Chapter 46: Chapter 46

AVERY

“I’ve been thinking about this since our last game,” Reed says as the lights flicker on over the basketball court.

I shake my head, heading over to the bench and kicking off my uncomfortable heels.

“Reed, why are we about to play basketball again?” I ask. “We’re not exactly dressed for it.”

He grins, that irresistible Reed grin, and picks up a ball. “Don’t worry, Avery. I don’t plan on keeping you in that dress for long.”

“Really?”

He nods. “I plan to have you naked in three shots.”

I give him a look, shaking my head in disbelief.

~His confidence is almost annoying. Why does that make him so attractive?~

“All right, Everett. Game on,” I say, stepping up to take the ball. “But I get to go first.”

He doesn’t argue, so I take position at the three-point line, turn my back, and bend backward to take my shot. I’m flexible enough that I get a good arch on the ball.

~Swoosh.~

“Playing dirty already, I see.”

Reed follows behind, and I laugh as he squats and tries to fling the ball into the hoop behind his head. His pants are too tight, making it hard for him to bend as much.

~Dong.~

The ball bounces off the metal hoop, and I turn my triumphant gaze toward him, eyes dancing as he removes his jacket.

~Reed stripping out of his tuxedo? Fucking glorious.~

He could be a real stickler and only remove his jacket, but he doesn’t. He takes off the vest and the dress shirt underneath, leaving his delicious chest bare.

I can’t resist teasing him. “I thought you were going to have me naked?”

His confidence doesn’t waver as he chases the ball down and bounces it back to me. “I will. Just you watch.”

I feel a little bit of his cockiness as I try to make the same shot again.

~Thip.~

It hits the backboard and bounces away.

“It’s over now, sweetheart.” Reed smirks, shooting the ball from the sidelines. It goes in without touching the rim. “Swoosh!” he boasts before handing it off to me.

~I do love when he calls me that.~

I attempt to make the same shot, but I overshoot, and it sails over the hoop.

I sigh with a playful pout and turn around so he can unzip me. “I need your help.”

“With pleasure,” he says, reaching up to slide the zipper down.

He places a kiss on my bare shoulder as he slides the dress off my body and lets it pool around my feet. My skin tingles where his lips touch, and I stifle a gasp when his fingers trace along the black lace of my bra.

“Wanna take the loss now and just let me fuck you?” he whispers against my neck, his lips pressing against the nerve there.

My legs tremble and my core clenches with an answer. But I shake my head.

“It’s not over yet. Just shoot the ball again,” I say as I step away.

He watches me go, returning to the same spot where he nailed the other shot. Eyes still roaming my body, he raises the ball and shoots it.

And of course, it goes in. And of course, mine doesn’t.

“Pop off that bra now, baby.”

He cocks a teasing brow and holds the ball tightly, his gaze fixed on my chest as I reach behind my back and unclasp it. The lace falls from my breasts and lands on the floor.

Reed’s eyes blaze with lust. “Goddamn…those tits of yours.”

I feel a little dizzy as I watch him adjust himself and move to shoot the ball again.

~Dong~.

Smiling, I walk over to retrieve the ball, earning a whistle as I bend down. I walk to the hoop and swing it underhand. It goes in, but not before wobbling on the rim first.

Reed shakes his head and laughs. “You and your granny shots.”

“They’ve never let me down yet.”

He steps up to the same spot. He puts a little too much behind his swing, and it crashes into the backboard before bouncing off the hoop.

As the ball rolls away, Reed unbuckles and unzips his pants, giving me a show as he slowly pushes them down his legs. My tummy flutters again when he cocks his head to look at me, his hand darting down to adjust the prominent bulge in his briefs. He smirks, fully aware of how fucking hot he is.

“Are you just gonna stand there drooling, or are you going to go get the ball so we can get to the fun part?”

He whistles again when I bend down to pick up the basketball.

“I can’t wait to touch that sweet, sweet ass.”

My spine burns.

~I can’t wait either.~

Feeling fairly confident I’m about to put the game away, I repeat my underhand swing. But it doesn’t go in. The ball sails to the hoop and rolls right off the edge.

Reed lets out a slow chuckle, deep and dark, causing goosebumps to spread across my flesh. The ball rolls right back to him, so he picks it up and doesn’t take his eyes off me as he shoots it.

Shivers rack my body when I hear it go in, and my cheeks tingle as I go to fetch it. Reed taps the spot I have to shoot from with his foot, that sly smirk growing wider by the second.

It’s justified because I miss. Reed’s hands are on my body before the ball hits the ground.

“I’ll help you with these,” he murmurs as his large hands push my underwear over my ass and down my legs until I’m left naked in front of him.

His gaze dips down my bare form for a fleeting moment before his lips claim mine. We collide in a heated rush, his tongue exploring my mouth as he grunts in response to my hands pulling him closer. He lifts me up, carrying me back until I’m pressed between him and the wall.

I gasp as I feel him harden against me. A moan slips past my lips, the sound amplified in the space as I push his briefs down, positioning him to enter me with a forceful thrust.

He groans as his cock pushes inside, his hips rocking rhythmically into mine and pushing me into the wall with a force that will undoubtedly leave marks. But I don’t mind. I deepen our kiss, my arms and legs wrapping around his waist as he continues his assault.

Suddenly, a wave of heat courses through me, my moans growing louder with each deep stroke.

“Yes! Oh god! Don’t stop, Reed! Yes,” I plead, my body grinding against his, desperately trying to satiate the intensifying need.

“Are you close, baby?” he teases, biting my lip, his fingers digging into my flesh as he pulls back slightly.

His movements become rougher, almost savage, as he grits his teeth, groaning in pleasure.

“So close,” I whimper, my head falling back against the wall as my body tenses in anticipation. “I’m about to—”

My orgasm explodes through me, leaving my body shuddering around him as Reed thrusts harder.

“Fuck! I’m cumming. Oh fuck,” he growls against my swollen lips, his muscles tensing beneath my touch as he releases inside me.

He kisses me gently as our bodies quake, our breaths and heartbeats syncing in a frantic rhythm as we slowly descend from our high.

Almost immediately after he withdraws, Reed’s phone rings. He makes sure I can stand before he goes to answer it, giving me a good view of his sculpted backside as I reach for my dress.

“Josh, what’s going on?”

I roll my eyes. ~Seriously, does he have like a sixth sense or something?~

Reed listens for a moment as I slip into my dress and come over. He switches the call to speakerphone.

“Listen, I can’t apologize enough for keeping you and Avery apart for so long, and Maddy had an idea on how I can make it up to you. Why don’t you and Avery join us in the Maldives? Our treat.”

Reed looks at me, excitement sparkling in his eyes. “What do you say, baby? Wanna go pack?”

~Two weeks with Reed all to myself on a gorgeous beach?~

“Count me in.”

End of Book 1