Chapter 5

We fell silent, just enjoying each other's warmth. His breathing evened out, and I was uncertain as to whether he'd fallen asleep or not. My mind began churning on the what ifs. I already liked Zach very much and didn't want to get burned. He must have been thinking along the same lines, because after a little while he said, "I'm in trouble."

"Oh?"

"Mel, can I trust you?" He asked quietly.

"Trust me with what?" I inquired. He was silent, hesitating.

"My heart" He said it so quietly that if I hadn't had my cheek against his chest, I wouldn't have heard him.

"Only if I can trust you with mine." I whispered, cuddling closer to him and wrapping an arm around his middle. He hugged me closer and kissed the top of my head.

"I'm kind of scared." He whispered.

"Me too." I whispered back. I turned my face inwards and kissed his chest, then caressed him with the bridge of my nose. He purred. One of his hands slid down over my breast. I arched towards him. I turned my face up to his and his hand traveled up to my face. He kissed me tenderly. I slid myself over so I was laying on top of him, one of my knees between his and our chests pressed together. He wrapped his arms around my back. I slid one arm behind his neck and braced myself on the bed with the other.

"I like the feel of your weight on top of me." He growled between kisses. I smiled against his mouth and kissed him harder. His cock hardened against my thigh and I reached a hand between us to cup him. He groaned and his hips surged forward. "You're ready for round two?" He asked incredulously.

I threw my head back and laughed, then straddled his hips. I took him in my hand and guided him to my entrance. I sat until his balls were nestled against my ass. He groaned aloud and I bit my lip. I had every intention on riding him, but he had other ideas. He rolled us over so he was on top, his hands braced on either side of my head.

"Let me make love to you this time." He whispered, cradling me with his arms under us both. I wrapped my legs around his waist and he kissed me. He began to move slowly, sliding in inch by inch, then slowly pulling out. I moaned and dug my nails into his shoulder blades. He groaned and thrust a little harder. I could feel every inch of his hard body against mine and it was amazing.

"I'm not too heavy, am I? He asked. I shook my head and smiled, then kissed him again. He leaned his forehead against mine and we stayed that way, with our eyes closed, as we built up a slow burn with our hips meeting. One of his hands palmed my ass, giving him a little more leverage and I wrapped one arm around his neck but kept the other with my nails dug into his back.

"Are my nails hurting you?" I asked, opening my eyes. Zach shook his head but didn't look at me. I kissed the tip of his nose, then his jaw, then his throat, then his shoulder. He tasted so good that I couldn't help myself and I nibbled at the tender dip between his muscular shoulder and neck. His cock twitched and his breath hitched. My hand moved from his shoulder to his scalp and I grazed my nails over his short-cropped hair and I rolled my hips up to meet his thrusts. We must have made love like this for almost an hour before I could feel the burn beginning in my low belly.

"I'm getting close" I breathed, capturing his ear lobe between my teeth. He groaned.

"So am I" he answered. He shifted so we were closer to the headboard and he grabbed a hold of it for leverage, tilting my hips up a little with his other hand still gripping my ass. He dug his knees into the mattress. His strokes went deeper, sending me closer to the edge. I threw one arm over my head to push against the headboard as well and used the other to grab his ass.

"Mmmm right there." I encouraged him on a particularly deep stroke against my g spot.

"Yeah?" He asked, amused. I answered with a moan. "Come for me Mel." He thrust harder. His rhythm quickened. With a final thrust in the right place, I threw my head back and screamed his name, shattering.

"God that's so hot," I heard him growl as he thrust again and found his own release. He said my name like a prayer as he came, filling me up. My heart lurched a little in my chest.

After we came back to reality, he moved to get off of me, but I wrapped my arms and legs around him tighter to hold him in place. He laughed, "I'll squish you."

"No, you won't. I don't want you to move yet." I pulled him closer, and he let his weight fall against me.

"Are you sure I'm not too heavy?" He chuckled. I shook my head and my core squeezed him. He groaned. "If you do that too much we might have to go again." We both laughed. He buried his face in the crook of my neck and inhaled deeply. I rubbed my palms in slow circles over his back.

"Mmmm, I'm going to fall asleep like this." He mumbled. I chuckled as he rolled off of me onto his side. I felt a pang at the absence of his warmth. Quickly cooling come spilled out onto my thighs.

"So now that we've dirtied ourselves, wanna get clean?"

"I don't know if I can go again."

"You don't have to, I promise we'll just shower and get out."

"Okay," He got up and pulled me up with him. I led him into the bathroom and turned on the water. I poked my head into the linen closet and grabbed two fresh towels and washcloths. When it was good and hot, I led him in. I washed his hair first, luckily, I had a spicy scented shampoo that didn't smell like flowers. He hummed happily with his eyes closed as I ran my nails over his scalp with a good lather. I rinsed and then soaped up a wash cloth.

I carefully sudsed every inch of his body. He was barely standing, but his cock was. I didn't say anything, just rinsed him. After, he leaned against the back of the shower and watched me wash myself- he was in no shape to do any washing. I turned off the water and dried him off. I then dried myself off and led him back to bed. He fell into my bed on his back and gestured for me to join him. He pulled me in close to him and was out almost immediately. His even breathing put me to sleep.

The next morning, I awoke to something tickling my face. I moved my hand near my face and touched warm skin. Momentarily forgetting the night before, I opened my eyes in panic. I relaxed when I realized I was snuggled up to Zach, my head on his chest. He was so warm, I wasn't sure I wanted to move. I lightly feathered my palm across a hard pec. His arm tightened around my back. I heard a deep inhale in my hair and his breath tickled my scalp.

"Mmmmm, morning." Zach mumbled. I smiled like an idiot.

"Morning." I snuggled tighter against him. He rolled on his side and pulled me flush against him, squishing my breasts against his hard chest. His erection pressed into my belly. I buried my face in his neck. "I don't want to get up, you're so warm."

He hummed in reply, burrowing his face in my hair. His large palms roved over my back, leaving a trail of heated electricity in their wake. I shivered and he squeezed me. I felt his lips, soft and warm against the spot behind my ear. I didn't realize he had buried his face that deeply in my hair. The scruff on his jaw rasped against my ear and neck. I shivered again.

"Are you cold or just like what I'm doing?" He rasped against my neck.

"I'm just enjoying your company thoroughly." I mumbled, then bit down on his shoulder lightly. He groaned and his erection twitched, trapped between our bodies. I hooked a leg around his, pulling him closer. He half sighed, half growled as he tightened his grip on me.

"You're playing with fire." He whispered, kissing my neck.

"Good thing I don't burn" I whispered back, sucking his earlobe into my mouth. I tugged on it lightly with my teeth. He growled and shifted, so his erection was rubbing against my core. I gasped and bit his shoulder again. He snaked a hand between us and guided his erection between my folds, teasing my clit with the head.

I sucked on the spot I had just bit, eliciting another growl from him. He shoved just the tip inside me. It was my turn to groan. I hitched my leg higher on his hip, giving him better access. He continued to tease me with just the head. I moaned and trailed open mouthed kisses over his collar bone and shoulder. One of his hands snaked into my hair and tugged lightly, then he thrust, burying himself all the way. I cried out, throwing my head back. He chuckled and took the opportunity to kiss the hollow of my throat and across my collarbone as he thrust into me.

A hand grasped my ass and the other angled my torso away from him, so he could get a deeper thrust. I moaned at the change in direction. His palm trailed over my shoulder and chest lazily. He cupped my breast and pinched my nipple. The other hand was still firmly grasping my ass as he thrust at a steady rhythm. I angled my hips and hooked my leg over his ass, giving me leverage to push back. I braced one hand against the headboard. He laughed low, his eyes sparkling with mischief. I smiled salaciously and pushed harder against the headboard.

We were grinding our hips together, his erection still buried as deep as it would go. With one hand against the headboard and the other braced against his shoulder, I fought with him for control of the thrusts. His eyes fluttered closed and he grit his teeth. The hand that was on my breast slid lower and lower. He angled his torso a little further away from me so he could fit the hand between us and found my clit. He rubbed fast, tight little circles over it with his thumb.

"I need you to come soon, I'm close." He growled. Just that declaration pushed me close to the edge. Needing better control, I rolled with all of my weight, pinning him under me. He laughed out loud.

I sat up and rode him fast and hard. He groaned, his fingers digging into my hips. I closed my eyes and threw my head back, bracing my hands on his hard chest. I felt his thumb at my clit again, and it didn't take long for me to cry out and still, my entire body tensing. He lifted his hips off the bed and thrust a few more times before he found his own release, growling. His cock twitched as it emptied itself inside me.

He pulled me down to drape over him, kissing me tenderly. I kissed back, then buried my face in the crook of his neck. He smelled heavenly- a mixture of my spicy shampoo, musk, leather, and our mixed arousal. The scent was intoxicating. I was so caught up in the smell that I didn't realize that I had started sucking on the hollow of his throat until he growled and moved inside me, still hard. I moaned against his skin.

"What the fuck are you doing to me?" He groaned, sounding almost sad. I pulled back to look at him. He looked up at me with an unreadable expression.

"I don't know, I've honestly never felt like this before."

"Like what?"

"Like I have to take every taste of you that I can before you disappear on me." I whispered, tucking my head under his chin again. I couldn't look at him if we were going to be so open. His arms came around me after he pulled the blanket back over us. I could feel my heart tug a little in my chest. How did this get so complicated already? We had a date, we had amazing sex and he spent the night. This wasn't supposed to have turned into analyzing our entire lives together.

"I don't want to disappear." He said quietly, he held me close and placed a kiss on top of my head. "I haven't felt like this either… The need to be so tender with you. I wasn't expecting you to bring me home and let me stay." He got quiet, then added, "I'm so glad you did though."

"So what do we do?" I asked, refusing to open my eyes. I liked Zach more than was healthy and I was scared that he would get overwhelmed and leave.

"Whatever we want. Take it slow, take it fast…. Totally up to you," He replied, his chin resting against the top of my head. One of his hands ran lazy circles over my back, feigning a more casual air.

I sighed, conflicted with what to say. Deciding the deep questions were for another day, I asked, "So what do you want to do today?"

"Stay just like this?" I could hear the smile in his voice. I laughed and looked up at him.

"Despite that sounding like an excellent idea, I had a few things to get done today. Why don't you stay in bed for a little while and I will start on breakfast. Eggs and bacon?"

"That sounds amazing. You sure you don't want help?"

"Nope. I'm going to start cleaning while they're cooking. I'll holler when they're ready." I got up and put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt, and made my way to the kitchen. I could hear the blankets rustling behind me, like he was getting more comfy. I smiled and went about starting breakfast.