She tapped his chest. “But a few rules.”
He relaxed, now that she’d agreed. “Oh?”
“One, this is just between us. I don’t want you bragging to
Brad or anyone else about ‘tagging me’.”
“Jesus, I’m not sixteen. I don’t kiss and tell.”
“Good.” She nodded. “I don’t either. Second, you can’t get
all clingy.”
“ Me , clingy?” That
was usually the problem he had with his exes— they grew too clingy.
“And third, if we’re going to do this and not use
protection, then it just has to be us. You and me. No other women for you while
we’re doing this sex thing.”
“And no guys for you.” He could totally get behind that. He
hated the idea of her with anyone else—while fucking him.
“Just for now. While we’re playing,” she was quick to remind
him. “Once we’ve scratched your kinky itch, we’ll go our separate ways again.
But we have to still be friends after. Deal?”
He nodded, but he didn’t know that he liked her putting a
time limit on them. As if she already viewed anything between them as
temporary. It was so weird because that had been his thing, setting rules and
limitations when dealing with past girlfriends. None of them had made it past a
few months at most. They all seemed to view him as husband material while he
saw nothing but future ex-wives wanting a piece of him.
Mike wasn’t ready to settle down yet. When the time was
right, when he met a woman who could tempt him the way his mother had snared
his father, then he’d get serious. But from what he’d seen, Elizabeth Cava was
a one-in-a-million woman. Supportive of his father and their family, yet strong
on her own.
And speaking of strong… Who knew Maria and he were so alike?
It seemed as though she wanted nothing more than safe, fun, consensual sex that
was more than casual but less than permanent.
He sighed with pleasure. “You’re so on my wavelength it
isn’t funny. So, yeah, I’m down with all your rules, you little taskmaster.”
“I’m not little.”
“You are to me.” He smiled.
She smiled back then pounced and rolled him to his back.
“I’m queen of this mountain.”
“Okay, Queen Maria, saddle up and ride.” He nudged her up
and slid himself inside her, not surprised to find his cock hard and ready to
go again. Not around her. “This mountain’s due to erupt any minute.”
She laughed then moaned as she settled over him, taking him
balls deep. “Well then, let’s not waste any time. Giddy up.”
Chapter Six
Maria still felt sore two days after her amazing sexual
marathon with Mike. She’d refused to give Olivia details—because, ew, Mike was
Olivia’s brother—but her wide smile fooled no one, least of all her
closemouthed BFF.
After Maria rang up two customers and readied to close for
the night, her mother walked in.
“Mom!” She raced to her mother and gave her a huge hug. “What
are you doing back early? I was going to pick you up from the airport
tomorrow.”
“I was homesick. The conference was great, but I missed
you.” They walked back to the counter, and her mother tucked her suitcase
behind it.
“Yeah right. You were worried I’d run the shop into the
ground. Be honest.”
Her mother’s grin, so like her own, said it all her. “Well,
I might have been a touch concerned. But I really did miss being home.
Charlotte’s nice, but it’s not Swansboro.”
“Plus you missed the beach…and maybe Ryan North? He stopped
in yesterday asking about you.” Ryan was a kind, handsome fifty-five year old
who thought the sun rose and set on Laura Thompson.
Her mother blushed. “Yes, well, Ryan picked me up from the
airport.”
“You go, Mom.”
“Hush or I won’t give you what I picked up in Charlotte.”
Her mother reached into her pocket and pulled out a magnet. “To go with your
collection.”
“Awesome.” Maria had a collection of magnets from different
places her friends visited. One day she planned to see those places, but
He relaxed, now that she’d agreed. “Oh?”
“One, this is just between us. I don’t want you bragging to
Brad or anyone else about ‘tagging me’.”
“Jesus, I’m not sixteen. I don’t kiss and tell.”
“Good.” She nodded. “I don’t either. Second, you can’t get
all clingy.”
“ Me , clingy?” That
was usually the problem he had with his exes— they grew too clingy.
“And third, if we’re going to do this and not use
protection, then it just has to be us. You and me. No other women for you while
we’re doing this sex thing.”
“And no guys for you.” He could totally get behind that. He
hated the idea of her with anyone else—while fucking him.
“Just for now. While we’re playing,” she was quick to remind
him. “Once we’ve scratched your kinky itch, we’ll go our separate ways again.
But we have to still be friends after. Deal?”
He nodded, but he didn’t know that he liked her putting a
time limit on them. As if she already viewed anything between them as
temporary. It was so weird because that had been his thing, setting rules and
limitations when dealing with past girlfriends. None of them had made it past a
few months at most. They all seemed to view him as husband material while he
saw nothing but future ex-wives wanting a piece of him.
Mike wasn’t ready to settle down yet. When the time was
right, when he met a woman who could tempt him the way his mother had snared
his father, then he’d get serious. But from what he’d seen, Elizabeth Cava was
a one-in-a-million woman. Supportive of his father and their family, yet strong
on her own.
And speaking of strong… Who knew Maria and he were so alike?
It seemed as though she wanted nothing more than safe, fun, consensual sex that
was more than casual but less than permanent.
He sighed with pleasure. “You’re so on my wavelength it
isn’t funny. So, yeah, I’m down with all your rules, you little taskmaster.”
“I’m not little.”
“You are to me.” He smiled.
She smiled back then pounced and rolled him to his back.
“I’m queen of this mountain.”
“Okay, Queen Maria, saddle up and ride.” He nudged her up
and slid himself inside her, not surprised to find his cock hard and ready to
go again. Not around her. “This mountain’s due to erupt any minute.”
She laughed then moaned as she settled over him, taking him
balls deep. “Well then, let’s not waste any time. Giddy up.”
Chapter Six
Maria still felt sore two days after her amazing sexual
marathon with Mike. She’d refused to give Olivia details—because, ew, Mike was
Olivia’s brother—but her wide smile fooled no one, least of all her
closemouthed BFF.
After Maria rang up two customers and readied to close for
the night, her mother walked in.
“Mom!” She raced to her mother and gave her a huge hug. “What
are you doing back early? I was going to pick you up from the airport
tomorrow.”
“I was homesick. The conference was great, but I missed
you.” They walked back to the counter, and her mother tucked her suitcase
behind it.
“Yeah right. You were worried I’d run the shop into the
ground. Be honest.”
Her mother’s grin, so like her own, said it all her. “Well,
I might have been a touch concerned. But I really did miss being home.
Charlotte’s nice, but it’s not Swansboro.”
“Plus you missed the beach…and maybe Ryan North? He stopped
in yesterday asking about you.” Ryan was a kind, handsome fifty-five year old
who thought the sun rose and set on Laura Thompson.
Her mother blushed. “Yes, well, Ryan picked me up from the
airport.”
“You go, Mom.”
“Hush or I won’t give you what I picked up in Charlotte.”
Her mother reached into her pocket and pulled out a magnet. “To go with your
collection.”
“Awesome.” Maria had a collection of magnets from different
places her friends visited. One day she planned to see those places, but
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