Page 55 of Beyond the Rules
His broken brow came up. “Youcan’tswim?”
“Nope, notalick.”
He stared at me as if I were an alien from another planet. To someone like Aiden, swimming was a life skill. The puzzled expression in his face revealed he couldn’t comprehend the lapse. A parade of emotions drifted across his eyes before he spokeagain.
“Let me ask you this question.” His gaze held on to my face, his eyes kind and gentle, but also wide with knowledge. “If you can’t swim, what were you doing in thewater?”
The answer, of course, didn’t make any sense. “I was comingafteryou.”
“You were coming after me,” he repeated. “You were coming after me, even if youcan’tswim?”
“I couldn’t very well let you die, could I?” I said. “I mean, what would Tanner and Zar say if I came homewithoutyou?”
His embrace tightened. He drew me onto his lap and kissed me, a mauling that smashed me against the sheer vastness of his bare chest and vanished any traces of cold from my body. In his arms I was safe and no body of water could claim my life.Orhis.
“Nina Leon, I know you’re a skeptic.” He brushed his lips against mine. “But just so you know: I loveyou,too.”
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Aiden
Her eyes widened into a shell-shocked look. Her mouth pursed to deny my words. Instead, she pressed her lips together and stared at me as if she hadn’t known, hadn’t suspected, couldn’t admit to the fact that we were meant to be a lot more than fuck buddies, best friends, and life-longlovers.
She leaned against me and rested her back on my chest, draping her shorter legs over mine, conforming to my body’s reclining position as if I were her chaise. She was quiet, working things out in her mind. She reached out for my hand and settled it on her belly, covering it with her much smaller one. At least she wasn’t arguing withtruth.
Nina was in turmoil, but I was a simple guy. No sense in debating my feelings. I’d been searching for Nina all my life. Brains, looks, heart. We had the same tastes, the same passions. And now she was here. There was no feeling blue when she was around, no flashbacks and very few nightmares. Turns out Nina was better for me than any prescription I’d ever tried. I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her to me. Now all I had to do was hang on to her.Right?
Easier saidthandone.
I examined the stars popping up in the sky. Nina wasn’t likely to admit to love, but she’d shown it to me today. It was as clear as Cassiopeia’s five stars, glittering above us. I was pretty sure she loved Tanner also, even if her lips weren’t capable of making the “love” word. As for Zar, he lagged behind, but the vibes were off the chart between them. Sooner or later, those two would have to hashitout.
“Lots to handle, I know.” I brushed my lips against her temple. “We’ll figureitout.”
Her brows arched in an expression that said she wasn’t sure. And therein lay the challenge. Three of us for her to figure out. One of her for us to share. It was like an engineering problem, a matter of structural integrity. One entity, balancing on four pylons. If any one of them broke or gave way, the whole structure would topple. The question was: Could we really make this work? Could we keep her together while we split her apart? Could she split us apart while she kept ittogether?
Lots in the air. The only easy day wasyesterday.
I knew how to get her out of the funk. I scooted her up and, lowering my zipper, allowed my swollen cock to pop out of my jeans. “It’s been patient all day. What doyousay?”
She flashed the naughty smirk that fired my blood. “I say where have you been and pleasecomein.”
I threw the blanket aside, scooped up her legs and, lifting her hips, lowered her onto my dick, a slow glide to wonderland. Talk about having an instant effect. Her orgasm kicked off, a pulse that bore down on my cockhead at the very back of her sex. She tensed in a last minute attempt to stop herself from coming, but the contractions strengthened and her inner walls compressed around my dick, grasping, gripping. I held still as she cried out my name until it echoed all over therange.
I kept my cock in her, gritted my teeth, and waited for her to finish. When she was done and her body relaxed on my lap, I gently pushed her forward until she braced her hands on my thighs and straddled mygroin.
“I’m your ride, remember?” I wrapped my hands around her waist and urged her hips into a rocking motion. “Sorideme.”
Her pussy came down on my cock, lips tight around my girth as she squeezed and released. Like most guys, I was into visual effects, but this view was, well, magnificent. My cock surged deeper in her. I held back until she fell forward and a deep groan rose from the center of her being, a female growl. Her legs shook at either side of me and her tight little anus flickered like a shutter, expanding into a perfect little ring and then contractingfiercely.
The sight did me in. With a grunt, I shot my come in her. The universe roared in my ears. The Milky Way swirled before my eyes. Cassiopeia laughed, filling the black void between the stars with sparkles of bliss. The news went out among the constellations. Aiden Blackwasback.
When I came to, Nina was sprawled over my legs. My come bubbled from her, a creamy trickle on her pussy’s lips. God, she was beautiful. I found her foot and, holding her toes to my mouth, kissed each one in profound gratitude. The mathematical equation was pretty simple to me:sex=love.
I wrapped my arms around her waist and lifted her back, so that her head rested on my shoulder. She slumped against me, boneless.My woman. I hadn’t had to teach her a thingaboutthat.
“Come on, sleepy head.” I kissed her face, her hair, her ear. “We’ve got togetback.”
Her eyes opened and slowly focused on my face. “But…Why?”