I stroke his cheek and he leans in, giving my palm a kiss. “Of course, you numbskull. I never wanted anyone but you to be my first. I never wanted anyone the way I wanted you. No one else mattered.”
He grins and tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear. “You may not believe this, but I…I, um…” He blushes and I laugh.
“Where’d my smooth talker go, Tornado? What are you trying to tell me?”
His cheeks turn fiery red. “I never…well, I didn’t want to…” he lets out a long breath. “I never slept with anyone either. I couldn’t get over you. I always knew it was meant to be you.”
And with those words, my heart melts.Mine. He’s always been mine.
I touch his reddened cheek. “You are amazing, Tor. There must have been so many chances, so many times that you wanted to…I would have loved you either way. I would have wanted you either way. I never expected…”
He puts an index finger to my lips. “It wasn’t right if it wasn’t you.” He shrugs. “I knew I would find you again one day. I always thought I would be the one going to you though. I just hoped you wouldn’t marry one of those pretty boys that went to school with you.”
I run my hand over his bearded chin. “Why the hell would I want one of them when I’ve always wanted you?”
I step closer and wrap my hand around his neck. He leans down and I kiss him fiercely. “I tried so long to forget you or hate you. Maybe it’s time to just love you,” I whisper.
I take his hand and place it on my breast, offering myself to him.
“Here?” he asks gruffly. “You want your first time to be here?”
I giggle. “Unless you don’t have a blanket in that bag of yours, but I highly suspect you do.”
He blushes again.My strong man, so soft on the inside. “I do, but I didn’t plan this, I swear. I thought we would just sit and talk and…”
I nibble at his ear, and I feel his body stiffen. His cock is hard against my belly. My body heats in response. “Some things are better if they’re not planned.”
There’s a second of hesitation. A second where he looks down at me with those grey eyes of his and seems in awe that this is really happening. Then he moves away from me, and I groan.
“Please tell me you’re not saying no, Tor. I really want this to happen.”
He grins. “Just getting ready for you. Let me give you a little romance here.”
He pulls a red blanket from his small backpack and lays it down on the ground next to us.
“You should have candles. You should have something…” He rustles around in his backpack again and pulls out his phone. He fiddles with it until music booms out. At first, it’s a loud rap song and he rushes to change it. I giggle again. This Tornado, this slightly awkward, caring guy is the one that I grew up with. Soon, a slow song starts to play. One that I remember dancing to on that night of my eighteenth birthday.
I cock my head to the side. “You remembered this song?”
“I always wanted to dance with you to it,” he says softly. “I hated watching you with someone else.”
I start unbuttoning the plaid shirt that I’m wearing, feeling my fingers shake as I slowly undo that first button, then the second…
Tornado pulls off his jacket, throwing it on the boulder nearby. His eyes are a dark grey now, swirling with heat and want. That look makesme bold. I move faster, my hands flying as I finish unbuttoning my shirt. I throw it to the side.
There’s so much tension in the air. So much anticipation. Tor pulls his t-shirt over his head quickly and I feel my breath whoosh from my chest.Damn, he’s beautiful.His chest is hard muscle and patches of black hair. His nipples are small, hard pebbles and I ache to run my tongue over every part of him.
I unsnap my bra, letting the cups of it fall and then pulling the straps from my shoulders.
His eyes narrow and he finally does what I’ve been waiting for him to do all along.He loses control.
Chapter Ten
Tornado
She’s the sexiest sight I’ve ever seen. -Tornado
I’ve tried so hard to maintain control, to not let the caveman inside of me take over. But as soon as she lets the bra go, there’s something within me that roars. I know now is the time to have her. She’s always been meant to be mine, but today is the day I claim her.
