Riley knew stayinghere with Letty was a mistake.And he knew he was going to do it anyway.He took her in his arms and kissed her.Not gentle but hard, making it clear what was about to happen.She flung her arms around his neck, and he picked her up.She wrapped her legs around his waist and his mouth never left hers.
Would he regret making love to her?Yes, but he couldn’t bring himself to care.To hell with the consequences.He’d worry about them later.Right now she was in his arms, warm and willing.In his arms where she belonged.
Letty ripped off her sweater and tossed it away.He unhooked her bra and it followed the top.He turned and pressed her up against the wall.Her hands fumbled with his buttons as she scrambled to undo his shirt.He didn’t let her get far before he yanked it off over his head.
He bent his head down to capture a nipple.When he sucked on it, she groaned.He moved to the other breast, plumping it up and sucking it into his mouth.He pulled up her skirt and rubbed against her, feeling how hot she was in her skimpy panties that rubbed against his jeans.
He let her down and freed himself, then ripped off her underwear, picked her up again, and drove inside her.
She gasped.“Oh God.”Her legs tightened around him, her inner muscles squeezing him as he thrust and withdrew, again and again.Her nails bit into his shoulders.Holding her up with one hand, he reached between them with the other and rubbed her clit, pushing her higher.He tried to hold off, determined she’d orgasm first.She screamed his name and came, milking him until he exploded, following her to oblivion.
When he could breathe he carried her to the bedroom and dumped her on the bed.She still wore her boots.She tugged off her skirt and threw it aside.Now wearing only her boots.She propped herself up on her elbows and met his gaze.“Are you…done?”she asked.
“No.”He’d never be done with her.He sat on the bed beside her and unzipped each boot before pulling them off.“Not yet.”He’d already made the mistake.He might as well compound it.
They made love deep into the night.She was as insatiable as he was.When dawn broke, Letty had fallen into an exhausted sleep.He got up and dressed.He let himself look at her sleeping, so peaceful, so beautiful, knowing he’d never see her like this again.This truly was the end.
He walked out the door.
*
Letty’s alarm wentoff.She fumbled with it, trying to make it stop.She hadn’t had nearly enough sleep.She turned to look beside her.No Riley.His pillow was cold.She didn’t hear anything and the apartment felt empty.He was gone.The fact that she’d expected it didn’t make it any easier to bear.
She dragged herself to the library, hoping it wouldn’t be busy.She didn’t feel like being nice.She was angry.Not with Riley—not only with him, anyway.She was far more angry with herself.But what else could she do?
Cici came in later in the day.“How did it go last night?”her friend asked her.
“What do you mean?”
“You left right after Riley.I figured you two were together.Did you make up?”
It was hers and Logan’s party.How did she have time to notice what Letty did?Letty looked at the clock on the wall.“I have a break coming up in about ten minutes.Can you wait and we’ll go get a cup of coffee?”
“Sure.”
A short time later they had their drinks and had found a table at the Java Café.
“All right,” Cici said.“Are you back together?”
“No.”She was pretty sure the fact that he’d left without saying goodbye was not a good sign.
“Damn.I just knew the fact that you basically left together meant something good happened.”
“Something good did happen,” she said glumly.“But we didn’t get back together.”
“I don’t understand.”
So Letty told her.About asking Riley to come to her apartment.About having sex all night long.And about how he was gone that morning without a word.“He’s done.”
“Do you want to be done?”
“No.But I have to be.”
“I know I haven’t known you all that long, so I’m getting the feeling something happened between you two in the past.”
Maybe if she tried to explain to Cici why she couldn’t be with Riley, it would help her.She’d tried to explain it to Riley, but he hadn’t understood.She hadn’t told anyone the real reason why she couldn’t get involved with him.
You already are involved, dumbass.
