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He pulled me into his arms. “I’ll go back now if you want but I’m not ready for this night to end.”
“Neither am I,” I said, my heart racing.
He escorted me into the SUV, and we headed back. The ride was short and soon we entered the gates of the resort. We were greeted by Bennett in the lobby.
“Did you two enjoy yourself?” he asked.
It was frustrating because we knew that everything we said or did had been reported back to him.
“It was lovely. We were just about to go to his room for a drink,” I said, making sure not to invite him. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Bennett, but I wanted this moment between me and Ryker to continue, and talking about anything serious was going to kill it, fast.
“Then I will talk to you both tomorrow. Have a nice evening,” he replied and walked away.
“That was easy. Maybe I should let you handle Bennett from now on. He never gets the hint when I’m talking,” Ryker said. As we entered the elevator, he asked, “Are you really coming to my room? Or are you getting off on your floor?”
I didn’t want the decision to be mine. But I really liked the fact he respected me enough to ask, and not assume. Although my stomach was doing flips, and I might kick myself later, I replied, "Yours.”
He pressed the fourth floor, and my heart pounded harder with each floor we passed. He looked down at me and when the doors opened he said, “Sweetheart, I don’t want you to feel pressured.”
“I don’t. And I want to,” I admitted.
He took my hand as we walked down the hallway. This wasn’t the first time I’d be with a man. Even though we didn’t speak of such things, premarital sex was common in our country. I knew this because of the number of women who came to the hospital seeking birth control. It was frowned upon by the older generation. Like others, I'd had boyfriends in the past, but we just kept that very quiet. Good thing too, because they weren’t anything to brag about. Explained why those relationships didn’t last. Not only had they never gotten me so hot and bothered with something as simple as a kiss but they also never made me laugh. I got it, things were hard in Tabiq, but I didn’t want to be so serious all the time. Life was too short not to find joy in it.
But everything about Ryker was different. I couldn’t stop thinking about what it would be like to be intimate with him. I’d dreamt about it ever since that first time our lips accidentally brushed. The spark was undeniable and it only grew stronger as we spent more time together. I could only imagine what it would be like to feel that glorious naked body against mine.
Goodness. My country could be in turmoil soon and all I can think about is what it will feel like to make love to Ryker. There is something really wrong with me.
When we got into his room and he pulled me into his arms and kissed me, I realized there wasn’t anything wrong with me, there was something so right with Ryker.
My body was hot and ready for him. But I realized I didn’t have any condoms on me. Before things went too far, I needed to tell him.
“Ryker...I...I...”
“Changed your mind? That’s okay. I already told you, I will never force you to do anything you don’t want to,” he replied, pulling further from me.
“That’s not what I was going to say,” I grabbed the lapel of his coat jacket. “Remember when you asked me about condoms?” He didn't seem to recall, and for me, it stuck with me because I had found it humorous. “You know when I was taking out your stitches and you asked if I had any condoms in my medical bag.”
He smirked. “And I believe you said you don’t have any.”
“And I don’t. I also don’t want to risk a pregnancy.”
“I agree with that. Not that I don’t think we’d make some beautiful babies, but I’m not ready for anything like that.”
“Neither am I,” I said honestly. “If I don’t have time to cook, I definitely don’t have time for a baby. Maybe we should...stop before things get too hot and we get caught up in...in all of this and we forget ourselves,” I stated.
He pulled me back into his arms. “Or we could use the one that I have.”
“You brought some?” My question would be why? He wasn’t traveling with anyone. Did he come here with the intention of hooking up? Was that all I was? A convenient hookup?
“I always have one in my wallet. It’s wrong for a man to think protection falls on a woman. It’s a mutual responsibility.”
I wished more people thought of it like that. I could tell him or just be happy one of us was prepared. I chose the latter.
“Then I guess there is only one thing to do.” Meeting his burning gaze I said, “Put it to good use.”
I pulled him down to me and kissed him hard. Ryker scooped me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist.
Things were hot like I had known they would be. With our lips locked, I felt him stumble, and wince as he bumped into something, but nothing broke our embrace.
