Hidden Desires (48 page)

Brooke blinked rapidly, shook her head to clear it, and blew out a long breath. "God, Cayden."

Jodie smiled happily, her insides all warm and fuzzy. "I'd say you scored Cayd."

"Big time." Wade agreed, noting the flush that crept up Brooke's neck.

Cayden smiled and puffed up with pride. "Well, then, so I've claimed my woman?"

All eyes turned towards Brooke, who was still flustered from the sensual intensity of the kiss. "Yes." she nodded, then turned to Cayden and grinned. "But I may need some more convincing."

Cayden, a bit full of herself headed in for another kiss, but Brooke held her back.

"Later, or I swear to god, my head will explode." Brooke said, reaching up and tucking some stray hair behind Cayden's ear.

The surprise Cayden felt when Brooke pushed her away turned to cockiness and she smiled smugly. "Okay." she said, her heart beating hard at the implications. "I suppose we should finish eating then?"

Wade snickered and stood up. "Coming right up. Sheesh, you'd figure after something like that, you'd skip right to dessert!"

Brooke grinned "I have plans." she said with a wink.

Cayden's mouth watered and it wasn't from salmon and little roasted potatoes.

 
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Dinner was a very tense affair for Cayden and Brooke, and neither of them knew each other's problem. They both dwelled on the sensations that the kiss invoked, and were thinking up scenarios in which they could do it again. All the while they kept up their end of the lively chatter, leaving Wade and Jodie to assume they both had gotten over
the kiss
incident.

Cayden's mind was stuck on replay, of the moment that her tongue entered Brooke's mouth. Cayden liked kissing enough, but for some reason, this kiss was so much more than a kiss, it was sex. Her tongue was enveloped in sweet softness and her mind clicked to something a lot more intense. She never associated a kiss with sex, sure, lots of kisses could
lead
to sex, but the kiss itself never felt so arousing. And that was another thing, after the first two kisses with Brooke, Cayden swore she could never be more turned on by a kiss, but this one was far more arousing, and in a different way. The last two, were hungry and hard, they made her hot, in a frantic sort of way, and she needed immediate release. This kiss was sensual and soft, and turned her on more than the others, and it was the sort of arousal she could stand forever. A sweet torture of hours of kisses, the build up more satisfying than the release.

Brooke was fixated on sensation. How soft Cayden's lips were and how hot her hands felt. She recalled over and over how her tongue felt against the velvety texture of Cayden's and the striking difference in the sharp strength of the tall woman's teeth. She shivered a few times, imagining those teeth nipping at the skin of her throat. Brooke wanted Cayden in a bad way. The kiss proved that Cayden was a lot more than she appeared to be. There was a gentleness hiding under that facade, and knowing she had that quality, among the others, excited Brooke in more ways. She fantasized, as she ate, of the many different ways in which Cayden would make love to her. Gently, rough, soft, hard, and she wondered how Cayden liked to be touched.

Wade started to collect the empty plates. "Who wants cappuccino?"

"If you're going to drag that machine out, I'll take one. Ooo, can I make it?" Jodie asked.

"No, it's my machine. " Wade denied her.

"Give it up Jo, he gets irrational if someone else froths his milk." Cayden joked.

"Do not!"

"I'll have one." Brooke said, getting up to help Wade clean.

"No, sit," he insisted," I got it." he turned to Cayden, "But I'll need you there woman to get the machine down from where you hid it."

Cayden stood up and rolled her eyes. "Well, if you didn't insist on making cappuccino at ungodly hours I wouldn't have put it up there."

"I was PMSing." Wade said with a pout.

"No, I was PMSing, and you just pissed me off." She replied, reaching up to take down the heavy machine.

"Oh yeah, work those delts baby." Jo remarked.

"Mmm." Brooke agreed.

"Aww, there's nothing special about my delts. You know, I'd look much better if I had a Bowflex." Cayden said, looking directly at Wade.

"I think you look fine." Wade commented, rinsing out the machine.

"I can look better and so can you."

"I look fine thank you." Wade said, flexing his biceps.

"What gives?" Jodie asked.

"The Bowflex is expensive and Wade won't go halves with me. He'd rather go to the gym and smell boy sweat."

"There's more to the gym than boy sweat." Wade said with an eyebrow waggle.

Cayden turned to Brooke. "have you seen the Bowflex?"

Brooke nodded, "Of course, who hasn't?"

"Its the only thing on 48 channels after midnight." Jodie added.

"I think it's a sexy machine, I can see the attraction." Brooke said.

Cayden stood by Brooke and smiled triumphantly. "Brooke, tell him the benefits!"

"Well..." Brooke stumbled. "Um, you know, if you put in the sweat equity at home, you'd have more time to socialize at the gym."

"Yeah!" Cayden said excitedly.

"Plus, you'd be able to stand around and look fabulous while everyone else sweats." Jodie added.

"Hmm." Wade furrowed his brows in thought. "You may have a point, I'll think about it."

Cayden's eyes lit up and she hugged Brooke spontaneously. Her breath caught when their bodies met and she breathed deeply, capturing the scent of Brooke. Her eyes closed and she blew out the breath, blowing warm moist air across Brooke's skin.

The blonde shuddered, her nipples tightened, and she swallowed hard. She pulled away and tried to calm down.

Cayden wanted more than just the hug and fought the urge to reach out and take what she wanted. This new feeling of dominance was strong, she never had the urge to take control like she did with Brooke. She was sure it had something to do with the whole
stake your claim
thing. Regardless, the feeling was new and she wasn't sure she could keep it at bay.

"If you'll excuse me." Brooke said, getting up.

"Don't let La La out!" Wade called after her.

"I'll be careful." Brooke closed the bathroom door behind her and ran the cold water.
God, I am so incredibly turned on!
She splashed the cold water on her face, and when that didn't cool her off, she filled up the sink and submerged her whole face.
Gotta do something about this. I want more Cayden.

"Oh, Cayd, this is so perfect! Don't let her get away!" Jodie exclaimed the second the bathroom door closed.

"Yeah, play for keeps Cayd." Wade agreed. "I saw that kiss with my own eyes, it said something."

"I know." Cayden admitted. "It was wild... I want her so bad."

"Hell, I want her!" Wade exclaimed. "I'm frothing for you now Jodie."

"Oooo baby, froth for me... it makes me hot."

"Let's not talk about hot, I'm on fire here. Did you see her tits? Oh my god, they're reaching out to me, they're begging me to touch them." Cayden whined.

"I'm sure we can find a way to leave you two alone." Jodie said, with a wink.

The bathroom door opened. "Cayden, can you come here a minute? I need your help."

All eyes turned to the brunette and she raised her eyebrow. "What in the world could she need me to... " a smirk spread across her lips. "Coming." she yelled and got up quickly.

"Hey the bathroom, now there's a novel idea." Jodie joked.

"We won't wait up." Wade giggled, slapping her on the shoulder.

"Oh please, like we'll really do anything in the bathroom, how tacky can you get."

C
AYDEN WONDERED WHAT Brooke
really
wanted by calling her to the bathroom. The door was closed and she could hear La La purring from where she stood. She tapped on the door tentatively. "Brooke?" The door opened enough for her to see one green eye, "You called for me?"

"Yeah," Brooke answered nervously.

Cayden let herself in, then closed the door behind her, mindful of La La. The small blonde was standing by the bathtub, next to the john. "So...."

"Um..." Brooke looked the tall woman over, then smiled. Cayden looked good,
real
good, and she had her all to herself. "I thought I could use a little more convincing." she said coyly.

Cayden's body twitched as all of her muscles felt the jolt of nervous excitement. "You could, huh?" she replied while trying to figure out how to get the three steps to Brooke without stepping on the cat or falling into the toilet. Her worries were over when Brooke moved to lean against the sink and crooked her finger.

"Kiss me, Cayden."

The tall woman advanced eagerly, and in one long step was as close to Brooke as she could be. Never before giving kissing so much thought, this awkward moment puzzled her, and she felt her palms start to sweat.

"What's wrong?" Brooke asked in a whisper, afraid Cayden was backing off.

"I think I'm nervous." Cayden said quietly, confused by her emotions.

Brooke placed her hands on the tall woman's hips and pulled their lower bodies together. "You weren't nervous before, in fact," she moved her hands up to grasp Cayden's ribs, "you knew exactly what you were doing."

Cayden's lips formed a lopsided grin. "I think quickly under pressure. This is quite planned." she said with a raised eyebrow. "As is this." she reached over and opened the door, letting the cat free, then locked it behind him. "So..."

"Do you not want to kiss me?" Brooke asked, tilting her head back invitingly.

"Hell yeah, but I feel like it counts, I don't want to screw it up."

"Trust me Cayden, you can't screw it up." Brooke assured, gripping the tall woman's ribs tighter.

Cayden closed her eyes and hoped for the best. She felt all the hairs stand up on the back of her neck when her lips touched Brooke's. In less than a second, their mouths opened simultaneously and each tongue darted out eagerly. Brooke whimpered as their tongues danced sensuously, and she pulled the shop keeper even closer.

A surge of adrenaline sparked through Cayden's body and she momentarily lost her mind.

Brooke grunted in surprise as she was suddenly lifted off the floor and placed onto the sink. The thin porcelain edge didn't offer much balance so she instantly wrapped her legs around the tall woman for security, lacing her fingers behind Cayden's neck.

The shop keeper groaned at the intimacy of the position, her hands were shaking from the rush, and she wedged them between their bodies. Her heart pounded when Brooke's stomach muscles contracted at the contact.

Brooke pulled away and buried her face in Cayden's neck. "You make me so crazy." she breathed into the still damp black hair.

Cayden shivered as the warm, moist, breath touched her skin.