Kiss This (42 page)

“Mm-hmm. Keep talking, Inferno. I’m about to
take you behind those bushes.”

“I dare you,” he whispered again. He finally
kissed her lips, just as the rain started to fall harder. The
intensity of their kiss picked up with the amount of rain that
fell, and pretty soon they were drenched while their tongues sought
fulfillment from each other.

“Teague,” Camyrn finally managed to speak.
“I’m soaked.”

“Yeah I bet you are, baby. Because I was
using my euphoric whisper voice.”

“It’s pouring down rain, you fool,” she
laughed in between kisses.

“It’s not,” he breathed, sucking in her
bottom lip. “That’s just your panties talking.”

“Well they’re saying they want to be removed
because something else keeps
creaming
for attention.”

“Oh. My. God.”

***

Teague almost took her right there on the
sidewalk, but he scooped her up and headed for the side of his
house instead. It was fairly secluded by shrubbery, especially at
night. He set her down and gruffly whispered, “Turn around.”

As she faced the house, he placed her hands
up over her head against the wall.

“Are you going to search me?” she whispered
with a huge smile across her face.

“Damn right I am.” His hand went up her
shirt and spread wide against her belly. His finger grazed her
navel piercing and he closed his eyes to take in the moment. It was
still pouring rain and there wasn’t much shelter from it under the
narrow eves of the house, but a soaking wet Camryn set all of his
senses into overdrive.

One hand slowly began to venture further up
her shirt and then rubbed against her breasts. Once he had his
fingers against the satin of the bra, he rubbed her nipples into
hardened peaks, enjoying the soft sounds that came out of her
mouth. His other hand trekked south into her pants, working his way
into the waistband of her panties. He could hardly wait when he
sent his fingers to explore. They slid over her clit and she
moaned, and after he rubbed them flat between her folds, he brought
her wetness up with his fingers as they massaged her sensitive spot
again.

“Holy fuck, you weren’t kidding,” he
exhaled. “I’d say you’re only an eleven, though, so I’m gonna have
to do something about that.”

She only responded with a whimper because
his long fingers slid between her folds again, and then up into her
heat. He began a gentle rhythm and Camryn took one hand off the
house and slid it behind his neck to pull his lips to hers as she
tipped her head back.

He released a low groan as he pulled his
body tighter to hers. While his mouth made love to hers and his
fingers drove her to the edge, he wanted to memorize every single
detail of this moment with her. The sweet smell of her hair mixed
with rain; the softness of her skin where he held her body into
him; the sexy sounds she made in his mouth as he devoured her lips
and tongue.

This beautiful woman had become his entire
world.

His fingers remained inside of her as he
used his other hand to undo his pants enough to release his
throbbing erection. The need to get it between her legs was killing
him, and as Camryn slid her own pants and panties down, she
repositioned herself to give him easier access from behind. His
dick replaced his fingers in one smooth motion as their mouths
reunited. She let out a quiet moan but it was sexy as hell. He’d
have to tease her about the sexy “whisper moan” later, because he
felt the gasp from her lips when he reached down to touch her at
the same time. He could tell she was at the brink of release.

Teague held her with the other hand firmly
and continued his rhythm until her body responded. She kissed him
even deeper, and as the rippling sensation rolled through her, he
felt her stature weaken with the release. His arm tightened across
her ribs to hold her up as she gasped for air, and then he
continued to kiss her neck while she enjoyed every last ounce of
pleasure that lingered.

Then Camryn tightened herself around his
cock and leaned back to kiss his mouth again. Whenever she did
that, he could never last long. Teague surrendered his control in a
heartbeat. He filled her almost instantly while he groaned into her
mouth.

It was still pouring rain when he turned her
around. Her pants and underwear were just below her ass so he
pulled them back up and then his own. When she rested her back on
the house, she smiled and grabbed his shirt to bring him closer. He
placed his forearms on either side of her head against the house
and continued to kiss her.

“I love you, Teague,” she whispered in the
dark.

“I love you too, Camryn. More than
anything.”

He didn’t want to mention their earlier
conversation, even though it needed to be finished. But it was
Camryn that brought it up when she asked, “Were you serious about
marrying me?”

Teague leaned back just slightly to catch
what he could see of her expression in the dark. He swallowed,
unsure if she could tell how insecure he was or not.

“Yes,” he barely spoke. He cleared his
throat and added, “I’m sorry I dropped that on you like that. It
was stupid of me to blurt it out so soon, but I just wanted you to
understand why I did what I did. My future is with you, Camryn.
You’re all I want. And I have so many things I want to share with
you, to tell you, and I’m slowly learning to trust people again.
Please be patient with me because I’m just an idiot that doesn’t
want to fuck this up with you.”

She smiled and took his rain-drenched face
in her hands. “But do you still mean it? That’s all that matters.
It’s really in your plans to marry me?”

“Hell yeah. I’d marry you tomorrow if I
could. Camryn, I’ve never met anyone like you. You keep me on my
toes all the time with your sass and wit. I smile and laugh when
I’m with you; even when I’m
not
with you I’m smiling like a
damn fool. I can’t stop thinking about you and I love it. You’re so
forgiving, so selfless and just…the right woman for me. You make me
a better person, and I want to spend the rest of my life proving
that and being the right person for
you
.”

“Teague, you don’t have anything to prove to
me. I love everything about you. And I’ll continue to love
everything about you if you let me. Yes I want to marry to
you.”

He could only smile as he leaned his
forehead to hers. They had plenty of time to get to the point of
actually tying the knot, but he felt at ease and relieved that they
were both committed to the same goal.

“Teague?” she whispered, barely touching his
lips with hers.

“Yeah?” he answered, his voice hardly
carrying through the sound of the downpour.

“There’s something about the rain and your
wet, clinging shirt that makes me want to ravish you, so take me to
bed and—”

He scooped her up and carried her through
the dark garage, barely bumping the Mustang on their way by. Camryn
continued to kiss him as they entered the house and headed for the
bedroom as quietly as they could.

“
Rawk! Fuck!
” the bird screeched as
they hurried by.

Camryn laughed against Teague’s lips. “Dirty
bird knows what we’re about to do again.”

“Ah hell no,” Teague smiled. “I’ll be
making love
to you until the sun comes up.”

“It’s supposed to rain all day
tomorrow.”

“Oh glory be to God, I hope so….”

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Teague had special plans for Camryn for
Valentine’s Day. He took her for a two-night stay at a beachfront
rental where the waves were to his liking for a beginner. He was
going to take her surfing like she’d always wanted to try, and
because it was for Camryn, Teague got over his shit and decided to
just do it.

Her excitement made it easier. When he took
her to the garage that morning for a surprise, Camryn was ecstatic
that it was her own surfboard and wetsuit. He then informed her of
his beach plans for the two of them and she absolutely could not
wait to get started.

Once their things were settled at the house,
they hit the beach with a pair of boards and enough enthusiasm from
Camryn to pep talk an army. But as much as Teague thought he’d be
tentative about hitting the water for the first time in a year, he
wasn’t. He still harbored ill feelings about that day of filming,
but being with Camryn allowed him something special to focus on.
Just seeing her smile and hearing her laugh was completely soul
mending.

And she made
him
laugh constantly.
Watching her trek into the ocean with a board under her arm, ready
for anything, was awesome. She wanted to just get in the water and
try a wave right away, but Teague made her wait for a few
instructions first. She was definitely fearless, that’s for sure.
But that’s what made her so easy to teach, and after only an hour
of the “small stuff,” as Camryn called it, she was ready to try it
for real.

She was up on her first wave within the next
half an hour. Teague was proud as hell, and just seeing her huge
grin before she fell off a few seconds later was absolutely
priceless. He paddled over to her as she pulled herself back on the
board, ready to try again.

“I’m afraid to teach you how to ride a
motorcycle now,” he teased her.

“No, you’re still doing that, too,” she
smiled.

“You’re fearless.”

“No, actually I’m not. I just have to force
myself to be tough so I can get over the fear.”

He considered that to be true. She admitted
the same thing about kissing him for the first time.

“So? You gonna show off for me?” she asked.
She pulled herself to his board for a quick, salty kiss.

“If I were to truly show off for you, the
waves would have to be much bigger than this,” he winked.

“Pssh, cocky aren’t we? Okay, well, let me
try it again. What did I do wrong?”

“You just lost your balance too soon.
Remember to use the force of the water against your board to your
advantage. Gravity, centripetal force, and inertia,” he counted off
on his fingers as a reminder. “And practice makes perfect, you’re
right, so try it again. And then again and again and again.”

And she did. Over and over until Teague had
to force her to shore so they could eat dinner. He was impressed by
her determination, and even more impressed that she could ride a
wave so well by the end of the day. Had he known how much fun it
would be to teach her, he’d have done it way sooner. But maybe like
their first kiss, they needed to build up to things like this.
There would be a lot of firsts with Camryn, and he looked forward
to them all.

***

As they walked toward the rental house,
Teague shed his wetsuit down to his waist. Camryn blatantly stared
at his chest and licked her salty lips. “Can we skip dinner so I
can run my tongue all over your body?” she asked as they stepped
onto the back deck.

He turned on the outdoor shower by the steps
to rinse off his board. “Babe, you can run that tongue over every
inch of me,” he laughed. “But if you want me to do anything for
you
, then I need some sustenance. I’m starving. Watching you
play on the baby waves worked up an appetite.”

She smiled at the tease as he traded boards
to rinse hers next. She just stood there and let him do the work
because it was more fun watching his muscles dance with every
movement he made.

With the boards out of the way, Teague
stripped off his wetsuit the rest of the way to rinse himself off.
Camryn bit her lip as she glanced over his solid body in just a
pair of tight jammer shorts he wore underneath his wetsuit.

“Cam?” his voice questioned. She lifted her
eyes to meet his and his head was tilted to her level. “Are you
staring at my package?” he grinned.

She couldn’t help but smile, and then she
broke into a laugh. “Actually I was.”

He snapped a towel against her hip and said,
“Get naked, woman. If you need help, I will gladly peel that thing
off of you.”

“I think I need help,” she replied, batting
her eyelashes.

Teague willingly obliged, reaching behind
her for the zipper as he stared into her eyes the entire time. He
pulled the suit off her shoulders and down, and even though he
wanted to take a look at the bikini underneath, his eyes remained
locked with hers.

“Nice self-control, McCallan,” she teased.
“I must be the bigger perv between us.”

He smiled, but kept eye contact even while
kneeling down so she could pull her feet out of the wetsuit. On his
way up, he continued watching her eyes, but his fingers slid slowly
up her skin, starting from her thighs. His lips connected with
hers, and when he was at his full height, he pressed his hands
against her back to pull her close. Without breaking their kiss, he
took the liberty of rinsing their bodies of saltwater and then
grabbed a towel to wrap her up. The kiss deepened into a full-on
passionate assault.

Camryn fumbled for the sliding door as
Teague continued to kiss her. When it was open, she wrapped her
legs around his waist and he carried her inside. “Let’s just get a
pizza ordered first,” she finally gasped for air. “We don’t need to
go out; I just want you all to myself tonight.”

“Okay,” was his husky, out-of-breath reply.
He pulled away long enough to grab a menu next to the phone, but by
the time he dialed and waited for someone to pick up, Camryn
decided she wasn’t going to let up on him.

Finally someone answered, and she tried not
to laugh as Teague stuttered through a ridiculous attempt to order
a pizza. She already had his shorts pulled down to his ankles and
was kneeling in front of him. He braced himself against the wall
and sucked in a quick breath of air when her tongue swirled circles
around his hardened cock.