a shower because this girl is about to break the longest dry spell in the history of mankind. A dry spell worthy of a river, and I just happen to have one underneath me right now, primed and ready to go.
“Where are we going?” I ask with our mouths still touching.
He pulls away to answer. “My sister’s house. She’s going out of town to meet up with her husband and kids. We will have the whole house to ourselves. She has an enormous hot tub and pool.”
He says it like he’s trying to convince me to go, and there’s no need. I’m more than willing to follow him anywhere.
“Is there a bed?”
“Yes, they’re pretty modern people. They don’t sleep on the floor.”
“Is it big?”
“The bed?”
“Yes, silly, what else?” I say.
He thrusts his hips upward, connecting his length with my core, and raises his brows high, and I laugh.
“Okay, okay, I surrender to the king’s sword!” I yell. I collapse against his chest and bury my face in his neck while fits of laughter rack my body.
“You’re out of control, but I think I like it.” He digs his long fingers into my ribs and tickles me silly until I can’t breathe. Why have I been avoiding this for so long? I love being carefree and silly. I’d almost forgotten how much.
The car turns, and I hold onto River’s shoulders so I don’t go rolling across the back seat.
“We’re here.”
The car stops in the circle drive of a house fit for a billionaire. River slides me off his lap and opens the door, reaching back to help me out. It feels good to stretch my legs after being cramped up in the back seat.
“Wow, Poppy’s must be doing well to afford this swanky house.”
“It is, but her husband is an investment banker and my sister-in-law is a very successful real estate agent. You can’t go wrong with that combination.”
He leans down and says something to the driver before closing the door. He takes my arm and leads me up a steep set of stairs to a set of wrought iron doors that a giant could comfortably fit through.
I watch him slide a key in the lock and swing one of the heavy doors open for me to pass. Inside, it’s dark, and the light scents of vanilla and spice hang in the air.
River closes the door and presses a series of numbers into a security system box. When he turns toward me, I can only see an outline of him in the dark, but he still makes me shiver. The alcohol is wearing off, and the significance of my decision to spend the night with a man I’ve only known for two days begins to settle in.
That is, until he takes my hand and leads me through the foyer to the back yard. His touch relieves my uneasiness, and I realize that my inhibitions are still absent even though my buzz is wearing off.
Outside, the Olympic-sized pool glows in the dark and the scent of chlorine invades my nose, taking me back to the summer days I spent lounging around my parents’ pool. Back when they still had hopes of me becoming a doctor.
Just beyond the pool is the enormous hot tub River spoke of.
“You weren’t kidding. That’s a huge hot tub. I’ve never seen one that size before.”
“That’s because originally, it was the pool until Allen had this monster put in. His daughter, Courtney, is an amazing diver and swimmer. They hope she’ll be in the Olympics someday.”
“You have some talented genes in your family, huh?”
“No more than you.”
We continue to walk around the giant pool toward the pool-sized hot tub.
“There are suits in the pool house if you want, or we could just . . .”
He nods his head toward the dimly lit water.
“Let’s just do it. Nobody's around, right?”
“No,” he says with a chuckle.
“No security cameras?”
“I’m pretty sure Allen wouldn’t have left the house on vacation without turning on the security cameras.”
I purse my lips together and fiddle with my bracelet while I consider the risks of being caught naked on camera.
“Maybe you could shield me while I slip
“Where are we going?” I ask with our mouths still touching.
He pulls away to answer. “My sister’s house. She’s going out of town to meet up with her husband and kids. We will have the whole house to ourselves. She has an enormous hot tub and pool.”
He says it like he’s trying to convince me to go, and there’s no need. I’m more than willing to follow him anywhere.
“Is there a bed?”
“Yes, they’re pretty modern people. They don’t sleep on the floor.”
“Is it big?”
“The bed?”
“Yes, silly, what else?” I say.
He thrusts his hips upward, connecting his length with my core, and raises his brows high, and I laugh.
“Okay, okay, I surrender to the king’s sword!” I yell. I collapse against his chest and bury my face in his neck while fits of laughter rack my body.
“You’re out of control, but I think I like it.” He digs his long fingers into my ribs and tickles me silly until I can’t breathe. Why have I been avoiding this for so long? I love being carefree and silly. I’d almost forgotten how much.
The car turns, and I hold onto River’s shoulders so I don’t go rolling across the back seat.
“We’re here.”
The car stops in the circle drive of a house fit for a billionaire. River slides me off his lap and opens the door, reaching back to help me out. It feels good to stretch my legs after being cramped up in the back seat.
“Wow, Poppy’s must be doing well to afford this swanky house.”
“It is, but her husband is an investment banker and my sister-in-law is a very successful real estate agent. You can’t go wrong with that combination.”
He leans down and says something to the driver before closing the door. He takes my arm and leads me up a steep set of stairs to a set of wrought iron doors that a giant could comfortably fit through.
I watch him slide a key in the lock and swing one of the heavy doors open for me to pass. Inside, it’s dark, and the light scents of vanilla and spice hang in the air.
River closes the door and presses a series of numbers into a security system box. When he turns toward me, I can only see an outline of him in the dark, but he still makes me shiver. The alcohol is wearing off, and the significance of my decision to spend the night with a man I’ve only known for two days begins to settle in.
That is, until he takes my hand and leads me through the foyer to the back yard. His touch relieves my uneasiness, and I realize that my inhibitions are still absent even though my buzz is wearing off.
Outside, the Olympic-sized pool glows in the dark and the scent of chlorine invades my nose, taking me back to the summer days I spent lounging around my parents’ pool. Back when they still had hopes of me becoming a doctor.
Just beyond the pool is the enormous hot tub River spoke of.
“You weren’t kidding. That’s a huge hot tub. I’ve never seen one that size before.”
“That’s because originally, it was the pool until Allen had this monster put in. His daughter, Courtney, is an amazing diver and swimmer. They hope she’ll be in the Olympics someday.”
“You have some talented genes in your family, huh?”
“No more than you.”
We continue to walk around the giant pool toward the pool-sized hot tub.
“There are suits in the pool house if you want, or we could just . . .”
He nods his head toward the dimly lit water.
“Let’s just do it. Nobody's around, right?”
“No,” he says with a chuckle.
“No security cameras?”
“I’m pretty sure Allen wouldn’t have left the house on vacation without turning on the security cameras.”
I purse my lips together and fiddle with my bracelet while I consider the risks of being caught naked on camera.
“Maybe you could shield me while I slip
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