by Rebel Hart
I couldn't remember a single thing I’d read in the library. I barely remembered my lectures. Worry pooled in my gut as I walked, my focus still elsewhere. I’d never struggled like this in school before. I’d never had an issue paying attention, or working ahead, or acing my classes. But even reading ahead hadn’t prepared me for how much I’d really fallen behind by not being in classes yesterday. I couldn't recall a single fact.
I was much too distracted with something else.
“Evening, Bambi.”
My head shot up and my eyes locked in front of me. As I emerged from the doors of the library, the sight that held my gaze made me smile like a goofy little kid. There he was, leaning against his bike, his arms folded over his chest and his stare piercing straight into my soul.
“Got a few texts from you today. Sorry I never got back. Been busy.”
I skipped down the steps toward him. “You look good.”
He winked. “Always.”
I giggled. “I mean, physically. You look like you’re well. You know, better.”
He nodded. “I feel a bit better, after some rest.”
“How are your ribs? I’m sure riding your bike doesn’t feel the greatest.”
“Well, they feel well enough to do this.”
He reached out for me and I squealed with delight as he whipped me around, pinning me against his bike. My butt had barely touched the leather of his seat before his knee pressed between my legs. His hand ran through my hair while the other softly slid down my torso and over my waist, finally settling on my hip.
I was trapped between the warm metal of his bike and the warm strength of his body.
“Glad to see you’re getting your strength back, handsome.”
He grinned. “Please tell me you’re done studying for the night. I’ve been out here for a while.”
“How did you know I was here?”
He shrugged. “I have my sources.”
I narrowed my eyes playfully. “You saw Hannah at the dorm, didn’t you?”
“I may or may not have ran into your very cranky roommate as she was coming out of the building.”
“I’m surprised she told you where I was.”
“You two okay?”
I shrugged. “Nothing I can’t handle. She’ll just have to be okay with the fact that she doesn’t control my life.”
He quirked an eyebrow. “You two have a falling out or something?”
I waved my hand in the air. “It’s not important.”
“It’s always important between friends.”
“Well, it’s not important now.”
“Dani.”
I blinked. “What?”
“Friends are always important, no matter what.”
“I know.”
“They’re a different kind of family when you can’t go to your actual family.”
“I get that, Max. I do.”
“So whatever’s going on, fix it.”
I snickered. “I will, when she realizes she can’t control me.”
“What’s she wanting you to do?”
I sighed. “Leave you while I still can.”
He nodded slowly. “She’s not wrong.”
I was taken aback by his words. “What?”
“Let me guess. She thinks I’m dangerous, that I’m no good for you, and that I’ll pull you off your path.”
“Yeah. In not so few words, but yeah.”
“Well, she’s not wrong.”
“So you agree with her.”
He shook his head. “I never said that.”
“So you're on my side?”
“I didn’t say that either.”
“Then what are you saying?”
He grinned. “That she’s not wrong. What you choose to do with that is your business. But know she’s not wrong.”
“So you think you’re no good for me.”
He shrugged. “I’m no good for anyone. That’s beside the point.”
“How could you think that about yourself?”
“Easy. I just do.”
I pushed at his chest a bit. “I don’t ever want to hear you saying that again. Got it? You’re a good man, Max. A great one.”
He chuckled. “Oh, boy, do you have a lot to learn about me.”
I paused. “What does that mean?”
He smiled wolfishly. “It means that truly great men don’t do what I do. Means you still have a lot to learn.”
“So you want me to stick around?”
“When the hell was that ever in question?”
I blushed. “Fair enough.”
“Good. Because I’ve been waiting for you to stop talking.”
“Wait, wh--? Mmmm.”
His lips crashed against mine and everything fell to the wayside. Fire stoked in my gut and fireworks burst behind my eyes. I wrapped my arms around his neck, reveling in how he gripped my hips. He bent over me, leaning closer to his bike as he pinned me harder against its surface. I thought we might fall over, he dipped me back so deeply. I clung to his jacket, holding on as if my life depended on it. His tongue stroked the roof of my mouth. His hands slid up to my waist before he cloaked my back with his arms. I felt invaded by him. Warmed by his presence.
And I didn’t want it to stop.
“Oh, your lips taste wonderful,” he murmured.
My eyes fluttered open. “I think it’s my lip gloss.”
He licked his lips. “Mmmm, honey.”
I smiled. “And vanilla.”
“I think I’d like another taste.”
I gripped his leather jacket once more and pulled him back to me. I rolled my body against his, not giving a damn who saw us. My legs spread for him, and I felt my nipples puckering against my bra as his hands wandered my body. I yearned for him. I ached to be filled with him. And as he sucked on my lower lip, I gasped at the feeling of his teeth.
“We need to finish what you tried to start yesterday.”
I paused. “Huh?”
He kissed down my neck. “You know, when you left me hanging like that. Do you know what that does to a man?”
I moaned. “I didn’t do it on purpose.”
He chuckled. “Of course you didn’t. But there are a few things I want to do to you on purpose. So where can we go”
It was hard for me to think. Feeling his teeth raking softly against my skin made me shiver and my mind fall blank. I slipped my arms out of my backpack and heard it drop to the pavement, spilling the contents onto the ground. I didn’t care though. Not when Max was around. He gripped my ass cheeks and hoisted me up, sitting me on the leather seat of his bike. Then he stood between my legs. Forcing them open as his hands ran up and down my thighs.
“Where can we go, gorgeous?”
My eyes fluttered open. “Uh, Hannah’s in my dorm room.”
He nodded. “All right. Are there any other quiet places around this school of yours?”
“I--I don’t--I’m not--uh.”
He gripped my chin. “Come on, college girl. There must be some place we can go. Use that brain of yours.”
I stumbled through the tipsy recesses of my mind, my body drunk off the feeling of Max. I closed my eyes, mentally walking my way through campus. And as Max’s hands softly drifted along my body, I thought of an option.
“We could go to the pool.”
My eyes opened and I found Max staring down at me, a grin slowly spreading across his face.
“I’m not into putting on shows,” he said.
I shook my head. “It’ll be empty at this point.”
“You’re sure about that?”
I nodded. “More than ever. Last year, nighttime was my favorite time to swim because people were never around. And there are saunas.”
He growled. “Really now?”
“Mhm. Two wet saunas for the students, and I can tell you for a fact they hardly get used.”
His nose nuzzled against mine. “Then there’s only one thing to do.”
“What’s that?
”
His eyes found mine. “Show me where we’re headed, gorgeous.”
8
Max
“Come on, Dani. You were the one who picked out this place.”
I watched her toes grip the edge of the pool. “I didn’t know you wouldn't let me go back to get my bathing suit.”
“Like you said, your roommate’s there. Did you really want to endure her questioning?”
“I would’ve, if it meant not skinny dipping.”
I held my arms out. “I’m not skinny dipping.”
“You’re only in your boxers.”
“And that means I’m not naked now, doesn’t it?”
Dani kept looking around. As if this would be the one time a throng of students walked in to randomly take a swim at nine o’clock at night. There wasn’t a soul around. After Benji ruined this place for her, I’d already had it in my mind to replace that memory with a much better one.
“I don’t like it when people keep me waiting, Bambi.”
She stuck her tongue out at me. “Too bad. You’ll just have to wait until I’m comfortable.”
I chuckled. “Women’s underwear is designed just like swimsuits. Their purpose is the only thing that differs.”
She paused. “That’s… not a bad point.”
“See? I have a good point every once in a while.”
She grinned. “You have plenty of good points when you’re not neglecting your health.”
I saw her eyes drop to my ribs and I splashed her.
“Uh, uh, uh. You told me you wouldn’t stare.”
She sighed. “It’s hard not to. Are you sure you’re feeling okay for something like this?”
A shiver worked its way up my spine. “Better than ever, gorgeous. Now jump in or I’m coming up there to get you.”
She pointed at me. “You better not.”
I shrugged. “Then get your ass in here. Otherwise, I’m coming for you. And I’m throwing you into this pool with all of your clothes on.”
“That would ruin my coat!”
“Then take it off and get in here.”
She was the cutest thing in the world when she was flustered. It was too easy to press her buttons as well. Dani was easy to rile up. Part of that idea made me sad. It made me wonder what her parents were really like. Because being easy to rile up usually came with a lack of self-confidence and a lack of understanding of the world.
In some ways, her parents had done her a disservice.
“Five,” I said.
“Hold on! I’m almost out of--”
“Four.”
“Max, cut it out. I’m getting out of my pants now.”
“Three.”
“Damn it, stop!”
I snickered. “Two…”
“Fine! Fine! Look!”
She held her arms out as she stood there in just her panties and her bra. And when my eyes slid over her body, my cock stood at attention, tenting my boxers underneath the water. Her tan skin called to me. The soft slope of her waist had my fingertips tingling. She had power in her thighs. Her shoulders were broad and strong. The soft outer lines of her abs and the way her toned arms flexed as she held them out made me lick my lips.
Then she brought her hands together and bent forward.
I caught a glimpse of her back as she dove in. The lean muscles underneath her skin, going unseen up until this point. How had I not noticed her figure and her strength before?
She is a swimmer, you idiot.
Guess she wasn’t the only person who didn’t know much about the other.
I watched her glide through the water, her body straight and her eyes locked on me. Her dark hair ruffled underneath the water in small waves as her arms finally came down against her sides. She kicked her legs. She hadn’t yet come up for breath. And as she made her way for me, she looked like a damn goddess.
She finally popped up. “There. Happy now?”
My eyes ran along her face, taking in the way her hair floated in the pool. Every movement she made was perfection, and I’d never noticed it up until now. I took snapshots in my brain of the moment. I didn’t want anything to ever rob me of this memory.
“Max? You okay?”
I swallowed hard. “I’m always okay, gorgeous.”
“You just looked--ooh!”
I reached out for her and pulled her into my arms. I spun her around, splashing water everywhere as she started giggling. Her hands slipped around my neck, holding me close as her legs wrapped around me. Her ankles locked, pulling me even closer to her. And as my cock pressed against the cloth of her panties, she smiled.
“Guess someone’s happy to see me.”
I growled. “I’m always happy to see you.”
I fisted her hair and brought our lips together. I couldn't take it any longer. I needed her. I wanted her. And I had to have her. She’d been on my mind all day. All last night. And after seeing the texts she’d sent me today, I knew she wanted to see me as much as I wanted to see her. My tongue slipped along hers as my hands massaged the small of her back. She rocked against me, teasing my dick with her warmth as water started sloshing against our bodies.
“Max.”
“Mmm?”
I kissed down her neck as her head fell back.
“Max, there are--oh--cameras.”
I nipped at her skin. “Let them watch.”
“I could--I could get--oh.”
“Mmm, in trouble?”
I cupped her clothed breast and massaged it softly. I felt her nipple hardening against my palm, even through her bra. It made me chuckle. I loved the way her body responded to me. The way she shivered and undulated against me, her hands sliding along my skin. She sighed as her fingertips passed over the muscles on my abs.
“You know what doesn’t have--Max.”
I paused. “I’m listening.”
“You know what doesn’t have cameras?”
I nuzzled my nose against her pulse point. “What doesn’t?”
“The saunas.”
I slowly lifted my gaze to meet hers and I saw her pupils blow wide. She licked her lips, her eyes dancing along my face. And when she bucked against me, I popped. I fisted her ass cheeks and held her close. I marched my way through the water as she giggled and hugged me close. Her head tucked into the crook of my neck as I made my way up the steps, holding her as water dripped from our bodies.
“Tell me where to go.”
She kissed my shoulder. “Through the door in the back that says ‘ladies.’ No one’s here. We can use their sauna.”
“Perfect.”
I kicked our clothes over to the door, shoved my shoulder into it and used my feet to scoop them onto the tile floor. They were soaking wet at this point, but I didn’t give a shit. The only thing I cared about was getting into that sauna and locking the fucking door.
Until I’d had my fill of this incredible woman.
“Left. To the left. The white door.”
I continued kicking our clothes until they were in the corner. I swung the door open, meeting a large cloud of hot mist that forced me to inhale deeply.
“Oh, yeah. That’s the stuff.”
I grinned. “I’ll have you louder than that by the time I’m done with you.”
The mist encompassed us as I stepped into the sauna. I set her down on the highest bench, watching as beads of water and sweat already permeated her skin. The door closed behind us and I turned around, ready to lock the damn thing and ravish her body. I didn’t want to take my eyes off her for another second. I didn’t want to waste another minute without bringing her pleasure.
“All right, anything else?” I asked as I turned back around.
And when I did, I was met with a completely naked Dani.
“Holy fuck.”
She grinned. “Just need you, big guy.”
She spread her legs slowly and my cock pulsed. The smell of her pussy carried itself on top of the mist, wafting underneath my nose as beads of sweat dripped
between her pert breasts. I pulled my boxers off and lunged for her as she giggled with delight. And as I knelt on the lower bench, I slipped her legs over my shoulders.
“Max, oh. I--oh, fuck.”
I lapped slowly up her slit and relished her taste. I took my time, sucking and licking. Nibbling and exploring. Her bare heels dug softly into my back. I growled every time I felt her toes dancing against my skin. Her hands flew to my hair, clinging to me as she pulled me closer.
I kept my ministrations light to the touch. Barely there. Just enough to have her--
“Max, please. Please, please, oh. That feels--just a bit--Max, ugh.”
Begging.
I lapped my tongue deeply against her slit. I felt her jump before she ground her hips against my face. I flicked her clit, feeling her legs contract as I chuckled against her pussy lips.
“Max, you damn tease.”
I pulled back. “You have no idea just yet. But you will. In time.”
She whimpered as I teased her, slowly tracing the outline of her clit with my tongue. She fisted my hair so tightly I thought she might pull it from my scalp. And I couldn't get enough. She was like putty in the palm of my hands. My cock leaked, with thick threads of arousal dripping against the bench of the sauna. Sweat poured down my back. I felt it dripping from her skin and intermingling with my own. I wanted to tease her until she cried for mercy.
But I didn’t have that kind of patience.
“Fuck,” I growled.
She gasped. “That’s it. Max. That’s it. That’s it. Right there. Right there.”
She rolled against my face as my fingers slid between her legs. I pressed my tongue against her clit, feeling her grind against me as my fingers danced against her entrance. I felt her walls throbbing as I breached her. I slid one finger in, listening to her moan. Her tight walls clamped down against me as she bucked harder.
“More. I need more. Please. Oh, please, Max.”
I sucked her clit into my mouth as I slid a second finger in, feeling her juices dripping down my wrist. Fucking hell, she was so wet for me. Everything about our bodies was wet, and I adored it.
“Max!”
I crooked my fingers and sucked on her clit. I pumped slowly, feeling her meet me halfway with every thrust. Her heels propped themselves against my shoulders. Her legs fell off to the sides, exposing the whole of her body to me. My eyes flickered up, watching her skin flush and her tits pucker. Her face contorted in pleasure as I fucked her with my fingers and sucked her clit to painful peaks.
