Disclaimer: In part 1
A/N: Thank you for not throwing things. I appreciate it a great deal. I hope I am truly forgiven for yesterday's unusual cliffhanger once you read today's installment.
I'm not positive if I'll be able to post tomorrow. I completely forgot about an important commitment that's slated to eat up a large chunk of my day.
One Of The Boys – pt 11
To Penelope's surprise, Derek didn't reply in words. He just calmly unbuckled her seatbelt, leaned over enough to get one arm around her, and dragged her against his side. Once she was there, he put the same hand on her knee, and began to slowly make his way up her thigh. Fairly soon, she was so centered on the sensuous feel of his fingers as they drew patterns up and along her inner thigh; she couldn't have cared less how far or near they were to their destination.
By the time he was lightly brushing against the apex of her legs, Penelope had her eyes closed; her head was thrown back, and she was moaning softly. She made a rather adamant protest when Derek removed his hand. As she opened her eyes to try and figure out why, she realized he was maneuvering the vehicle through the gates of a state park.
She was still trying to get herself back under control to speak, when he released his own seatbelt and pulled her across his lap. Their lips met again in another hot kiss. Whatever she had been about to ask him escaped her thoughts, and they both lost themselves to the sensations they were rapidly evoking from one another.
She sought to remove his shirt, but Derek placed his hands over hers to stop her progress, and pushed her gently away instead.
"Trust me, P," he whispered, as he guided her off of him and got out of the truck. He helped her out, and held her hand tightly in his own. He grabbed the sleeping bag and blankets, putting them into a sack, before slinging it over his shoulder.
They hiked for a few minutes until they were at the top of the hill they had driven most of the way up when they entered the park. The view was stunning. Derek laid the blankets and sleeping bag out not far from the bank of a rather wide river. They were under the shadow of a number of large trees that formed a natural shelter from anyone on the trail.
"It reminds me of Alaska," Penelope said, her tone indicating she was marveling at the beauty surrounding them as she stood staring out over the water.
"That's what I thought, too, when I saw it. I knew it would be the perfect place to propose. Or should I say, it would have been," Derek replied, wrapping his arms around her and nuzzling the side of her neck. "Forgive me, Baby Girl?"
"Without question, Derek." Penelope turned in his embrace, rose up on tiptoe, and kissed him.
Derek responded right away by increasing the intimacy of their embrace. He held her as close as their clothing would allow, pressing them hip-to-hip. When it was no longer enough to satisfy their growing hunger for each other, he lifted her into his arms and lowered them both to the bedding.
Penelope was quick to roll them so she was on top. At last, she managed to get his shirt off of him, admiring the hard expanse of his skin revealed to her hungry gaze. She nipped at his nipples, swirled her tongue around his belly button, and then traveled the length of his torso from waist to chin in one long lick.
"Mmmm…" Penelope purred against his jaw.
Derek released a primitive moan as he sat up under her. He captured her lips with his own, stroking along her tongue, memorizing the texture and movement with every pass of his own. He buried one hand in her hair, anchoring her head, as he plundered her mouth. With the other, he pushed her jacket off her shoulders, and then slipped under the hem of her t-shirt. The touch of his hand on her bare skin was like a brand, marking her forever as his.
She needed to feel him fully against her, but hesitated as the sounds of the water from the river lapping the shoreline and the many sounds of nature at play penetrated her consciousness.
"I think it's time we head back," Penelope said as she moved off of his lap to sit beside him instead.
Derek let her go, but she could clearly see the disappointment in his eyes. "We're alone, Baby Girl."
"You want our first time together to be out here?" She stretched her arms out indicating their surroundings, as if Derek had forgotten where they were.
"There's something you should know, P," Derek said. He shifted to face her, drawing her arms down and holding both her hands in one of his while he used the other to guide her face. Once she was holding his gaze with her own, he let go and ran his hand over his head.
"In all the years I've been having sex, I have never, not once, had, or desired to have, unprotected sex. With you, Penelope, it's different."
"Yeah?" she whispered.
"Oh, yeah," he replied. "With you, baby, I want it all to be all natural when we make love. I want to feel you surrounding me while I'm buried inside of you with no barriers between us. I also want to feel nature's kiss on my skin while I feel the two of us become one at last."
It wasn't Penelope's intent to cry, but all at once, she felt moisture on her cheeks. She struggled to keep her voice even when she answered, "Totally natural, just like our love."
Derek nodded.
Penelope gave a gentle tug, and he released her hands. Still holding his gaze, she began removing her clothing.
TBC…
End A/N: For any who are wondering, I totally made up the state park. Thus, the lack of a name or any indication as to which state they are in Maryland or Virginia.
