"I've never felt so foolish." I wrap my arms around myself and hold back tears. Laine offers me a comforting smile as she squeezes more chocolate syrup into my shake while I sit on the kitchen island and mope.
"Who made you feel foolish, Dot?" A familiar, deep voice rumbles from the doorway. I feel my cheeks crimson and see Hayden leaning in the door, ready to fight whoever had done me wrong.
He's so stealthy for his size, filling up the door frame with his muscles and width. "N- No, no one -Nothing."
"Easton said Dottie ``is not experienced enough and kicked her out of his car." Laine talks over me, filling her big brother in. She rages for me, adding a giant spoonful of peanut butter to my shake and an extra liberal amount of caramel vodka and Irish cream. "Isn't that supposed to be like every guy's fantasy, deflowering a cute little virgin?" She winks at me, ignoring my blush and pleading looks for her to stop talking.
"It's a common one." He shrugs her off, but his gaze lingers on me. "Like he made you walk home?" He asks, placing both hands on either side of me, leaning over me as he waits for my answer. He'd be so intimidating if I didn't know he wasn't fiercely protective of his sister and her friends already.
I shrug, already embarrassed that he knows how inexperienced I am now. Twenty-one and only been kissed and slightly fingered. If there was one thing Hayden was known for, it was his amount of experience. He'd laugh in my face and make me walk home, too. I get lost in my thoughts, imagining myself in the car with Hayden, my blush growing as I lock eyes with him. It's like he knows what I'm thinking when he gives me a crooked smile.
"Yes! Can you believe it?" Laine slams her hand on the counter, returning to the milkshake, still grumbling as she turns on the blender.
Hayden raises his eyebrows, waiting for the whole story. It's not like he hasn't known how pathetic you are, thanks to Laine's big mouth and my lack of social life. I sigh and tell him about Easton trying to get me to talk dirty to him while he tried to finger me, how I felt uncomfortable and how it hurt a little, how Easton laughed in my face when I told him I was a virgin and then opened his car door and told me to come back when I had more experience before driving away. I could have walked five minutes to my parent's house, but they are the save-yourself-for-marriage type, and I didn't want to hear about it, so I walked twenty minutes to the apartment I shared with Laine and Hayden. By the time I've filled Hayden in, I'm on my second alcoholic shake that's even stronger than the first one.
"You didn't do anything wrong, you know. He's the jackass for not making you comfortable or taking time to learn what you both want or taking time to explain his needs." Hayden smiles down at me. Even with me sitting on the counter, he's taller than me. Not that it takes much. I feel my cheeks growing warm at him telling me what to do, bent over me like he's about to devour me. "Show's a lack of skill, consideration, and imagination." I duck my head and nod, unable to meet his brown eyes anymore. Pull yourself together.
"Unfortunately, I have to meet two clients at the gym," Laine says. She's a personal trainer at a 24/7 fitness gym. Luckily, she can make up her hours, but she occasionally takes late clients, usually when saving up for another tattoo. "I just came straight home when I got your call." She pats my leg as she passes me. "Give me like three hours, and then we can have a home spa weekend." She pulls on a zip-up and turns to her brother. "You better answer to her every beck and call. My girl needs spoils."
Hayden salutes her and winks at me, causing my tummy to summersault. "I'll be fine." I try to slide off the counter, but Hayden blocks me again.
"You deserve better than him, Dottie," Hayden grumbles. "Your first time should be with someone who knows what they're doing and cares about you, not some stupid frat boy who will pump into you twice and leave you hanging. You should at least know you deserve better than that."
I don't know how to defend myself, so I shrug. It wasn't about deserving as much as scratching an itch with a semi-cute face and sexy body. "I didn't know anyone willing with all those qualifications."
Hayden steps closer, and I can feel the heat from his body as he leans over me. "We both know I'm more than qualified to give you some lessons." He whispers in my ear, and I can feel his warm breath on my neck. "I never would have let you out of the car, either."
I shiver at his words. It's not that I've never thought about running to Hayden to scratch my itch. It's more that I figured he would laugh in my face about being boring. "You're more than qualified," I mutter, then realize what I just said. "I mean more experienced than me." I clamp my mouth shut. "This is why I get kicked out of cars."
"Probably," He cuts off my squeak, grabbing my throat below my jaw. "Yes or no?" He demands. I should be scared, but Hayden has nursed my skinned knees and bought me soup when I was sick; there's no way he's going to hurt me now. "Do you want me to take care of you or not?"
"Yes." He steadies me by grabbing my arm and holding me in place, staring into my eyes watching all the emotions play across my face while his stays perfectly blank.
"I'll try to be gentle." He says so quietly I don't know if he's talking to me or himself. His hand moves to cup the back of my head as he leans into me slowly, giving me time to pull away, change my mind, and run. He angles my face for him to take the most advantage of me, tangling his tongue with mine while I cling to him.
He tastes like mint and cola, and knowing that makes my stomach flip. I must taste like a chocolate shake to him. Does he like it? His stubble pricks my cheeks and chin while he explores my mouth, sucking my tongue until I moan into him. His hand drops from my arm to my ass, and my heart lurches in excitement and surprise. "I've wanted to feel this ass for a long time." He confesses, dropping his other hand to my ass and giving me another squeeze as he pulls me to the edge of the counter. A long time? He hovers his lips over mine, waiting for me to get impatient and meet him the rest of the way, teasing me.
I sigh into him and kiss him back hungrily, already enjoying this more than I had with Easton. Making out with two guys in one day, god, my parents would freak. I wrap my arms around his neck, pulling him closer, loving how he feels pressed against me. Hayden leans into me, spreading my legs with his hips, fitting himself against me. I rut against him, hungry for so much more. He slides his hand down to my crotch, and I whimper when he applies pressure.