Free Spicy by Lexi Buchanan

into my arms and make her
forget all the stupid things I’ve done. I’m not sure that would have worked
though.
    She’s now in the bathroom taking a shower
while I lounge back on her bed wondering if she’ll let me share it with her. I
want nothing more than to go back to the morning in Alabama when I ran out on
her, except this time I wouldn’t run out. I’d stay and finish what we
started…and I’d probably give her my cell number, which I never give to anyone.
    Hearing the door open, I try not to look,
but my eyes have a mind of their own and zoom straight into her standing in the
doorway, looking very unsure.
    “Callie, c’mon babe. You’re tired.” I climb
from the bed and pull the cover back on the opposite side before indicating
with my arms that she should climb in.
    After a few seconds of hesitation, she
quickly moves to the opposite side and jumps into the bed, pulling the covers
up to her chest.
    She’s going to kill me. Knowing there is
only a thin sheet and blanket covering her sexy curves in her panties and
t-shirt. Yeah, I caught the flash of panties as she jumped into bed. It was
totally unavoidable while I was looking at her gorgeous legs.
    Without moving our eyes from the other, I
reach out to the wall and make a quick move to knock the lights out before she
notices my reaction to her. The same reaction she causes every time I look at
her – every time I hear her voice. Plunging us into complete darkness, I
cuss because I’d forgotten to switch the lamp on to the right of the bed before
getting up.
    Groping around in the dark, my hand finally
connects with the lamp. After switching it on, I chance another look at Callie,
only to find her biting her lip, trying not to laugh.
    I grin before winking at her. “Although
you’ve seen everything I have, you might want to shut your eyes.” Reaching for
my zipper, I pull it down and unbutton my jeans before kicking them off my
legs, thanking God I’d decided to wear shorts. “You know? I never knew you
could be so quiet.”
    She clears her throat. “Where…” She coughs
before trying again. “Where are you planning on sleeping?”
    Sitting on the bed, I keep my back to her,
trying to hide my smile. “I’m sleeping right beside ya, darlin’.” Propping the
pillows up against the headboard, I quickly slide underneath the covers before
she has time to think and lean back. Getting into a comfortable position, I
pull her into my arms, cuddling her against my chest.
    She sighs, slipping her hand slowly up my
stomach with it coming to a rest on my chest. “Don’t get any sex ideas, because it isn’t happening
and if I was feeling myself then you wouldn’t be in this room.”
    I hate that. The fact that she’s only being
compliant because she isn’t well, which is my next question. “So, what happened
back there…and don’t tell me nothing.”
    Stroking her back, I feel her take a deep
breath in and out. She stays silent. “Callie, please tell me.”
    “I…I don’t do well in confined spaces
– dark spaces. They send me into a panic.” She snuggles more into me.
“It’s been a hell of a long time since I’ve had one like that… Stress can, um, tends
to make them worse than usual.” Laughing, she says, “I can’t believe I’m about
to admit this, but I’m glad you were there. To get me outta there…Thank you.”
    Lying down in the bed, I turn her over and
spoon behind her, burying my nose into her neck. I inhale and then nip her neck
slightly with my teeth before forcing myself to pull away, but not before I
feel her shiver in my arms.
    “I’m still not having sex with you.”
    I chuckle, which ends on a groan when she
rubs her backside against my cock that’s not only hard and pulsing with a life
of its own, but leaking in excitement, which she’s going to discover unless she
stops. Grabbing her hips, I hold her still and kiss her on the back of her head
before saying, “Sleep Callie…before you kill me.”
    “I’ve