eyes began to open.
“Now this is how I like to be woken up,” he teased, his voice gruff with sleep.
I played with him more and his cock bulged thick and hard behind his jeans. Climbing on top of me, he pushed his groin against me and rocked his hips. Holy hell, I wanted him to make love to me. He brought his hands to my breasts and massaged them through my shirt while kissing along my collarbone. My breasts felt heavy, sensitive. I couldn’t get enough.
“I missed you,” I whispered. “There wasn’t a day that went by when I didn’t think about you.” He moved against me more rapidly and the friction drove me insane. By the heated look in his eyes, he was close to losing control. I wasn’t far from it either.
“I missed you too, angel.” He trailed his fingers down my cheek, and neck, all the way down to the hem of my shirt. His visage darkened, expression serious. “If we do this there’s no going back. I can’t lose you again.”
Gently, I took his face in my hands and caressed his jaw stubble with my thumbs. “I’m not going anywhere. I can promise you that.” My lips lifted to his, sealing the promise I just made.
His fingers tightened on my breast and in one swift move my shirt was over my head and he had my bra undone, lowering his mouth to my nipple. He bit and sucked, rolling his tongue across my peak while I squirmed beneath him, wanting more. The tension grew with each touch and I could feel his control slipping. Abruptly, he slid away and took off his shirt and jeans, tossing them on the floor, exposing the hardness between his legs.
Opening my legs to make room for his body, he pressed his hips into me and unbuttoned my jeans. Without looking away, he lowered them down my legs, licking his lips. I shivered in anticipation, my clit throbbing relentlessly.
Gently, he pushed a finger inside and then another, stretching me. He smiled in delight when he licked the wetness off of his fingers. “Do I need to put on a . . .”
“No,” I interrupted softly, wishing I could tell him the truth. “We’ll be okay.”
Placing his hand on my cheek, he lowered his lips to mine and settled his body between my legs. He pushed in just a little and circled his hips to spread my wetness on his cock. Once I stretched around him, he thrust all the way in, making me arch off the bed with a loud moan.
“Fuck, I missed this,” he growled. I missed it too.
It couldn’t have been more than a few minutes, but I wasn’t able to hold out any longer. My orgasm felt like it exploded from the inside out, tearing me apart and putting me back together. I screamed with my release at the same time Ryley dug his fingers into my skin and spilled his come inside of me, his cock pulsing with the aftershocks. For a long moment, we laid there staring at each other—so many things left unsaid. But for now, it was enough just to be in his arms and to know that things were about to change.
Please God don’t let me wake up and it all be a dream.
WAKING UP, I laid in bed without opening my eyes. I took inventory of my body, noticing the small pains here and there. It was just confirmation that last night had really happened, and I smiled before stretching and rolling over. Ryley was beside me, his lips spreading into a smile when my gaze focused on him.
“I thought you’d never wake up,” he teased, running his fingers down my bare arm. I shivered and curled into his chest, nuzzling my cheek against his skin.
“I could’ve sworn last night was just a dream. You have no idea how many nights I dreamt of us together, only to wake up and nothing.”
“I had those nights too, angel. But right now, we need to get back home. Check out is in forty-five minutes.” Lifting the sheets, he climbed out of bed, stark naked, and my insides clenched to have him again.
“Are you sure you don’t want to stay in bed with me?” When he turned around, I pinched my nipples and rolled them between my fingers.
His cock instantly got hard and he groaned. “Fuck, you’re going to kill me. But Gabriella’s in the next room, I heard her talking to someone on the phone. I think she’s worried about you.”
Ryley went to the bathroom and brought me a robe. I slid it on while he put on his clothes. When he was done, he grabbed my hand and gave me a kiss. “I’m going to run to my room, take a shower, and change clothes. I’ll be back down in a minute, okay? This should give you a little time to catch up with Gabby. She was pretty pissed at me last night.”
“Yes, I was,” she called out from the living room. Once my robe was tied, I opened the bedroom door and her eyes instantly found mine. She beamed when she saw Ryley and me together. “Hot damn, it’s about time you two got your shit straight. I thought I was going to have to kick both your asses.”