Page 34 of Extra Grumpy
When we arrive at my apartment, Rock parks his bike and walks me to my door. He kisses me goodnight, and what seems to be intended as a sweet parting kiss ends up turning into one that lingers. Soon we’re inside my apartment, kissing and getting all tangled up in each other as we make our way to my bedroom.
“Thank you for such a lovely first date,” I murmur against Rock’s lips.
He pulls his shirt up over his head and starts working at the buttons on my dress. “There’s a lot more of those to come.”
“I can’t wait.”
“Me, either.” He tugs down my panties and sucks on my bottom lip. “You’re so beautiful, Em.”
He guides me onto the bed, and I close my eyes and moan softly as he lowers his head between my legs and begins to lay kisses on my thighs. I’m a little self-conscious at first as he makes his way up higher, but when his lips close over my clit and he groans in pleasure, I immediately relax. I let my thighs fall open widerand arch my back as he sucks and licks me, his hands holding my thighs firmly as his tongue works its magic. Soon I’m gasping for air and crying out as I come against his mouth.
“Fuck, you taste good,” Rock rasps as he moves up on top of me. I run my hands over his chest and look into his gorgeous eyes. When he kisses me, I can taste myself on his lips, but the more we kiss, the more I just taste him.
I wrap my legs around his body and he slides into me in one slow, unimaginably blissful motion. I’m so wet and it feels like he’s deeper inside of me than ever before. We kiss unhurriedly as he slowly thrusts in and out of me, newfound pleasure already building in my core.
Emotion swirls inside of me as I finally let myself feel everything I’ve been too nervous to let myself feel.
Rock pulls out of our kiss to look me in the eyes. His hips rock back and forth, slow and powerful, his cock filling me over and over again.
“I love you, Emily,” he says, his voice low and serious.
I draw in an emotional breath. “I love you, too. So much.”
Our foreheads tilt together as he increases the pace of his strokes. I can feel Rock’s heart pounding against mine, and mine pounding against his in return. Our shared pleasure builds and builds until we can’t hold on any longer. When an orgasm erupts inside me, Rock groans against my mouth and spills into me.
I know there’s no way to know the future, no way to know if we’ll really have a happy ending or not, but right now, everything feels right.Wefeel right.
18
EPILOGUE – EMILY
1 YEAR LATER
“Before we get to the final round of questions, I want to take a moment to thank you all for coming tonight,” I say into the mic, beaming at the crowded bar in front of me. “Gosh. I can’t believe this is our twenty-fifth trivia night. Mostly because it took a hell of a lot of convincing to get Rock to agree to do this many.”
The crowd laughs, lots of glances going in Rock’s direction, where he’s standing behind the bar drying pint glasses. He shrugs and smiles, like he can’t help being the way he is. As I look at him, I bite back a smile of my own, feeling so grateful that a year into our relationship, things are still going strong. That’s not to say that there haven’t been plenty of disagreements between us, but we’ve both put our all into making this relationship work. Things are really, really good between us.
I look into the crowd, easily finding the faces I’m searching for. Jenn, Paige, and Wes are sitting together at one table, and a few feet away, my parents are at a table with a couple they befriended at a previous trivia night. I’m happy to report that in the past year, my parents have come to the bar a handful of times. The first time they came, I could tell how uncomfortablethey were, but by the second visit they were a lot more at ease. It means the world to me that they’re finally supportive of our business—and, of course, that they adore Rock as much as they do now.
Shockingly enough, my mom has even stayed true to her word and hasn’t dropped a single hint about wanting me to get married.
I raise the mic to my mouth again. “Thank you so much, everyone, for your support. Oh, and to those of you who are here for the first time from The Goal Line, welcome! We’re happy to have you, and we hope you come back, trivia night or not.”
It was a huge relief that the ‘rival’ sports bar that opened down the street didn’t turn out to be a rival after all. The manager is really friendly and we’ve been cross-promoting our businesses a lot.
“Now for tonight’s final round!” I say.
I look down at the notes on my phone, read out the next trivia question, then set a timer. As everyone starts to debate amongst themselves, I feel Rock’s warm gaze on me and I look over at him. He smiles at me, and I smile back.
There’s something odd in his smile, though.
“What?” I mouth.
He shrugs, acting innocent.
The timer chimes and I look back down at my phone to read the next question. Again, as soon as I set the timer, I can feel Rock’s gaze on me. When I look over at him, he’s leaning against the bar, his forearms looking as sexy as ever.Damn, my boyfriend is hot. And the way he’s looking at me right now, telling me withhis eyes just how obsessed he is with me, is making my cheeks heat.
“Stop it,” I mouth, giving him a meaningful look.
