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Her mouth opened slightly, but she didn't respond. Reaching up, I pushed her chin to close her mouth and let my hand linger on her skin. Being attracted to someone didn't faze me, but losing control was fucking me up. She may not have thought so, but suddenly, I didn't want what I thought I did from her. It wasn't going to be enough.
Pushing some strands of her dark blonde hair back, I looked directly into her eyes and held her stare. Taking my thumb over her cheek and chin, I inched my way to her lips, testing her every reaction. She didn't back away, and from the way she started leaning toward me, I knew she was ready for me to kiss her.
If only I hadn't lost my fucking mind, I would have.
"How about," I whispered, "I help you celebrate today."
She nodded, still expecting me to kiss her, but somehow, by some power stronger than I knew I was capable of, I resisted. Coconut was celebrating, and instead of taking that away the way I wanted, I decided she deserved more.
"You feel like a bad idea, Tripp Maddux."
"I am a bad idea, Coconut. This is a bad idea. But it's a better idea than what I had planned."
"Why?"
"I don't want you to regret being weak on a day you're supposed to be celebrating your strength."
She bit her lip again and almost bit my thumb in the process. My hand fell to avoid the contact because I was sure once her tongue touched me, my cock would be so hard I wouldn't be able to move.
"I'm gonna go hit a few waves to cool off. When I get back, tell me what you want to do next. The day is yours, Bestie."
ChapterSix
Tatum
Somehow, I started the day celebrating by myself, only to end up walking the beach with Tripp Maddux. My stomach was twisted in knots the whole time, but they were the kind of knots I never wanted to undo.
It was the same feeling I had with Hunter back in college when he would sweep me off my feet with his charm and make me almost giddy. It appeared out of nowhere with Tripp, almost like magic, but I knew it was wrong from the first twinge.
Tripp wasn't Hunter. Tripp was worse. He had been very upfront with what his intentions were, and even knowing that was all he wanted, I still felt too much, too fast. Hunter taught me that I shouldn't have let those feelings get the best of me.
However, it had been way too long since someone told me they wanted me the way Tripp had. It wasn't offensive, it was nice. Tripp found me attractive and wanted to be with me in a way that Hunter hadn't been in years. My body was practically begging for Tripp to give it what Hunter hadn't, and I was close to giving in to him right then and there. But he pulled back, changing his mind, making me both thankful and frustrated.
Our instant chemistry made it easy to lean toward him and practically beg him to kiss me. But the little twinges and knots he was giving me wouldn't be forever, and like it or not, I was a forever kind of girl when it came to sex.
When he came back from surfing, we both had cooled off. He said he wanted to spend the day helping me celebrate, and even though that still felt too tempting, I didn't want to say goodbye to him yet. We walked the beach for hours, talking and watching everyone around us.
"So you're in sports marketing, and I'm in sports playing," Tripp nudged me with his shoulder as we walked. "Sounds like we have a lot in common."
"It would seem so," I played along, pushing him back, although he was twice my size and barely budged.
Tripp was a lot taller than I imagined him to be after seeing him on TV. My guess would be he was 6'4 compared to my 5'0 stature. His arms were twice the size of mine, and his soccer legs and thighs were as big around as my whole body.
"So tell me about this boyfriend?"
"Ex–"
"Ex-boyfriend, my bad."
"Are you fishing for more chances of having sex with me?" I teased.
"Don't be weak, Coconut," he winked. "Not today."
Laughing out loud, I nodded and took a minute to think of an answer. What could I tell him about Hunter? It wasn't exactly my topic of choice.
"He loves soccer, actually. Probably more than anything else he's ever loved. It consumes him."
"Soccer is huge in this area, more so than anywhere else I've been. It's easy to get addicted."
