Total pages in book: 108
Estimated words: 103159 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 516(@200wpm)___ 413(@250wpm)___ 344(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 103159 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 516(@200wpm)___ 413(@250wpm)___ 344(@300wpm)
She exhaled and let out a nervous laugh. “I’m not sure how to even say this.”
Squeezing her hand, I said, “Just tell me.”
Nodding, she looked at our clasped hands, then said, “I’m…I’ve…well…what I mean is…I…well…”
Laughing, I placed my finger on her chin and lifted it so she could see me. “Just tell me, Kip.”
Kipton licked her lips, then blurted, “I’m a virgin, Hunter. I’ve never even had a guy do what you did to me last night in Vegas.”
If my jaw hadn’t been on the floor the instant she said “virgin,” I was positive it was now.
“Say something…because it’s kind of freaking me out that you’re staring at me, looking shocked. Maybe you don’t want to be with—”
I put my finger to her mouth to keep her from saying another word. “Don’t even say what you were about to say. You took me by surprise, is all.”
She nodded nervously.
“How far have you gone with a guy?”
“You’re probably going to think I’m a prude, but I’ve never really dated at all. I’ve been so focused on getting through school and helping my parents get out of debt because of me.”
I frowned. “Because of you? What do you mean?”
She waved off the question. “It doesn’t matter right now. The point is, I have gone out on dates, and I’ve kissed a few guys, but I’ve never felt like I wanted to go further with any of them. Call me old fashioned, but…I was waiting for the right guy. Not waiting for marriage, simply waiting for someone to make me feel like he wanted more than my body. And after Miss Montana, it became clear most guys asked me out just hoping to say they’d hooked up with me.”
I was speechless again.
She smiled and moved closer. “I feel that way with you, Hunter. Not the part about hooking up,” she said quickly. “The part about you making me feel wanted for more than sex. I think I felt it the first time we met. God, I know it sounds stupid, and I know everything is so complicated between us, and we literally had our first kiss just yesterday, but…I want you, Hunter. The more time we spend together, the more I know I want you in ways I’ve never wanted any other guy.”
“Kip.” I closed my eyes and tried to think of the right words to say to her. When I opened them, she looked worried and unsure. “I want you too. Hell, I’ve been thinking about being with you since the first time Lily showed me a damn picture, before I even agreed to do Swipe Right. You’re one of the main reasons I agreed to do this stupid show. So I could meet you.”
She smiled the sweetest smile. Her nose crinkled, and it took everything I had not to push her back onto the bed and bury myself inside her. “Really?”
“Yes, really.”
When she glanced away for a moment, I could see she was building up the courage to say something else. When she focused back on me, I saw that something in her eyes before she even uttered a word.
“Hunter, will you make love to me?”
I suddenly felt dizzy. I’d brought Kipton up here to have a romantic lunch, and she was asking me to do the one thing I’d been forcing myself not to think about.
Pushing a lock of her brown hair behind her ear, I ran my thumb over her lips. “Is that what you really want, Kip? Are you sure?”
She nodded.
Then a devastating thought occurred to me. “I don’t have any condoms.”
Her shoulders slumped some before she looked up. “I’m on the pill. And now you know I’ve never been with anyone…”
If I had been standing, my legs would have given out and I’d be on the ground right now. Was she asking me to make love to her without a condom?
She clearly saw the shock on my face because she started to backtrack. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have even suggested it. That was so stupid of me.” She let out a nervous laugh. “We can totally forget this whole thing, there’s no rush.”
It was my turn to laugh, but there wasn’t an ounce of humor in it. “Kip, I’ve never had sex without a condom—”
“Of course. That’s…um…smart.” Jumping up, she plastered on that fake-ass smile she used for the camera. “Let’s eat. I’m starving.”
She stepped toward the ladder, and I grabbed her hand. “Wait. Let me finish, okay?”
Her eyes darted everywhere in the loft but at me.
“Kipton.”
When her gaze slammed back to mine, I saw her chest rising and falling with each shallow breath.
I stood and drew her to me. “I’ve never felt this way about anyone. Every time I’ve had to date one of the women from the show, you’re all I think about. At night in bed, you’re the last person I see in my mind, and the first person when I wake up.” I closed my eyes for a brief second in an attempt to keep my own desire at bay. “I want to feel your hands everywhere on my body. I want to feel your lips on my skin. I want to touch you in places no one ever has before. I desperately want to be your first and…and this is probably crazy to say because it’s too soon, but the idea of another man touching you drives me insane.