Ross and I strolled in the shade of the apple trees’ branches, which were still laden with fruit, stretched out over the path. The sun peeked through the clouds.
When we arrived at the far end of the orchard, Ross took my hand in the space between our bodies. He cradled my fingers in his as if he was holding an injured bird. Warmth spread through me from where he touched me all the way through my body. And something else filled me, too, something I didn’t yet want to name. IlikedRoss. I really fucking liked Ross. Then he stopped and tugged me around so I looked at him.
“Autumn,” he breathed as he stepped nearer, staring at me like he’d seen a ghost. “The trees, the colours, and you…” Ross raised his hand and touched his fingertips to my cheek. “You look like a fairy princess.” The smile he gave me would stay with me for a long time, a precious gift from this beautiful man.
Then Ross tilted my chin up and guided his lips on mine.
Wow.
Unlike our first kiss, which I had initiated, Ross gave me space to explore. He crouched down and placed our intertwined fingers on his chest, giving me permission to touch. My other hand found his waist. He groaned into the kiss.
Holy smokes.
When I trailed my tongue over his bottom lip, he groaned and met me eagerly. It had a soft, leathery texture. A moment later I found myself with my back to one of the apple trees and Ross’s body pressing gently into mine.
Being so near to him with his hefty thigh nudging between my legs turned me on like crazy. I fidgeted a little and gasped when the slick fabric of my knickers rubbed against my cunt.
I dripped for him.
Ross inhaled a deep breath and his exhale came out hot and with a growl.
RIP to my knickers.
His cock was properly sized for his body, but good lord. I was desperate to see and to touch him, yes, but I couldn’t possibly be this brash. Then his hand, the one that had held onto mine, trailed down my body and cupped my ass. He handled me so carefully, as if I was breakable. When Ross rubbed his bulge between my legs, I very nearly lost it. He broke the kiss when I gasped, completely overwhelmed by his sheer size and by his taste and the intensity of my feelings.
“Sorry,” he said as he backed away and brought a couple of inches of space between us.
“Don’t be,” I all but moaned, still so freaking turned on.
“I feel like I can finally breathe around you, Autumn.” He sighed and pulled me a little closer to his warm body. “I thought I’d forgotten how towant, but you make it so easy.”
“You want me?” I asked, distracted by the thick bulge in his jeans.
How much clearer do you need him to be?
I totally wanted him too.
“Yes, I do,” he admitted, giving me that half smile again, the one that made my stomach swoop. “I can stop, though, if you need me to. I don’t want to overwhelm you.” He relented.
“No, don’t you dare,” I said. And for the first time since I’d met Ross, a smile crept over his broad face that made his large brown eyes sparkle. The effect was mesmerising.
“Do you want to come back to my place and have dinner with me tonight, Little Fairy?” Ross asked, brushing his thumb across my cheek. “I don’t want this to be the end of our date.”
Chapter Ten
Ross
“Sure.” Autumn exhaled a deep breath, cheeks flushed pink. “This is a date?” Her wide smile was a relief.
Moving closer, I cupped her chin and kissed her again. I lingered on her mouth this time. Warm hands splayed over my pecs, then tangled in the checkered fabric covering them. I licked across her bottom lip, enjoying the full body shiver that ran through her.
“It’s a date,” I confirmed.
With a soft groan, she opened for me, inviting me inside. Her fingers moved closer to my nipples. I knew nobody would notice her explorations, but fuck, I felt them in my soul. Her pinky finger grazed the tight bud pressing against the fabric.
“Little Fairy,” I gasped, sliding my hand into her hair and deepening our connection.
Thank the gods she said yes to that turn around the orchard.
