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You slip your finger through the tear in my t-shirt
You're stirrin' up dirty in the back of my mind
You keep on flirtin' cause you know that it's workin'
You're stuck in my head girl writing the lines
Couldn't sing this song without you if I tried
Let's light it up like it's our last night

-Burnin' It Down- Jason Aldean

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Sam pulled Bella to his side, loving the feel of her body so close to his own. Now that the sun had finally set, he pulled a small battery operated lantern from the picnic basket he'd brought and turned it on in order to better see her. It was just enough light that they didn't have to strain their eyes.

"You're so amazing." He murmured.

Bella grinned and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "You're amazing too, you know." She whispered just as quiet. "This was so sweet." She told him, her hands waving over the blanket and basket of finger foods.

"We haven't had a lot of time to be alone lately. Work and school kill any time we do have." He mused.

She nodded in return. "Along with idiot ex's who do nothing more than annoy the hell out of us." She grinned when he rolled his eyes.

"He shouldn't be too much of a problem. Paul posted that video Jared shot of him… Dancing With Spiders is a catchy title… don't you think so?" He grinned.

She smiled and leaned towards him, capturing his lips with her own in a slow kiss. "I don't want to hear about him… or your brothers… or my friends… or revenge." She told him, pausing to kiss him in between sentences.

Sam stifled a groan and cradled her cheek in his hand before giving her a deep, emotion filled kiss. Her tongue danced out to meet his, still coated in the flavor of the chocolate covered strawberries he'd fed her for dessert. A smirk made its way onto his lips when she whimpered as he pulled away from the kiss. Bella shifted closer to him as he moved to rain lazy, seductive open mouthed kisses from her lips, along her jaw and finally to the sensitive skin of her neck.

"Sam!" She mewled as his hands roamed over her body.

Bella's quiet pleas, falling from those perfect lips with a quivering breath sounded like music to his ears. He offered her a groan in response and brought her hips flush to his own. He couldn't help the pleased chuckle when she gasped at the discovery of his near achingly hard dick straining against the fabric of his jeans.

"You're teasing me Sam." She said with a pout when he moved away.

He shook his head in denial. "Not at all baby girl. I'm showing you how much I want you." He grinned before attacking the skin of her neck with nips and kisses again.

She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth before pushing him to his back against the blanket. In the back of her mind, she mused that he let her man handle him. She knew there was no way she could man handle him like this on her own.

Sam pulled her over him, grinning when their lips met in a hungry lust filled kiss. His hands drug up and down her back before one traveled around to cup a breast through her shirt. His other hand took a path down to her waist and coerced her into grinding their hips together, giving them each some much needed friction to lessen the tension in their bodies.

"Sam!" She gasped and sat up, placing her hands on his chest while her hips continued to rock back and forth against his.

"What's wrong, baby girl?" He purred.

The desire in his eyes caused a pool of need to form in her belly. She wanted him and let it be known as she peeled her shirt off of herself leaving her in a sheer, lacey black bra. The feel of his work calloused hands on her smooth skin sent ripples of need through her.

"You're so fucking sexy…" He murmured huskily.

He patted her thighs, demanding she climb off of him for a minute without saying a word. With a grin, he rose to his knees and stripped his shirt from his body before moving to tug his jeans from his legs, leaving him in nothing but a pair of boxers. She took the hint and pulled her own jeans from her legs as well. He smirked when she bit her lower lip before crooking her finger at him as she fell backwards onto the soft blanket under them. His movements were slow and deliberate as he crawled over her, resting his weight over her body.

"Hi.." She grinned wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Hey baby." He grinned in return before stealing a kiss from her lips.

Bella gasped when she felt his fingers tug at one of her nipples through the bra she still wore. Her back arched as those same fingers moved lower down her body, teasing her with the barely there caresses. She moaned when those same fingers rubbed her near soaked folds over the fabric of the panties she still wore.

"Please…" She whined when the maddeningly slow pace hadn't changed after a few short minutes.

"Please what, baby. What do you want?" He whispered against the shell of her ear.

"Want you." She whined.

"Is that right?" He asked, amusement in his eyes as he watched her.

Bella keened and arched her back again, her nails digging into the skin of his shoulders. " Please Sam… please. Don't tease me. I need you."

Sam kissed a path down her body, stopping to pull her bra free from her chest, before continuing his explorations of her body. "You smell so good." He moaned, his nose skimming over her panty clad pussy. He bit her hip bone before peeling the lace from her body, trailing kisses as the offending material was pulled down her legs.

Bella writhed under him as he kissed his way back up to her lips, slipping his tongue inside of her mouth to tease and twirl with her own. "Sam…" She called out when their kiss broke so they could breathe.

Shivers raced down his spine. The way his name sounded falling from her lips, in that whisper of a voice…

"What's wrong Bella?" He purred before nibbling on her ear lobe.

Bella's head tilted to the side, offering him easier access to her neck. She whimpered when she felt Sam's hands moving down to her waist, committing every curve of her body to memory along the way. She lifted one of her legs, wrapping it around his waist and nearly keened when he started to thrust against her.

"Please… Sam… please.." She whimpered. "I want you so fucking bad."

His breath left him in a gust of wind. Hearing her curse… knowing she was usually so reserved had him harder than he'd been before he'd brought her home. "Fuck, baby girl…I want you too…" He moaned, grinding their hips together.

"Please… Sam…" She whined breaking the kiss.

"Hold on baby girl." He whispered. He moved to his jeans, pulled his wallet free and grabbed a condom from the bill fold. His breath caught when he turned to face her again.

"What's wrong, Sam?" She asked with a small smile dancing over her lips.

"Nothing. You're so sexy like that." He murmured huskily. He grinned when she blushed before opening the foil wrapper on the condom in his hand. He wasted little time after that, putting the condom on before he fell back over her to offer her a gentle kiss.

His eyes never left hers as he thrust into her waiting body. He couldn't help but groan; She was so tight. He knew he wouldn't be able to last too long- there was no way. They were both too overcome with lust to last. He made it as slow and sweet as they could both tolerate, proud of the fact that she crashed into bliss just ahead of him.

As they lay together panting, Bella couldn't help but grin. She had the perfect boyfriend. She couldn't help the happy grin that danced over her lips as her eyes closed. By the time their breathing had returned to normal, the breeze had picked up in strength. It reminded them that the nights cooled off by the water quicker now that it was mid October.

"You alright?" Sam asked her when he noticed the shiver racing down her spine.

She nodded. "Just a cold chill. I'm good."

He checked the time on his phone. "It's still early enough, we could still catch a movie if you wanted."

Bella giggled. "You mean you want to spend more time with little ol' me?" She teased.

His arms wrapped around her, hauling her to her feet. "Always." He grinned.

"Flatterer." She taunted.

Sam shrugged. "Just being honest." He told her.

"Come on, let's get dressed and we'll see about the movie on the way back." She said already rooting around for her clothes.

For a moment, all Sam did was watch her. He had no problem letting her know she was beautiful. He grinned when she blushed, the pink staining her cheeks for a few minutes as they hurried to dress. When they were presentable, Bella gathered the blanket in her arms and Sam packed away the garbage into the basket. With that done, they walked hand in hand back to his truck.

Bella sighed. She could get used to dates like the one he'd taken her on tonight. If only it had stayed warm. She shivered and slid closer to Sam once they were in the cab of the truck. Cold weather would just give her an excuse to stay close to him. Maybe the winter wouldn't be that bad after all.