Whatever It Takes (15 page)

Leaning against the door, trying to catch his breath, Mason
thought of how he would kill each and every one of those motherfuckers once he
was certain Laurie was okay. Laurie moved to the sink and began rinsing her
eyes.

“Mason, what did they do to us? She wasn’t serious was she,
about me wanting everyone to touch me?” she asked, obviously on the verge of
tears.

He moved toward her at the sink and splashed some water on
his face. He clumsily wiped the water away with his sleeve then helped her dry
hers and then looked at her eyes.

“I feel weird—what if they gave us too much? Are we going to
die?”

Mason pulled her to him and hugged her. Still trembling, she
hugged him back.

“We’re not going to die,” he told her. “What they gave us
does exactly what she said.”

“What are we going to do?” Laurie slipped her hands under
his shirt and rubbed up and down his back, as she pressed her face against his
chest and inhaled deeply.

He took a shuddering breath and she instantly stiffened.
Seeming to realize what she was doing, she jerked away from him and met his
eyes, looking embarrassed.

“I’m sorry…I don’t know why I did that.”

“It’s the drug.” Mason sighed. He was shaking with the
effort of resisting the urge to tackle her to the floor. Her scent still
lingered around him and the feel of her hands on his skin had sent his blood
boiling. “That’s what it does.”

Laurie crossed her arms over her chest and winced. Mason
watched her and fought the urge to grab her again. He wanted to touch her,
taste her and possess her. The fact that he could barely control himself around
her
without
the effects of a powerful drug scared him. He was afraid his
desire—coupled with the drug—would cause him to hurt her. The feelings he was
experiencing definitely were not gentle ones. He had to get away from her. He
turned away, trying to come up with a solution.

“Okay,” he said, nearing panic. “We’ll call a cab to come
and take you back to school.”

“And I won’t feel this way anymore?”

Laurie stepped closer as he picked up his phone.

Mason stopped punching in numbers and put down the phone. He
sighed and resisted the urge to punch the wall.

“No, you’ll just end up screwing the first person you run
into. Probably the fuckin’ cab driver.”

Laurie shuddered, looking sick. The idea of her with any
other guy made him insane. He ran his hands through his hair and then had
another idea.

“Okay then, I’ll leave and you can lock yourself in here
where I can’t get to you. Don’t let anyone in. You should be fine.”

He moved for the door but Laurie leaned against it.

“Won’t you just end up screwing the first person you run
into?”

Mason looked into her eyes, feeling a little bewildered. “Does
it matter?”

Laurie slowly nodded and remained pressed against the door.
She didn’t speak but her eyes said everything.
I don’t want you to fuck
anyone else.
The message was clear and Mason could barely contain himself.

Everything felt slightly dreamlike but for the most part, he
was completely in control of his thoughts. His sex drive was out of control but
he felt confident in his ability to make decisions. He just wasn’t sure about
Laurie. He would not touch her if he weren’t sure she wanted him to do so. He
looked into her eyes, studying her closely.

“Do you know what’s happening here, Laurie?” he asked.

“They gave us a drug that increases our sex drive. Mason, I’m
not high or out of it or anything. I feel hot and panicked and kind of giddy,
all at the same time, but I understand what’s happening.”

“And you realize if we stay in this apartment together, I’m
going to end up fucking you, a lot?” His hands shook as he made the statement.
Just saying the words aloud was almost more than he could take.

“I know.”

Laurie’s cheeks flushed. From embarrassment or desire? He
tilted his head and studied her before speaking again.

“And do you want that to happen?”

Her chest heaved as she took a deep, shaky breath and then let
it out. “Yes, I want it very much. I wanted it
before
the drug.”

She barely spoke the words before he captured her face
between his hands and lowered his lips to hers. She opened to him and he
invaded her mouth with his tongue. She tasted like everything that had been
denied him his whole life and he felt no hesitation from her. She gave
willingly, wrapping her arms around his neck and moving closer to him. He
trailed his hands down her body to grip her ass and pull her pelvis hard
against his. He trembled when she moaned into his mouth. She bucked her hips
against him as he kissed her frantically. She was ripe and ready for him. He
reached under her skirt and easily ripped off her panties, leaving the ruined
scrap of fabric on the floor.

She released a surprised squeak, which brought him back to
reality for a moment. He scolded himself for even thinking about taking her on
his kitchen floor.

He picked her up, urging her to wrap her legs around his
waist, which she did. He intended to take her to his bed but the short distance
seemed impossibly far. Instead, he lowered her to the couch. Laurie held his
face and kissed him desperately. She made fists in his hair, urging him to
hurry.

Mason didn’t need any encouragement. He ripped his mouth
from hers and in one smooth movement, whipped her shirt and bra over her head,
capturing a nipple in his mouth as soon as it was exposed. The exotic taste of
her went straight to his head and a low growl rumbled deep in his chest. She
was just as delicious as he’d imagined and he wanted more. He wanted to taste
every inch of her. She cried out loudly and her whole body shook as she came.
Mason watched her in awe, wondering if her reaction was natural or an effect of
the drug.

When Laurie drifted back to herself, Mason was shirtless and
kneeling above her. He had removed her skirt and she lay naked and vulnerable
beneath him. She was frightened and excited at the same time. They had been
dancing around this since they first met. They’d been pushing away their desire
and pretending they could just be friends but the pretense was gone and they
hid nothing. It was really happening. He would take her and she would have him.

Through the haze of desire that crowded her thoughts, Laurie
worried that she wouldn’t please him. What if he liked women who really knew
what they were doing? If that were the case, she was in big trouble. The only
thing she knew at that moment was that she wanted him, she wanted to touch him
everywhere and she wanted his hands and lips on her.

The sight of him staring at her with such dark desire took
her breath away. God, he was beautiful. She said his name pleadingly as she
reached for him. He smiled a little, dropped his mouth to her belly and ran his
tongue down to her bellybutton, then lower. Tension coiled inside her once
again as he moved lower still.

She gasped his name again and he moved quickly, finding her
clit with his tongue. The heat of his mouth enveloped her sensitive nub and she
let out a hoarse cry. She gasped for air as he greedily devoured her tender
flesh. The new sensation of his tongue stroking her so intimately spread shock waves
through her body and she spread her legs wider as he licked and sucked as if he
had some innate knowledge of her pleasure centers. Every flick of his tongue hit
just the right spot and sent one delightful sensation after another throughout
her body. The feeling was so intense that she squirmed beneath him, unsure of
whether she wanted to get away or draw closer. He settled the debate for her by
using one hand on her belly to hold her in place as he thrust a finger into
her, and then the world spun. She cried out in surprise as the orgasm overtook
her almost violently. Her hips jerked and she lost herself in the pleasure of
it.

When she was able to refocus, she once again found Mason
kneeling above her. He was shaking and sweaty and Laurie knew it was from his
efforts to take it slowly with her.

“Damn it, woman, I love the way you come. I need to be
inside you now,” he breathed.

His eyes were dark, his pupils dilated and his body was twitching.
She nodded and her eyes focused on his hands unbuttoning his fly. He pushed his
jeans and boxers down his hips and Laurie’s eyes grew wide at the sight of his
huge erection. She whimpered as he stood long enough to kick out of his jeans
then lowered himself to her. He was too big, she was sure of it. She doubted he
would fit inside her.

She felt a wave of fear mixed with desire shoot down her
spine and for a moment, fear won out. She tried to twist away but Mason grabbed
her hips and held her firmly in place as he settled between her legs and lined
himself up with her lust-swollen pussy.

“Relax, Angel,” he whispered in a strained voice. “I promise
I won’t hurt you. I’ll
never
hurt you.”

Laurie’s fear and need fought each other for control but her
need won. She nodded and spread her legs wide for him as he nudged her opening.
She was wet and slick with desire, and he slid in easily at first. She hissed
out an anxious breath as he pushed in farther. He seemed to get larger and
harder the deeper he went. Her discomfort grew and an uneasy thought hit her,
insisting that she was in over her head. On the verge of panic, she gasped and
squirmed a little as his girth spread her open.

“You’re okay, baby,” he whispered soothingly. “You can take
it.”

Even in the grips of desire he read her perfectly and his
words calmed her fears. He hit bottom and stilled for a moment, pressing his
lips to her neck and then slowly blazing a trail of sucking kisses to her
shoulder. His stubbly beard abraded her skin in the most delicious way as his
lips gently teased.

She felt the seductive combination of pleasure and pain as
her body began to become accustomed to his invasion. It didn’t hurt as much as
she’d feared. There was a stretching sensation but also a satisfying fullness,
and when her muscles relaxed enough to accommodate him more comfortably, she
needed more. She turned her head toward his and pressed a kiss to his temple as
he nipped at her shoulder. He turned his face toward hers and smiled as she
found his lips with hers. She flicked her tongue against his lips and he opened
for her, allowing her to have control of the kiss. She invaded his mouth with
her tongue, probing and tasting and growing hungrier by the second. She sensed
the edge of something that made her want to rush ahead. In her limited
experience, nothing had ever come close to what Mason made her feel.

With labored breaths, he slowly pulled out of her and gently
pushed back in again a few times. With each movement, she relaxed a little more.
The discomfort subsided quickly and the throbbing need grew. On the fourth
thrust, she bucked her hips against him, needing more, and he bore into her
again, this time more forcefully. She moaned and wrapped her legs around his
waist, raising her hips to meet each thrust as he glided in and out of her
faster and harder each time.

“That’s my wild little girl,” he breathed against her ear. “I
knew you could take it. I knew I could fuck you like I mean it.”

Unable to muster coherent words, she groaned excitedly and
squeezed him tighter with her legs. He trailed his fingers to her nipples, and
teased them with soft caresses before finally giving them a firm squeeze, and
causing her to squeal and arch her back.

She climbed higher than she had ever been. Mason seemed to
know exactly what she needed before she did. He slid his hand between them and
stroked her throbbing clit, and pleasure erupted in her center and surged
through her whole body. She dug her fingers into his shoulders hard enough to
leave marks as she cried out. His hips jerked convulsively and Laurie felt him
explode inside her as he growled in her ear.

Several moments went by as they both tried to catch their
breath. Her muscles continued to contract as little aftershocks hit her and he
stayed inside her until they subsided, then he slowly removed himself from her
and rolled onto his back. He pulled her with him to lie limp and sweaty on his
chest.

“Laurie, I’ve wanted that for so long. It was even better
than I imagined,” he whispered into her hair. “You are so amazing.”

She didn’t respond but she kissed his chest, savoring the
salty taste of his sweat on her lips. He rubbed her back tenderly and she
enjoyed his roughened hands on her skin.

“We should probably rest while we can,” he suggested.

Laurie nodded then froze and raised her head to look down at
him, confused.

“What do you mean, ‘while we can’?” Mason opened his eyes
and looked into hers.

“Sweetheart, there’s no telling how long this drug will
last. It could wear off fast or we could be at this all night.”

Laurie shuddered, feeling frightened and yet somehow aroused
by the idea. Her mind raced and she felt kind of tipsy, as if her brain wasn’t
quite connecting right.

Mason chuckled and pulled her higher so her face was
directly above his. His gaze locked on the necklace he’d given her for
Christmas dangling between them and he smiled.

“We’re going to be okay, Laurie. I promise. We may be sore
tomorrow but we are going to have a good time tonight.” He pulled her closer
and kissed her gently, running his hands down her back to squeeze her ass. She
gasped and pressed herself against him, feeling her pulse begin to race again.

Mason chuckled. “Round two already.”

* * * * *

Still wet from the shower, Laurie brushed her fingers over
Mason’s erect cock and he sucked in a breath. She licked her lips and looked at
him, still noticeably nervous. He smiled reassuringly at her, hoping to give
her courage. If not, he wasn’t above begging. She gazed at his cock and finally
wrapped her small hand around it, moving it up and down the length. He was
beginning to think she might not be ready as she continued to work him with her
hand and gaze at it. He opened his mouth to tell her that she didn’t have to go
through with it, but the only sound that came out was a strangled moan because
at that moment she leaned toward him and circled the head with her tongue. He
bit his lip and gripped the sheet as she took him into her mouth. She’d never
be able to take all of him but she impressed him by improvising with her hands.
She gripped him firmly at the base and moved her hands up and down in the same
rhythm as her mouth. The sensation was amazing.