Embracing Trouble (Trouble Series) (39 page)

My other hand went down to her thigh and lifted it over me, wanting her closer.

She pulled back slightly, her eyes focusing on me as my hand stroked her cheek.

“The gear stick,” she panted. “It’s in the way.”

I kissed her sweet lips once more before I lifted her over and pulled her down on me so she straddled my lap. Her eyes were alight with lust as her wicked mouth was on me again. She ran her hands through my hair as our tongues stroked each other and she let out a soft moan. The sound nearly did me in as I started to make my way down her neck and then further.

I pulled her top down and then her strapless bra and she groaned as I licked at her. Her head fell back as she clung to me and seeing her like this on top of me made me groan. I had missed the sweetness of her and the taste of her skin.

She leaned down and captured my mouth again, pulling my bottom lip between her teeth. My hands smoothed their way over her, pulling her down onto my hardness, wanting more. Her hands made their way down my chest and then to my waist as she unzipped my jeans. She freed me and looked into my eyes meaningfully, panting above me.

My hands squeezed her bottom and then went to her thighs where I shoved her skirt up and moved her silk underwear aside. I lifted her and plunged into her as she pulsated around me. I groaned from the intensity and the perfection of both of us together.

“Ava,” I groaned, squeezing her hips hard, needing to drive into her.

Nothing had ever felt this good.

She matched my pace, panting my name as she rode me, her hands gripping my hair hard. Our mouths assaulted each other with the intensity, craving everything we had to give. She called out my name in a groan and I knew she was about to come apart. She furiously drove me to the end, as we both shattered together, the world disappearing around us.

I opened my eyes as my heart pounded, feeling out of control and suddenly wondering if I had hurt her. I felt dazed as I met her eyes and felt a fresh hit of desire as she tried to catch her breath. Was there anything more beautiful than her face after I had made her come? I needed to move her away before I took her again.

I gazed at her, feeling satisfaction and triumph roll through me. I took a strand of her hair and curled it back as I leaned in and brushed a kiss on her lips tenderly. She nestled into me, kissing my neck.

“Fuck!” I said suddenly.

She pulled back to look at me as I leaned my head back and closed my eyes.

“I didn’t use a condom.”

“I’m on the pill,” she said softly. “It’s okay.”

I re-opened my eyes and looked at her.

“That’s never happened before.”

I had never lost complete control and had always used a condom. She had turned me inside out and had changed the order of everything.

She suddenly smiled.

I had put that smile on her face. She was mine and I couldn’t fight it anymore. I wanted to take…take everything she had and have it, over and over again.

Ava

After a shower together, I dressed in one of his T-shirts and headed back down to the kitchen with him. He started making a coffee for me and I watched him with delight as he padded around his kitchen with his bare chest and his jeans hanging low on his hips. We were yet to talk about us or our future, but I felt personally justified to admire the guy in front of me, because he was mine. I felt alive and charged full of lust, even just watching the muscles in his back flex back and forth as he made my coffee. We had already exhausted each other in the last hour, but I was ready for it again. I would forever be insatiable around him.

“What are you thinking about?” he asked as he stirred my coffee.

I giggled.

“You.”

He put my hot coffee down on the table beside me.

“Interesting,” he said putting his arms on either side of me on the kitchen counter, closing me in. I looked up into his eyes, already moistening my lips in anticipation.

“I like you thinking about me,” he said huskily.

I leaned up to tease his neck with my mouth, as his hand moved up to my neck and tangled into my hair. He pulled my head back gently and looked into my eyes as both hands moved to cup my face.

Pain mixed with a heady desire crossed his eyes, before he took his time looking over every inch of my face. I wanted to tell him that I had missed him, wanted to suddenly beg for him to commit to me, because I wouldn’t survive again if this was only for one night.

“I’ve missed you so much,” he breathed before he leaned in and started to devour my lips.

I ached at his words, his lips, and his tongue, because I had missed him even more. I ran my hands over his stomach, taking my time as I stroked up and over his defined abdomen. His other hand went to my thigh and made its way up to my underwear, stopping at my tattoo.

“Do you like it?” I asked in between his kisses.

“It’s the fucking sexiest thing I’ve ever seen,” he said against my mouth.

Zac

The next morning, I took a moment to enjoy the feeling of a naked Ava curled up to me, sleeping peacefully in my arms. I ran my fingers over her arm, loving the feel of her soft perfect skin. She was adorable and my heart ached at the sight and feel of her. She let out a soft sigh and instinctively curled more into me in the silence. I looked down at the perfection in my arms and knew that I would no longer be without her.

I needed to show her everything about me before we went any further and I felt strangely liberated but nervous at the same time. It was everything that I had run from and now I was about to lay myself bare. Whether or not I thought I was right for her, I had to man up and tell her just how much she meant to me.

I leaned down and kissed her softly on the lips, her body moving slightly and instantly returning the kiss in her sleep. I smiled down at her and then kissed her again. Her eyes opened from sleep and focused on me, her lips instantly curving into a smile. Who wouldn’t want to wake up every morning to the beauty of her just-awake face? She was all mine.

“I want to show you something,” I whispered to her.

She smothered a yawn.

“Again?”

I chuckled softly at the thought of another round of sex with her and knew I was ready to go, but I had to talk to her first.

“Something else,” I whispered.

“Okay,” she said sleepily.

“It’s downstairs.”

“I’m naked,” she said.

“Totally fine by me,” I said huskily.

“I need to put some clothes on first,” she said rubbing her eyes and then sitting up as she held the sheet against her.

She focused on me.

“Close your eyes.”

I raised an eyebrow.

“After what we did a few hours ago to each other?”

“Yes,” she laughed. “It’s broad daylight and I’m embarrassed.”

“Never be embarrassed with perfection, Ava,” I said with a smile as I sat up in bed and covered my eyes. “Go.”

She climbed out quickly, saying “No peeking.”

“Of course not,” I said opening my fingers to peek.

She laughed as she closed the bathroom door behind her.

I was soon taking her hand and leading her out of my bedroom and down the stairs. I went through to the garage and then past my car to a locked door that was my underground office. I unlocked it and went down the stairs, pulling her with me.

She stopped on the last step to take in all the screens on one side of the wall and all the computers. I saw her take in the fridge with a glass door, housing cans of energy drinks, the wall full of drives and flashing lights.

She stepped off the last step and looked to me.

“Is this your bat cave?”

I smiled, and said, “Yeah.”

“So this is where you work,” she stated quietly.

I nodded and watched her moisten her top lip as she looked at all the screens. I loved how she did that and wanted to do it for her.

“I need you to understand that this is what I do when I’m not with the guys, rescuing my sister or trying unsuccessfully to keep my distance from a beautiful dark angel,” I said.

“I have no idea what hackers do,” she said softly. “I mean, I get the idea of it, but -”

“We play dangerous games, real life, highly illegal commissions, some for fun, most for money. Corporates pay a lot of money for information. I go in and find it for them.”

“Like the police file on my mother,” she whispered.

“Yeah,” I said running my hand through my hair. “This was one of the reasons I was keeping my distance. It’s dangerous, illegal, and has serious consequences if anything goes wrong.”

“So don’t let anything go wrong,” she whispered.

“I’m never going to be the guy who holds a corporate job and settles down with a mortgage and do normal things,” I stated.

“So?” she said with a shrug.

“You deserve the other type of guy, Ava,” I said. “I’m always going to be covered in tatts, have a secret job, and a fucked-up sister to look after.”

She trailed her finger over one of the keyboards. “I don’t want the other type of guy, never did. I like that you have a secret job. It’s hot and your tatts are even hotter,” she said pausing with a teasing smile. “Actually, they are the hottest tatts I’ve ever seen, and as for your sister, you’re not alone with her. She has Will now and she has me,” she said with confidence. “I don’t care about anything that you consider bad. I’ve only ever cared about you.”

“It’s not going to be the fairy tale you’re after,” I warned softly.

“Let me be the judge of that,” she said softly with a smile as she came over to me and put her hands around my neck. “I’ve got my knight in shining armor, and I’m very satisfied with my fairy tale.”

My hands went around her waist and I leaned my forehead against hers.

“I’m going to fuck up sometimes.”

“Me, too. It’s all part of the deal.”

“You know how special you are to me, and I can’t let anything happen to you,” I whispered.

“Did you really mean the forever part last night?” she whispered.

“Yes, until the day you realize you deserve better.”

“Zac, I want you. I deserve you and you deserve me,” she said softly.

“One day, I’ll believe that,” I whispered, kissing her lips softly.

She closed her eyes.

“I want exclusivity.”

“It’s yours,” I answered huskily, knowing I would give her whatever she wanted from now on.

“I want you as my boyfriend. I want your heart. I want it all,” she added.

“I’m yours,” I said as I leaned in to kiss her again. “My heart is yours, Ava.”

Later that night as I touched her face, she looked up at me with eyes full of promise and fun. I put my lips to hers, the kiss full of sweetness as her tongue stroked mine before it became deeper and hungrier. Tenderness turned to lust as our mouths became eager and impulsive. I pushed her back onto the bed, following her down as I kissed her passionately. She made me wild, my body already so close to the end and I still had my clothes on.

She pulled my T-shirt up over my back and then I pulled it off for her as I continued to kiss her. Her hands made their way down to my pants where she undid them, feeling her way inside. I closed my eyes at her touch. She was no longer tentative, but now direct, knowing exactly what she wanted. We were both soon naked against each other and I tried to find an inner calmness and control. I needed to maintain a level of sanity, but as she let out a soft moan of pleasure, my control waned. She hungrily kissed me, running her hands through my hair and pulling at me.

I kissed my way down her perfect body, tasting her skin and then pausing at the small sexy tattoo on her pelvis. I looked back up at her and my chest ached as pleasure shot through me at the sight of my girl. I leaned down and kissed the lily, knowing I hadn’t seen anything sexier.

I leaned over to get a condom and her hand shot out to stop me. She looked at me meaningfully, wanting no barriers between us and my control suddenly snapped. As I thrust into her, she arched her back in pleasure, sighing my name with her eyes closed. I thrust into her again and again, hearing her moans, knowing she was close. Happiness weaved its way through me, knowing I was pleasing her. This beautiful girl had become a part of me. Just before she fell apart under me, she opened her eyes and gazed up at me. I saw my future as we came apart together.

Time passed as we both tried to catch our breaths, still connected in every way. Our mouths met and clung to each other in an almost sweetness. The same warm feeling from earlier permeated through me. She brushed her hand down my cheek and smiled up at me. Without a doubt in my mind, I knew that I couldn’t and wouldn’t let her go, ever again.

Chapter Twenty-One: Coming Home

Ava

We fell into a careful rhythm with each other, knowing that what we had decided was a big shift in our lives. I was careful not to overcrowd him as a girlfriend, knowing I needed to take small steps. It worked well for us and we were both suddenly very happy, like a weight had been lifted from both of us.

Janey and I became best friends and were inseparable, spending a lot of time together when Zac was working or out with the boys. I was scheduled to start university in March and planned on having fun while I had the chance.

I slept over with Zac most nights, whether it was at Noah’s place or his own and whenever we had been apart, we would always collide, desperate for each other.

Christmas and New Year’s flew past in a haze of parties and fun. We all went away for a couple of days to Noah’s family’s beach house and we spent time relaxing in the sun. Zac quietly gave me a spare key to the townhouse during one of those nights and I knew I would never love anyone as much as I loved him.

January passed us by, full of laughs, parties, bands, beach and fun. Everything seemed to be wonderful.

Until one day, it all went very wrong.

I ran up the stairs to my old bedroom to get a few things and looked around at the empty room. I hardly went home anymore, because I was just too happy and I didn’t want anyone like my father or Sarah to spoil it. My closet was now empty of clothes, with them now dispersed between Noah’s place and Zac’s, and I knew my father had resigned himself to the fact that it wouldn’t be long until I was completely gone.