by Terra Kelly
“Yeah?” I dropped my head and kissed her cheek. Then I moved over and kissed her other cheek. “It’s weird. I felt all these emotions before but I knew I had to ignore them.”
I felt her hands slide up the center of my back. “Until now. We can finally share how we feel.”
“Exactly.” I kissed her nose. “How do you really feel?” Her fingernails dug into my skin the moment I asked the question. “Or maybe you should just show me.”
She took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Aiden, I––”
“Need to show me.” I finished her sentence.
A small part of me wondered if Cora would push me away. Then she surprised the hell out of me and jumped into my arms. “Like this?” She flashed the biggest smile and rested her forearms on my shoulders.
“Just like that.” I slid my hands over her ass cheeks and squeezed.
“You didn’t think I would respond, did you?”
“I had some doubts.” I admitted and walked back over to the couch. “But my money was on this outcome.”
“Aiden.” She combed her fingers through my hair causing every nerve in my body to come alive.
“Yeah.” I was struggling to talk. As she continued to comb her fingers back and forth over my scalp every ounce of strength I had left was slowly melting away.
“Turn to your left.” When I did as she instructed, I was standing just a few feet from the doorway of her bedroom.
“You ready for this?” I took a few steps forward. “Just like you said the other night, the moment we do this everything changes.”
“Good. It’s time for a change.” She dropped her head and dragged her tongue up the side of my neck.
“Fuck, yeah.” I finally walked into her bedroom. I was done waiting.
When I asked to see her, this was never my intention. Then she opened the front door and I knew everything about my evening had just shifted. For two days she had been on my mind. Noah was about to call Cora himself if I didn’t make the first move.
Now here we were, exactly where I was supposed to be, with her in my arms.
Eight
Cora
Holy fucking shit.
The wine did nothing to calm me down.
Aiden stopped at the end of my bed. He was rubbing his hands over my ass. I needed more and now. I found a way to climb out of his arms and stand on the bed in front of him. “You first.” I pointed at his chest.
“Why me?” He flashed his sexy smile.
I rolled my eyes. “Fine.” I’m not sure what came over me at that moment. “Don’t laugh though.”
“Um, why would I laugh?”
“Because I didn’t plan to have you stopping by tonight.” I pulled the sweatshirt up over my head and threw it at him. Then I held my arms out to my side.
“Is that?” He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him.
“Yes, it is.”
“Where the hell did you find a bra with gingerbread men all over it?” He tucked his finger under one strap and slid it down. “Wait.” He stepped back. “Drop ‘em.”
“What?” I burst out laughing.
“I need to see if your panties match the bra.”
“Will you be disappointed if they don’t?” I looped my fingers around the waistband of my leggings.
“No.” He quickly said and waved his hand for me to continue. I pushed my leggings down and he sucked in a breath. “Fuck me.” I threw my leggings to the side and twirled around which was awkward on the bed. I tried not to stumble and look like an idiot at the same time, but I was really good at being a klutz. “Cora,” he said at the same moment I fell forward and directly into his arms.
“Good catch.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.
Aiden was about to find out my dirty little secret.
He continued to kiss me as he wrapped me up in his arms and let our bodies fall together onto the mattress. “Tell me about this lingerie choice?” I felt his hands unhook my bra. “Do you usually wear gingerbread men on your lady parts?”
I slid out of the bra and he tossed it behind us. “My lady parts?” I burst out laughing. “You can find that out for yourself.”
He leaned back and it felt like he was studying my face. “Why do I feel like there is more to this story?”
I wiggled out of his hold and tapped on his chest. “No story except the one about you removing this shirt and those pants.”
“Oh really?” He reached down and grabbed the hem of his Henley.
“Yes, really.” I helped him pull the shirt up.
“Cora, if I open your dresser drawer, will more gingerbread men stare up at me?”
I let my body fall onto the mattress. “Maybe.”
His eyes lit up. “Wait, give me your hands.” I started to lift them up and then tucked them behind my back. “Nope, let me see.”
“First you have to remove those pants.” I tucked my hands tighter behind my back. “Fair is fair.”
Aiden hopped off the bed and started to do this little dance move as he slid his pants down over his hips. “Is this what you want?”
I sat up and threw my legs over the bed. “Everything.”
“Wait.” He kicked his pants to the side and was standing there in gray and blue boxers. I didn’t know what we were waiting for but he had me curious. Then he ran over to my dresser and opened the top drawer.
“Aiden, I–”
“Holy fucking shit.” He was staring at the drawer. I grabbed my sweatshirt and started to throw it over my head. “Oh, hell no.” He reached over and grabbed it. “This.” He pointed at the drawer. “Is fucking sexy.” He turned to face me and smiled. “Hands.” I threw my hands behind my back and ran to the opposite side of the bed. “Cora.” He was laughing as he tried to catch me. I accidentally moved an inch too far to the right and he managed to wrap his arms around my waist.
I couldn’t stop laughing as he wrapped me up in his arms and threw me onto the bed. “You really want to see?” I hid my hands behind my head.
“I really want to see.” He climbed up my body and straddled me. “Show me,” he said in almost a whisper.
My secret. It was always just my secret.
Mia had no idea why I wore gingerbread men on my bra and panties on a daily basis. She most certainly didn’t know about what was on my wrist. I wore cover up to keep it hidden or several bracelets.
Slowly, I pulled my hands out from behind my head and sat them on the bed beside my body. He picked up my hands and stared down at the inside of my wrists. Then he looked up at me.
Aiden was the only thing that felt right in my life.
He didn’t know that though.
“Cora.” He slid his hand down each tattoo. “I don’t understand.”
I closed my eyes and finally decided to share my secret. “About six months after Noah and I broke up, I was walking by a tattoo shop and noticed a small picture of a gingerbread man. Your gingerbread rolls popped in my mind. Then you wouldn’t leave my mind. So two days later I went back to the tattoo shop and had them put a piece of you on me.” I closed my eyes and felt a tear fall. “It’s so dumb, I know.”
Aiden dropped down beside me and pulled me closer to his side. “There’s nothing dumb about that story, Cora.”
It took me a moment but I finally opened my eyes. “I really struggled with leaving.”
“Why didn’t you stay?”
“I dated your brother. Yet, all I could think about was you.”
“Why couldn’t we have met first?” He brushed strands of hair away from my face.
“Right?” I grabbed his hand and laced my fingers with his. “From the first moment I felt something for you, I knew I was screwed.” Aiden leaned forward and kissed me lightly. “You and your brother are close. I didn’t want to be the reason you had a fall out. It was better to leave.”
“Fuck,” Aiden said and let his back fall onto the mattress. He sat back up. “But gingerbread men?”
“You�
�re the only person who can bake gingerbread in a magical way.”
“Oh really?” He moved closer and kissed the sweet spot behind my ear. “Is that so?”
“It is.” I threw my leg over his side and pushed my body closer. “But no one knows about my obsession with gingerbread.”
“You have an obsession?”
I hopped off the bed and opened my closet. “A teeny tiny one.” He hopped off the bed and stepped behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. “Yup, you may have a problem.” He rested his chin on my shoulder. “I don’t know what it is but I find this fucking hot.”
“My addiction to the very thing that ties me to you, is hot?” I turned to face him. “It doesn’t freak you out in the slightest?”
“Not even a little bit.” I felt his fingers loop around the waistband of my panties. “Can I show you what I really think about this little secret of yours?” I covered my eyes and shook my head. “First you need to lay down, Cora.”
My eyes flew open and I realized at that moment life was starting to feel more balanced. I wanted what I couldn’t have for so long. Now he was finally going to be mine.
I couldn’t fuck this up. I wouldn’t fuck this up.
Nine
Aiden
I don’t know why the whole gingerbread obsession made me happy but it did. Maybe because after five years, shit was finally getting real. The woman I cared about all along was now in my arms. It felt natural. Like we were exactly where we were supposed to be.
Just yesterday, Noah pulled me aside at the restaurant. He didn’t normally do heart-to-heart chats, so I was surprised when he stopped me. The Cora topic hadn’t come up at that moment but I knew it would at some point. He actually told me that he just wanted me to be happy. Then he surprised me by saying, ‘I know how you feel about Cora.’ Yet, I had never said a damn thing to anyone.
It’s the twin brother connection.
It’s almost impossible to hide anything from him.
I watched as Cora climbed onto the bed. Her ass was pointing in my direction. Fuck. Tonight just got very interesting. “Stop.” I wanted to enjoy this show for a little bit longer. “Lay your head down but don’t move anything thing else.
“Like this?” She moved her legs apart a few inches and dropped her head onto the bed.
“Fuck me, Cora.” I removed my boxers and kicked them to the side. There were a couple of condoms in my jeans back pocket. Yes, I grabbed some condoms because I had plans. Big plans. “Don’t move.”
“I’m going to move if you don’t do something soon.” Her head was to the side and she was looking back at me. “Just fucking touch me or something. I’m dying over here.”
“I’ve waited this long to have you. Let me enjoy every single second of you.”
She moaned and my cock got even harder.
“Please don’t make me wait much longer,” she said and I noticed her hands fist into the comforter.
I quickly slid the condom on and moved my finger up and down over her pussy. I took a few moments just enjoying the way she reacted to my touch, but I couldn’t wait another minute. I stepped forward and wrapped my hand around my cock and moved it up and down her heated flesh. The moment we touched I knew this first time would have to be quick. “Do you have more condoms here?”
“Um, maybe.” She started to lift her body up but I stopped her from moving.
“We’re good for now. Right now–” I ran my hand up and down the center of her back– “we need to focus on one thing.” The moment I pushed into her sweet little pussy, she clenched her muscles, holding me in place. “What are you doing, Cora?”
“Nothing.” She giggled and finally relaxed. I started to move in and out slowly. “Faster, Aiden.”
I wrapped my hands around both ass cheeks and squeezed as I continued to pound into her. Cora was up on her forearms with her forehead resting on the bed. I had the best view and better yet, every time she screamed I had to use every ounce of strength I had available to not come.
She reached back with her one hand and started to pleasure herself. “I’ve got that.” I pushed her hand away and moved in small circles around her clitoris. “Come for me, Cora.”
“I’m almost there, Aiden.” Her voice went up a few octaves.
I didn’t stop my movements. As my cock moved in and out, my finger moved faster. Then suddenly she screamed so loud. Her excitement took me over the edge. The moment my body relaxed after the mind-blowing orgasm, I fell forward onto her back. She wiggled her behind. “You’re evil,” I said and lifted my head.
“Just hungry for more of you.”
I straightened and pulled out. “I need to see you.” The moment we were separated she dropped her body onto the bed and rolled to face me. “That’s better.” I peppered light kisses on her stomach and over each breast as I climbed up her body.
Cora wrapped her arms around my chest the moment I was settled next to her. “Do we need to run to the grocery store later?” She snuggled in closer and lightly kissed me. “I’m also on the pill.”
I pulled her close and nuzzled my nose into the crook of her neck. “We’ll see where we are in two hours.”
“I think I already know that answer,” she said and started to slowly move her fingernails over my scalp.
“If you continue doing that I know exactly what we’ll be doing and how.”
She burst out laughing. “So that means I can continue.”
I kissed her temple, her cheeks, and then finally her lips. “You can do anything, Cora.” I took the kiss deeper, loving how she made me feel.
“Hmmm…anything, huh?” She kissed my nose. “Are you sure about that?” Then she started to repeat what I had just done and kissed my chin. “I have had a lot of time to think these last few years. There are several things I would love to do to you.” She pushed my shoulder so I rolled onto my back.
“Oh really?” I pulled her body up so she was straddling me. “You have me curious.”
“When do you need to leave?”
“I need to be at work on Thursday at ten in the morning.”
“So we have thirty-six hours to ourselves.”
“And tons of pent-up energy.”
“Loads.” She rubbed her hands up and down my chest.
“Well, what are you waiting for?” I winked, then leaned back and rested my hands behind my head.
Ten
Cora
“Are you hungry?” I fell onto Aiden’s chest.
“For you.” He tickled my side and I jumped out of his arms. “Where are you going?” He actually threw out his bottom lip and pouted.
I touched his lip and leaned forward to kiss him. “Kitchen.” I kissed him again. “We need that stuff stored in the refrigerator and cupboards.” He reached forward and wrapped his arms around my waist to pull me down onto his chest. “Aiden, I really am hungry….for food.”
“Okay, I’ll let you go.” He kissed my temple. “Only if we get food and then reconvene here in one hour.”
I wiggled out of his hold and hopped off the bed. “I can meet back here in less than hour.”
“Oh really?” Aiden started to slide off the bed. I watched as his behind moved closer to the edge of the bed. His cock lifted with each movement. As he got closer to the edge, I had the desire to drop to my knees.
“We may have to wait a little longer for food.”
“Why?” He actually scowled and stopped moving.
I cleared my throat and struggled to pull my eyes away from him. “Clothes. We need to wear clothes when getting food.”
He looked down and back up. “Clothes?” He stood and wrapped his fingers around his cock. “Is that what you really want, Cora?”
“Oh you don’t play fair.” I wasn’t thinking as I backed up. The moment my back hit the wall I knew food would have to wait a little bit longer. He stepped up into my personal space. “You really, really don’t play fair.” His cock was pushed up against my belly. I stood there as still as a
statue for about thirty seconds. Then he flashed a smile and leaned in to quickly kiss me before stepping around me and walking out of the room. I watched as he paraded that sexy ass down the hallway toward the kitchen. “Oh you are so bad.”
He turned his head and winked but never stopped walking. “Now I need food.”
I ran down the hallway and hopped onto his back. “What are you going to make me?”
“You?” He wrapped his hands around my thighs and pushed me up higher onto his back. “Who said I was making you anything?”
I bit down on the very edge of his earlobe. “Me.” Then I kissed behind his ear and dragged my tongue down the side of his neck.
He moaned. “If you keep that up, I may rethink my decision to leave the bedroom.” I nuzzled into the crook of his neck and bit down. “Hey, okay, fine. I’ll make you something.” He reached his hand up and combed his fingers into my hair and laced them behind my neck. “What are you hungry for, Cora?” I hopped down and walked over to the refrigerator. Aiden stepped up behind me and rested his head on my shoulder. “I see eggs.” He wrapped his arms around my waist and placed his hands over my stomach.
“And turkey bacon.” I rested my hands over his. “Are we having a late breakfast?”
“Really late since it’s dinner time.”
I grabbed the ingredients and tried to separate us, but he insisted on following close behind me. “Do you really think we can cook this close to each other?”
“Maybe.” I leaned my head back onto his shoulder and glanced up at him. “It’s on my bucket list.”
I wiggled out of his embrace. “Cooking naked is on your bucket list?”
“Yeah, it’s not on yours?”
“Um, no.” I grabbed a pan from the cabinet. “Can we pencil it in though?”
He threw a pad of butter into the pan and I turned it up to medium heat. “Late entries are accepted.”
“Why does this feel so natural?” I cracked two eggs and let them drop onto the sizzling butter. “I’m standing here in the nude making breakfast for dinner.” Aiden slid his hands down my arms. He made me feel so many emotions all at once. “Shouldn’t I feel a little shy?”
