Page 16 of Savage Protector
I’m at Bailey’s. I’m still at Bailey’s. What the fuck is she doing in the cold like this?
I open the truck door and help her inside, sliding over so she can jump in. “What the hell are you doing, girl? You shouldn’t be out here with that ankle. You’ll slip again.”
She chuckles under her breath, but there’s a serious look on her face. “My dad’s asleep. I thought you left me.”
“I must have fallen asleep out here.”
“And he didn’t come check on you?”
I shake my head. “Nah. That’s not weird, though. Probably thought I needed some space. He say anything to you?”
She shakes her head. “No, but the way you stormed out, I figured he would’ve. What was that about?”
“Nothing. Didn’t mean anything by it. How was your nap?”
She bites her bottom lip and looks away as though she’s annoyed. “Lonely.”
“Your dreams didn’t keep you company?” My arm stretches out behind her as she looks toward me.
“No. I only had one dream.”
“What was that?”
“I dreamt that the snow melted, and you left.”
“Where’d I go?”
She shrugs. “Don’t know. I woke up sad, didn’t see you, and I panicked.”
My hand cups her face, my thumb scrubbing against her cheek. “You’re okay. I’m right here. You have your dad, too. He said you don’t like being alone.”
“It’s not about that, though.” She slides closer toward me. “I didn’t want to be withoutyou.” Her gaze meets mine. “You’re bossy, you think you know everything, and you don’t listen to anyone, but you’re also sweet, kind, and you take care of me.” A tear rolls down her face. “When you said you had feelings for me, I lied. I have feelings for you, too. When I sobered up, I remembered those adventures we’d go on when my family came out to visit you and your brothers. Do you remember when you showed me how to snowshoe?”
My heart squeezes and I pull her closer. “Yeah. That was ages ago. You were young then.”
She nods. “Yeah. So, when I think about the things we did together when I was young, like you showing me how to use a compass or making me hot cocoa, I feel really weird about how much I like you now. It scares the hell out of me.”
I’ve never felt more disgusting in my life. “It scares me, too. I didn’t mean for this to happen.”
“Me either, but it did. So, now what?”
“We figure things out, if you want to. If not, I understand.”
She leans in slowly, and I press against her lips, running my fingers through her hair as she pushes in closer.
My cock is hard, and I’ve needed relief for over a day now, but I’m not pressing anything. Especially not with her father twenty feet away. Instead, I land my lips all over her body. On her neck, her collarbone, and on the lobe of her ear.
She kisses me back, moaning as she moves. “Why am I so desperate for you?”
I growl against her ear and drag in the vanilla scent on her skin. “It’s unbearable for me, too. We should stop. My cock is already hard, and I don’t know if I can hold back this time.”
She climbs onto my lap and tucks her sore ankle between my thigh and the door. The truck is still rumbling, and the heat that was once comforting is now too much. “Then don’t hold back. Unzip your jeans and let me sit on your cock.”
“Here? No! The first time we have sex won’t be in my truck.”
“Why not?” There’s a whine in her voice that I want to take away. “I don’t care where we are. I just want to feel you.”
I’ve held the animal in me back for over a day now, and I’m pretty proud of that considering how badly I want her, but the last bar on the cage is snapping and I’m about to lose it. “I want to feel you too, princess, but not here. Come on. Climb down.”