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“I hope it doesn’t ruin your day if we lose. I’m a horrible golfer.”
My fingers twitch against her back as I guide her to one of the staff members helping coordinate the event. “I get to spend the day with you. My day could never be ruined.”
There’s nothing I want more at this very moment than to kiss Lucy Rae Owens.
“Don’t talk about my brother when I’m seconds away from finally kissing you after I’ve been thinking about doing it for days…maybe even weeks.”
“Lucy Rae, there are so many things about you that I’m interested in. But right now, there are two I can’t stop thinking about.”
“And what are those?”
“I’m dying to know what you taste like,” he answers, his voice hoarse. “And even more, I want to know if you’re going to keep giving me excuses or if you’re going to ...
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“You have no idea how many times I’ve thought of kissing you again,” I admit. “God, Lucy, it feels like you’re all I’ve thought about since the moment you left me alone in that pool house.”
“No one’s ever made my pulse spike like this. When I tell you that you’re all I’ve thought about, I mean every word.”
“Good. Now, kiss me again, Callahan Hastings. You said you were hungry, after all.”
I’ve been so focused on my career throughout my adulthood that I never gave myself time to develop feelings for anyone. I was married to my job, and I liked it that way. I even thought it could never happen to me, that I would never be able to feel anything for anyone. But then came Lucy Owens, proving to me that it isn’t impossible, that the right person just hadn’t come along. I have no idea what any of this means or what will happen, but I know that I’ll savor every moment I have with her. I won’t take for granted the moments I get to have her just like this.
“Have ulterior motives about kissing me anytime you want.”
“Time for you to spread those legs open nice and wide for me, baby. I’m ready to finally get a taste of your pussy.”
“I’ll stay here all night until you come against my tongue, Lucy baby.”
“I think pink might be my favorite color. It’s the color of your cheeks when you blush, your lips after kissing me, your panties, your pussy…”
“Before I finally get a taste of you, just remember how much I love it when you say my name. Understood?”
“Yeah, you are. You’re so fucking close I can taste it. Come all over my tongue for me, Lucy baby.”
“Kiss me so you know how good you taste,” I demand, leaning close and running my nose along her jawline. “Then you’ll understand why I might get addicted to having my face between your thighs.”
“Tonight won’t be the only chance, Lucy baby. Whatever we’ve started isn’t stopping anytime soon. Let’s take it slow. Tonight was about you.”
“I want to buy you expensive things, Lucy. What’s the point in having an ungodly amount of money if I can’t spend it on the first woman to capture my attention like this?”
“You better run, Lucy baby. Because when I catch you, you’re going to pay for that too.”
“Ruin anything you want of mine, Lucy Rae. If it ends with you moaning my name and my face between your thighs, you can destroy every material item I own.”
“You can’t rush focaccia, Cal. It takes time.”
“Me savoring every fucking moment of making you mine takes time.”
“Let me get one more little taste before I make you mine,”
“I was made for you, Lucy Rae. I’ll fit inside you perfectly.”
“I know you want to suck my cock, Lucy. You’re such a good girl for wanting that. But what I need from you is to lie back so I can finally fuck you so good that you’ll be screaming my name. I want you thinking about what’s about to happen between us for days to come. You got that?”
“You’ve made me wait so long. Too long. I just want to feel you, Callahan.”
“Open your eyes, baby,” Cal insists. “I want to look at you as I fill you with my cock.”
I’m fucking gone for Lucy Rae Owens. Deep down, I knew it before I was ever inside her, but feeling her wrapped around me only confirms that this woman owns me.
“Fuck.” I thrust deeply inside her, forcing her to take all of me. “You’re.” Another thrust. “So.” I thrust again, eating up the way she moans with each one. “Goddamn.” Another thrust, this one quick and hard. “Perfect.”
“I did. Now, show me why I should do it more often. Ride me, Lucy baby.”
“Just so you know, anything with you is my thing. Haven’t you learned that by now?” He reaches up and tucks a piece of my hair behind my ear. “I can’t get enough of you.”
“I’m only ridiculous for you, Lucy Rae Owens.”
“Baby, you can call me babe all you want. I fucking love it.”
“You’ve ruined me, Lucy baby. I need you to know that.”
I’ll go wherever he leads as long as he keeps kissing me just like this.
It’s on the tip of my tongue to tell her how much I care about her. To tell her that despite her warnings, I’ve fallen in love with her. She’s it for me.
My tongue tells her all the things I can’t say out loud. That I fell for her. That I want to be with her. That I can’t imagine my life without her in it.
“Stay with me tonight,” I beg, not even caring how desperate my words sound. “Sleep next to me. Let me hold you all night and wake up next to you in the morning. Please, baby.”
“There’s nothing I want more than to wake up next to you tomorrow morning.”
There’s still so much I want from her, but for tonight, it’s a win to finally have her spend the night with me. I have the rest of the summer to show her how things are too perfect for us to be temporary. Eventually, I’ll tell her I’ve fallen in love with her. But for tonight, I’ll accept the small win.
Tomorrow, I get to wake up next to Lucy Rae Owens. I can’t fucking wait.
“I’m just supposed to stay here and do nothing while the woman I’m falling in love with is left to handle her father being in the hospital all alone?”
“What is there to say? I told you I’m falling for you, and you told me I was a distraction. I don’t know what else to say to you, Lucy, other than I wish you’d stop trying to carry the world on your shoulders all alone. I’ve never even been close to falling in love, but now that I know what it feels like, I think you feel it too. But for some reason, you’re scared of me loving you, and if you don’t even trust me enough to tell me why, then there’s nothing else I can do to change your mind. Until you’re ready to trust me and let me be there for you, then there isn’t much for us to talk about.”
“I meant what I said. I’m falling for you, Lucy Rae, and I want to be there for you. It’s killing me not to get on this plane with you, but for once, I’ll accept not getting my way. But if you find yourself ever needing me, I’m one call away. You got that?”
“Goodbye, Lucy baby,”
“You take care of my girl. I want to know the moment you land.”
I sit in my car and watch the private jet take off with a lump in my throat. I watch as my entire world flies away as I come to terms with the fact that I have no idea when I’ll see her again. It’s only when the plane disappears behind some clouds that I wipe a single tear away from my cheek and drive away from the private airport with a broken heart and an intense longing for a woman who doesn’t want to be mine.
It’s clear there’s still a lot I can learn about Lucy. There’s so much I hope she opens up to me about. I still need to earn her trust, but I can’t do that from here in the Hamptons. I want to prove to her it’s okay to lean on someone and that even when things are hard, she has me. I’ll spend forever proving to her she doesn’t have to handle things alone anymore. And I’m ready for that forever to start right now.
