Page 24 of Coyote
My heart aches and my cock throbs at the thought of Bethany being in my bed again at long last.
“You won’t regret this. My bed really is ten times better than it used to be.” I’m not kidding, my old bed was a mattress on the floor, the prospect who’d had the room before me had broken the frame and it hadn’t been replaced. God, I was feral back then. Hopefully now Bethany can see that I’m a responsible adult and not the tearaway I once was.
She slipped her hand into mine as we went upstairs. “I was never there for the mattress. I was there for the company. I’ve been daydreaming about being back in your bed for years and tonight is my big chance.”
My face just about split apart, my grin was so big. This woman really knew how to hit me hard in the feels. She was saying everything I ever hoped she would say to me. It gave me hope that maybe she would want to pick up where we left off three years ago, I just had to show her I was worth the risk.
I was beyond thrilled when she began unbuttoning my shirt the minute we were in my room. I dipped my head and took her lips in a searing kiss.
I remembered to be cautious and not greedy with her. I didn’t want to do anything to scare her, not when I just got her back in my life.
I ran my fingers through her dark hair and told her, “This is the first time we’ve been together in a very long time. Just so you know, we don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do tonight. If you want, we can cuddle and talk, or just fool around. I’m happy to take this as fast or slow as you want, querida.”
“Nope,” she stated teasingly. “You’ve already offered me the big D. No take backs.”
I bit back a laugh, because she was being naughty, and I really liked that. The old Bethany was sweet and shy, I liked that too, though I was curious and excited as hell to see whether naughty or nice Bethany would be in bed with me tonight. “You know, men call it the big C.”
She ran her hand down my stomach and over the hard bar of my cock which was straining to be released from my pants. “I don’t care what we call it, I just want to play with it.”
“I’m more than a pretty cock. You know that, right?” My mock indignation got a laugh out of her.
She began unbuttoning and unzipping my pants. “In all seriousness, you are way more than a hot body, so don’t go thinking I’m only in it for the sex.” Shoving my jeans off my hips, she added, “Wow! You’ve filled out over the last few years.”
I thumped my chest with one hand. “You mean my muscles or my cock? Because I’m pretty sure that fucker is the same monster he’s always been.”
She grinned up at me. “Of course I mean the muscles. You’ve bulked up. You look like a movie star.”
“You make me sound glamourous. Trust me, I’m not. I got all my muscles from hitting the gym almost every day and doing manual labor for a living.”
“It looks good on you, not that the Lucas I used to know didn’t have a hot body, too.”
I scrambled to talk myself up to her because the opportunity presented itself. “I’ve got lots of good qualities. For example, I’m honest, loyal, smart enough to take myself from the rain and persevere no matter the circumstance.” Easing her back onto the bed, I came down on top of her, “I know that I didn’t protect you last time and I won’t make that mistake a second time.”
Her hands came out to land on my chest, and she murmured, “I never blamed you when things in my life went wrong. I know it’s because of me. It’s an unfortunate fact that bad men are drawn to me.”
I reached up, captured one of her hands in mine and brought it to my lips. “Good men are drawn to you as well. Don’t ever forget that, Bethany.”
Cupping my face in her hands, she pulled me down for a kiss. There wasn’t nothing in the world better than the woman I had loved all those years ago and who I’d never forgotten wanting me back, opening herself to sharing intimacy with me again after all this time.
“I still think about your scent and taste. About how soft your skin is and just having you close.”
She tugged me closer and said, “Believe it or not, I’ve spent a lot of time daydreaming about that tongue of yours as well.”
I moved down to run my lips over her neck. “You know what they say, great minds think alike.”
Bethany melted into my touch. “I’m glad we carved out a little time to spend together. Your grand opening has been keeping you pretty busy, and I’ve taken on far too many events lately.”
My hand slid down to caress the soft skin of her stomach and I felt her tense up.
“My body has changed,” she said sounding wistful or maybe even sad.
“You’ve blossomed. You’re a mom now, it suits you.”
She bit her lip and looked like she was about to say something, but was undecided.
“Are you really okay with us going all the way tonight, Bethany?” I could hear the neediness in my own voice when I spoke, but I wanted to make sure that she wanted this and wasn’t doing what she thought I expected.
She leaned in to give me a kiss, I could feel the swell of her breasts against my chest and my cock jumped in appreciation. “I’m sure. If we both want to spend a night together, what’s the harm?”