SAFFA
While he held my stare, I watched as he leaned in to brace himself with his left hand on the back of the couch as I felt him trail the fingers of his right hand over my skin, grazing the curve of my jaw before sliding down the side of my neck. He moved those fingers back up to my chin and gently pinched it between his forefinger and thumb as he tilted my chin up. His gaze now drilled into mine with intensity, making me feel stripped bare under the weight of it. “We aren't doing anything?” He cocked a dark eyebrow, and I took a second to note that my big brother's best friend was so fucking hot. His short, dark hair was styled haphazardly, like he’d been running his fingers through it. “If there's nothing going on between us, then tell me why your pussy is soaked right now.” I wouldn’t have been able to hold in my gasp of shock at his words, even if I’d known it was coming. That sound shot out of me before I realized I made it. “I’m not w-wet.” He chuckled, but it held zero hilarity. “You’re lying,” he whispered, his thumb brushing along my bottom lip. The gesture was intimate, devastatingly so… and so very wrong. But it felt so good and enticing. I want more. “You’ve been avoiding me since the chocolate.” The way he said chocolate was far too sensual. It made my pussy clench, made it crave to be filled by what I knew was probably a massive cock. “I wasn’t avoiding you,” I said, the words coming out breathless, almost desperate. And I was definitely the latter. I was desperate for my brother's best friend to fuck the hell out of me. “I just?—” He didn’t let me finish, as he pressed his thumb lightly against my lip, silencing me before he leaned farther down so we were face-to-face. His warm, alcohol-laced breath fanned over my cheek, his mouth so close to mine it would only take me tilting my chin up a little to kiss Frankie. “You’re playing with fire, Saffa,” he murmured, his voice a low rumble that sent shivers down my spine. “Then burn me, Frankie.” Yup… I went there. I said that. “Maybe I like the pain,” I added, unable to stop myself. And then he growled, and his lips were on mine. The kiss was anything but gentle. It was fierce and hard, consuming and dominating. He took control of me like he did every other aspect of his life. I felt so dainty compared to him, with his big six-foot-four and two-hundred-fifty-pound frame crowding me from all sides. This was a collision of forbidden desire and unspoken need… unspoken until now, until I was about to get fucking nasty with my on big brother. Fuck it. Let's do this. My hands came up, clutching the front of his shirt and pulling him closer as he pressed me back against the couch, his body pinning mine to the piece of furniture. God, the weight of Frankie, and the sheer heat of him, stole the breath from my lungs. Faster than I could expect, he had me off the couch and twisted, so he was the one sitting now, and I straddled him. “Look what I brought for you, baby.” I looked over at the side table after he gestured to it, where I hadn’t noticed he had placed a ripe banana and a container of petroleum jelly at some point while I’d been too focused on his eyes and words. I felt my brows pull low, not sure what in the hell he planned on doing with those. I was wet enough to soak this whole damn leather couch, so the jelly wasn’t needed. And the banana…? It only took me a second to realize what he wanted to do with that piece of fruit. Oh, he wasnasty-nasty. He gripped my cheek and forcefully turned my head back to face him before slamming his lips against mine once more. His hands roamed over me, strong and demanding, as if he couldn’t get enough. I knew I couldn't. My mind screamed that this was wrong, but my body didn’t care. I arched into him, my fingers tangling in his hair, as I surrendered to the forbidden fire between us. “Do you have any idea what you do to me?” he growled against my lips, his hands gripping my hips painfully hard with a possessive strength that made me dizzy. “You drive me insane, Saffa.” He dragged his tongue over my lips, and I sucked the muscle into my mouth, moaning at his flavor. I couldn’t respond to his statement, but I ground my pussy against his huge and hard cock that pressed against his pants and dug into my cunt. All I could do wasfeel. I heard the distant sound of the party through the walls and closed door, and reality tried crashing back around me. But I beat that bitch down, slid my hands under Frankie’s shirt, and touched all his hard muscles. He pulled back, his breath ragged, his eyes burning with something primal. “We shouldn’t—” I started and bit my bottom lip. “But I don’t want to stop.” “Mmm… you’re such a good girl, Saffa.” Frankie gripped my shirt and pulled it up and over my head. The only thing stopping him from seeing my breasts was the little white lace bra I wore—one that was nearly transparent. “And because you’re such a good girl, your big brother is gonna fuck you, so you know what a real man feels like.”Chris cooked a fantastic meal. He made steaks with mashed potatoes and chopped broccoli. I tried to help by cleaning areas after he was done, but he insisted I sit at the island bar and relax. We sipped wine and talked about anything and everything that came to mind.I found myself enjoying simply staring at his back while he cooked and talked. I liked hearing the passion in his voice as he talked about White Oak Construction.He also mentioned that his sculptures sometimes get displayed in nearby galleries. I had no idea. I was even more impressed.We sat at the bar and ate. I couldn’t stop staring at him. I’d thought about the last time he’d touched me and how I was spending the night in his bed.I was nervous, but the anticipation was starting to wear at me.Forget the food and fuck me, please.Once we finished dinner, Chris put everything in the sink and rinsed the dishes. He stood on the other side of the bar and kept up the small talk for a while, and it seemed like he was tryin
SAVI was exhausted in a new way as we headed back to Carswell. Last night had been an emotional rollercoaster, and today filled me with excitement and wonderment over the idea of developing a new skill. Chris made me feel better about the disaster at the restaurant, and I felt understood in a way I hadn’t experienced before.The feeling inspired memories of the last time we were close. Chris used to pick me up from school and take me out for pizza and milkshakes before taking me home. In college, I called him at least a few times a week to hear his voice while lulling myself to sleep.All the memories inspired a sense of comfort I’d been missing since that stupid drunken night that had put distance between us, but I was also terrified about what it all meant. The distance over the years hadn’t lessened my true feelings for him. If anything, they’d grown stronger, and our new relationship was already beginning to feel . . . permanent.I only hoped I was right. I wasn’t sure I’d surviv
“Hey,” I said, reaching out and grabbing her hand. I squeezed it, and she squeezed back. “It was an unusual set of circumstances. I mean, there was no way to predict she would be there. Or that they’d have such clumsy waiters who couldn’t even hang on to a damn plate, right?” I teased.She snorted and shook her head.“We got out of there without setting the place ablaze or committing any other crimes. I’m counting it as a win. Maybe we should even celebrate it, you think?”Her grin slowly grew. “You’re amazing, you know that?”“You are too, baby,” I said, closing the distance to kiss her again.Her gaze was soft when I pulled away, looking at me with that adoration I’d always loved seeing in her expression. I hadn’t understood what it was when we were younger, but it was clear now. I wanted to soak myself in the feeling and never let go, but we needed to get going. She needed a good mental health day, a day of nothing but fun, and I was there to give it to her.“Come on. Let’s get up
CHRISMy first realdate with Sav had been a shitshow. I’d texted Sav after I dropped her off, promising that next time would be better, but she hadn’t replied.I still couldn’t believe that Katelyn happened to work at the new restaurant I took her to. Last I’d heard, she lived in Denver. Not a tiny town super close to Carswell.I hadn’t realized how shaken Sav was until she got up to leave. After the fiasco with the server and the spills, she hadn’t been hungry anymore and wanted to go home.I looked at her hands, worried she’d really burned herself, but she said it had been too fast to do any damage.I didn’t want the night to end that way.I didn’t want her to, I wanted to go somewhere else and start over, but she’d clearly been thrown by Katelyn and embarrassed by what happened after. There was no saving the date after that, and I didn’t want to make her feel worse by acting too disappointed.I’d dropped her at home. She hadn’t even kissed me goodnight.I needed to do something to
This time Chris laughed with me. We helped Penny collect her things, and then I locked up. I said goodbye to my best friend, and she waved before climbing into her car and driving away. Chris opened my door for me, and then we were off. He drove me out of town to a restaurant called Mario’s. It was new in a town where we didn’t venture too often, farther down the lake and closer to the city. Chris held my hand for most of the drive as we talked, catching up on what happened over the last week or so we hadn’t had a chance to discuss. Suddenly, I felt silly for putting distance between us after Grampa’s hospital visit. I’d been so afraid of a repeat from four years ago that I quickly shut everything down, blaming myself for messing things up again. I didn’t give him a chance to explain, and I thought it was impossible that he would ever feel even close to the same as I did. I’d been standing in my own way. He parked in the lot and opened my door again, holding his arm out for me
SAV“I’m soglad you texted me,” Penny said, placing her duffle bag on my loveseat and zipping it open. We were in my living room, and I was preparing for my date with Chris. She started digging around in the bag. “I haven’t been anywhere but work and home for a few weeks now.”After Chris officially asked me on a date, I texted her as soon as possible, asking for her help to get ready. I also filled her in on what happened between us the night before, including me admitting to being a virgin. We agreed that it was highly likely I was a few short hours away from sharing that special moment with the man I’d always fantasized about.She placed a curling iron on the table, a pair of sky-blue heels, and her makeup kit. Then she turned and sat on the edge of the couch, arranging the items and side-eying me. “I haven’t been getting any invites to come over for drinks. Seems like you’ve been too preoccupied dating multiple guys.”My cheeks heated as I looked away. “Oh, shut up. One dinner wit