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  He turns me abruptly, without losing our rhythm. One of my hands wrap around his neck, while the other goes to his chest. I immediately feel his heart pounding in his chest. The music changes to something slower. I haven’t heard this before, something about finding love. When I look up at Chase, his eyes are full of want and desire. Leaning down, he brings his lips to mine, giving me the most seductive kiss ever. Shit, if we don’t stop soon I’m going to jump on him right now, here, in front of everyone. As the song comes to an end, I slowly remove my lips from his.

  “The countdown is in five minutes. The ladies will be bringing around glasses of champagne for everyone,” the DJ announces. We make our way back to the table where everyone else is. I don’t remember Jenn coming back here. But then again, I was wrapped up in Chase.

  The countdown begins. ‘Five, four, three, two, one. Happy New Year!’ Everyone at the bar cheers.

  Chase grabs me and smashes his lips to mine. It’s like he’s a man on a mission to give me the best damn kiss I’ve ever had. He pulls away and we down our drinks. After hugging everyone, Chris comes back with four shots. “To start the new year off right!” We down the shots.

  Whoa, I’m going to have to stop drinking soon, I have had a lot to drink.

  “Do you need something, sweetheart?” Chase asks.

  I nod. “Water, please.”

  As soon as he is out of sight, that girl he was talking about, I think her name is Megan, comes up to me. “You know he was with me just the other night.” She sneers.

  My stomach drops, and I suddenly feel sick. Maybe this was too good to be true.

  “I’m serious, ask him.”

  Chase walks up to the table right as she finishes speaking. “Ask me what?” he says. He must have caught the end of the conversation.

  “She informed me you were with her the other night,” I tell him sweetly. I can’t help but feel slightly nervous for his answer though. He bursts out laughing, and I can see in his eyes he finds it funny. I know it’s not true, but I needed to see his reaction.

  “Seriously, Megan, I have already told you I’m not interested. I have a girl.”

  “Whatever then.” She throws his way and storms off.

  He pulls me into his arms and grips my chin. “Angie, believe me, baby, nothing happened. She gave me her number and I threw it away right there in front of her. You are all I want,” he says, giving me a light kiss on the lips.

  “It’s okay, Chase, I believe you.”

  “Come on, babe, let’s head back,” he says, taking my hand and leading me to the door.

  The four of us get in one of the cabs waiting out front and head back to the hotel. We’re all pretty tipsy from the drinking we’ve done for the last several hours. We say goodnight to Jenn and Chris at our door, and as soon as we step foot into the room, Chase has me up against the door. He puts his hands under my thighs and lifts me. Wrapping my legs around his waist, I kick off my heels and run my hands over his shoulders.

  “You’ve had me turned on since the dance floor,” he mumbles against my lips. A soft moan escapes my lips as I grip the bottom of his shirt and lift it over his head, running my hands over his rock hard biceps, I feel each dip between the muscles. Using his body to pin me against the door, he removes my shirt. His lips are back on my neck as soon as the shirt is discarded to the floor. His kisses are driving me crazy—wanting and needing more. He turns around and walks us to the bed, unhooking my bra in the process. As he lays me down, his mouth attaches to my right breast while his hand goes to the other.

  “Chase.” His name falls from my lips, which makes him suck my bud even harder than before. I feel like I’m going to come undone right here. He starts kissing down my stomach and unbuttons my jeans. I’m gripping the sheets tight, in anticipation of his next move. He slowly slides my jeans off, leaving me lying there in just my black lace thong.

  “Fucking perfect.” He growls. He starts kissing up my thigh until he gets right to where my thong stops on my hip. He goes to the other side and repeats the process. He places his thumbs in my thong, where it rests on my hips, and slowly peels them off. Spreading my legs, a smile takes over his face. “Damn,” he says, almost as if he’s out of breath.

  “Chase, I need you.” I try to reach out to bring his lips back to mine.

  “Not yet, beautiful, right now I need to taste this sweet pussy,” he says, right before he licks my folds.

  Oh, holy shit, that feels incredible. As he continues to lick and suck, every muscle in my body tightens, causing my back to arch off the bed. “I knew you would taste like heaven.” He spreads my lips, and begins to devour me.

  “Oh God, that feels so good.” He inserts one finger and then another, hitting right on my G-spot. The familiar tingle in my lower body starts to build. “I’m going to come, Chase.

  “Come for me,” he says, then he sucks on my clit.

  I detonate around him. “Oh yes! Chase!” He slowly kisses back up my stomach and attacks my mouth. I can taste myself on him. It’s something I never liked before, but with him it turns me on even more. That’s when I notice he’s already naked. Wait. When did his jeans come off?

  He grabs the condom wrapper, tears it open with his teeth then rolls it on. “You ready for me, sweetheart?”

  “Please.” I feel him at my entrance. I wrap my legs around his waist and he wastes no time. He thrusts into me hard.

  “Oh fuck, you feel so good. So damn tight.” He starts moving quicker, filling me perfectly in the process.

  “Harder, Chase.” He moves to his knees and starts pounding into me.

  “Tell me you are mine,” he says, as he begins to move faster.

  “Yes, yours. Only yours.” I grab my tits and start to squeeze them. I am so close to coming again.

  “Come on, baby, I want you to come with me.”

  Chase licks his thumb and starts to rub my clit while continuing to pound into me, adding the pressure I need to fall right over the cliff. I find my release. “Oh, Chase, you feel so good.” I can feel Chase grow bigger inside me and then, with one last thrust, he finds his.

  He throws his head back. “Oh fuck, Angie.” He falls on top of me as his body relaxes, and kisses me—nice and slow.

  “Wow,” I say when he pulls away.

  “Wow is an understatement there, baby.” He pulls out and gets up to dispose of the condom. I immediately miss the connection we had. He comes back and rolls me over to him, pulling my body into his. As I lay there with my head on his chest, I can feel the wall around my heart start to crumble away. I drift off to sleep feeling safe and content.

  Chapter 14

  Chase

  I pull her over to me as her arm goes around me and she lays her head on my chest. Holy shit, that was the best sex I’ve ever had. I don’t think I’ve ever come that hard. Once I had a taste of her I knew, without a doubt, that she was the one for me. There is nothing in this world sweeter than her taste. As we lie there, I think of what it would be like to hold her like this every night.

  “You okay?” I ask, running my fingertips up and down her arm. I can feel goose bumps break out over her skin.

  “Perfect,” she replies quietly.

  I lift her chin to look at me. “Happy New Year, baby.” I give her a sweet kiss on the lips and she rests her head back down. A couple of minutes later her breathing starts to slow down, and I know she is asleep. These feelings I’m having are scaring the shit out of me. This girl has got me hooked. I fell for her, and I fell hard. I can only hope she has, too.

  When I wake the next morning, her back is to my front. We must have moved during the night. It’s the best feeling to wake up with her in my arms. It’s still pretty early so she isn’t up yet, and I don’t want to wake her, so I just lay there with her in my arms. About an hour later she starts to roll over. I keep my position and her face comes right up to mine. “Good morning, beautiful.”

  “Morning,” she says. She starts to run her hand up and down my back. T
he warmth of her hand travels through my body, setting it on fire. I have never had a woman’s touch affect me this way. She looks like a dark-haired angel lying here in my arms.

  I bend my head down and capture her lips as I pull her body closer and tighter to me. This kiss turns into me rolling her on her back without breaking our connection.

  “I want you, Chase,” she whispers in my ear.

  I reach over to the nightstand and grab a condom. I tear it open and put it on, then enter her slowly so she can adjust to me. Once I’m in deep she feels like home. I’m looking directly into her eyes as I thrust in and out. This has got to be one of the most intimate times in my life. I can see the desire in her blue eyes. She is just as affected as I am.

  I pick up speed when I feel her start to tighten around me. Knowing I’m close, I lean down and whisper in her ear, “Come for me, angel.” I lean up just in time to watch her find her release. With her eyes closed and head thrown back, she looks freaking gorgeous. She relaxes against me, and I thrust in once more and find my release. I roll off her and toss the condom in the trashcan.

  “Come on, let’s go take a shower.” Grabbing her hand, I lead her to the bathroom. Turning the water on to get it just right, I lead her into the shower, placing her under the spray. Squeezing some of her body wash in my hands, I begin to wash her body. The feel of her skin, so wet and smooth, makes me want to take her again. Turning her around, I begin to wash her back, my hands sliding smoothly over her sun-kissed skin. I move to her hair next and begin to massage her scalp with the shampoo. She lets out a little moan, so I know it feels good. After washing it out, I repeat the scalp massage with the conditioner.

  “There, all done.” I kiss her lips ever so softly. She grabs my soap, and I stop her mid-reach. “You don’t have to do that.”

  “I know, but I want to.”

  Well, who am I to argue? I won’t pass up any opportunity to have her hands on me. She starts running her hands over my chest. Her simple touch gets me going again. She notices, and wraps her small hand around my dick. I can’t help but moan at the contact. She starts moving her hand up and down, making my body tremble and my knees weak.

  “If you don’t stop that, I won’t be held accountable for my actions, Angie.”

  “Maybe I don’t want to stop,” she says seductively.

  I lean my head against the wall and let her continue to stroke me. Once I can’t take the teasing any longer, I spin around and pin her against the wall. I pick her up and enter her in one thrust.

  “Holy fuck, Angie. You feel incredible,” I say into her neck.

  “Oh God, yes, Chase.”

  She starts to moan. I pick up my pace and start going harder. Sex has never felt this good. I knew it was supposed to feel special. But this? This is fucking phenomenal. There’s no way I’m giving her up now. Her walls begin to squeeze around my dick, letting me know she’s close. I lick my thumb and rub her clit. She throws her head back, completely shattering for me again.

  “Yes, Chase,” she screams.

  Seeing that makes me come undone, as I thrust hard into her one more time and find my release. “Damn, Angie.” I didn’t think it could get any better than it was, but man was I wrong. I pull out of her and slowly drop her legs to the shower floor, realizing I forgot the condom. “Oh shit, Angie, I forgot about the condom. I’m so sorry.”

  “It’s okay, Chase, I’m on the pill, we should be fine.”

  I turn her to the spray of the water and wash off the aftermath of our lovemaking. After a quick wash, I turn off the water and step out to get us both towels. I wrap her up in the towel and then cover myself with the other. I lift her chin. “I’ll step out and let you finish getting ready, then we’ll go grab food.” I kiss her softly.

  She nods her head in agreement.

  After I’m dressed, I sit on the bed and open my phone. I have three messages from Chris.

  Chris: Hey, we’re hungry. You guys up?

  Chris: Umm, hello? It’s after nine.

  Chris: Text me back when you guys are up. We want to eat!

  I can’t help but laugh at him. Deciding to put him out of his misery, I give him a call and we make plans to meet right away for breakfast. Angie comes out of the bathroom, looking her gorgeous self. She has on jeans and a sweater with her hair pulled to the side in a braid. I can’t help but stare at her. I’m sure I look like an idiot sitting here.

  “Do I look okay?” she asks, probably because I’m staring at her and not saying anything.

  I get up and cross the room. “You look fucking beautiful,” I say, kissing her forehead in the process. “I’ve been bombarded by texts this morning. We’re meeting Chris and Jenn for breakfast right away,” I add.

  “Sounds good, I’m hungry,” she says happily.

  We grab our things and head next door. As I knock on their door, I reach for her hand and lace our fingers together.

  “About freaking time. What the hell took y’all so long? We’re hungry,” Jenn says in a loud voice.

  I chuckle to myself when I glance at Angie and see her face pink. “We were sleeping, like most people do,” I say sarcastically, while winking over at Angie.

  Jenn just raises her eyebrow like she knows better. She shakes her head and lets us into the room. We decide on the local diner up the street and bowling afterwards. The four of us make our way to Chris’s truck. I open the door for her and let her slide in, then follow behind, placing my hand on her thigh. I can’t help but touch her when she is this close to me.

  Upon reaching the diner we venture in and sit in a booth. My hand finds its place on her thigh again. The conversation, while we wait for our food, is light. Probably due to the fact that we are all still feeling the effects of last night’s alcohol.

  I don’t know how I’m going to let her leave now. When I joined the Marines I didn’t have anyone special in my life, and didn’t care if I was home or not. Now things have changed. She is slowly changing me for the good. If someone would have told me two months ago that I would be sitting here with a girl that means as much as she does to me, I probably would have laughed at them. I have never been the type to believe in love at first sight. Hell, I’ve never cared enough to notice. I’ve always just had women to warm my bed. The only woman I see in my bed now is Angie. She has ruined me.

  “What are you thinking about?” Angie asks.

  “You. I don’t want you to leave.” Might as well be honest with her.

  “Me either,” she says, laying her head on my shoulder.

  Once we finish eating, Chris and I pay the bills and head out to go bowling. Hopefully the place won’t be packed. We climb back in and Chris drives us back on base and to the bowling alley. Luckily, the place is pretty dead. The four of us get to our lane and start setting up. I look down to the right and see the group of girls that came with us last time. Of course one of them is Megan. Great, just what I fucking need. Hopefully, she will leave me alone. I don’t understand what her game is. I’ve only met her the once, and I turned her down right away. I shake my head and go back to setting up the scoreboard.

  All of a sudden Angie comes and sits on my lap, her lips meeting mine. Holy shit, I was not expecting this. She bites the bottom of my lip, and I open up to her. Damn, her kisses make me lose it. If I could I would throw her over my shoulder and drag her out of here. She slows the kiss and winks at me. Damn, that was sexy.

  “What was that for, beautiful? Not that I’m complaining.” She begins to blush, and I can only imagine what that was about. Out of the corner of my eye I can see Megan staring at us. If looks could kill, Angie would be dead.

  “Just making it clear,” she says. Damn, could my girl get any better? Shit, her staking her claim on me was so hot. If I weren’t crazy for her already, then I damn sure would be now.

  “Baby, I’m not going anywhere. No need to prove that.” We get up so we can start our game. Angie goes first, and when she slightly bends to throw the ball, I about lose my shit. Her jeans
are tight and show off her fantastic ass. I can already feel the bulge in my pants. This should be fun trying to bowl with a hard-on. We spend the next two hours bowling and drinking. The music is blaring through the whole place.

  When the girls get up to use the restroom, I question Chris. “So you and Jenn seem to be doing pretty well this time around.”

  He gets the biggest smile on his face. “Yes, this is the best we’ve ever been. I think I’m going to ask her to marry me,” he says, like it’s no big deal.

  I, on the other hand, spit my beer all over the floor. Holy shit. I knew they have been off and on for a long time now, I just didn’t know it was this serious.

  “That’s awesome, man. I’m happy for you. You two have always made the perfect couple.”

  Just then the girls come back up to the table. When Angie walks past me, I grab her hand and bring her down on my lap. I kiss up her neck, feeling her shiver as my lips land right under her ear. It’s starting to get late, and I have to report back at six. We take our shoes back and make our way to the truck. Once inside I have this intense need to hold her and never let her go. All too soon we’re pulling up to the barracks. I get out of the truck, and say my goodbyes to Chris and Jenn.

  This is the part I’m dreading… I walk up to Angie and wrap her in my arms. I tilt her head up and can see her eyes are glassed over. “Everything is going to be okay, beautiful. It’s only three months then I’ll be home for good, and only have to report once a month. I promise time will go by fast.”

  “I know, it just sucks. I don’t want to leave you,” she says.