CHAPTER 2

He leaned back on his knees and murmured, "You need me to fill you up, Bae?"

  Before slipping two digits into her, his fingers toyed with the wrinkles in her skin. As he pounded into her, she screamed and buckled onto his hand. She opened her eyes slightly so she could observe him. As his hand pushed inside her and his other hand stroked his cock, he had his eyes fixed on the space between her legs. Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she experienced a sudden surge of wettiness at the image.

  I need you, Nathan," she said in a frantic tone.

  Once again shifting on the bed, he directed the head of his erection at her entrance and gave her a powerful shove. He said and then started pumping into her as she screamed. By encircling his hips with her legs and pressing her heels into the tough muscle of his ass, she matched him thrust for thrust. He bit down on her nipple while her fingers grasped the full muscles of his shoulders, creating tiny moon-shaped craters in his flesh.

  Bae, come get me. His tone was husky and sinister.

  To torment the little bundle of nerves, she moved her palm between them till she reached her clit. She rubbed more quickly as her climax started to intensify, gasping in desperation. In order to cause Sarah to experience an orgasm, Nathan raised one of her legs and altered the angle of his thrusts. As Nathan continued to piston into her, she came violently, the walls of her sex clamping eagerly around him.

  Nathan pumped again and shouted out, "Oh, God," before stiffening as he approached. She pushed her thighs together to hold him inside of her as he began to throb inside of her so she could experience the aftershocks.

  She enjoyed his weight crushing her into the bed as he crumpled on top of her. She sank into his shoulder and breathed in his hot, musky aroma, feeling whole. She wanted nothing more than to be held in Nathan's arms.

  She curled up in bed as he rolled off her and headed back to the bathroom to clean up. 

  Perhaps it was time for her to relocate. Despite being still a tiny town, the Sunshine Coast was a booming area. She could undoubtedly get a PR position someplace along the coast or even in Brisbane. She could commute because it was only an hour's drive from the ocean. It was a whole lot better than the current three-hour journey separating them.

  She pushed the covers aside so Nathan could get in next to her when he entered the room again. After holding her close to his chest and kissing her on the head, he sighed.

  He murmured, "I can't stay; I have a flight home in a few hours."

  "What?" She got up to face him and sat back down. Why can't you remain, I ask you? This is our weekend!"

  An agreement was made between Cassie and Nathan. every month. After an elegant dinner, a glass of wine, some dancing, and a weekend of unrestricted, pure, and consenting sex. No matter who they were seeing at the moment, it was like the Army Reserves: one weekend a month, one week a year. But this time, as Nathan was leaving, Cassie was getting ready to tell him that she wanted more.

  Along with sitting up, he leaned over the edge of the bed and put his head in his hands.

  He said, "I'm getting married, Cassie," and she thought the world had just abruptly come to an end.

  She muttered, "Married?" "I didn't even know you were seeing anyone."

  He announced, "Her name is Ainsley." "My dad set it up and I didn't like her at first, but, well, I've come to care for her."

  "More than me?" Despite knowing it was needy and whiney, she didn't care. Cassie had always believed that if she remained a resource for Nathan, he would come to value her more than just a fuck partner.

  He cradled her face. No one could ever replace you, Bae, he mumbled. My dearest buddy, you. I'll adore you forever.

  "But not enough to marry me?"

  He nearly laughed when I said, "Marry you." We've never had a relationship like that, Bae. I would never bind you since you are too independent for that. You remind me of a wild, gorgeous bird, and the thought of you being caged breaks my heart.

  She said listlessly, "But you don't mind putting Ainsley in a cage.

  "Ainsley will only ever be useful as a social wife since that is what she was raised to be. It's why my father chose her. A close relationship with her father's tiny but successful construction firm would also be advantageous for us.

  "Nathan, how about us? How about what we already have?