He looked down and away for a second, his expression neutral. “What wouldn’t you do for your family, Becca?”
“I don’t know.”
“There’s almost nothing I wouldn’t do. If I had to go back, I’d do it all over again. I’d do it for you if I had to.”
“But smuggling drugs? That’s serious, Reid.”
“I know it is. Serious jobs for serious money.”
“What about the people you’re involved with? How are you going to get out of it?”
“You weren’t there,” he said, cutting me off. “And I’m glad you weren’t. You didn’t have to see what my mom was like when the cancer was bad. You didn’t have to see your dad struggling to make ends meet.” He reached out and took my shoulders, holding me inches away from him. “I’m happy you stayed away, but you don’t know what it was like. I did what I had to do.”
I nodded slowly. “I’m afraid, Reid.”
“This is my problem and I’ll fix it.”
“Lindsey said something today.”
He cocked his head. “What?”
“She said some guys came to her house and threatened her. Told her not to talk about you and the pill stuff to anyone.”
He frowned. “That happened this morning?”
I nodded. “Yeah, early. What’s going on?”
“I’m not sure yet,” he said slowly.
“Are you going to tell me if you find out?”
He didn’t speak for a minute. “How far into this do you want to get?”
“Reid, I . . . I want to help.”
He reached up and took a handful of my hair. I gasped softly as he pulled me close to him, his lips inches away from mine, our bodies pressed together.
My heart hammered in my chest and I could feel my panties soak through. I’d never seen him so intense, so dominating and in control.
It was the Reid from my dreams.
“You sure that’s what you want, college girl?”
“Yes,” I whispered.
“Even though I’m dangerous?”
“You’re not dangerous to me.”
“You might be wrong.”
When he kissed me, the world fell away. Everything was dark and light, shadow and sun. His grip on my hair tightened as our mouths opened, our tongues touching. His taste flooded my mouth, his body pressed rough against mine.
And then he was pushing me back, back against the tree. I gasped as I hit the rough bark and his hands worked down my body, grabbing my breasts and then unbuttoning my jeans. His lips worked mine and I kissed him back, my arms wrapped around his neck. It felt different than it had the first time, more desperate, more longing.
He began to kiss my throat as he roughly yanked my jeans down. I gasped as the cool air hit my bare thighs and his fingers pulled down my panties, finding my soaked clit. He wasn’t wasting a single second.
“Oh shit,” I gasped.
“You’re soaking wet,” he said roughly into my ear. “You really were dreaming about my cock.”
“Was not,” I complained as he yanked my panties down farther.
His fingers resumed their work, rolling around my clit, sliding deep inside and back out, their strength working to send overwhelming waves of pleasure through my body.
“You really want to help me?” he grunted into my ear.
“What can I do?”
“Come on my fucking tongue.”
I took a deep breath. “How is that going to help?”
He pinned me harder against the tree, his fingers never stopping their mind-melting circles.
“I want to taste you.”
“You can do whatever you want,” I heard myself saying.
“Those are the magic words,” he said, grinning a stomach-turning smile.
It was almost like I watched from a distance as he dropped to his knees, yanking my jeans and panties all the way down around my ankles. He pressed his face between my thighs and began to lick along my clit, sucking and lapping me hungrily.
I couldn’t help but moan. I couldn’t stop myself, even if I wanted to. I was sitting up in the tree, high up above my body, rolling through waves of pleasure as his practiced and amazing tongue worked my soaked pussy.
His hands were strong against my ass and hips and I wrapped my fingers through his hair.
“Shit, Reid,” I gasped. “Is this what you wanted?”
He looked up at me. “Just a start. Just a little taste of what I want.”
I threw my head back and closed my eyes, letting him take complete control of my body.
His tongue worked furious circles around my clit, sucking and licking, his tongue and teeth and lips all eating along my body. I could feel the orgasm building and I wanted it, needed it so badly.