Page 109 of Toy No More
“I-I should probably buy some rings then, huh?”
I brush my nose against his before teasingly brushing my tongue over his parted lips, not giving him the satisfaction of a proper kiss. “Mhmm… I like silver. Doesn’t have to be the real thing. Anything that looks like silver. Goes better with my skin.” Kobe still seems surprised I’m going with the idea, so I grab a fistful of his hair at the back and hold his head tight, enjoying that little whimper he lets out as we lock eyes. “Got it? We can go pick them together. That way, no one at work will try to flirt with me, either. Everyone’s going to know that we belong together,” I say clearly before finally succumbing to the sweet temptation of his lips.
Kobe makes an amused sound as we make out and he squeezes my ass.
We pull apart to gasp for air and I smirk. “What are you giggling about?”
He licks his lips. “Nothing, just…it reminded me of something Sky mentioned. When we were getting the talk and paperwork for our new identities, he wondered why you and I didn’t get the same surname. ‘You’re basically like a married couple, anyway,’ he said.”
We both chuckle together.
“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves,” I say playfully.
“Of course. Promise rings. Nothing more.”
His voice is light, but I still can’t help but feel like I insulted him. “Not that I don’t want to. Maybe…in the future.” I can’t believe I’m saying this. I can’t believe I’m liking the idea of being a married couple with Kobe.
“I understand. Only when you’re ready, Dani.Ifyou’re ready. I don’t care. This is all I need.”
Smiling, I blankly look down at his chest.
“It is for me, too. Anyway, um…that’s sweet. That he said that, I mean. I’m surprised he did,” I note.
“Hey.” Kobe holds my cheek in his hand, forcing me to face him again. He already knows what I’m thinking. “How many times do I have to tell you? He doesn’t hate you. He just takes a long time to warm up to people. To believe that they care for him and they’ll stay around. I heard him say he liked the color of your eyeshadow when you were putting it on this morning.”
“That was just some polite small talk.”
“Na-ah,” Kobe says with a frown. “Skyler doesn’t dopolite small talk. He’s warming up to you. Soon, you won’t be able to shake him off. He’ll be like a freaking dog, following you wherever you go.”
Smiling, I lean closer to Kobe, willing to accept that he might be right. His brother liking me is important to me. Skyler is family now, so I’ll never stop trying to break through his walls, even if it feels impossible at times. It is true that he talks to me more than he did before… At first, he barely looked at me, as if I was some alien intruder in his space. Two people like us, both feeling like we’re inherently unlovable, attempting to connect isn’t the easiest thing, but I’m not going to give up.
“I’ll keep pushing on. Always,” I say with a gentle smile.
All we need is a breakthrough. One special moment. I know it will come…
“Good.”
I join my hands together at the back of his head and tilt mine to the side. Kobe’s eyes fall on my neck, looking like he’s a damn vampire who wants to take a bite. “I always wanted a dog,” I say pensively, shifting my hips slowly against his.
Kobe suppresses a groan behind his clenched teeth before squeezing my ass tighter. We might need to go soon, but there’s no shame in some teasing and getting him excited for when I get back home after work. It’s been so long since I genuinely looked forward to being intimate with someone like this.
“Maybe after our life settles a bit, we could look into that.”
Blinking, I move away from his attempt at continuing, realizing he’s serious. Dammit it. If only we had more time. “Always so eager to please. One of the many things I love about you,” I whisper, putting all my aggression over how damn perfect he is into my kiss. Our tongues dance together. Our scents bleed into each other, accentuating the pleasure.
“Oh? What else do you love?” he asks between breaths.
So cheeky.“Not enough time to go through them.” The urge to keep grinding against him gets stronger and stronger, especially at the sensation of his hardening cock pressing into my lap. With my hands in his hair and Kobe’s beard tickling against my skin, I’m ready to throw it all away and do it right here when a loud whistling sound interrupts us.
Jolting from each other, we both turn toward the promenade. A group of young guys, probably some students living around here, are walking there with surf boards. They wave and cheer at us, whistling with childish excitement at our public display of perversion.
The way Kobe’s cheeks start turning red draws a chuckle out of me. Having a bit more experience with exhibitionism than him, I playfully wave at the guys, who erupt into more laughter and cheering before they disappear behind one of the buildings.
“God,” Kobe mutters, looking down and hiding his face in shame. I laugh at him while biting at the inside of my lip.
Alright, alright. Maybe this is a sign we should stop.For now.
“I’m sorry for riling you up like this. That was highly irresponsible of me,” I say, pulling the hand he’s using as a shield away. When I gently squeeze his hands in mine, Kobe finally meets my gaze, and something about my expression gives him pause. “I am just…really happy, you know?” I say softly. “Genuinely, truly happy.”
Kobe’s gaze softens, to the point I worry it will melt me. “I’m glad to hear that, Dani. You make me happy, too. More than you could ever know.”
I move closer. Not for a kiss, but for a hug. Embracing him tightly until I feel his heartbeat pounding against my chest, I relax into him and close my eyes. The sea crashes gently against the shore in the distance, and for once, I am completely, entirely, content.
I can’t wait for what our life together brings us.
