Free Wicked Thing (C.O.A Series Book 2) by Kim Cormack

her and gave her a deviously naughty grin as he trailed kisses down her stomach to her abdomen. She gasped and grabbed a handful of the silken fragrant grass as he pleasured her until another explosion of ecstasy rocked her to her core. He didn’t wait for her to finish shivering before he confessed his love for her as he took her once again. Her heart soared with her love for him as he drove her all of the way to the edge with his knowledge of what movements would pleasure her until he left her gasping and pleading as the aching within her became a swirling explosion of euphoria. In the end they lay wrapped in each other’s arms with their limbs still intertwined, both of them completely spent. She loved him too much. Why had she done this to herself again? Her eyes grew heavy and she knew by the steady rhythm of his breathing that he was probably already asleep. Lexy stayed there for a moment longer and as her eyes filled with tears she blinked them away, knowing that there was no point in shedding tears over something that would only matter to her. It would be best to treat this as a dream, a beautiful dream that had never actually taken place. She’d endeavor to move on with her life as she had planned before she’d slipped up and given in to the desire that held no promise of evolving. She needed to get dressed. Lexy attempted to put his on, but couldn’t. Grey was absolutely dead to the world and his limbs were as unmalleable as bags of cement. She’d tell him he went skinny dipping and fell asleep in the grass. Lexy smiled when she thought about how many times the poor guy had woken up naked somewhere and never bothered to search for an explanation. Lexy made sure she wandered far enough from the pool to be certain that they wouldn’t end up having round three. Next time she’d say no . Lexy sprawled out in the lush grass and closed her eyes, inhaling the scent of the grass with each breath she took until she drifted off to sleep.
    After a long luxurious nap, she awoke to find her Handler clothed, sitting beside her watching a caterpillar crawling in the palm of his hand.
    Grey showed her his new friend and exclaimed, “Look at how fluffy he is.”
    The Friend zone version of her Handler had returned . Lexy smiled, as she sat up so she could get a better look at her Handler’s fluffy orange and black companion. She nodded and exclaimed, “He’s pretty cute.”
    Grey continued to stare into the palm of his hand as he added, “I woke up completely naked over by that pool.”
    Lexy knew if she told him something feasible he wouldn’t bother searching any further for answers. She got comfortable by folding her arms in front of her like a pillow, and rested her head on them, closing her eyes so she wouldn’t have to look into his as she lied, “I wanted to have a nap and you weren’t ready to go to sleep. I didn’t want to hang out with you by that pool for obvious reasons.”
    He shook his head at her like she’d just said something completely ridiculous, messed up her hair in a brotherly way and teased, “I don’t think you ever have to worry about that happening.”
    Ouch, that unknowing barb had stung a bit. She swallowed it down and suggested, “Let’s go find Frost and Lily.”
    Grey kept rotating his palm around so the fluffy little caterpillar was walking in an endless circle. He sighed, “Do you really want to leave? It’s so peaceful here and we don’t have to think about everything that’s going on. I could stay here for a while longer.”
    He was blissfully enjoying his moment with the furry little distraction in his hand. Sometimes she was in awe of who he was with his ability to find joy in the simple things. She smiled and replied, “I guess, we can stay for a while.” Grey beamed as he allowed the tiny caterpillar to meander up arm. Lexy placed her hand in front of it and their tiny distraction strolled onto her palm and switched directions; the tiny feet tickled and she smiled.