Harper tried to do what I was doing and her foot slid a little farther than she wanted. A nervous laugh escaped her as she clutched on to me again. “Nope, not doing that,” she said as she shuffled along. “I’m good doing whatever this is.”
We did one lap around the arena and as we made our way back toward the bench, I saw a light flash on in the other locker room. There was movement in the room and I caught a glimpse of someone moving down the tunnel. My heart stopped in my chest and I quickly pulled her to me.
“Fuck,” I muttered as I lifted her up in my arms and skated faster to get off the ice. “We gotta go, Harper.”
“What’s wrong?” Her voice shook with concern. I pulled her through the door and broke off into a jog as I led her down the tunnel with me. We stepped back into the locker room and I left the light off as I pushed her against the wall and shielded her with my own body.
“Shh,” I murmured as I gently pressed my finger against her lips. “I saw the security guard walking toward the ice down the other tunnel.”
“You’re kidding, right?”
I shook my head even though she couldn’t see the movement through the darkness. My heart pounded erratically and I couldn’t get it to slow down. “I wish I was.”
The footsteps outside the room got louder and Harper’s body grew rigid against mine. I sucked in a deep breath and held it as the door slowly opened. As it opened, we were carefully tucked just behind one of the cabinets so the guard didn’t see either of us as he flicked on the lights.
Harper’s eyes were wide as she stared up at me. I moved my hand over her mouth, covering it completely as I shook my head. I didn’t want either of us to get caught and the adrenaline was surging through my system right now.
The security guard let out a sigh and the light flickered back off before the door closed behind him. I waited three more seconds before finally exhaling the breath I was holding in. I removed my hand from Harper’s mouth and she exhaled simultaneously. The darkness had surrounded us again and I couldn’t see Harper, but I could feel her under the palms of my hands as she was pressed against me.
Her chest rose and fell in rapid succession and I slid my hands along her torso, using all of my senses but sight to absorb her. “What are you doing, Nico?” she questioned me breathlessly.
“There’s no way we can go back out there now without getting caught,” I murmured as I slid my hands up over her shoulders and pushed her coat away from her body. “We have to wait it out now until he goes away.”
“You really didn’t think this through, did you?”
I stifled a laugh and shook my head. “I thought we would be good and be able to have time to skate before anyone showed up. Looks like plans have changed.”
“Now what?” she asked me.
I smiled as I slid my hands under the bottom hem of her shirt. “We can go to one of the public rinks and do their public skates instead.”
Harper was silent for a moment. “You mean that was always an option? You just decided you wanted to do something illegal instead for my first time?”
“What’s life if you’re not taking risks?” My face dipped down to hers. “I’m willing to risk it all for you, love. What about you?”
She slid her arms up around the back of my neck and pulled me closer until her lips brushed against mine.
“I’m here, aren’t I?”
My lips collided with hers as I staked my claim on what was already mine.
She was mine and she was willing to risk it all for us.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
HARPER
The room was dark and I couldn’t see Nico but I could feel him. My senses were heightened and his palms were soft against my skin as he lifted my shirt up over my head. The air in the room was cold against my skin and a shiver slid up my spine as it was a contrast to the warmth that was rapidly spreading through my body.
“I can’t see anything, Nico,” I said as he moved his lips to the side of my neck and was sliding his fingers under the waistband of my leggings. I was pushing his shirt up his torso and we broke apart as he pulled it up over his head and tossed it onto the floor.
His hands were back on my skin, warming me with his touch. “You don’t need to see, love,” he breathed as his lips captured mine once again. “Just feel.”
He slowly inched his way down my body, bending his knees as he pulled my leggings down to my ankles. He cursed under his breath as he reached the ice skates that were still on my feet. I didn’t know how he did it so quickly in the dark, but in less than a minute he had them untied and was throwing them over in the opposite direction.
They clattered into something, making more noise than either of us had intended. I jumped at the sound, a gasp escaping me simultaneously.
“Shh, love,” Nico said softly as he ran his hands up my bare thighs. He had me stripped naked with the cool air surrounding us but my body was on fire. “We don’t want anyone to hear us.”
“You’re the one making all the noise,” I reminded him as he slid his hand underneath my thigh. He lifted it into the air before hooking it over his shoulder.
“That doesn’t compare to how loud I could make you be.” Nico’s face dipped between my legs and I felt his breath against my pussy as he exhaled. “I need you to be quiet for me, baby. Can you do that while I eat this sweet pussy?”
I swallowed roughly and nodded even though he couldn’t see me. He ran his tongue along my center, circling once around my clit before he pulled his mouth away from me. My hands were in his hair, laced through his tousled waves. “Why’d you stop?”
“I need your words, Harper. Are you going to be a good girl and be fucking quiet while I make you come?”
“Yes,” I breathed, my voice half catching in my throat as I tightened my grip on his hair.
Nico chuckled softly before bringing his lips back to my core. He moved his tongue with precision and skill as he ate me like I was his last meal. He was sucking, tasting, licking, and driving me fucking insane all at once. My mind could barely keep up with the different movements and the pleasure was already building inside me.
He settled on my clit, running his tongue over it again and again, applying various degrees of pressure. He repeated the movement, flicking his tongue faster, and he was driving me closer and closer to the edge. My teeth were cutting into the flesh of my bottom lip as I bit down to refrain from moaning.
My hands were still in his hair. His hands were gripping my thighs as he spread them wider to lick me again. My head was swimming and he wasn’t showing any signs of stopping anytime soon. He slid one hand along the inside of my leg before he was pushing a finger inside of me. He slowly began to move it in and out before adding another digit.
It was almost too much as he was driving me absolutely fucking insane. His fingers pumped harder in and out of me and his tongue was still on my clit. He was fucking me with his mouth and hand at the same time and Jesus Christ… he was a force to be reckoned with. Nico knew exactly what he was doing and I had no complaints whatsoever.
I was seeing stars. The warmth was quickly spreading through my system and Nico was on a mission to steal the pleasure straight from my body. He began to curl his fingers as he massaged my insides. As he pressed against the soft spot inside while still working his tongue, it wasn’t long before I was close to losing myself.