Remember Me Always: A Contemporary Romance (19 page)

His erection digs into my belly, and I shamelessly grind myself up against him, wanting more.  He groans and pulls back from me.  "Not yet.  There's so much I want to do to you first," he says with a dirty promise that has me shaking down to my core.  His fingers dip into my thong, teasing my clit until I'm panting and writhing against his hand.

"Please, Colt," I beg.  It's been so long --- too long since he has touched me like this.

His thumb circles my throbbing nub while his middle finger seeks out my core.  The tip of his finger slowly enters me, and I can't help the moan that tears from my throat.  "You're so wet," he says with awe.  "So tight."  He pushes his finger in a little more and works it within my walls.  "So fuckin' tight, Penny."  He gazes down at me, his expression suddenly unreadable.  "You told me last night it's only ever been me inside this sweet pussy.  Is that true?"

I gasp at his words and internally scold myself for divulging such information while being plastered.  "Only you," I whisper.  The words come tumbling out of my mouth before I can stop them, but he deserves to know the truth.  "There's only ever been you, Colt.  I've never been with anyone else."

My words seem to turn him on even more, and an animalistic growl comes from the back of his throat.  He painfully twists his fingers in my hair and holds my head in place while he ravages my mouth with his lips and tongue.  He's not just kissing me then --- he's devouring me.  And I am his for the taking.  I want everything he'll give me.

Colton breaks the kiss with a shuddering breath before declaring, "I need to taste you."  He falls on his knees and slips the thong down my quivering thighs.  "Perfect," he whispers against my heated skin.  His mouth trails kisses on each of my thighs, growing closer to the apex, but never quite reaching where I want him to be.  I shiver in anticipation and groan in frustration from him making me wait.  I want him so damn bad I could just scream.

He chuckles against my skin when he notices my frustration.  "Someone is impatient," he remarks.

"Please, Colt," I beg again.  "Please."

"Yes, ma'am," he says in his southern drawl, and I feel like I could implode.  His fingers gently part my lips, and his wet tongue licks the length of my slit, making me violently shudder.

"Oh, shit," I gasp.  It's been five years since I've had anyone do this to me, and I almost forgot how good it felt.

Colton grabs my left thigh and drapes it over his shoulder, opening me wide for him.  His fingers dip inside of me as his tongue licks my swollen, little nub.  I cry out, desperately clinging to his shoulders as I rock gently against his gifted mouth.  He licks me with fevered precision, and I feel like I'm going to explode within seconds.  "Colton!" I moan.

He looks up at me, and I meet his gaze.  "I want you to shatter around my mouth, Penny."

Colton's words are my undoing.  My fingernails dig into his muscular shoulders as he pushes his fingers inside of me and strokes my front wall.  His tongue finds me again, and he licks and sucks on my clit until my legs are shaking and I'm crying out nonsensical words.  My hips thrust against his mouth, and I grab fistfuls of his hair to drag him even closer.  Colton lets out a low growl against me, and I shatter just like he wanted me to.  I can barely remain standing as wave after wave of an intense orgasm sweeps over me.  I whimper his name as I ride out the last of it.

I'm panting and completely out of breath when it's all over.  I watch as Colt places a kiss to my mound and stands up.  His fingers are slick with evidence of my arousal, and I watch as he drags his middle finger into his mouth and sucks on it for a moment before flashing me a heart-stopping grin.  "Mmm.  So sweet," he murmurs.  "Your pussy was grippin' my finger so damn tight, baby.  I can't wait to feel that around my cock again."

Colton reaches down to his jeans on the floor and retrieves a condom from his wallet.  I watch as he skillfully puts on the condom and stalks over to me, his hard length bobbing with every step.  He cages me against the wall with his hands, and then his lips are crashing down on mine in a fevered kiss.  Once again, he possesses every single inch of me. 
A girl could get used to this.

"Need you," he says in a rushed whisper against my mouth.  "Now."

Colton's strong hands grip my backside, lifting me up and wrapping my legs around his waist.  He positions me on top of his erection and slowly slides me down onto his hot, rock hard cock.  I cry out at the sensation as I sink down inch by delicious inch until I'm completely filled.

He's impossibly long and thick, and it takes me a few minutes to get accustomed to his size.  He gazes into my eyes and whispers in my ear, "Ready, baby?" before leaning down and trailing kisses along my jaw.

I bite my lip and nod.

With a growl, he crushes me against the wall.  He pistons his hips into me, taking me hard and fast, and I feel like I could cry each time he pushes back in.  It feels so damn good.

"Colt," I whimper.

He covers my mouth with his, muffling my cries.  I wrap my arms around his neck and rise and fall in rhythm with each of his punishing thrusts.  This angle has him hitting my g-spot over and over again, and I know it's only a matter of time before I shatter once more.  I can feel my core clenching around his thick length, greedily trying to hold him deep inside.

Colton closes his eyes and shudders.  "You're so fuckin' perfect, Penny.  I'll never get enough of you," he confesses.

"Then never let me go," I whisper.

"Never," he whispers back.

His strong arms hold me up as he pistons his hips up in unison with my movements, bringing me to the brink faster and faster.  I barely have time to catch my breath before my orgasm hits me like an explosion.  I cry out as I ride wave after wave of pure pleasure.  Colton's rhythm falters as he finds his release, letting out a loud, low growl that sends a shiver running up my spine.  He crushes me between his rock hard body and the wall, and we stay like that as we both struggle to catch our breath.

When our breathing eventually returns to normal, his lips find mine in an unhurried, comforting kiss.  I slowly lower my wobbly legs and hold onto him for support.  He's gentle as he pulls out of me and leads me over to a chair to sit so he can go dispose of the condom.  When he comes back into the room, there's a smile on his face that looks so familiar.  It's a genuine smile that he only reserved for me back in the day.

Before I say anything, Colton lifts me up into his arms and carries me upstairs to his bedroom.  He playfully tosses me onto the bed and stares down at me with lust-filled eyes.  "Spread those long legs, Penny."  I do, and he slowly crawls between them, planting kisses along the way until we're finally face to face.  "I wanna make love to you, Penny," he whispers while tucking a piece of my hair behind my ear.

Tears fill my eyes, but I don't allow them to spill over.  These are happy tears, and I intend to keep them at bay.  "Make love to me, Colt."

We spend the next several hours in bed, leisurely exploring each other and making love until the wee hours of the morning.  When I finally fall asleep in Colton's arms, I have a permanent smile on my face.

My Colton finally came back to me.

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COLTON

I'M NOT FREAKIN' out.  That's the first thing I realize when I wake up with Penny in my arms.  She's curled up tightly against me, and I can't stop starin' at her.  She's gorgeous even with sex hair and smudged makeup.  Hell, she would be gorgeous in a burlap sack with a shaved head.  It's her heart that I'm in love with now.  The outside is just a big bonus.

Last night keeps replayin' over and over again in my mind, and my cock stirs under the blankets from just thinkin' about it.  I spent hours makin' love to Penny, and it feels like our whole dynamic drastically changed.  There's no goin' back now, and I don't wanna go back.  I freaked out the last time we were together, and I fucked everything up.  That's not happenin' again.  I definitely learned my lesson.

This time is different mostly because…I love her.  I'm in love with Penny Lane Preston.  I guess I always have been, but now I'm willin' to admit it even if I can't remember my past.

Penny stirs in her sleep, and I hate the fact that she's gonna wake up soon.  I could lie here all day and watch her sleep.  Yeah.  She's pretty much got me wrapped around her little finger already.

Her eyes blink open, and she slowly sits up and stretches.  The sheet wrapped around her falls, and I can't help but stare at her luscious tits.  She looks down, grins shyly and pulls the sheet up around her as if I didn't kiss and lick and touch every inch of her tan, silky skin last night.

"Good morning," she says, her voice still husky from sleep, but her stormy eyes bright and alert.

"Mornin'."  I pull her down and kiss her chastely.  "How did you sleep?"

She rests her head on my chest, and it feels like she belongs there.  "Good.  You?"

"Good." 
For a change.
  I could count on one hand the number of nights I've slept without a nightmare since the accident.

Her fingers lazily trace the tribal tattoos on my right arm.  "When did you get these?" she asks.

I watch her fingers' movements.  "A few years ago."

"When you met Ruby Sue?" she asks, and I can hear the uneasiness in her tone.

I nod.

"Did she do it?"

I shake my head, and I can see Penny visibly relax.  "The owner of the shop she works at did."  We both sit up, so I can flip my arm over and show her the underside.  "I got Connor's name weaved into it here," I say, pointin' to my wrist.  Connor's name is in one of the thick, black stripes.  Penny stares closely at the tattoo, and I can see the sadness in her eyes when she spots his name.

"Connor was always like the little brother I never had.  He was a great kid."

My throat works over a swallow, and it takes me a while before I can say anything.  "Yeah, he was."

"I'm sorry, Colt," she whispers.  "I know you don't like talking about your past."

I look at her and give her a small smile.  "I don't mind right now."  And that's the truth.  For once in the time since the accident, I'm not gettin' angry from talkin' about the past.  Maybe that's a sign of better things to come, because I know I can't keep livin' angry at the world and pushin' everyone close to me away.  I wasn't happy before…but I feel happy now.

Her fingers venture over my muscular chest and skim over my hard abs, causin' them to ripple under her touch.  "You were never this built when I knew you."

"No?"

"No."  She flashes me a grin and says, "Not that I'm complaining."  Her smile slowly fades, and I can practically hear the wheels in her head turnin' as she thinks.  "A lot has changed over the years, I guess."  Her stormy gray eyes blink up to me.  "I'm sorry I wasn't here to help you through it all," she whispers brokenly.

"The what ifs and the past don't matter, Penny.  You're here now."  I know I'm right on that.  We can't change anything that happened before today, but we can make sure our future is great.

Bendin' down, she places a kiss on my chest right over my heart, and it makes me smile.  How did I get so damn lucky to have this wonderful girl in my life…twice?  I'll be damned if I'm gonna let her go again.  I'm gonna hold on so damn tight this time.

I just hope I don't do anything to screw it all up.

CHAPTER 16

PENNY

"KEEP YOUR HANDS to yourself," I whisper, scolding Colton when he grabs my waist from behind.  I'm in the middle of cooking an order, and this is the tenth time since I walked through the door that Colton has had his hands on me.  "I'm not burning another order of fries."

"Fuck the fries," he says as he whirls me around in his arms.  His lips are on mine in seconds, and I can't help but kiss him back.  We make out like the world is coming to an end and we need each other to breathe.  It's bizarre how our relationship has taken such a sharp turn and gone upside down and in another direction.

The beeper for the fries has been going off, and I can smell the smoke coming from the fryer.  But I'm lost in Colton's arms, and time seems to disappear there.

"Oh, for the love of ---.  What the hell is that smell?" Buddy yells, running into the room just as the smoke alarm starts beeping.

I break away from Colton and quickly pull up the order of burnt-to-a crisp fries.  "Shit," I mutter under my breath.

Colton grabs a dishrag and fans away the smoke as Buddy opens the back door.  Most of the smoke travels outside, and the smoke alarm eventually stops beeping.

We turn to Buddy, who does not look like a happy camper.  "Colt, do you think you can keep your hands off Penny for five minutes while she makes these orders?"

Colton chuckles, but quickly nods when Buddy flashes him the evil eye.

Buddy shakes his head.  "You know, I think I liked it better when y'all hated each other," he says before walking back out to the bar.

We both bust up laughing after he's gone.  "You're getting me in trouble," I scold Colt.

He wraps his arms around me again and plants a kiss on my neck.  "It's worth it."

"I don't hear food bein' made!" Buddy calls from out front.

Chuckling, Colton kisses me quickly on the lips and then slowly backs away with his hands up defensively.  "I'll go sit in my office and let him cool down a bit."

I grin at him.  "Don't stay away too long."

"Wouldn't dream of it," he says before closing the door.

Sighing, I dump the burnt fries into the trash and turn around to put some fresh ones in the basket.  I hear the door to Colton's office open a few minutes later, and I can't help but smile.  We can't seem to keep our hands off each other, and it reminds me of the good old days.

It's so nice to have my Colton back.  I just hope I can keep him forever this time.