by Dakota Rebel
“You’re so fucking beautiful,” he said, lowering himself to his knees in front of me. His hand roamed over my stomach, one finger sliding under the cup of my bra to caress my breast. “Are these new?”
“Yes,” I admitted. “I was worried that one day we’d get to this point, and I didn’t want you to see me in old lady underwear.”
He chuckled, his breath warm against my skin where he was now bent over me. He dropped a kiss on my stomach, his tongue circling my belly button while his hands moved to slide up my thighs.
“Well, they’re very nice,” he told me. His fingers dipped between the elastic and my skin, then he was sliding the panties off leaving me completely open and exposed to him.
I felt heat in my cheeks as I saw him staring at me. No one without a medical degree had ever seen the most delicate parts of my body before, and I couldn’t help being a little embarrassed by his scrutiny.
“So fucking beautiful,” he repeated.
Stars swam in my vision as his tongue licked a hot, wet trail up my slit. His full lips captured my nub, sucking and softly nipping until I thought I might pass out from the pleasure of it.
He slid a finger inside me, then two, the thick digits stretching me open and making me writhe beneath him.
God, I wanted him so badly. I wanted to tell him how much, but my brain didn’t seem to want to work.
When he twisted those fingers inside me, they bumped something in there I’d never felt before in my life and every muscle in my body contracted then exploded in a fiery explosion of nerve endings. I screamed, the pleasure too much to contain in my shudder-wracked body.
I may have blacked out for a minute, because when I opened my eyes again Boone was naked and climbing over me.
“Are you okay?” he asked, kissing me softly.
“I am amazing,” I assured him.
“Can I make love to you?”
“I thought you’d never ask,” I teased.
He settled between my thighs and I jumped at the feeling of his tip brushing against my entrance. I did want him, but I couldn’t help being a little nervous. I was pretty sure that every day life had broken my hymen at some point, so I wasn’t overly worried about actual pain. But from the glimpse I’d caught of his massive erection…well, I wasn’t one hundred percent sure that I could stretch that wide on the first go.
But I did stretch. And stretch. And stretch. My God he felt huge inside me.
“Maddie,” Boone whispered, placing a soft kiss on my temple. “Baby, open your eyes and look at me. Please?”
I hadn’t realized I’d been squeezing them shut. Blinking a few times, I finally met his gaze.
“Are you alright?” he asked.
“I’m great,” I promised him.
“Yeah, you are,” he agreed.
Then he moved, and the world fell apart. Whatever it was he had pressed inside me with his fingers, really liked being hit repeatedly with the head of his cock. After about three hard thrusts from him, I was falling again, screaming his name and clawing at his back with my nails, my body spasming from the pleasure coursing through it.
Fuck, no wonder people were so obsessed with sex. This was fucking amazing.
His rhythm started to change and a few moments later he was crying out as well, his shaft twitching inside me, hot wetness flooding between my legs.
Boone collapsed next to me on the bed, pulling me into his arms and kissing me deeply. I tangled my fingers in his thick hair, returning the kiss with fervor. I could taste a tangy sweetness on his lips, and realized that it was me, my flavor left over on his mouth from him going down on me.
“I’m going to fall in love with you,” he murmured as he settled down next to me. “I hope you don’t mind.”
“I’m good with that,” I answered. With a big yawn I snuggled further into his arms. “So, why don’t you tell me your big, dark secret now?”
“I can’t,” he said. “Not yet. It’s not bad, I promise. It’s just…complicated. Can you trust me?”
“I’m trusting you with my heart,” I reminded him. “I trusted you with my body. I trusted you to kill that bug.”
“Yeah,” he agreed. “Next time I’m just calling an exterminator.”
“You’re a very brave man,” I assured him. “But that’s fine. We could use an exterminator here.” I blew out a sigh. It was a great building, but damn, it needed a lot of work. Ugh. I was in bed with a hot naked man who’d just rocked my world and I was thinking about this stupid apartment building? What a loser. “So,” I said, returning to the situation at hand. “You can’t tell me your big secret, so tell me something else.”
“Like what?” he asked. He reached over me and turned off the lamp, plunging us into darkness. “Like how much I want to eat your pussy again?”
“No,” I said, my cheeks heating at his brashness. “Cheeky devil. Tell me something real.”
“Okay.” He took my hand in his and ran his fingers over mine. His soft touch caused goosebumps to break out on my skin and I burrowed deeper into his arms as I pulled a blanket over us. “Like what?”
“I don’t know,” said with a huff. “What’s your biggest dream?”
“What’s yours,” he countered.
“Well, before you moved in, it was to buy the apartment next door and knock out the wall between them, making a big open penthouse suite,” I admitted. “But now, I think I’d like a kitten.” I felt him smile against my skin where he was now kissing my neck. “Come on, you have to have a big, crazy dream.”
“I’d like to open a wild cat preserve in Africa,” he said.
That was…quite a dream.
“Really?” I asked him, turning to look at him. In the dim light coming through the window I saw him shrug. “That’s amazing.”
“Just one of those things I’ve wanted since I was kid, you know?”
Yeah, I knew. When I was a kid I wanted to grow up and marry a prince. I wanted to live in a castle with servants who would pick up my wet towels from the floor and keep my bike tires filled with air. I mean, I was a kid. Now I think it would be cool if I could afford take-out every night.
I yawned and laid my head on Boone’s shoulder. “Are you staying?”
“Do you want me to?” he asked.
I nodded. Suddenly I was exhausted. The adrenaline from the bug attack followed by the amazing sex I’d just had for the very first time, had really knocked me out. I closed my eyes and inhaled the woodsy scent of Boone’s cologne.
I really, really hoped I wasn’t in love with a serial killer.
Chapter Six
~Boone~
I’d woken up tangled in Maddie’s hair, and it was the best thing I’d ever experienced. She was snoring softly, mouth open, and her hair was everywhere.
As quietly as I could, I slipped out of bed, making sure she was covered before pulling on my jeans and walking out into the kitchen. Opening her fridge, I saw there was nothing in there but half a gallon of skim milk and a banana that was way past it’s prime. The cupboards were equally barren. Looked like breakfast in bed was out of the question.
“What are you doing?” Maddie asked through a yawn as she walked into the kitchen.
“I was going to make you breakfast,” I said, turning to smile at her. She was leaning against the counter, her robe tied tightly around her waist. Her hair was a wild mess, and I wanted to tangle my fingers in it and kiss her senseless. “But you don’t have any food.”
“Yeah, I haven’t made it to the grocery store. I don’t have time for breakfast anyway. I need to shower and get to work.”
“Okay,” I agreed. I pulled her into my arms and kissed her. “Can I take you to dinner tonight?”
“I’d like that,” she said. “Thank you for last night, by the way. I had a really nice time.”
“Me, too,” I agreed. I kissed her again. “Do you want some help warming up the shower?”
“That sounds really nice,” she said. “But I don’t think I have time.
”
“There’s always time,” I argued. I scooped her into my arms and carried her into the bathroom.
“You’re incorrigible,” she said with a laugh.
“I just can’t wait to get you naked again,” I said.
I turned the taps all the way to hot and let it run, even though I knew it wasn’t going to get better than tepid at best. The damn water heaters were going to be the first thing I got replaced today.
Looking back at Maddie, I saw that she’d dropped her robe and the sight of her naked body standing in front of me made all of the blood in my body rush to my cock.
“Fuck Maddie, you’re so beautiful,” I told her. I strode over to her, pulling her into my arms and kissing her deeply. “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get enough of you.”
“Well, if you want any of me right now, you’d better strip and get in the shower. I can’t be late for work today.” She pulled out of my arms and got in the tub, sliding the curtain closed between us.
I kicked off my jeans and followed her in, the cold water hitting my back and deflating my erection slightly. But when I opened my eyes and looked at Maddie’s wet, soaped up body, it came roaring back.
“Turn around,” I whispered, my voice hoarse.
She did, and I stepped back, letting the water hit her, rinsing the soap from her skin. I tangled my fingers into her hair, tilting her head back to get it wet before releasing her to grab the three-in-one soap on the side of the tub.
I lathered it in my hands and smoothed it through her hair, carefully working out the knots that had formed as she’d slept. She leaned into me, moaning loud enough to hear over the rush of water in my ears.
“That feels amazing,” she said.
I massaged her scalp for a minute, then adjusted the shower head to spray on her again until the suds stopped running down her back. Once she was clean, it was time to get her dirty again.
She turned back to face me and I captured her face in my hands, holding her still as I ravished her mouth. Her body pressed against me, her bare breasts molded against my chest, wet arms wrapped around my neck, my erection trapped painfully between us.
Leaning down, I wrapped my arms under her ass and picked her up, pinning her against the wall and easing her body down on my cock.
“Oh, fuck!” she screamed. “Yes, Boone!”
The sound of my name being yelled from her beautiful mouth was enough to make my balls tighten painfully against my body and I knew I wouldn’t last long.
I bounced her up and down, fucking her hard and fast, our wet bodies making loud slapping sounds that echoed around the walls of the tiny bathroom. When her nails dug into my shoulders and her pussy clenched around my shaft, I exploded inside her, my cock jerking as her channel milked my orgasm from me in mind numbing waves.
Gently, I eased her off and set her on her feet. She swayed a little and laughed as she clutched at my arms for balance.
“God, that was so much better than breakfast,” she said.
“Yeah,” I agreed, chuckling. “Damn Maddie, you’re amazing.”
“You’re not so bad yourself,” she teased. “You need to clean up still?”
“If you don’t mind,” I told her.
“Nope, I’ve gotta get ready anyway.” She stepped out of the stall and closed the curtain again. “There’s a clean towel on the rack for you.”
I scrubbed up quickly, realizing I would be spending the entire day smelling like her “Apricot Dream” body soap. As I washed my hair, I wondered if she used combination soap as a money saving option.
Damnit, I was going to have to tell her the truth. And soon. I wanted to get her out of this hellhole apartment. She should be living in a mansion with servants and chefs, not in this dump barely scraping by.
But she seemed happy here. Would she even be able to adjust to becoming the spoiled little rich girl I wanted to make her?
“Hey, Boone?” she called. “Babe, I’ve got to go.”
I turned off the water and stepped out of the shower, grabbing the towel she’d left me and slinging it over my waist before opening the bathroom door.
“Have a good day, dear,” I told her.
“You, too,” she said with a laugh. She kissed me quickly. “I’ll see you tonight.”
“Definitely,” I agreed.
She smiled brightly at me then walked out of the bedroom. A minute later I heard her front door close.
With a sigh, I dried off and found my clothes again, then headed back to my own apartment. I shot a text to the office to let my assistant know I’d be working from home and I’d need her to take care of the list of things I was about to email her.
Then I started calling contractors to find someone that could be at the building today to get the repairs started. It took two hours and more money than I’d have believed to get someone reputable that could install an industrial water heater same day, but I finally found someone. He was even able to recommend a carpenter that could come in to fix the stairs and an electrician to start replacing lights.
By three o’clock the place was already starting to look better. I’d gotten a cleaning crew in to work on the common areas, all of the lights had been replaced with LEDs, and every apartment in the building was guaranteed to have almost limitless hot water at any time of the day or night.
Taking advantage of this, I took another shower and reveled in the feel of scalding water cascading over my body.
I promised myself that if I took nothing else away from the experience of this bet, I would never take simple things for granted again. Tonight, I was going to have to tell Maddie the truth about myself and give up the bet. I’d miss the house, but I couldn’t lie to her anymore. I loved her, and if she was going to love me, it had to be the real me.
As I was getting dressed, there was a loud knock on my door. I pulled a t-shirt over my head and went to open it, shocked to find my brother standing in the hallway with a sledgehammer in one hand, and a six pack of beer in the other.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” I asked him, motioning for him to come inside.
“I called your office and they said you were working from home today,” he said, setting his hammer down against the wall next to the door before walking to the sofa and dropping down on it. “So, I thought I’d stop by.”
“Why do you have that?” I asked, pointing at the mallet.
“Oh, someone must have left it downstairs and some kids were eyeing it. I thought it best to take away the temptation.”
“Really?” I laughed, accepting the beer he held out to me. “Funny, not that long ago you’d have been smashing shit up for fun.”
“I’ve grown up,” he said solemnly, then let out a loud belch. “Kind of.”
“You still haven’t actually told me why you’re here,” I reminded him.
“I’ve come to celebrate,” he said, saluting me with his bottle before taking a long pull from it.
“Celebrate what?” I asked.
“Winning our bet,” he said.
“Uh, you haven’t won shit,” I told him. “I haven’t said a word to anyone. And I haven’t spent over my allowance. I’m still in this little bro.”
“You bought an apartment building, and paid a fucking fortune to have renovations done,” he countered.
“No, my company did all of that,” I argued. “This is all in Davis Holdings name. Not a dime has come from my checking account.”
“You’re unbelievable,” he said. “What about the girl?”
“What about her?”
“You haven’t told her?” He raised an eyebrow.
“No,” I said. I didn’t feel the need to tell him that I had planned to tell her that night. Though now that he was here being a smug dick, I thought maybe one more week wasn’t really that long to keep the secret. “And I’m not going to. Fuck you, Brock. You’re not getting that house.”
“Why do you care?” he asked, leaning back and dropping his feet on my end table. “You cou
ld buy five more of those houses tomorrow.”
“I could,” I agreed. “But I like the one I already own.”
It was the principal of the bet and he knew it. Hell, I could buy him five different houses tomorrow, and he’d reject every one of them. We’d been like this since we were kids. Always trying to one up each other. He was a jock and I was a nerd. He got a football scholarship then went pro. I graduated Valedictorian and built a billion-dollar company. But it was never enough for us.
At some point this stupid rivalry would have to stop. But as I glared at him across the coffee table, I knew it wasn’t going to be today.
Chapter Seven
~Maddie~
Normally Monday was the worst. But today, I couldn’t keep the smile off my face all day. All I could think about was Boone.
Boone. What a great name. So masculine and different. Like him. I was totally in love with him, and I was pretty sure he was falling for me, too. I just didn’t know how life could be any better, really.
“Hey, Maddie,” Tonya said, bringing my thoughts back to work. “Bob wants to see you.”
Bob was the branch manager and I don’t think I’d spoken to him more than a handful of times since I’d started.
“Okay,” I said, standing up and smoothing my skirt down. “Do you know what about?”
She just shrugged but wouldn’t meet my gaze. Uh-oh. That couldn’t be good.
I took a deep breath and straightened my posture as I walked out of the office and through the bank toward Bob’s. I pretended not to notice the way no one was looking at me, but dread was creeping in hard and fast.
“Hey Maddie,” Bob said when I knocked on his open door. “Come on in.” He stood up and walked around his desk, closing the door behind me as I sat down.
Fuck.
“You’ve been doing a great job,” he said, sitting back down across from me. “Your collection rate is fantastic and the customers love you.” He cleared his throat and looked down at his blotter, straightening his tie. “So, I just want you to know that this his nothing to do with your job performance.
