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  “That is a hell of a story, rock star.”

  Ryder shrugged and walked to the railing. Corbin’s mind raced and her heart surged in her chest. Silence fell on the patio again. This time Corbin’s cell phone broke it. She looked and saw that she had a message from Rob. She rolled her eyes and then looked to Ryder. He stood looking out into the night sky seemingly lost in his own thoughts. She looked back to her phone and without reading Rob’s message, deleted it along with Rob’s number. She placed her phone on vibrate. Ryder turned to her and gave her a soft smile. She returned the smile then walked to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and gave his back a kiss.

  Time to put on your big girl panties and move on, girl.

  “Shall we hit the golf cart?” Mike asked.

  “Hell yeah,” Stella replied. “Are you two coming?”

  Ryder turned to Corbin and entwined his fingers with hers. “Do you want to?” All she could do was nod.

  “I’ll grab the cooler,” Mike said.

  Ryder tugged her in the direction of the patio stairs. They ware enveloped into the darkness. He pulled her up tight against him and kissed her deeply, once again Corbin was glad he had a hold of her because her knees buckled.

  “I think some skinny dipping is in order tonight,” he whispered in her ear.

  “No, I can’t.” Corbin shook her head.

  “Don’t act so shy, Corbin.” He practically growled. He then leaned into her. “I have already seen you naked, remember?”

  She felt herself blush all the way to her toes. She bit her bottom lip.

  “Come on.” He tugged her hand and they made their way to the cart, there Mike and Stella were having a make out session of their own. Ryder cleared his throat and the two moved apart. Corbin’s head was a swirly mess. She looked to Ryder.

  “Let’s stay here.” The words sounding more like a plea.

  “Huh?” Ryder met her gaze. She pulled him towards the house. Her heart raced in her chest and her body ached for his touch.

  “Have fun!” Mike called from behind them. She heard Ryder utter a chuckle, it sounded a little devious.

  Once inside the bedroom, Corbin shut and locked the door. She felt Ryder’s finger trail from the top of her neck down to the top of her shorts. She closed her eyes and relished in his touch. She turned to face him and removed her tank top. His eyes rested on her breasts then he brought them back up to hers. He placed his hands on either side of her and pinned her against the door. He skimmed his lips over hers. Corbin’s breath hitched in her throat, she hooked her fingers in his belt loop and pulled him closer. He gave her his sly smile.

  “Slow down, we have all night,” he said softly. Corbin heard a moan escape her. “Let’s go take a shower.”

  She nodded, desire overflowed within her.

  Anything you want.

  He led her to the bathroom, her thoughts were filled with Ryder naked and soapy.

  He set the water temperature and then stripped his clothes off. He walked to Corbin and kneeled. Looking up at her, he removed her shorts and panties. On his way back up, he trailed kisses over her stomach then hesitated on each one of her breasts. He took his time and gave each nipple some attention. He then covered her mouth with his, Corbin moaned in his mouth and he returned a little groan. They pulled away, his eyes were heavy.

  They entered the shower and took turns under the water. They paused once in awhile and locked into some very deep hungry kisses. After rinsing, they dried each other off, and then made their way back to the bedroom. Once the door was locked, Ryder removed her towel and then his own. He backed her up to the bed; she sat then scooted up to the pillows. Her breathing became labored as he crawled on top of her. They stared deeply into one another’s eyes and Ryder kissed her softly. Corbin’s body tingled with anticipation.

  “Please Ryder, I want you.” She watched as he bit down on his lip.

  “Not yet.” He kissed and nipped at her neck and trailed down. When he stopped at her mound she wrapped her legs around him and grabbed his hair. He skillfully taunted and teased, bringing her close to orgasm and stopping. She begged him over and over to finish, and finally when the moment came she almost screamed. He kissed his way back up to her mouth. Their tongues intertwined and danced in each other’s mouths. Ryder pulled away and she watched as he slipped on a condom. He lay back on top of her and she wrapped her legs around him. He entered her slowly and Corbin cried out as did he. He moved in and out of her his mouth never leaving hers. Corbin clawed at his back and raised her pelvis urging him on. He kept his pace slow driving her over the edge. She opened her eyes and stared into his. A warm feeling rushed over her.

  “Oh God, Ryder, I think I’m coming.” Loud moans erupted from her, he kept his pace slow. She clung on to him as her body exploded around him.

  “Oh yeah, baby,” Ryder groaned. Corbin shook under him.

  “Please...do...it again,” she said between breaths. Ryder brought his mouth to hers and kissed her hard.

  “We’ve got all night,” he moaned in her ear. Corbin uttered a guttural groan and cinched her legs tighter around him.

  Ryder kept to his word and when the sun came up they fell into an exhausted sleep.

  POUNDING ON THE door jolted Ryder from a deep sleep.

  “Are you two ever getting out of bed?” Stella shouted.

  He rubbed his eyes and looked to Corbin, who lay curled up next to him. He slid out of bed and wrapped a towel around his lower half. He walked to the door and cracked it open.

  “What’s up?” A huge yawn erupted from him.

  “We are going to go for a swim before the storm moves in. Do you guys want to come along?” Stella pushed on the door, but Ryder held it in place.

  “Storm?”

  “Yeah, you know, thunder and lightning.” She tried to peek around him.

  “Give us a minute, ok?” Ryder gave her a wink then closed and relocked the door. He sat down on Corbin’s side of the bed and ran a hand up and down her back. She stirred a little.

  “Time to get up,” he whispered in her ear. He gave it a little nip.

  “Mmmm…” She rolled over onto her back and slowly opened her eyes. Ryder ran his fingers down between her breasts and over her stomach. She giggled. Even after several hours of doing her, his dick began to swell. Sure he had had many all nighters with chicks, but by the time daylight broke he was ready to send them packing. With Corbin things felt different, he wanted to stay in bed with her all day. He cleared his throat. She ran a hand down his chest and locked her fingers over the top of his towel.

  “What time is it?” she asked. Ryder reached for his cell phone.

  “2:00.”

  “In the morning?”

  “In the afternoon.”

  “Ugh…” Corbin yawned and stretched.

  Ryder set his phone down then stood and slipped on his jeans.

  “Stella wants to know if we want to go for a swim.”

  “I need coffee and food first.” He watched as Corbin threw back the sheet and stretched her naked body.

  If you keep doing stuff like that, I will never let you leave this room.

  In an effort to clear his mind, he busied himself with picking up the condom wrappers that were strung about the room. Out of the corner of his eye he watched as she pulled on her bikini bottoms. As she did, she grabbed a hold of her crotch and winced in pain. She looked his way and he bent down and pretended to see nothing, but gave himself a mental pat on the shoulder. He too was a little sore, but damn, it was worth every minute of discomfort he felt. Corbin had been so eager and allowed him to do whatever he wanted to her. His dick pressed against his zipper.

  “Ready?” She pulled her hair back and slipped on a t-shirt and her glasses.

  “Ahm...yeah, just need to find my swim trunks.”

  And make this massive hard on go away.

  Corbin gave him a nod then unlocked the door. Stella of course was waiting outside.

  “What the hell? Di
d you pull an all-nighter?”

  “Something like that.” Corbin’s nonchalant response brought a smile to his face.

  CORBIN TRIED TO act like the pain between her legs was nothing, but it was pretty intense. The cool lake water helped out a little. But none the less, as she watched Ryder resurface from under the water, she could think of nothing more than having her inside her again. She plugged her nose and went under. When she resurfaced, Stella stood there, a little smirk on her face. Some little kids swam by and splashed them.

  “Hey watch my hair!” Stella yelled as she gave them a splash back.

  “Darlin’, we are in water, what do you expect?” Mike said as he floated by on an inner tube. Stella rolled her eyes then grabbed Corbin’s hand and pulled her away from the crowd. Corbin groaned.

  “Stella, I don’t want to discuss stuff with you.”

  “Just hear me out.”

  Corbin sighed and crossed her arms. Stella fidgeted in the water.

  “I just want to make sure you are ok.”

  “Yes, Stella I am fine.”

  Other than the raging pain I feel between my legs and possibly a funny walk.

  Corbin bit her lip to keep from bursting out laughing at the thought.

  “I just worry, I mean after the stuff you told me about Rob…”

  “Stella I shouldn’t have told you that.” Corbin turned and started wading back to the shore.

  “Wait…what I am trying to say is …you have a good soul and Ryder’s not the picket fence, marrying type of guy.”

  “What are you getting at?”Corbin snapped.

  “Just don’t let your heart get involved. I have been in your position and I don’t want to see what happened to me happen to you.” Corbin shook her head, anger welled up inside of her.

  “I am so tired of people telling me what to do and how to live my life. If I fall for Ryder and he crushes me that’s my problem, not anyone else’s. I was fucked over by Rob and I’ve moved on. Does it still hurt yes, but you know what? I am a big girl and I can deal with it. I just want to enjoy myself this weekend and not have to worry about feelings and bullshit, ok?” Corbin felt as if a thousand pounds lifted from her shoulders. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Stella gaped at her.

  “Well...ok then.” The gape turned into a smile.”I think I like this side of you, Corbin.”

  “Yeah, me too,” Corbin gave her a quick hug then waded off in the direction of Ryder. He was splashing some kids who were laughing loudly in response. She felt so alive and free for the first time in her life.

  “You kids need some help?” She began splashing Ryder too.

  “Hey that’s not fair!” Ryder exclaimed. He grabbed her and pulled her into a kiss.

  “That’s gross!” one of the kids squealed. Corbin and Ryder laughed and then continued on with the splashing war.

  THE STORM ROLLED in with a vengeance. Several knocks rang out on the lake house door, and now a few families milled about. They sat hunkered around the weather radio. The wind blew hard outside and hail pummeled the windows. Ryder had finally gotten a hold of Alex and she assured him she was safe. He hung up the phone call then walked to the living room. Corbin was sitting on the floor with a bunch of kids; she looked to him and gave him a wave. An unfamiliar sensation went off in his chest. His breath caught in his throat, he placed his hand over his heart and it was thumping so hard he felt as if it was about to rip through his chest.

  Great, I am having a stroke.

  He turned back into the kitchen, grabbed a beer and sat down at the table. He took a generous gulp, and then lit a cigarette. His hands were shaking.

  What the fuck?

  He ran a hand over his mouth, took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

  “Do storms freak you out?”

  Corbin’s voice brought him to full attention, in more ways than one. He looked her way, even though she was wearing an oversized sweatshirt and sweatpants and zero makeup, he couldn’t take his eyes off of her.

  “No, I love storms. I was just worried about Alex.” He tapped his lighter nervously on the table.

  “Oh, is she ok?” She grabbed a beer and sat down.

  “Yea, she’s safe.” Corbin gave him a nod.

  “Can I have one of those?” She pointed to his cigarettes. He slid the pack and the lighter across the table. She lit one and slid them back. She yawned and rubbed her eyes.

  “Tired?”

  “Duh.” She gave him a smile and color rushed to her cheeks. “What about you?”

  “A little.” He gave her a shrug and she chuckled. They locked eyes and Ryder felt the sensation in his chest again. He placed a hand over his heart.

  “You ok, dude?” Mike asked as he entered the room.

  “Yeah, I think it’s just a little heartburn.” Ryder moved his eyes from Corbin’s and looked to Mike.

  “The weather guy said the storm has passed. The people out there want to know if we could help them in case all of their shit blew around”

  Ryder crushed out his cigarette then stood. “Sure.” He gave one more glance to Corbin then followed Mike to the living room. They gathered up the people and after a few hours had helped some of them find their tents. They helped set them back up. Ryder’s ass was dragging when they got back to the house. Seeing that neither Stella nor Corbin was awake so he and Mike said their goodnights. Ryder collapsed on the couch with a beer in his hand. Sleep immediately overtook him.

  CORBIN HAD BEEN awake since 6:00 a.m. When she woke up alone slight disappointment filled her. She had repacked her bag, removed the bedding and had it sitting on the floor for the cleaning service that worked at the lake. Deciding on a shower before her morning coffee, she grabbed some clean clothes and headed for the bathroom. Hearing the shower running, she knocked on the door.

  “I’m almost done,” Ryder said from inside.

  Corbin bit her lip as she recalled the shower scene they shared. She hurried back to the bedroom and searched for condoms, finding none she cursed aloud then went back to the kitchen and plopped down at the table. A few minutes later the door opened.

  “Was that you knocking?” Ryder asked as he rubbed a towel over his hair.

  “Yeah,” she began twisting her hair.

  “You could have just come in.”

  “I thought about it but…” Corbin felt herself blush.

  “I know...I wanted to give you a proper wakeup call but…” He gave her a wink. Corbin covered her face with her hands. Ryder laughed.

  “Go on girl, get in the shower. I’ll get the coffee going.” Corbin gave him a nod. She hurried through her shower and brushed her teeth and her hair. When she opened the door the smell of coffee brewing filled her nose.

  “Hungry?” Ryder cocked his head.

  “Famished.” Corbin cocked an eyebrow at him.

  “I love it when you speak them there fancy words,” Ryder said in a hillbilly accent. Corbin laughed and poured herself a cup of coffee, making sure to add a generous amount of French vanilla creamer to it. She inhaled the scent then walked to the patio doors; she slid them open and stepped outside. The morning air was so cool.

  “It’s a beautiful morning,” she said to no one in particular. From the kitchen she heard Ryder humming a tune that sounded familiar. She turned to him as his gruff voice belted out a few lyrics to Lips of an Angel.

  “Do you always sing when you cook?”

  “Yeah, sorry it’s just a habit.” He shrugged.

  “Don’t be sorry, keep singing.”

  He turned to her then joined her on the patio. He took her coffee and sat it on the railing, then cupped one of her hands with his and wrapped his other arm around her waist. They stared into one another’s eyes for a moment then Ryder began moving their bodies around the patio. He started singing the song again, his eyes never leaving hers.

  “That’s hot!” Stella exclaimed. Corbin looked to her where she stood fanning herself. Ryder stopped moving and gave Corbin a soft kiss befor
e he released her and headed back inside.

  “Do you want some breakfast Stella?” he asked.

  “Sure, I could eat.” Stella shrugged.

  Corbin picked up her coffee, her hands were shaking.

  “Cold?” Stella asked.

  Yes that’s it, I am just cold.

  “I guess.” Corbin shrugged.

  “I really don’t want to go home today.” Stella leaned on the railing.

  “Back to reality,” As soon as Corbin spoke those words she felt as if her stomach dropped.

  What is going to happen when we get home?

  Corbin shook the thought away.

  Stop trying to analyze everything

  “You ok?” Stella asked. Corbin gave her a nod then took a sip of her coffee.

  No.

  “You and Mike are getting along great.” Corbin had to refocus her mind elsewhere.

  “Yea, I know it’s kinda scary.”

  “What do you mean by scary?”

  “I don’t know. He is so grounded and actually has life goals.” Stella paused for a moment then looked to her. “He told me he loved me.”

  “That’s great, Stella.” Corbin gave her a smile. She watched as sadness filled Stella’s eyes.

  “He really wants me to move to Texas with him, but I am scared.”

  “Of what? Stella, do you want to know what I think?” Corbin joined her at the railing.

  “I’m not sure.” Stella uttered a nervous laugh.

  “I think Mike is good for you.”

  “How so?” Stella picked at the wood.

  “Go look at yourself in the mirror, you have been glowing since that night you met him.” Stella turned to her and then swept her up in a hug. Corbin patted her back.

  “We have to come back here at least one more time before you start college.” Stella pulled from the hug.

  “Definitely,” Corbin gave her a small smile.

  “It’s ready,” Ryder called from inside.

  Corbin and Stella walked back in; Corbin stopped to refill her coffee then sat down at the table. Ryder dished out some eggs for each of them.