Chapter 17 Kelli was torn. She was kind of freaking out that Brant had tried to burn Flash's apartment down. But she couldn't help noticing that Flash seemed different since leaving Aces. More focused. More touchy-feely. She liked that last part. A hell of a lot. She'd been with men before. She wasn't a virgin. But none had made her feel the way Flash did. As if her skin was too tight, her body temp too high from the constant blushing. And right now, she was fidgety and she couldn't keep her eyes off him. As he drove, she saw the muscles in his arms flexing, which made her think about how they'd do the same thing as he propped himself above her. When he glanced her way, she saw something in his gaze that hadn't been there before. A heated interest he was no longer trying to hide. And those looks shot straight through her. Making her embarrassingly wet between her legs. She should be worried about Smiley. Should be trying to come up with a plan for what they'd do if Brant found them and confronted them. But instead, all she could think about was later tonight...when she climbed into bed with Flash. Should she make the first move? Should she come right out and tell him she wanted him? What if he wasn't ready for more physical intimacy? What if all his declarations earlier were just a heat-of-the-moment kind of thing? She mentally shook her head. No. That wasn't Flash's style. She hadn't known him long, but if he said something, he meant it. And just like that, she was turned on again. By the time they were walking up to Smiley's apartment hand-in-hand, Kelli still wasn't sure what would happen when they got inside. She knew what she wanted to happen, but she also felt bad that she couldn't stop thinking about sex when Flash was probably worried about his apartment almost burning down. When the door to the apartment closed behind them, Kelli felt awkward all of a sudden. She was still full from the amazing burger she'd had at Aces, so killing time before bed by cooking something was out. They could watch television, but she wasn't really in the mood. Then Flash, being Flash, took control. Didn't give her time to try to come up with something to say or do. He abruptly turned and backed her up against a wall in the small living area. Then he lowered his head and kissed her. Kelli swore she saw stars-and just like that, her libido, which was already in overdrive, shot even higher. His kiss was like someone had lit a thousand candles inside her. One second she was barely managing to hold back her lust for this man, and the next she was burning from the inside out. She gave as good as she got. Kelli wasn't a passive participant in the kiss. She grabbed Flash's hair and held him tightly as their tongues dueled. She hitched one leg around his hip and rubbed herself against him as best she could as they kissed. Without a word, Flash pulled back, stared at her for a beat, then reached for the hem of his shirt. Yes. Kelli was all in. Without thinking about her size, or awkward moments when she'd gotten naked in front of past lovers, she copied Flash's movements and took off her own shirt. Then it was a race to get undressed. Flash's hands were at the fastening of his pants and they were around his ankles in seconds. Kelli giggled when he almost tripped over his feet because he hadn't taken his boots off before attempting to kick off his jeans. While he was sorting that, she managed to get her own pants and shoes off. She was reaching for the clasp of her bra when Flash straightened. He was completely nude, and Kelli stared at his dick in awe. She couldn't believe he'd been hiding that monster in his pants. She'd seen that he had an impressive bulge in his swim trunks, and she'd felt it under her ass while sitting on his lap in the tube on the river, but seeing him erect was...daunting. "Let me," Flash said in a husky tone, as he reached around her for the clasp of her bra. His dick brushed against her belly and left a smear of wetness that made her legs weak. She wanted this man. Right now. If she didn't get him inside her, she was going to die. Okay, she was being dramatic, but she didn't even care. The second her bra loosened, Kelli shrugged her shoulders forward and let the damn thing fall to the floor between them. Then she dropped to her knees before Flash could move and wrapped her fingers around his cock. "Holy fuck," he groaned, pushing one hand into her hair and bracing himself on the wall behind her with the other. Kelli didn't hesitate, she opened her mouth and took him inside. His fingers tightened in her hair as she bobbed her head up and down. He felt amazing against her tongue, the musky taste of his precome filling her mouth. The knowledge that she, Kelli Colbert, was turning on this amazing specimen of a man filled her with confidence. She could feel her pussy weeping, readying itself for him. "Easy, Kelli. We have all the time in the world," Flash murmured above her. But she didn't want easy. She wanted hard and fast. Desperate. Exactly how she felt. Her free hand went around Flash's body and gripped one of his ass cheeks, as she did her best to give him the most amazing blowjob he'd ever had. Her reward was the tortured groan that left his lips and another tangy spurt of precome. She moaned around him at the taste. "Fuck, woman!" Flash said, right before he reached down and grabbed her by the upper arms, pulling her off the floor. Kelli let out a squeak of complaint. She wasn't done. She wasn't a fan of swallowing, but for this man, she would do just about anything. But apparently that wasn't on his agenda for the night. Feeling giddy about how easily he handled her, Kelli held on as he swung her up into his arms and carried her over to the kitchen table. Thankfully, Smiley's apartment was devoid of many personal touches, and the table was bare. The wood was cold under her ass, even through her underwear. Flash put a hand in the middle of her chest and gently pushed her backward. Kelli lay down and arched her back as he reached for her underwear. She prepared to lift her bottom, thinking he was going to slide the cotton over her hips-but to her surprise, his arm muscles bunched as he ripped it off her instead. That was so damn hot, Kelli was panting. "Yes," she muttered, spreading her legs apart. The table was the perfect height, and Flash's cock was lined up with her pussy. She waited for him to take her. She was ready. More than ready. She wanted this. Needed it. Needed him. It felt as if she'd waited forever for this moment, when in reality she'd really just met this man not too long ago. But what they'd been through together had forged a bond that was stronger than any she'd ever felt before. "So fucking beautiful," Flash said, as his gaze devoured her from her head to her toes. He leaned over a little and palmed her ample breasts. "I'm gonna spend a year worshiping these beauties. Gonna suck and lick and maybe get some clamps." Kelli's pussy spasmed. She'd never been interested in anything like sex toys or pain with her sex, but as Flash pinched her nipples, the zings of arousal shooting down between her legs made her think she'd been missing out. "But right now, all I can think of is getting inside you." "Yes," Kelli breathed. To her surprise, Flash suddenly turned and walked away from the table. She frowned, confused. Was he...leaving? She watched as he hurried across the room, turning away to pick up his pants and rifle through the pockets. Then he dropped them and stalked back toward her, his cock still hard, bobbing in front of him like a flag waving in the wind. He reached for his dick, and it was then she realized he'd retrieved a condom and was now putting it on. Honestly, Kelli was surprised. With all his talk about knocking her up, she kind of thought he might "accidentally" forget to bring up the subject of birth control. But he hadn't even asked if she was on anything. He simply did the right thing, making sure she was protected. When he finished with the condom, he frowned when he realized she'd closed her legs. Forcefully shoving her knees apart, he grabbed her and pulled her ass to the edge of the table. Falling onto her back, Kelli smiled up at him. But he wasn't looking at her face-his gaze was glued between her legs. "So wet," he murmured, running a thumb up her slit, ending up on her clit and rubbing it somewhat roughly. Kelli loved this. She loved how rough he was being. But he wasn't hurting her. Not in the least. He showed no mercy as he strummed her clit. She bucked, but Flash put a hand on her belly and held her down as he brought her to the edge of orgasm faster than she thought possible. "Come for me," he ordered. "You're wet, but I need you soaking. Dripping. I can't be gentle this first time, and I don't want to hurt you. You're tiny, and I'm not." Kelli choked back a laugh. Had anyone in her entire life told her she was tiny? No. But she had no time to contradict him. To tell him she could take whatever he wanted to give her. Because she was orgasming, her entire body shaking as pleasure overwhelmed her. And while she was still coming, Flash pushed her legs even farther apart, notched his cock between her legs, and entered her with one hard thrust. Flash felt as if he was burning up from the inside out. He couldn't hold back from kissing Kelli the second the door shut behind them. He wasn't expecting more than a kiss there in the living area before he planned on taking her hand and leading her to the bedroom, where he would hopefully make long, sweet, slow love to her for the first time. But she obviously had other ideas. When she'd taken off her clothes and gone to her knees in front of him, he swore his vision had gone black for a moment. Before he even realized what was happening, his cock was in her mouth and he was living his greatest fantasy. Seeing her lips stretched around his dick, Kelli looking up at him with fuck-me eyes, made him lose all control. He managed not to come in her mouth, barely, and it was all he could do to move her to the kitchen table. There was no way he would have made it to the bed. He'd needed inside her. Now. Right this second. He'd faltered in his goal when he'd seen her pussy for the first time. She was perfect. She'd trimmed her pubic hair into a slender strip, and the sight made his mouth water. But his dick was more insistent. He needed to be inside her more than he needed to breathe. Spotting his dripping cock made him suddenly realize he wasn't wearing a condom. As much as he wanted to fill her to the brim with his come and get her pregnant so she'd never leave him-which was an outdated notion to be sure...women didn't automatically stay with men when they got pregnant anymore-he wasn't about to do something so disrespectful as make love to her bare, not without first having a serious conversation about their past sexual histories, and future wants and desires when it came to babies. So, Flash had stomped back to his pants-and his wallet with the condom he'd put in there just that morning. He'd hated the look of uncertainty on Kelli's face when he'd returned to the table. As if she thought he'd changed his mind, or maybe even assumed he was leaving her. Not a chance in hell. He wasn't that strong. She'd closed her legs, which offended Flash. He'd pushed them apart, almost embarrassing himself when he saw how slick her pussy was. It took every ounce of strength he had not to fuck her right then and there. But he didn't want to hurt her. Had to make her come before he entered her. It didn't take long. Male satisfaction had welled up in Flash at how fast she'd come. She was primed and ready for him. While she was still shaking, still in the throes of her orgasm, he'd shoved himself as deep inside her as he could get. Now, every muscle in his body tensed as he fought not to come then and there. She was tight. So damn tight. Her pussy rippled around him as her orgasm waned. Flash had never felt anything like it. Swallowing hard, he held still, letting her get used to his size and enjoying the feeling of being inside the last woman he'd ever make love to for the rest of his life. Kelli was it for him. Period. Done. He just had to convince her that he was the man for her. That he'd never let her down. That he'd bend over backward to be her rock, her cheerleader, someone she could count on. "Flash?" she asked, staring up at him with glassy eyes. "Yeah?" He was amazed he could still talk. All the blood in his body felt as if it was in his dick right now. "Fuck me." He was moving before the second word was out of her mouth. They both groaned at how good the friction of his cock pistoning in and out of her snug body felt. Her tits bounced on her chest with every thrust, and Flash had never seen anything so gorgeous in all his life. He wasn't into BDSM, but as he'd told her, he itched to adorn her nipples with clamps...maybe jeweled ones. See if a bite of pain enhanced her pleasure. His hands moved of their own accord, and he palmed her generous tits, even as his hips never stopped moving. He squeezed and massaged her breasts, then moved his fingers to her nipples. They were already tight and hard, and when he pinched them, she groaned and lifted her hips to meet his thrusts. Yeah, she liked that. Fuck, she was perfect. Flash pinched her nipples in time with his thrusts, and he felt her fingernails digging into his arms as she held him tight. Eventually he had to let go of her tits to hold her hips, she was writhing and thrusting under him so hard. Her face was dewy with sweat, her entire upper chest flushed a bright pink, and he felt her heels digging into his ass as he moved, trying to take him deeper. In short, she was glorious. He'd never be able to eat at this table-hell, any table-and not think of this moment. The first time he'd made love to the woman he loved. His soul mate. His balls tingled, but Flash refused to come. He wanted this moment in time to last forever. To be right where he was for the rest of his life. He'd always enjoyed sex, but this was...life-altering. He'd never felt so connected to another person. It was as if he were a part of Kelli, and she were a part of him. It was corny as hell, but there it was. Then she blew his mind by moving one of her hands between their bodies and flicking her clit as he fucked her. "Oh!" she exclaimed, and Flash could feel her inner muscles clench hard around him. "That's it, Kel, give yourself what you need." She didn't need his permission to touch herself, but it was a huge turn-on that she wasn't afraid to give herself an orgasm. One second he was looking down and watching Kelli strum her clit, and the next he was coming. He wasn't able to hold back any longer. Flash felt as if he was being turned inside out. He'd never come so hard or so long before. By the time the blackness receded from the corners of his eyes, Flash realized he was lying on top of Kelli, probably squishing her. The tabletop couldn't be that comfortable. Lifting up, he looked into her eyes...and what he saw there had his dick twitching deep inside her. She looked happy. Content. Satiated. "Hey," he whispered, suddenly tongue-tied. "Hey," she returned. "That shouldn't have happened," he blurted. Flash realized he'd fucked up the second the words left his lips. He didn't need to see the happiness in her gaze turn to confusion, then hurt, to know that. He hurried to reassure her. "I mean, I meant to take you to bed. Give you a massage. Make slow, sweet love to you. Not this...out-of-control, fast fuck on a table." Kelli licked her lips and brushed a lock of hair out of his eyes. "For the record? I liked this fast fuck on a table. It was a first for me, and I loved that you were so excited to have me that you couldn't wait." "Me? You were the one who went down on me as if you couldn't last another second without having my cock in your mouth," Flash retorted. To his immense relief, Kelli laughed. He felt it from the inside out. Her skin was still dewy and flushed from their lovemaking, her hair was fanned around her head, and she looked like a freaking goddess. His goddess. Not willing to leave the warmth of her body, Flash put one hand on her ass, holding her against him, and the other went behind her shoulders, pulling her into a sitting position. "Hold on," he ordered. Her arms went around his neck, and he picked her up and turned toward the bedroom. She giggled, and once again, Flash could feel the sound along the length of his dick. It was an unusual feeling, and one he already couldn't get enough of. He carried her into the bedroom and threw back the covers before falling forward, placing Kelli on her back on the bed. "Are you okay?" he asked. "I wasn't too rough?" "I'm perfect," she reassured him. "And no, you weren't too rough, not at all. I loved it." Knowing he had to pull out and take care of the condom that was full to the rim, otherwise wearing it would be for naught, Flash propped himself over Kelli and said sternly, "Don't move. Stay right here. Just like this. I'll be right back. Gotta get rid of this condom and grab a new one." "How many do you have in your wallet?" she asked a little cheekily. "I only had one, smartass. But the box I bought is in the bathroom." "You know, I'm on the pill," Kelli said almost nonchalantly. Flash stared down at her as the words sank in. "What are you saying?" he asked quietly. "Just that...it's been a long time since I've been with anyone. Depending on your sexual history, if you know that you're...okay...We don't have to use them. Condoms." A red haze of lust covered Flash's vision. He could take Kelli bare? Fill her with his come? Watch it leak out between her pussy lips? It was all he could do to swallow and speak. "I haven't been with anyone in over a year. And we get tested by the Navy regularly. I'm good." "Right, so, if you want proof, I can show you the pills in my overnight bag in the bathroom, then we could⁠-" Flash didn't let her finish her sentence. He pulled out of her warm body, removed the condom, tied it off before tossing it over the side of the bed, then pumped his cock twice before thrusting right back inside Kelli's wet pussy with a deep groan. "I guess you believe me," she said dryly, with a tiny smile. "You've created a monster," Flash warned, even as he thrust his hips. "I'm gonna spend as much time as I can right here. You have no idea how good you feel. God, and it's even better without anything between us. I apologize now for how sore you're gonna be tomorrow. But I can't stop. Please don't make me." She writhed under him. "Why would I want you to stop doing something that feels so good?" "This is gonna work out," Flash said with determination. "What is?" "Us. I'm gonna be the best boyfriend you've ever had. You'll see. I'm not going to give you any reason to want to leave. I'll never cheat, never hurt you, physically or otherwise. I'll be protective and possessive, but not in an abusive, assholey way. I'll give you space when you need it, and be right by your side when you don't. I'll bend over backward to do anything you need so you can become the best electrician Riverton's ever had. You'll be so in demand, you can charge hundreds of dollars an hour to change people's frickin' light bulbs, and they'll gladly pay just so they can say the Kelli Colbert did it for them. And maybe one day...it won't be Kelli Colbert, but Kelli Gordon changing their light bulbs." "Flash," she whispered, as she stared up at him with big eyes. "Too soon. Yeah, I know. Sorry. But I did warn you what I wanted," he told her. "How about we take things one day at a time and not plan our wedding quite yet." "Deal," he said, inordinately pleased that she wasn't demanding he get off of her, freaking out that he'd basically planned the rest of their lives together. "You tell me if anything I do doesn't feel good. Or if you get tired." "I will. I do have one question." "Yeah?" "You gonna leave that used condom on the floor all night?" She was smiling so widely when she asked, Flash knew she was teasing him. "Yup." "I'm gonna tell Smiley," she threatened. "If I can't make you forget about it by morning, I haven't done my job," he told her. Then her smile faded, and she wrapped a hand around the back of his neck. "I feel as if this is a dream. Like I'll wake up and we'll be back in that bus. Hungry and scared. I don't want this to end." "It's real, and it won't end. You'll wake up with me curled around you every day from here on out." "Promise?" "Promise," he vowed. Then he got to work making his woman forget about everything except for him. In a romance-themed observation show, several participants undergo a series of interactions and conflicts filled with love, misunderstandings, and power struggles. In the end, one couple rises to over...