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“Ready?” His eyes search mine, and I grin.
“Ready.”
Colton U sits somewhere between Fresno and Monterey Bay, against the backdrop of the Diablo Mountain Range. The town itself is small, a couple miles out from the campus, but from all the big houses and expensive boutiques, it’s clearly a wealthy place.
When we finally pull into the parking lot for The Grand Hotel, my mouth hangs open.
“This is where we’re staying?”
“Guess so.” Cole is pale as he takes in the hotel. It’s by far the biggest building on the block, standing proud against the inky night sky.
“We can go stay somewhere less—”
“No, we’re doing this.” He runs a hand down his face. “Come on.”
We climb out of the car, and Cole fetches our bags from the trunk. The hotel reception is a rich mix of deep golds and reds and has a 1920s feel about it.
We look completely out of place, me with my jacket and Seahawks jersey, leggings, and boots, and Cole in his ripped jeans and black hoodie. The receptionist smiles at us all the same.
“Welcome to The Grand Hotel. How can I help you?”
“Uh, we have a booking under the name Jagger.”
“Let me just check that for you.” She does something in a computer and then pulls an envelope out of a box. “Your uncle said you’re here visiting Colton U?”
“We are,” I answer, noticing that Cole is awfully tense.
“It’s a great school. Right, I have you on the sixth floor for two nights. You’ll find everything you need inside, but if you have any questions or need extras don’t hesitate to call us.” She pushes the envelope across the counter. “Enjoy your stay.”
“Thank you.” I snatch it up and gently pull Cole toward the elevators. “Okay?” I ask him once we’re inside.
“I will be once we’re in our room.”
I smother a chuckle. It’s cute seeing him so out of his depth, but my laughter dies when I see the heat in his gaze.
“Cole?” I croak.
“I hope you didn’t want to go out, because all I can think about is stripping you naked. Except for my jersey, that can stay.” His eyes glitter dangerously. “I’m going to taste every inch of your skin.”
A garbled whimper slips from my lips as I silently will the elevator to hurry up. The doors eventually ping open and Cole takes over, pulling me down the hall toward our room. I press the keycard against the pad, and it clicks open. But I don’t even get to see our surroundings. Cole has me up against the wall and his mouth on mine the second we’re inside.
“Do you have any idea how hard it’s been, waiting for this?” He kisses my mouth, letting his lips trail over my jaw and down my neck. I bury my fingers in his hair, scraping his scalp. It feels so good. It always does.
“We haven’t even explored the room,” I say—not that I care.
“We have plenty of time for that, Little Dove. Right now,” his hand dives for my leggings, yanking them down my legs. He goes for his jeans next, popping the button and shoving them down his hips, “I need you, Hadley. I always fucking need you.”
“So take me,” I sass, need burning me from the inside out.
Cole presses his head to mine, hoisting my body up and caging me against the wall. “I love you, Dove. So fucking much.” He slams inside of me and we both cry out, and then he spends the night showing me exactly how much he loves me, all over the expensive hotel room.
The next morning, I wake with a huge smile on my face. We finally made it to the bed, a trail of devastation left in our wake. Cole had been insatiable. I don’t know whether it was the high from the win, or coming to visit Colton U, or the fact that he’d been completely overwhelmed when we arrived at the hotel. Whatever it was, I wasn’t complaining.
“Good morning.” His gravelly voice sends shivers running through me.
“Morning.” I snuggle closer to his body. “I could get used to this.”
“How are you feeling... after last night?”
