“Don’t.She knew the deal when they started hooking up. Nick is always very clear about those things. I’m guessing she caught feelings at some point, but Nick didn’t lie to her.”
Nodding, I zone back into the conversation happening around me.
It ends up being a low-key night. Some of Penny’s friends join us later in the night. They seem uncomfortable around Nick, glancing at him out of the corner of their eyes occasionally, but he just ignores them. I have to pee eventually, so Nick, Alex, Seb, and E lead me into the house with Holly and Jaxon. We must look ridiculous as a large group moving upstairs, but I really don’t care. Alex finds the bathroom and checks it first before Holly follows me inside. “Okay, girl, I’m turning around but staying with you. Pretend you’re in a cubicle. I’ll keep talking about random stuff.”
Holly does just that while I pee. After I flush, she turns around as I wash my hands, still talking, and she pees too. I’m laughing by the time she’s done at the words coming out of her mouth. She’s the best. We head back outside to find a wall of guys in front of the door. “We’re done.” I say, touching Nick’s back. He grabs my hand and leads us back downstairs. Seb and E stop to talk to some teammates, and Alex gets called away by another group of guys. Holly yells goodbye and pulls Jaxon onto the dance floor.
Nick keeps walking, pulling me outside through the back patio doors. It’s crowded, so I stay against Nick’s back as he moves through the people. As we’re passing the pool, someone backs into my side and I lose my footing. My hand slips from Nick as he turns and watches me fall, the cool water enveloping me.
The guy who ran into me follows me into the pool. I’m struggling to reach the surface because he’s holding onto me and freaking out. I raise my knee and connect with his balls, getting loose from him. It’s not a hard hit since we’re underwater, but it’s enough to get away.
As I surface, Nick is there, leaning over the side of the pool to pull me out. He has murder in his eyes for the guy still in the water. “Shortie, you okay?”
“Yeah, just wet,” I reply. “Hey,” I say, tilting his chin down to make eye contact. “It was an accident. The guy backed into me. He didn’t even see me.”
“Still an idiot.”
Some friends help the guy out of the water, and he comes over to us. “Sorry for running into you. Are you okay?”
“Fine,” I say, as Nick glares at him. I’m quickly handed a towel by someone, along with the other person. “Can you take me home, Nick?”
Nick gives the guy one more look, which has him looking down at his feet, then he leads me around to the front of the house. He quickly sets me in the passenger seat and then texts the guys that we’re leaving.
The drive to Alex’s house goes by quickly, and I’m shivering by the time we arrive. Nick picks me up under my butt and carries me into the house and upstairs to the third floor. He heads straight into my bathroom, setting me on my feet, then turns the shower on. I let him strip me and place me under the hot water before he removes his clothes and joins me. I get the feeling Nick needs to reassure himself I’m okay, so I follow his lead.
He gently washes my hair, then soaps up my body. It’s not sexual, at least not for him, but I’m warming up from something other than the hot water. Once he's reassured himself, I’m okay, I grab the shampoo to return the favor. Nick is watching me like he can’t believe I’m doing this. “What?” I ask.
“You’re washing me,” he states with a quirk of his brow.
“Yes, I’m returning the favor. Have a problem with that?” I sass back.
He smirks and shakes his head no, so I continue to massage his scalp. I turn him to rinse his hair, then grab the body wash. Nickstands quietly, watching everything I do, fascinated. I take extra care with his groin area, and Nick quickly gets hard, but I move on. Once he’s all soaped up, I pull him under the water again to rinse, as I get out and grab a towel to dry off. When I hear the water turn off, I hand him a fresh towel as well.
As I’m wrapping the towel around my chest, Nick comes up behind me and pulls it off my body with a kiss on my shoulder. He picks me up and flings me over his shoulder before walking out of the bathroom. I’m dropped onto my bed, my hair towel pulled off, then Nick is on top of me. “Hi Grumpy.”
“Shortie,” he growls and kisses me hard.
I hold him close, returning his kiss with an intensity that surprises even me. Nick is always all-consuming when we make out. Everything in my mind just melts away, and all I have left is Nick.
He pulls away from my lips, his breath warm on my skin, and nibbles down my neck, each touch sending shivers down my spine as I squirm. Nick captures my nipple in his mouth, taking a deep pull, and my back arches off the mattress. Switching to the other nipple, his teeth graze my skin before he bites down. A moan slips out of me as Nick continues his downward path, kissing my belly button before settling between my thighs.
He lifts both legs over his shoulders, then attacks with his tongue. He splits my lips, starting near my entrance and taking a long hot drag up to my clit, where his nibbles send sparks through my belly. My hips buck involuntarily, but he lays a massive arm across my stomach to pin me in place. The tip of his tongue circles my little nub in a tantalizing rhythm, while a thick finger pushes inside, curling upwards. “Oh damn,” I mumble as I grab his head, the pleasure building and my muscles contracting in anticipation. A moan involuntarily leaves me as I near my peak, sensations rolling over me. A few more pumps of his finger and I’m flying over the precipice into an intense orgasm. My eyes squeeze shut as I’m swept away.
When the waves end, I release a big breath and open my eyes. Nic is watching me as he licks his lips. “You’re way too good at that, Grumpy.”
He smirks and crawls up my body to give me a brief kiss before lying on his side. “I don’t do that for others,” he comments.
“You don’t go down on girls?”
Nick shakes his head no. Hmm, that was incredible. He’s a natural, or it has something to do with his father. Hopefully, it’s the first. As I study his incredible body, I know I’m ready for the next step. I trust him completely and want to share this with him. “Nick, I’m ready.”
He raises an eyebrow at me, not catching my meaning.
“Nick, I’m ready to have sex, and I want you to be my first.”
His eyes go molten as he looks me over. “You sure, Shortie? There’s no rush.”
“I’m sure,” I smile, leaning up to kiss him.
