Ryder (Fallen Brook High School YA Series) by J.L. Wyer

Author:J.L. Wyer [Wyer, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

The dizzying feeling of my body being lifted and settled causes me to shriek then giggle as Ryder’s body lands on top of me, his lips eagerly finding mine. We're in my bedroom and Daniel is working in the study.

“I thought you were hungry.”

“I am.” He kisses me again.

A single bright light flashes outside, followed by a boom of thunder; the sound rattling the windows. I tug at Ryder’s shirt and he gets the message, pulling it over his head and tossing it.

“Kiss me again,” I demand.

“Patience,” he taunts me, and I growl at him.

Another crack of lightning chased closely by a long roll of thunder plays out like a drumbeat to our frenetic make-out session. Because I don't remember ever touching another guy's body before, I push Ryder to a sitting position and hover my hands over his chest.

“May I?”

He swallows thickly and nods. Wow, the heat coming off his skin is unreal. It's like touching a smooth, hot stone that's been sitting in a campfire. Biting my lip in concentration, I start at his shoulders and move my hands down his arms to his wrists, then I trace the path back up again. Ryder exhales loudly and I look up into his eyes. They're so dilated, they're almost black.

“What is that John Mayer song?” I ask him.

“Something about your body being a wonderland,” he says, grabbing the back of my neck and pulling me in, his kiss hard and rough this time. “Elizabeth, we need to stop before this gets out of hand. I'm so close right now to not even caring that Daniel is in the house.”

He's right. I'm also not ready. The thought of having sex kind of terrifies me. But I did have sex before, didn't I, with Jayson? He's basically said as much.

The thunderstorm that had been building outside bursts open in a crescendo of lightning strikes and loud thunder. It’s like mother nature is giving us our own personal fireworks display. A memory appears in the recess of my mind.

“I love you, Liz.”

He kisses me slowly as his hand slides up to cup my face then wrap around the base of my neck.

A round of fireworks go off in the distance, casting a rainbow of colors over my face. My eyes pop open and we look up just as the finale of the fireworks begins in a cacophony of detonations above us.

“Wow,” I say, looking at him. He doesn't know whether I am saying that about the fireworks or about our kiss.

We fall back on the towel, eyes watching the smoke left over from the firework explosions drifting across the night sky. He pulls me to his side, and I snuggle in.

"You were right."

He turns his head to look at me. “Right about what, baby?”

“We did make our own fireworks.”

...

“Elizabeth? You okay?”

I blink a few times as I emerge from my trance-like state. “Hmm? Oh, yeah. Sorry. Just zoned out.” I pop off the edge of the bed while Ryder puts his shirt back on.

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