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Page 43 of Running Play (Gods of Campus #1)

Christian

Shelby places her bag in the foyer; her olive skin has tanned even more from camping.

She looks incredible in denim shorts and a bright orange shirt, and I have to tear my eyes away to focus on unpacking.

But her continual bending over while helping is the last thing I need after a weekend of seeing Shelby in her hot bikini—and our interrupted PG romp in the tent.

It’s just after three in the afternoon when Shelby takes my hand and leads me over to the sofa. “So, I was thinking…”

“Uh-oh.” I joke as we fall down beside each other.

She laughs as I pull her in closer to my body.

“I’m about to ring my family,” she says, her tone light, but her fingers press briefly into my arm.

“I thought maybe… you might stay with me? Say hi to them?” She pauses.

“I’ve mentioned you and they know I went camping with you, so…

I thought now might be a good time for you to meet them. ”

I smile. “I would love to meet your family.”

“Really?”

“Of course.” I beam .

“All right… here goes nothing.” She pulls up her mom’s name on her phone, hovering for a second before clicking FaceTime.

It rings for only a short time, before her mother’s face comes on the screen, she is smiling, and you can instantly tell how delighted she is to see her daughter. “Hello, sweetie.”

“Hey, Mom.”

“How are you going? Are you back from camping?” She scans the room, her eyes—the same shade as Shelby’s—sweeping over my living room. “Where are you?”

“I’m at Christian’s house. Yes, we just got back from camping, and we had a great time. It was so beautiful out there, we did so much swimming.”

“Oh, I got your squirrel photos!” A female voice calls from off-screen. Her mom repositions the phone, and Shelby’s sister—or who I assume to be her sister—comes into view. She has darker hair than Shelby and brown eyes, but the resemblance is clear. “They were so cute and fluffy.”

“Yeah, they were,” Shelby agrees, her face is pure happiness as she talks with her family, and you can see how much they mean to her.

Her mom’s tone shifts slightly, confirming, “So, you’re at Christian’s place?”

“Yeah,” Shelby says, glancing my way. “He’s actually right here. Do you wanna meet him?”

“Love to, sweetie.”

Shelby adjusts the phone so I’m in frame.

Kacey’s eyes go wide. “Oh fuck, nice warning—I just woke up and haven’t brushed my hair…oh shit, he ’s bloody hot, Shelby!”

“He can hear you.” Shelby laughs beside me.

I offer a casual smile and wave, “Hey.”

“Hello, Christian. It’s lovely to meet you,” her mother says warmly, while Kacey smooths her hair with a quick sweep of her palm.

“Thank you, it’s nice to meet you too.”

“I’m glad you got my baby girl out camping. She’s always loved the great outdoors,

up until Just—” She stops mid-sentence, second-guessing her words.

“It’s okay, Mom. He knows about Justin.”

“Oh—okay, that’s good.”

“I had a little freakout camping and Christian was really supportive.”

“What happened?” Kacey asks.

I cut in, quick to clarify. “It wasn’t just Shelby who got spooked, Dani, my sister, got a little shaken too. Some guy was just walking around in the woods.”

“And like the Ghostface guy, you really don’t think it could be Justin?” Kacey asks.

“Ghostface?” Christian asks.

I look to him. “The guy on Halloween was wearing a Scream mask.”

“That’s freaky,” he adds.

Shelby sighs. “Look, I’m expecting Justin to try contacting me over social media. But even if he knew where I was, I doubt he’d come all this way just for me.”

Kacey’s face scrunches. “I don’t know. He’s a weirdo, Shelby. He harassed you so relentlessly.”

“Yeah—when I was right there, in the same town. It’s different now. But yeah, I still get jump scares every time something weird happens, when things feel… off.”

“My darling girl, you’re doing so well, and I’m so proud of you!”

“Thanks, Mom. I just wanted to say a quick hello and introduce you to Christian, but I will call you again tonight.”

“Okay, lovely. Christian, it was so lovely to meet you, please feel free to join our chat again next time Shelby calls.”“Thank you, I will.” I say. “It was really nice to meet the two of you.”

“Hopefully Shelby’s dad will be around to say hi next time too.”

“Be good to meet him.”

“He wants to meet you, too; until then it makes me feel better that you are with Shelby keeping an eye on her.”

“I definitely won’t let anything happen to her.”

“Bye, kids.” Kacey yells as Shelby blows them a kiss and hangs up the call.

Meeting her family, knowing what she’s endured, it only deepens what I feel for her. “Your family is wonderful,” I murmur, leaning in to press a kiss to her nose, my lips lingering. “Just like you.”

Her lips fall to mine as her arms wrap around me.

My hands settle at her waist, guiding her onto my lap until she’s straddling me.

She moves back an inch. “I had the best time camping, thank you so much.” Her arms slide down my chest as she grips the bottom of my shirt.

“Take this off!” she demands on a smirk.

Straightening my back, I allow her enough room to lift my shirt and it drops to the floor as she runs her fingernails down my chest and abs.

Her touch drives me insane, and I need my hands all over her body right now. It’s suddenly become a need like my next breath.

“Bedroom?” I say as I look into her hooded eyes.

She nods.

Seconds—that’s how long it takes me to pick her up; her legs like a bear trap gripping around my waist, her ass in my hands. I have her bound to my body, and I’m climbing the stairs, careful not to trip, but losing no speed as I take the stairs two at a time. Thank God for football drills.

“Do your ribs hurt?” she asks as I shut my bedroom door behind us and place her on my bed.

“Only when I breathe.” I laugh and shrug. “I will ice them later, but trust me, right now they aren’t even drawing one ounce of my attention.”

She lifts her hips and unbuttons her shorts and signals for me to remove them.

I kneel on the bed, grabbing her shorts and pulling them off her, taking in the pale blue thong she wears as I lower myself over her.

I kiss the thin strap of material, which causes her to inhale.

I work my way up, pushing up her shirt and kissing the bare skin below.

She raises her hands, and I remove another barrier, leaving her in a matching blue bra.

My hands run up her stomach and gently grab her breasts as her head falls back deeper into my pillow, a desperate moan coming from her lips.

Her moaning gets more intense as I grind myself against her wet pussy.

Working my way up, I whisper in her ear, which causes her to shiver.

“You’re so wet for me, I love it. It turns me on that I have this effect on you. ”

She moans in response.

“What do you want, Shelby, tell me?”

“I want you inside me.”

Kissing her neck as she throws her head back farther, I reach for her pussy and push the material aside as I slip a finger inside. “You want me to fuck this?”

She nods, her eyes staring down at me.

“Say the words, Shelby”

“Fuck me, Christian.”

“God, you are so wet. I need to taste you first.”

“Oh God, I don’t think I’ll last if you do that. Please, just get inside me now!”

I pull her in for another desperate kiss, only to pull away and reach over to my nightstand until I find the square foil wrapper I’m looking for.

Removing my shorts and underwear, I slide the condom on as she removes her panties.

I lower myself back over her, pushing my cock to her entrance.

Looking up, I stare into her eyes for approval before I enter.

She grabs the side of my face, pulling me into a heated kiss as I sink into her heat, her head dropping back from the kiss and into a moan as I fill her .

“Fuck, Shelby,” I say as I pull out and thrust back in. Burying my head in the crease of her neck I slowly rock back and forth, savoring every inch of her and not wanting this feeling to end.

She whispers into my ear, “I need you lower on me, I need you closer. I want the pressure of you on me.” Slowly I release some of my weight onto her, smothering her body with mine.

“Yes, just like that,” she moans. “Holy shit, don’t stop…

I’m about to come!” she says into my ear, her breathing getting more ragged as her body starts to tremble beneath mine.

Feeling every movement she makes as my body covers hers, she nips at my earlobe and sucks on it.

One thrust, then two, and I come undone, riding out my orgasm with the goddess beneath me.

“Holy fuck,” I say, burying my head into her neck and collapsing.

“Wow.”

I can’t believe how much our bodies are in sync.

She squirms beneath me, a laugh bubbling up. “Okay, you’re kind of squishing me now,” she giggles, voice light, but her fingers linger at my sides, not exactly rushing to push me off.

“Shit, sorry.” I push up on my arms, shifting onto my back and bringing her with me. She lands against me with a breathless laugh, careful to avoid my bruises.

“Are you okay?”

“Couldn’t be better. That was… incredible.”

“I’ll fucking admit that we should definitely do that again.”

“Agreed.”

With this woman, every minute with her just keeps getting better and better.

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