Free Veer (Clayton Falls) by Alyssa Rose Ivy Page A

dream.”
    “That’s a coincidence . I had the same kind about you last night. But then again, I’ve been having them all week.”
    “Yeah?”
    “Uh huh.” His lids were getting heavy . I knew if I wanted to bolt , I was going to have to act fast. I didn’t move.
    “That’s nice.”
    “Nice? Is that all it is? ”
    “Great, exciting, wonderful…”
    “Perfect.” He leaned in and brushed his lips against mine.
    When he pulled away slightly , I felt his absence. “Yeah, perfect.”
    His lips returned, moving against mine slowly at first before getting more aggressive . H is tongue pushed its way into my mouth. His arms wrapped around me, and I let him lead me onto his lap. We broke the kiss only long enough for him to hike my skirt up more so I could straddle him.
    One of his hands moved under my shirt, slipping under my bra to cradle a breast. I moaned, enjoying the feeling of being touched. I reached a hand down to slip under his shirt. I needed to feel his skin. He pulled back from the kiss , and I looked down at him.
    He didn’t say anything. He pull ed off his t-shirt, tossing it to the floor. Next , he moved his attention to my shirt, pulling it off slowly, before throwing it to join his. His hand went around to unclasp my bra . H is eyes watched for my reaction. I nodded, letting him know I was all in , as though my place on his lap didn’t already say it all.
    He undid my bra, letting it fall onto the couch next to us. His hands returned . H is lips lingered on my earlobe and slowing moved down to my neck and lower. He ran a finger over the faded scars right above my right breast , and I prayed he wouldn’t ask about them. Nothing would kill my mood faster.
    He didn’t. “God, I want you, Becca, ” he said breathlessly, removing his lips for just a moment before returning them to their path. I loved the way my name sounded when he said it .
    “I want you too.”
    I groaned in protest when his lips left again, but I stopped worrying once he picked me up. I wound my arms around his neck and let him take me into his bedroom. He laid me gently down on his bed, sliding my skirt down over my hips and out of the way. I watched as he took off his shorts. I looked away long enough to notice the floor to ceiling windows he’d mentioned earlier. It was too dark to see the ocean , but the moon gave the room a silvery glow.
    “You are so gorgeous.” He lay down next to me, running a hand down my stomach, stopping right at my panties. He kept his hand there for a second, before removing them. I tugged off his boxers, amazed that I was actually lying naked on a man’s bed. For all the times I’d thought about getting this far, I hadn’t ever really imagine d it happening. I hoped he wouldn’t figure out how inexperienced I was.
    I closed my eyes as his hands and lips found me again, giving myself over to him completely, wanting to feel his closeness, and loving his whispered words . I let my hands explore as well, loving every plan e I touched . H e was so muscular, so solid, so str ong. I knew I was safe with him .
    He moved away, and I realized he was getting his wallet. He pulled out a condom, looking down at me to make sure I was ready . I nodded, unable to form the words. I expected pain, I expected fear to take over, but I didn’t feel either of those things—instead I felt pleasure—I felt alive—I felt complete.
     
    ***
    My head pounded, and I groaned. I promise d myself I’d never drink that much a gain. It took a few minutes for the events of the night before to reach me. I felt Gavin stir behind me, and I closed my eyes, trying to get the courage to roll over. As hung over as I was, I didn’t regret sleeping with him.
    “Good morning .” H e spoke softly, likely hearing my irregular breathing and realizing I was awake.
    I took a deep breath and rolled toward him. “Good morning.”
    I expected a smiling face to be waiting for me, but instead I found a frown . “So, um … yeah , about