He picked her up, gripping her ass, and carried her to the desk. She kissed him as he did so. Unable to keep his eyes open, he nearly stumbled forward. He caught her just in time, preventing himself from falling and taking her with him.
Without warning, Noah threw her head back and started to laugh. A loud, contagious sound, like she was still a kid and something happened that she found hilarious. He started laughing too - something else he hadn’t expected to ever experience. Sex had never been funny before. It was a serious act he wanted to engage in on a deep level. And yet, the pure sound of amusement made him feel light and easy.
His lips turned up once they settled and he gently placed her on the table.
“You are something else, Noah,” he murmured before he could stop himself. He didn’t want to ruin the moment with words.
“Say that again,” she said before biting her lip. “My name. I like when you say it. It makes me feel... special.”
Alec swallowed. No one had ever told him that before. He wasn’t sure how to feel about it.
“Noah,” he said in a voice just above a whisper.
He leaned down and kissed her again, his hands trailing to her thighs and spreading them open. After making sure he had a condom on, he slid into her, slowly at first. He bit down on his bottom lip, trying to keep a groan of pleasure from piercing the silence. God, she was so wet, and it was all for him.
He filled her up until he couldn’t push anymore, until he stretched her out and her face was contorted into a mask of pure ecstasy.
God, she was beautiful. He always knew that, but he had taken it for granted. He wrote her off. He ignored her. And now, there was so much time to make up for.
When she was settled and comfortable, he began to ease in and out of her. He had to grip the base of his cock every other second for the first moment or two, just to make sure he didn’t come right there. It was hard to get over the fact that she was beneath him, that she wanted him as much as he wanted her.
He moved back and forth. Time stopped making sense. It could have been hours. It could have been minutes. As long as she came around him, shook him to his very core, he was good. But she had to come soon because he didn’t think he was going to last much longer.
It took a couple of moments. She really made him work for it. But when she released, it coaxed everything he needed out of him and he was utterly shattered. He didn’t know where her orgasm started and where his ended. It didn’t matter.
By the time they finished, they were hot, sweaty, and writhing. And he wanted more.
“Let’s go home,” he said, kissing her forehead, “before I fuck you against the wall.”
18
Noah
The next morning came too soon. It was one of those mornings Noah didn’t know she would dread up until it came. Today, Alec had to leave for a road trip. He’d be gone for the next five games, playing in two different cities. The smell of freshly-brewed coffee filled her senses and allowed her to crack open an eye. After what happened at the stadium, they came home together and did it again, trying to be quiet so as to not wake up Lily and Jack. Noah knew Alec didn’t care, but Noah did. Lily was still her friend – right now, her only friend – and while she was having fun with Alec, she also didn’t want to make things tense between her and Lily.
“Wake up for me before I go?” Alec asked. Noah would never say he pleaded because that word wasn’t in Alec’s vocabulary. But there was a softness out of it that tampered the command and made it a gentle request in the form of a statement. How could Noah refuse him?
You’re getting weak, girl. Get it together.
Noah opened her eyes, only to find Alec dressed, holding a blue mug of coffee. When he saw that she opened her eyes, he extended it out to her. She murmured her thanks, sitting up and positioning herself against the headboard behind her, taking the mug of coffee in her hands.
“I’m leaving in a few minutes,” he said.
Noah brought the mug to her lips, nodding her head as she did so. She could tell by the way Alec’s dark blond hair was a dull gold that he had already showered. Taking a long sip of the hot liquid, she pointedly ignored the disappointment at the fact that Alec hadn’t woken her up to come and shower with him.
“I know,” she finally said after finishing, when it seemed like Alec was still waiting for some kind of response from her.
She wanted to tell him to get back into bed. She wanted to tell him that she would miss him and ask him if he was absolutely sure he had to go right this very second and could he please maybe, just maybe stay with her for a little while longer. She wanted to tell him that he made her feel safe, that he always had, even when they weren’t particularly fond of each other, and now that that feeling was going away, she didn’t feel as comfortable and wouldn’t until he got back. She wanted to tell him she was in love with him but couldn’t seem to find the words. As such, she remained silent.
“Uh, thanks,” Alec said. “For helping me. With everything. I’m not talking about – I mean, pretending. I know it must be hard since I’m sure you hate me, but it definitely helped things.” He handed her a newspaper turned to the sports section. A small, black and
