Page 24 of His For the Summer

I shuddered.“Animals that eat bunnies must be evil.”

“It’s part of the ecosystem.We need them, or the bunnies get completely out of control.There was an ecological disaster in Australia.Haven’t you heard of that?”

“No,” I said.“Not really up-to-date on ecological disasters.”

“I’d study ecology if I could,” he said.“Or maybe wildlife biology, I’m not sure.But my dad wants me to take business management, so here I am.”

I glanced at him.“I didn’t know that about you.I suppose there’s a lot I don’t know about you.”

“There’s plenty of time to learn,” he said.There was a shout from the campers, and he shook his head.“Duty calls, but we’ll talk tonight in the tent.”

“Talk, or…” I trailed off, widening my eyes.

“That, too,” he promised.

sixteen

Aiden

Settingupcamptookthe better part of the afternoon, and by the time we fed the campers and got everybody settled into their tents, it was dark outside.We helped with a few last-minute bathroom runs, then collapsed into our tent, exhausted.

But as tired as I was, I was thrilled to be there with Jay, and especially thrilled to have a little privacy.I tugged him against me, and he yelped, then sighed and pressed closer, his legs tangling into mine.

“Shh.The tent walls are fabric,” I whispered.“No loud moaning as I pleasure you.”

He kissed the tip of my nose.“Pleasure me?Are we reading historical romance now?”

“Shut up!”

“And what about when I pleasure you?”

“I’m super controlled.I know how to stay quiet.”

We lay there for a moment, staring into each other’s eyes, until my logical mind kicked in, asking me why staring into a guy’s eyes was that enjoyable.It was one of those cheesy things that people did in movies that I hadn’t known could be a real thing.But it was almost impossible to look away.It really felt like a connection, like electricity was sparking between our eye sockets.Okay, nope, that was a creepy way to think about it.Maybe I needed practice with this — I’d never enjoyed the sweet, romantic stuff with a partner before.

Pushing away that weird thought, I kissed Jay, desperate for a taste of his lips.I pressed close, loving the way I could feel his arousal against my stomach.He went from zero to a horny, needy slut in a matter of seconds.All it took was one deep, sensual kiss.

As he pressed closer, an aching need to be connected to him, inside him, took root in my gut, and I wondered, not for the first time, if delaying sex was the right choice.He certainly didn’t want to delay it anymore.But he had so much confidence in me, and it was difficult to explain my fear to him.Fear of what would happen once I tried it, fear that I didn’t know what I was doing and he wouldn’t have a good first experience.Would he even still want me if it didn’t go well?

My first experience with a woman had been awkward and full of regrets, and I didn’t want that with Jay.I wanted something that bonded us, that sealed us together in a way nothing else could.I slid a hand down the front of his pants, cupping his cock and stroking its length.It seemed like he had sex on his mind most of the time.

A rustle outside our tent made us leap apart.

“A bear?”Jay yelped, his eyes darting around wildly.

But the rustle was followed by a voice.“Not a bear, just me.”It was one of the campers, but I didn’t recognize him by voice alone.

“Come on in, man,” I said as we fumbled to right our clothing and hide our erections.Jay shot me a wide-eyed, dismayed, look, but what was I going to do?Ignore a camper who was having a problem?

The zipper on our tent slid an inch or two, then caught as we dove inside our sleeping bags for cover.I tried to adopt a casual look, leaning on my elbow, while Jay grabbed a book and faked like he was reading it.I didn’t have the heart to tell him it was upside down as Beckett stuck his head into our tent.

“Is something wrong?”Jay asked, looking up from his upside-down book.

Beckett hesitated, looking at the two of us.I wondered if he knew we’d been up to something and felt the heat rise to my cheeks as I thought about that.We hadn’t been open in front of the campers about our relationship yet.It wasn’t that I had a problem with them knowing Jay and I were dating, but getting caught fooling around in a tent wasn’t exactly my idea of a good way to come out.

“I told him.”Beckett’s eyes darted over to meet Jay’s, and Jay frowned, then nodded.

“Told who what?”I asked, looking from Jay to the boy.What hadn’t Jay told me?

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