by Rebel Hart
“Take a look at the situation we’re in and answer that question yourself.”
He held his arms out for me. “Come here.”
I sighed. “I don’t wanna.”
He grinned. “Come here, gorgeous. Come on. You know you wanna.”
“Ugh.”
I walked to his towering form and felt his comforting arm blanket my body. I closed my eyes and drew in his scent, feeling my body meld against him. I sank into his muscles, letting him pull me close. He sat back down onto the bed, pulling me into his lap. I wrapped my arms around his neck and straddled his pelvis. As his hands ran up and down my back, he placed soft kisses against my temple.
“Everything’s going to be okay,” he murmured.
I sighed. “I wish I knew that for certain.”
“Well, I do. So trust me.”
“What if he really does kill you, Max?”
He scoffed. “Benji? Hell, no. That asshole had me tied to a chair and he didn’t do it. No way he’ll go through with it now.”
“I’m sorry I’m not any stronger than this.”
“Dani, look at me.”
My eyes found his. “Yeah?”
He gripped my chin. “You’ve been nothing but strong since this entire thing began. If there’s anyone in this situation that’s been strong, it’s you.”
I shook my head. “I don't feel that way.”
“Those who are truly strong usually don’t.”
I peeked over his shoulder at the digital clock. “How long do you think we’ll have to wait for him?”
His hands settled onto my hips. “Probably not more than an hour. Benji won’t let a minute go to waste. Especially if it means proving something to my father.”
“And if he consults your father before he comes?”
He barked with laughter. “Then my bet is on thirty minutes.”
I swatted at his chest. “That’s not funny.”
“I know it’s not funny. But the answer to your question is that we won’t be waiting very long, either way. Both of them are going to want to end this quickly. And while we’re out of town, to boot. It’s the perfect time for them to jump us. They won’t waste another second if they don’t have to.”
“I’m worried, Max.”
He kissed the tip of my nose. “I know you are, gorgeous. I’m worried, too.”
“You are?”
He nodded. “Yep.”
“You don’t look nervous.”
He snickered. “I’ve had my entire life to perfect the art of never looking nervous. You’ve only been in this for a couple of months. Cut yourself some slack.”
“I’ve aced midterms in shorter amounts of time.”
“But have you ever fought for your life and come out the other side still breathing? Because that’s what this is right now. This isn’t college. This isn’t school. This isn’t a test. This is do or die.”
My shoulders slumped. “I know. I know. Trust me, I get it.”
“Come here, Dani. I’ve got you.”
I let him pull me back to his body before he tucked my head against his neck. I sighed heavily, reveling in his warmth as he slowly lay down. I relaxed on top of him, feeling his heart beating against my own. His hands softly explored me, never breaching my clothes as they languidly slid around.
And me?
Well, my stomach was one big knot of nerves.
I felt my confidence slipping away. Now that we were on the brink of fighting our way out of this, I felt terrified. I didn’t feel strong, like I had in that alleyway. I didn’t feel empowered, like I had talking to all of those men that night. I didn’t feel headstrong, like I had when riding with those guys over to the police station.
Now I just felt like Dani.
Little, sheltered, pointless Dani.
“Max?”
“Hmm?”
“Does it bother you that I’m scared?”
He stroked his fingers through my hair. “No. It doesn’t.”
“So if I were to ask you what we might do if this doesn’t go the way we planned, what would you say?”
He gripped my hair softly. “I’d say you’re looking too far into the future. And pulling your focus away from a present like this is almost always fatal.”
“So what if I asked you about being abandoned?”
He paused. “What?”
I lifted myself up. “What if we’re completely abandoned out here? What if Benji comes with backup or something and we’re completely outmatched? What if--?”
He sat up quickly. “Shhhh, sh-sh-sh-sh-sh. Slow down.”
I shook my head. “What if I’ve brought you out here to do nothing but die?”
His forehead pressed against mine. “Then I die with happiness in my heart.”
“Don’t say shit like that.”
“It’s true, Dani.”
He fisted my hair and pulled my head back softly so he could gaze into my eyes.
“You make me the happiest I’ve ever felt. And if this is where I die, I die knowing damn good and well I loved someone with my whole entire being.”
I sniffled. “Max, please.”
“You know as well as I do that we’re not alone out here. But even if we were--and even if something did go wrong--I’m not going to let anything happen to you. Understood?”
“Don’t die because of me. Okay?”
He chuckled. “You don’t get a choice in that. Because if the choice is my life or yours? It’s mine in a heartbeat.”
My eyes watered. “I can’t live without you. Don’t make me do that.”
“At the expense of your life? That’s not a choice I can make. But I promise you this. Are you listening?”
A tear streaked my cheek. “Yeah. I am.”
His eyes grew stern. “Nothing bad is happening to us tonight. Got it?”
I nodded. “Got it.”
“Good.”
His lips pressed against mine, but my mind was elsewhere. How in the world did he know for sure things would be all right? It boggled my mind, the kind of confidence he had about this situation. I felt his tongue slide across the slit of my lips and I gave him entrance. I invited him in as my head fell to the side, finding more distraction with every stroke of his tongue. I collapsed against him. His back crashed to the bed. And as his hands migrated beneath my jacket, I pressed my hands into the mattress.
Before pushing myself up.
“Max?”
“Yeah?”
“Does it worry you how much has changed in the past few days?”
He cocked his head. “How do you figure, gorgeous?”
I licked my lips. “I don’t know. I mean, just a few weeks ago I was nothing but a normal college kid. Following my same old routine, day after day. Over and over again. Classes. Swimming. Time with Hannah. Studying. Always alone, and always so on edge.”
He cupped my cheek. “You’re not alone anymore, Dani. And you won’t ever be. Not as long as you have me.”
I sat up, still straddling his body. “That’s the thing. I mean, so much has changed, you know? The way I feel. The way I see my life. And my future. Even the way I see myself has changed. I was afraid of everything, Max. And I mean every fucking thing that crossed my path. But now?”
He propped himself up on his elbows. “Now, what?”
“Now I feel… gigantic.”
He grinned. “Good girl.”
“I feel strong. And useful. I’m bracing for a fight. A war, really. And all of it because I found something worth fighting for in my life. Worth completely tanking myself over, if that’s what it required of me.”
“I don’t ever want you to tank. I only want you to be happy.”
“And that’s the thing, Max. I am happy. For once, I’m happy about my future. I’m happy about my present. Not just content. Not just going through the motions. Not just getting through it. I’m enjoying it. I’m enjoying life. I’m enjoying you.”
He smiled. “I see what the guys meant by ‘speech
maker.’”
I furrowed my brow. “What?”
He snickered. “The guys said you were a speech maker.”
“Whoops.”
“Not a bad thing. They were very impressed.”
“Really?”
He nodded. “Really, really.”
I smiled softly. “You said we had about an hour, right?”
He quirked an eyebrow. “Yes…?”
I grinned. “Well, what if I told you that I’m feeling a little better about things now?”
He sat upright. “Hmmm, well then. I’d tell you we’ve still got some time to kill.”
“Poor choice of words, Casanova.”
He shrugged. “Not good with them like you are. I’d rather show my efforts instead of explaining them.”
“Really now?”
His face came closer. “Very much so.”
I bit down on my lower lip. “Then why don’t you show me what you might like to do in order to pass the time, big boy?”
He growled softly before he wrapped his arm around me. He whipped me around, causing me to squeal as my back settled against the mattress. I gazed into his heated eyes. His hand slid along my body, tracing my waist and the curves of my hips. I shivered against his touch as my nipples puckered against my bra. And as his fingers unbuttoned my jeans, he licked his lips.
“I love you, Dani.”
I felt a tear streak the side of my face as I cupped his cheeks.
“Make love to me, Max.”
I brought his lips down to mine and he fell against me, pinning me to the mattress with his strength and his command. I spread my legs wide to accommodate him, our tongues dueling for battle as he rolled against me. I felt his cock growing. Thickening. Pressing hard against my clothed slit. And as his lips released me, the words breathlessly fell from my lips.
“Make me forget about all of this.”
He nuzzled my pulse point on my neck. “Your wish is my command.”
25
Max
I felt her heart rate speed up against my nose. She sighed so gently. So tenderly. And as her back arched for me, I pressed my lips softly against her skin. This woman set me on fire. She gave me a new passion for life. A new lust for adventure. If it hadn’t been for her and her efforts, I’d still be behind the bars of my own mind. I slid on top of her glorious body and felt her legs spread for me as my lips ventured further downward, kissing the valley of her breasts. I wanted to strip her all the way down. I wanted to feel her soft skin against my own. But I didn’t want someone rolling up on us while we were completely naked and bared to one another.
The idea of someone catching Dani vulnerable like that made me sick to my stomach.
Her hands threaded into my locks of hair and I growled against her clothed stomach. I let my hands slide along the expanse of her body as I knelt on the floor between her legs. I grabbed her ankles, pulling her closer to the edge. She giggled with delight as her nails softly scratched my scalp, sending shivers down my spine. I nibbled her inner legs as I unbuttoned her jeans. She groaned and jumped for my viewing pleasure as I slowly worked her zipper down. My hands slid down her legs before I removed her shoes. Then I looped my fingers into the belt loops of her jeans.
“Lift,” I commanded.
Her hips rose high in the sky and I pulled them down over her pert little ass. Her cotton panties were stained with her wetness, and it only made my cock harder for her. I slid her pants to her knees before she fell back against the bed. I kissed up her soft skin, reveling in her smoothness. Her womanly scent tugged at my soul. I felt my heart skip a beat as I pressed a kiss against her clothed pussy. She gasped softly. I felt her roll, just to get more friction where she wanted it the most.
So I decided to give in.
I pulled her panties to the side and lapped up her slit. I gathered her juices on the tip of my tongue, listening as she grunted. My tongue breached her lower lips and she jumped. I felt the tip of my tongue tickling her clit, and she whimpered. I swirled around that swollen nub of hers, going as slowly as I could and watching the way her body reacted.
“Max,” she moaned.
I growled as I wrapped my lips around her pulsing clit. Her legs slid over my shoulders before her thighs clamped around my cheeks. I loved it when she did that. When she threatened to drown me in her soft excess. I wrapped my arms beneath her legs, letting my hands creep up to her breasts. And as I massaged them softly, I pressed my tongue against her clit.
“Max! What the--shit!”
I grinned as her surprise orgasm took her. Damn it, I read her body like a book. The way she reacted. The way her body built up its pleasure. I knew exactly how to stroke her. How to lick her. How to make her tremble in my wake. I licked her slowly through her storm of pleasure. I felt my cock leaking against my jeans and I released her breasts in order to pull it out. I sighed with relief as I stroked my girth. I cleaned up the mess I left behind as my precum lubed my length.
But I wasn’t quite ready to get up yet.
If this is our last moment together, I want to make it the best.
“Max, oh-oh-oh. I--I don’t know if I can--”
I kissed her lower lips softly. “I know you’ve got one more for me, gorgeous.”
She whimpered. “It’s so sensitive. Just--fuck!”
I pressed my tongue back against her clit as I stroked my dick. She bucked wildly against me, her body jiggling and flushing for my viewing pleasure. Her juices dripped down my neck. I let her overwhelm me as I squeezed my cock tight, trying to stave off my own burst of pleasure. I groaned as my balls grew heavy. I felt them protesting the lack of release as I started stroking myself again. I edged myself as I felt her legs quivering again. I felt her hands growing tighter in my hair as her juices flooded my cheeks. She was close. I knew she was. I felt it. I smelled it. I breathed it all in. I squeezed my cock one last time, wanting nothing more than to fill her with my seed.
“Max! Yeah!”
“Come for me,” I grunted.
“Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I’m coming. I’m coming. I love you. Holy fuck, I love you so much.”
I opened my mouth to receive her offering. I swallowed all of her down before I shot up to my feet. I couldn't take it a second longer. I had to seek relief. I had to fill her. I had to feel her throbbing walls wrapped around my cock. I reached down for her legs and pulled her farther to the edge. She gasped for air as her skin flushed a deep shade of red. And me? Well, I tossed her ankles over my shoulders before I lined myself up with her entrance.
“Can I be on top?”
Her words were so breathless, I almost missed them. The fog of pleasure clouding my judgment almost caused me to plunge into her much too soon. As her soft voice pierced the carnal growl ricocheting through my head, my eyes met hers.
“Is that what you want?”
She nodded. “More than anything.”
“Then of course.”
Whatever she wanted tonight, she’d get. I slid her legs off my shoulders before she turned around, kicking her pants off her ankles. I watched her wiggle her way out of those panties as a grin settled against my cheeks. A satisfied grin as I watched excitement spread across her face. Normally, I wouldn't allow something like this. I wanted to be in control. Always.
But I trusted Dani.
And I trusted her enough to let me rest for a little while.
I slid out of my own boots and pants before climbing onto the bed. I lay down, my head propped up on a pillow as she straddled my hips. Her hands pressed against my chest. She leaned in for a soft kiss that made the entire world outside fade away. She licked at my lips softly, tasting herself on me with a contented sigh.
Then I felt her pussy lips rolling against my dick.
“God, you always feel so good,” I murmured.
“And to think, you’re not even inside yet,” she whispered.
My hands slid down her sides. Her tongue pressed against mine as I parted my lips, allowing her entrance. I grippe
d her ass cheeks and lifted her up, positioning myself at her entrance. I felt my tip breach her walls and my girth slide against her wetness. She moaned against my lips and I felt her fingertips curling into my chest. As our hips bottomed out together, I sucked on her lower lip.
“Holy fuck,” I grunted.
She pressed herself upright as she looked down at me. She cupped her clothed tits and massaged them, her head falling back in pleasure. My hands slid around to her hips. I gripped them tightly, moving her exactly as I wanted. Side to side. Up and down. Swiveling, so I could feel her juices dripping down my balls a little more. My toes curled. My heart ignited with desire. I saw something burst behind Dani’s eyes. A power I’d never seen before.
It thrilled me and intoxicated me. It made me curious and filled me with wonder.
Then she smacked my hands away from her hips before her palms fell back to my chest.
“Dani, what are--holy fuck!”
She giggled as she ground against me, taking the whole of my cock inside her body. My eyes bulged and my hands fisted the sheets as she bounced wildly against my pelvis. Her juices splashed against my skin. Her moans and groans filled my ears. I pressed my heels into the bed, bucking hard against her. Meeting her thrust for thrust. I knew I wouldn't last long. Not with her walls gripping me like they were.
“That’s it, Max. Come with me. Fill me up. Make me yours, forever.”
I gritted my teeth. “I love you. Dani, you’re the--best--I--shit--holy fuck, I’m gonna fill you with everything I have.”
Feeling her command my cock in ways I’d never felt pushed me to the clouds. It was all too much for me, this powerful woman taking my pleasure into her hands. I couldn’t stand it. I loved this woman more than anything. And the tighter she clamped down against me, the more my balls pulled into my body.
I’d rather die than see her in harm’s way a second longer.
“Oh, Max. I’m so close. So close. So close. Yes. Yes. Yes. I love you. I love--Max!”
I sat up, wrapping my arms around her. “I love you beyond compare, Danika Young. You’re my entire world.”
My voice broke as my cock exploded. I held Dani’s body close against mine as we both fell back to the bed. With her body quaking against mine, I bit into her shoulder. Growling, and salivating, and grunting as threads of arousal shot from the tip of my dick. I felt her walls accepting me, pulling me further into her breathless body as my balls emptied themselves. Pump after pump after pump.
