JENNIE
There weren't words to describe how awesome Joven was live, but getting to see them with Lisa beside me? That was magical.
During the slow acoustic part of their set, when the stage lighting was subdued, everyone turned on their flashlight apps on their phones and swayed to the rhythm. Like lighters, but it bathed the arena in silvery light. It was intimate and beautiful, and I snuck a glance at Lisa.
The sharp lines of her face were exaggerated with shadows, but she was perfect like that, all beautiful and carefree. We had to look like the strangest couple ever under the artificial haze, but I didn't feel strange beside her.
It just felt right.
And then Joven neared the end of the concert, and I loved how the bass reverberated through my body. I moved with the crowd as the music built. Hands were thrown in the air as people joined in, the music working everyone into a frenzy, especially the floor section where we stood. Even Lisa was swept up in the energy.
As the band hit the climax, gold confetti burst from cannons, filling the air, and the crowd roared their approval. I screamed against the impossibly loud sound, grinning madly as I watched the confetti slowly flutter down, catching glints of light as it fell. My gaze snagged Lisa's, and I found her wearing the same wide smile I had.
It was a perfect moment—one I knew I'd remember forever, no matter what happened to us. The way she looked back at me, it seemed as if she was thinking the same thing. It made my heart clog into my throat.
I didn't hear the crowd as they thundered and cried out at the end of the song. Everything faded from my ears as she set a hand on my cheek, tilted my head toward her, and sealed her mouth over mine.
No one would notice us in a sea of eighteen thousand people, especially when the strips of gold were still raining down, landing on our heads and shoulders. So, the kiss she gave me was safe, but—oh, it wasn't. Her seductive, passionate kiss was incredibly dangerous. It left me feeling adrift and like she was the only thing I could cling to.
I told her I wasn't going to be anyone's possession, but maybe I'd been wrong. Because this kiss? It owned me.
"Stay with me tonight," she shouted in my ear, over the sound of fans screaming for an encore.
When I'd bought the tickets, the plan had been I'd crash at Lilith's place after the concert was over. I hadn't told my mom that had changed, so she wasn't expecting me until tomorrow morning. And although I hadn't gotten the invite from Lisa until now, I'd prepared for it. I'd packed an overnight bag, tossed it in my passenger seat, and parked my car outside Lilith's house.
Just in case, she'd lectured me earlier today, the opportunity presents itself.
She peered at me with a hopeful expression, waiting on my answer, and when I nodded quickly, a thrill shot through me. I'd never really spent the night with anyone. Sure, I'd slept over in Felix's room a few times in college, but it was on a futon, and his roommate was there. It wasn't the same. This was how adults did it, and I was eager for Lisa to see me as an equal.
Our Uber driver was a nice guy, but so talkative, Lisa and I could barely get two words in edge-wise once we crawled into the back seat. My phone vibrated in my purse, and I dug it out.
Lisa: Want to go for a midnight swim?
I grinned and thumbed out a response. Meanwhile, the driver continued to tell us his thoughts about the Titans' chances in the upcoming football season.
Jennie: What if I didn't pack a swimsuit?
I stared at Lisa across the darkened back seat, and her expression left me breathless. She looked wickedly sexy, even as her gaze dropped down to the glowing phone in her hands.
Lisa: Did you?
Jennie: Yeah.
Lisa: Good. It'll be fun to take it off.
The anticipation was so hot, my face burned a thousand degrees.
I changed into my black string bikini in Lisa's bathroom and twisted my hair up into a bun high on my head. She'd put on her trunks in her bedroom and then had gone to get us drinks, telling me through the door to meet her poolside when I was ready.
It was almost midnight, but still hot outside. The humidity was domineering, and the bugs in the woods beyond the fence were noisy, buzzing in cycles that ebbed and flowed. The exterior lights on the side of the house weren't on, but soft, yellowy light streamed down on the pool from the enormous windows overhead. And the deep end of the kidney-shaped pool glowed from the underwater lamp.
Two folded towels were stacked on the edge of one of the lounge chairs, and my gaze drifted across the stone patio until I found Lisa, hunched over one of the skimmers, replacing the lid. As she straightened, I traced every sexy muscle on her strong back. They corded and flexed when she strolled to the table and retrieved two bottles of beer, each sleeved in a koozie with the hospital logo printed on the side.
She turned.
Jesus, it was unbearably hot the way she looked at me. Her gaze started at my eyes and then poured down my body, lingering over my breasts, my waist, my thighs. When she reached my ankles, her gaze started back up, moving even slower. Her Adam's apple bobbed with a hard swallow, and her expression oozed lust and sin.
It took every last bit of my strength to stop myself from yanking the beer bottles from her hands, tossing them to ground, and leaping on her. I'd wanted a lot of things in my life. Getting into a good school. Someday becoming a veterinarian. Maybe even a father who gave a fuck about me. But I'd never wanted anything as badly as I wanted Lisa right now.
"I figured beer instead of wine." Her smug smile was reflected in her voice. She held out one of the bottles, and I padded over, taking it from her. "Cheers," she said, clinking the necks of our bottles together. "Thanks for asking me to go with you. I'm sorry I was late."
I nodded. "I get it." She'd told me between acts at the concert that one of her patients had developed a nasty post-op infection, and the call had been a lengthy deliberation between doctors on how to handle it. It really put my annoyance at waiting for her in perspective. I took a long drink of my beer. "I mean, it was literal life and death, right?"
"Yeah, but—"
"Then I can wait. I'm not that important."
Lisa froze mid-sip, and then lowered her bottle. "Don't say that. Of course, you're important."
I squirmed on the inside. "Yeah, I know. I just meant in your list of priorities at that moment."
"It couldn't be helped, but, Jennie, you should know I was looking forward to tonight all week."
She looked so damn sincere, I momentarily worried my knees would give out. I sucked in a deep breath, but my voice went shallow, regardless. "Me too."
The beer was abruptly pulled from my hand, and she thumped both of our drinks down on the edge of the pool.
"What are you—" I started but couldn't finish as she scooped me up. She lifted me until I had no choice but to fold my legs around her waist and band my arms across her back. I held on tightly as she strode toward the steps of the pool and then descended into the water, one stair at a time.
Our mouths crashed against each other as the cool water lapped at our bodies. I floated weightlessly in her arms, lacing my fingers together behind her neck as she pulled us further along and the water reached our shoulders. Deeper we went in both the pool and our kiss. Her lips pushed mine open, and she thrust her tongue inside, slicking her over mine.
The pool temperature was perfect. It controlled the fire between us, keeping it a simmering burn instead of letting it rage completely out of control. I ground my lower body against the bulge swelling beneath her dark blue trunks, and something inside her seemed to snap. She moved us so fast, it made a wake in the water, and before I could catch my breath, I was pressed against the cold, hard wall at the side of the pool.
She played with the strings holding my top in place, toying with me. A shudder shook my shoulders as she drew the pad of a finger down the line between my breasts and up the other side, tracing a V over my chest. My skin was hypersensitized to her touch.
It was so strange, and yet not at all, the way we could communicate without words.
Lisa leaned forward, set her forehead against mine, and watched me intently as she tugged at the knot behind my neck. Tension went out of the strings. She caught one and used it to peel the wet cup away from my breast, exposing my already-erect nipple to the night air.
Her arms wrapped behind my back, causing me to arch upward, and I stared at the stars in the sky above us as her mouth closed on my breast. She licked, and sucked, and bit softly at me, and I made all the quiet cries of pleasure she'd told me she loved hearing. I couldn't stop myself, even if I had wanted to. The empty ache between my legs was constant and throbbing.
The other half of my bikini top was shoved out of her way, and after she'd given that nipple the same amount of attention, the knot at my back was undone, and the wet swimsuit top splattered up onto the pool deck.
I hooked an arm around her neck to anchor myself to her, freeing me up to touch her. I massaged her through the thick fabric of her swim trunks, and our hands tangled as she undid the Velcro closure, allowing me total access. I wrapped my fingers around her firm, long cock and squeezed. The way her eyes hazed with pleasure made a smile creep across my lips. She was so beautiful and distinguished normally, but seeing her coming apart was infinitely better.
I pumped my fist on her. Once, and again, going faster until the water between us sloshed noisily against the side of the pool. Her skin was slippery in my palm, making it easier to pick up the pace. I studied her the same way she did me. I watched every labored breath she took. Each muscle that flexed along her jaw. How her lips parted to get more air.
Suddenly, she shifted her hips and broke my hold. Her hands slid under my arms, and I yelped as she stood, lifted me up, and seated me on the edge of the pool, where I dripped and sputtered with surprise.
Lisa's expression was dark and hungry. "Lie back."
Goosebumps lifted on my thighs at her urgent command, and I followed it instantly. The stone was warm on my back, but unforgiving, and I set my hands on my stomach, not sure what else to do with them.
She'd untied my bikini top slowly, but now she attacked the knots at my hips, yanking them open. I gasped as she jerked the fabric away, tossed it into a heap, and nuzzled her face between my legs. I clenched a hand on the back of her head, holding on as her tongue probed the most intimate part of me.
Her kiss was electric. It jolted me with a shock, and I cried out on every long, deliberate lick she delivered. I moaned as she fluttered and massaged the tip of her tongue against my clit. Sparks shot across my skin, making me convulse. Lisa wrapped a hand around each of my thighs and pushed them back toward me, opening me further to her.
The pleasure was intense. Like nothing I'd ever felt.
A breeze swept through the patio, and I shivered, but it was oddly good too. My nipples were pointed so sharply, they ached, but it was like she knew. One hand came off my thigh and reached up, roaming over my chest until she found the right spot to twist and pull that caused a dark groan of satisfaction to roll out of me.
I was quivering, beyond ready . . . not to mention, a little cold and uncomfortable on the stone. "I want you," I whined, lifting my head to stare at her.
Her eyes flashed with cockiness. "You want me to . . ."
It was almost too much. My body responded to her confidence, clenching me like a vise. I had to squeeze the plea from my mouth. "Fuck me."
She slapped her palms loudly against the stone and vaulted up out of the pool, dripping on me as she pulled off her swimsuit and added it to the pile. Her gaze swept appreciatively along the nude line of my body and then moved on to one of the lounge chairs, the one that lay flat. She flung a finger at it.
"There. Now."
It was like she could only think in basic words, and I understood why. She wanted to satisfy a raw, primal need. I wanted it too and scrambled to my feet. It was only once I took a knee on the cushion, turned, and lay down on my back that I realized what was about to happen.
Lisa was going to fuck me in the exact same spot she'd watched me last month with her son.