Page 36 of Ariana's Hero


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Which is why I’m making a bold move. Cash is in the bathroom, brushing his teeth, and I’m waiting in the bedroom for him.

Standing in front of the bed. Naked.

Yup. I’m taking it out of his hands. This way, Cash doesn’t have to be worried about rushing me. The only way we have a problem is if he doesn’t want to have sex with me. But after tonight, I’m very confident that’s not the case.

The bathroom door opens, and Cash is talking before he sees me. “I really think you could be better than me at darts, Ari. I played all the time in college, and you—”

He comes to a dead stop, staring at me. His mouth drops, his eyes going huge. “Ari?”

I’ve been thinking of my line for the last hour. With a teasing smile, I purr, “I figured you should congratulate me somehow.”

Several things happen rapidly.

Cash’s gaze sweeps down my body and up again, his features tightening, his expression heating.

He swallows hard, opens his mouth to speak, and snaps it shut again.

The bulge under his shorts grows significantly larger, pulling at the thin gray fabric.

I’ve never seen Cash speechless before. A tiny flutter of nerves erupts in my belly—that tiny, panicked voice whispering,what if I read it all wrong?

Then he steps forward, haltingly, until he’s only a foot away. His voice is rough and unsteady. “Ari?”

Fighting back the urge to cover myself, I ask quietly, “Is this okay? I thought… well, after tonight… but if it’s too soon…”

“Is itokay?” Cash asks, his brows shooting to his hairline. “It’s more than—” He swallows again, looking more uncertain than I’ve ever seen him. “You look…”

What?Beautiful? So-so? Hideous?

“I look like what?”

“You lookincredible, Ari.” He reaches toward me, pausing inches from my hip. The bulge hidden by his shorts twitches. “I didn’t want to rush you. We just started dating. I thought you might want to go slow.”

“Do you want me?”

“Yes. Of course I do.”

“Well.” I step forward, close enough to feel his breath on my hair. Looking up, I hold his gaze. “I’ve wanted you for a longtime. And I’m tired of waiting.”

Cash touches my waist, his hand spanning my hip to the underside of my breast. He strokes my skin gently, almost tentatively, while his eyes search out mine. “Are you sure?”

I palm his still growing arousal, feeling it surge into my hand. “I amsosure, Cash.”

The last bands of restraint snapping, Cash closes the last few inches between us. Both his hands are at my waist, hot and searing into my skin. He dips his head and captures my mouth with his, nipping and sucking at my lower lip.

My hands go around his neck as I pull myself to him, feeling the hard planes of his chest against mine. His cotton shirt rubs against my sensitized nipples, tightening them into taut peaks.

Cash deepens the kiss, his tongue plunging into my mouth, dipping and stroking. His hands curve around my back, then over the curve of my ass, gently squeezing. When he drags his mouth from mine, his gaze is dark and hungry.

“Ari,” he groans. “I’ve fantasized about your ass for years. And it’s even better than I imagined.”

Now that he’s mentioning it… I drop my hands to his ass, andoh my—it’s tight and muscly and perfectly squeezable. And covered in too many layers. Tugging at his shorts and feeling extremely thankful for elastic waistbands, I pull Cash’s shorts down, letting them drop at his feet.

Andhello. Even more impressive than I guessed this morning.

When Cash lowers his head to suckle my nipple, I take the opportunity to do some exploration of my own. Wrapping my hand around his velvety thickness, brushing my fingers over the beads of moisture and stroking up and down, testing out which movements he likes the best.

“Ari, hun.” Cash pulls away from my breast, my nipple slipping from his mouth with a little pop. His eyes are nearly black, pupils dilated so only a tiny sliver of green-gold is visible. “That’s amazing—” His jaw clenches as I stroke him again, adding a little twist this time. “But I’d rather be insideyou when I finish. And I won’t be if you keep doing that.”

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