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Sex with Beckett was fantastic.

We had sex again before midnight, this time on the bed, and it was hot and good and intense. I felt well-used by the time we were lying together, him on top of me, his face beside mine, breathing hard as he recovered from his orgasm and I my fourth one for the night.

“That was sooo good,” he said and then grinned. “I mean, great!”

“You’re going to wear me out,” I said with a laugh. “I’ll be sore in the morning.”

“But it’s a good kind of sore, I hope…”

“The very best kind.”

We lay together for a while, his cock still deep inside of me, slowly deflating. When he pulled out and removed the condom, he lay back down on top of me and leaned on his elbows, stroking my face.

“I hope I can talk you into staying the night,” he said, his voice soft. “Can’t you text your family and say you’re staying the night at Leah’s or something?”

I shook my head. “I can’t lie to them. After all they’ve done for me, it would be bad to start now. I’ll go home. Besides,” I said and slipped out from under his body. “I have to get up early and meet Leah at the gym for more rock climbing and the MCMAP.”

He resisted letting me out from under him, pinning me beneath him then tickling me, making me squeal with laughter.

“Beckett!” I cried out, twisting in his arms. “I have to go…”

Finally, he rolled off me and sighed heavily. “I forgot about the MCMAP. Sadly, I have a business meeting so I have to bow out of it.”

I stood up and nodded, not wanting to say anything about wishing he was going to be there like before. I had to remember the real reason he was here in Topsail Beach. He was attending a convention and holding a retreat for his staff. He wasn’t here to get laid and spend time with a new woman.

I went to the bathroom and had a quick pee, then washed my hands and face. I was standing naked in front of the mirror when Beckett joined me and took a pee as well. It seemed far too domestic considering we were really strangers, but I guess since I had his cock in my mouth only moments earlier, I shouldn’t feel shy with him.

It made me think of everything I missed with Dan. He was away deployed so often that we only spent a total of a few months living together so I missed out on a lot of the domestic moments that married couples – or even engaged couples – experienced. Being engaged and then married to a soldier during a war meant that you spent most of your time separated.

With Beckett, if anything did develop between us, I could have a real relationship and that small part of me that craved it felt sad that after the weekend, I would probably never see him again.

“Penny for your thoughts?” he said and stood behind me, his arms around me, his chin resting on my shoulder. One hand moved to cup a breast and squeeze.

I smi

led and met his eyes. “If you keep that up, I’ll never get home.”

“Mmm,” he said. “Now that I know how easy you are to seduce, I’ll keep you captive for the rest of the week.”

I smiled when he squeezed me and kissed my cheek. He turned me around in his embrace and we kissed more deeply, and then enjoyed the embrace, our naked skin warm against each other. I could stay like that for hours, but I wanted to get home before it was too late. I didn’t want to wake Dan’s parents when I came in and then have to face any questions about where I was and what I was doing.

I dressed while Beckett called the limo service. Then, he pulled on his swimming trunks and a t-shirt and sat on the bed and watched me. When I was done, he walked me out of the hotel to the car that was waiting in the driveway.

“What are you doing tomorrow night?” he said lightly.

“I’m working the late shift, so I won’t be off until two. I have to clean up and restock for the morning shift.”

“Conventions over on Wednesday. I’ll be heading back to Manhattan. I’d like to see you before I go. Give me your cell phone.”

I handed him my phone and he quickly added his phone number and details.

“Call me when you have some time so I can see you before you go. Lunch. Dinner. Whatever time you have.”

I smiled and we kissed once more before I slipped into the limo and closed the door. I felt a pang of sadness as the car drove off and I watched him standing under the bright lights of the hotel entrance.

He waved and stood watching me until we turned a corner and I couldn’t see him any longer.

I didn’t wake anyone up, luckily. I had a quick shower, and then crawled into bed, nestling into the cool crisp sheets, wishing I was still with Beckett. I lay in the darkness, listening to the sounds of the surf in the distance. He was leaving on Wednesday. I worked all day at the restaurant.