Page 23 of Finding Romance (Romances in the Building #2)

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Piper

Everything about the evening seems perfect.

We eat delicious food and talk about everything and nothing all at the same time.

I make Kasen tell me a story about growing up and fishing with his dad.

He smiles as he tells the story. He becomes less and less mysterious over the course of the meal, and by the time he’s feeding me chocolate cake, I’m trying to tell myself I’m not falling for him.

I pat my stomach as I sit back in my chair and stare up at the night sky. We’re a good two hours from the city and you can see so many more stars here.

“You want to walk down to the water?” he asks as he points to the dock at the end of a path from the deck. It’s lit up with little solar lights on either side of the pebble trail.

“Sure. I could use a little walk,” I state as I get up and link arms with him. We walk down to the end of the dock. I take my shoes off and set them beside me. It’s unseasonably warm tonight, but I still shiver a little.

He pulls me against him, wrapping his arm around my shoulder.

“You want to dance, illustrator?” he asks.

I frown. “There’s no music,” I point out and he pulls his phone out and plays an old song I heard my grandmother playing once.

He takes me in his arms, and we dance. I feel like I’m at prom, something I never went to. It’s like life is giving me a do-over.

“What are you thinking?” he inquires as we sway back and forth.

“I never went to prom,” I explain. “And this sort of feels like life is making up for it.”

He presses a kiss on my forehead. “I’m glad. You deserve every experience.”

“Every experience?” I ask, my voice teasing.

He chuckles. “Yes, every last one.”

I lean up and plant a kiss on his lips. It’s not meant to be sexy, but somewhere between a sweet kiss and his arms wrapped tightly around me, it changes.

The air crackles between us and Kasen reaches down and lifts me into his arms, bridal-style.

We continue kissing as he walks us back up to the house and straight into the bedroom.

When he sets me down, I’m dizzy with need, and I grasp on to him for support.

“Slow down,” he says gently. “We have all night.”

“OK,” I say as I stop moving, unsure of what to do.

“We need to get you out of your head. How about we take a bath? There’s a giant hot tub in the bathroom,” he suggests.

“I didn’t bring a bathing suit,” I say and then shut my mouth immediately because I realize he means we take a bath with no clothes.

“Are you OK with that?” he asks, seemingly reading my mind.

My mouth is dry but I nod. It’s time to rip off this bandage.

He motions for me to turn around with his finger and I comply. He slowly pulls the zipper of my dress down and holds it open so I can step out of it. I’m left in my underwear and his eyes become hooded as he takes me in.

“May I?” I ask as I point to his tie. He nods and I remove his tie and push his suit jacket off his shoulders. He wriggles out of it as it bunches at his biceps. Then I remove his white button-down shirt and his belt buckle. I fumble with the button of his pants, my hands shaking a little.

“There’s not a rush,” he assures me as he places his hand over mine. I take a breath and release the button, pushing down the zipper and watching as his pants fall away. He reaches down and removes them with his socks.

Now we’re both left in our underwear. I walk into the bathroom and he follows. He fills the hot tub and turns on the jets.

As he goes to dim the lights, I quickly remove my bra and underwear and begin sinking into the warm, bubbling water. I groan at the feeling of it. I open my eyes to see Kasen watching me.

“You coming in?” I ask as I start to turn to give him privacy.

“You can watch me,” he offers. I stay put and my eyes drop to where he’s hooked his thumbs in the elastic waistband of his underwear. I’m not sure what I expect. I’ve seen a few penises before, but I’m not prepared for Kasen’s.

My eyes widen at the sight of him. My brain does mental gymnastics as I attempt to figure out how the enormous appendage between his legs is going to fit inside me.

He tosses his underwear to the side and climbs into the tub.

We sit at opposite sides until he reaches out and pulls me toward him. My legs go to the outside of his, and as I sit, I feel his hard length pressed against my center. Holy shit! This is actually happening.

His eyes search mine. “I went to the doctor this week and got bloodwork, just to make sure I’m good to go. I am,” he assures me.

“Can we…” I trail off unsure of how to ask him this question.

He presses a finger under my chin and I look back into his eyes. “I’ve been taking the pill for a year or so because of my cramps.”

“What do you want, baby? Use your words and tell me. Tonight is all about me making you feel good,” he coaxes.

“No…barriers,” I say.

“Shit, I…OK. I’ve only done that a few other times with my last girlfriend,” he explains.

I nod and relax a little. “Good, then it puts us more on equal footing since it’ll be sort of a newish thing for both of us.”

He pushes a strand of hair back behind my ear and follows the path of his finger with his lips. “You make me feel like everything is new all the time, Piper. I’m not sure I actually saw the world before I met you.”

I moan as he sucks lightly on my neck, my head tipping to the side to give him more access. He grips my ass and I start moving against him. The water sloshes against the sides of the tub. I’m only half aware of the mess I’m making as the waves reach over the edge and water hits the floor.

All of a sudden, he stands and I squeal, wrapping my legs around his waist.

He grabs two towels and uses one to dry us off and the other he lays across the bed after he yanks the comforter down. I slide down his body and he finishes making sure I’m dry everywhere but between my legs.

Stepping back, he looks at me. His face is a myriad of emotions.

I shiver under his gaze and he motions for me to get in bed.

Then he pushes a pillow under the towel and settles my ass on top of it.

I’m elevated slightly and feel so exposed.

He’s kneeling between my legs and I wonder if this is it. Am I about to lose my virginity?

“Not yet, baby. Let me get you ready,” he says in a low gravelly voice as he leans down and pushes my legs further apart, making room for him to lie down. His face is mere inches away from an area no man has ever explored before.

“Close your eyes and just feel,” he encourages. The second my eyes are closed, I feel him run a single finger between my folds, separating them with each stroke. The way his finger easily glides along my most sensitive skin tells me how wet I am.

But apparently, I’m not wet enough because, after a few moments, he slides his finger inside me to the second knuckle, and his tongue presses to my clit. I nearly leap off the bed from the intensity of it.

“Relax,” he coos as he sucks on my clit while pumping his finger slowly in and out of me. How is he so good at that? I start to contemplate the answer to that but then he flicks his tongue over that bundle of nerves and I lose track of my thoughts.

I feel myself relaxing and my legs begin to fall open as his tongue goes from my clit to my entrance and back again. After a few minutes, I’m pretty sure I’m dying. I need him inside me now. I squirm and he shooshes me.

I feel a second finger push inside me. I feel so full as he pumps deeper.

I start to grind against him, needing more, wanting more. I’m so wet that it makes a noise as he licks and sucks me. I want to be mortified, but I don’t care. I’m so needy that all I can think about is Kasen being inside me. He tries for a third finger and I reach down.

“Too full,” I groan as I grip his hand. His tongue licks through my fingers to reach my clit, and fuck, that was hot.

“You need me to loosen you up. I want this to be good for you,” he explains as he pushes my legs wider apart with one hand while continuing to suck and lick and push his third finger into me.

His fingers can barely move and it burns a little.

I feel his saliva as he spits on his fingers and pushes them a little deeper.

I close my eyes and whimper when he pulls his fingers from me and gives me a final lick that ends with his tongue inside me.

“Please,” I beg, not even sure what I’m begging for.

He kneels and I feel him run the head of his dick up and down my wetness until he’s sliding through my inner folds and then it gets lodged at my opening. I squirm, trying to force him inside.

“Slow,” he murmurs and I feel his hand guiding him inside a little bit at a time, in and out, inch by inch until he slides all the way inside causing a burning sensation. He keeps himself suspended above me with one hand. And I watch him as he looks at where we’re joined.

“Fuck, you have no idea how hot you look wrapped around my cock, baby,” he says.

Dirty talk. This is what it’s like. And I think I’m a huge fan.

“Please, move,” I plead as I squirm beneath him. It didn’t hurt like in the movies, it’s just uncomfortable. He’s so big and I’m not sure how this will work.

“You OK?” he asks as he looks at me.

I nod. “Yes, please move.”

He starts slow, and I thrust up to meet him. We find a rhythm and he grabs my ankles and spreads my legs farther apart, completely controlling me.

“Deeper,” I groan and he slams into me completely. And we both moan.

He hits some part of me that has my mind going blank. The only thing existing is him inside me and the friction our bodies are creating. He places my ankles on his shoulder and leans down, stretching my legs toward me.

“Oh!” I yelp in surprise as he slides deeper.

“You OK?” he grunts, freezing for a second.

“Yes, yes, so OK, better than OK,” I murmur. He chuckles and bites my lower lip, and I moan again as he starts moving.

I didn’t think an orgasm during my first time would be possible, but whatever he’s doing has me flying toward a release.

“Don’t stop, please don’t stop,” I cry out as I feel myself charging toward a high like I’ve never felt before. His thumb reaches between us, drawing tight circles around my clit as he thrusts inside me.

He moves faster as I begin to tremble, losing complete control of my muscles as my entire body spasms and my mouth drops open in a silent cry. My head falls back onto the pillow, and a second later, Kasen grunts and I feel the warmth spilling inside me as his cock jerks.

“Holy shit! Is that what I’ve been missing this whole time?” I whisper.

He presses kisses to my cheek and jaw as his cock gives one last jerk inside me and we both groan.

“I think that’s what I’ve been missing. Damn you feel good,” he says as he pulls out and I wince a little.

“OK?” he confirms.

I nod and he gets up and comes back with a warm wet cloth, wiping me between my legs and then crawling up the bed. He tucks me against him and kisses my forehead, and I smile as I drift to sleep.