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  Elle laughed with him and then started to yawn. "I'm sorry," she apologized. "I'm just exhausted."

  "You've had a long day. Go take a shower and go to sleep. I'll be out here."

  "Tiny, I feel so bad that you're sleeping..."

  "It's fine, Elle. Now go on before you fall asleep here with me." His eyebrows rose. "Unless, you want to..."

  Her heart fluttered at the thought. Her body was so tired. It would feel so wonderful to fall asleep in his arms. It would be warm and she'd be safe. The image was tempting, but she needed sleep. She smiled and playfully pushed him. "Go to sleep, Tiny." She forced her feet to walk away from him. The empty feeling in her heart remained as she headed towards the bathroom. She made sure she kept the bedroom door open so she could see Tiny from her bed. Somehow seeing him there made her sleep better at night.

  Chapter 11

  "No! No!"

  Elle sat up, heart racing, and glanced around her dark room.

  "No!" Tiny's voice pierced the silence from the hallway.

  Elle jumped out of her bed and pulled the door open wider.

  Tiny kicked off the blankets around him and kept mumbling.

  Elle knelt down next to him.

  "Tiny!" She shook him. "Tiny, wake up!"

  He rolled over and his eyes flew open. His hands circled her neck and began to choke her.

  She dug her fingers in his wrists and tried to pry his hands away.

  "I told you no!" he bellowed as his fingers tightened.

  Elle slapped his arm and croaked out. "Tiny!"

  He blinked, his eyes widened. "Oh, shit! Elle!" He released her. "Oh, my God! Are you okay?"

  Elle inhaled and coughed. "Fine," she wheezed.

  "Shit, shit, shit!" He gently rubbed the spots where he choked her. "I am so sorry! I would never hurt you, Angel." He took her hand and placed it on his cheek. "Slap me and punch me. I deserve it."

  Elle shook her head, her breathing slowly becoming normal. "I'm not going to hurt you," She whispered. She caressed his stubbly face. She wanted to take away his pain and the nightmares that plagued him.

  "What can I do to make it up to you?" The hurt in his voice called out to her heart.

  The tiny stubbles on his face caused electric jolts of fire across her body. She became alive when she was close to him. She craved him like no other man and she wanted to be closer to him. No, she needed to be closer to him. There was so much she wanted to feel and experience, and he was the only man who could fulfill her needs.

  She leaned in until her lips were almost touching his. "Make love to me, Jason."

  His body shivered under her touch. "Elle, are you sure? I'm not exactly a knight in shining..."

  Her lips crashed on his, and she nibbled on his bottom lip. He opened in surrender and moaned as her tongue gently slipped inside his mouth. The taste of him jolted her whole body and centered around her core. The sensual being inside her was finally coming out of its cocoon and only wanted one man - him. She pulled away from him for a moment and took her t-shirt off, revealing her naked breasts.

  She heard Tiny inhale swiftly as the moonlight from the hallway window hit her body. "Oh, Elle. I swear you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." He reached out and gently caressed her breasts. His fingers flicked her nipples. A surge rocked through her and a moan escaped. "I need you to show me what sex feels like."

  Tiny stood up, took hold of her hand and led her to the bed. He stopped at the foot of the bed and caressed her face. "Elle, I have to ask you again- do you really want to do this? You can have any other man..."

  She leaned over and captured his lips. She felt herself getting lost in the softness of his mouth. She broke away and looked into his eyes. "I want you, Jason. I trust you."

  A smile softened his rugged features. "I don't know what I did to deserve you, Angel, but I won't be able to let you go after this."

  "I don't want you to let me go. Please, show me what sex feels like."

  He pushed back her hair. "I'm not going to have sex with you, Elle."

  She pulled away slightly from him, shocked.

  He reached out and brought her back against his body. "I'm going to make love to you, Elle."

  Her body shivered as his hands traveled down her back then held her waist. "You don't deserve anything less than that." He kissed her lips then whispered, "I am going to make sure you never forget this night." He dipped down and kissed the hollow area in her neck. A current rocked her and her legs gave way. His arms held onto her. Twisting, laid her gently down on the bed. His lips traveled down her neck while his hands caressed her breasts, sending more flames of lust down to pool in the center of her desire.

  Her mind tried to comprehend how he was creating this intense feeling. She entwined her fingers in his hair to stabilize herself from all the shocks her body was experiencing. Tiny kissed his way down until his mouth hovered over her sensitive nipple, which tightened in anticipation. The hot air from his breath made her body quiver. Slowly his mouth enclosed her nipple and his tongue gently lapped.

  Elle bit down on her lower lip to keep herself from screaming from the intense sensation. Each flick of his tongue made another jolt travel down to the junction between her legs, causing her to get wetter. He moved to the other nipple and gave it the same attentive treatment. When the heat from his kisses ripped through her body she dug her fingers into his hair.

  His lips moved down between the valley of her breasts and inched towards her pool of lust that begged for his touch. He stopped above the waistband of her pajama pants and slowly pulled them down to expose a strip of gold curls. He looked up at her, his smile wicked and passionate. "You're so beautiful, Elle." He kissed her belly and looked back up at her. “ I don’t want you to be scared. Stop me if I do anything that makes you uncomfortable.”

  “Just keep kissing me.” she begged.

  “Where? Here?” he kissed her belly again.

  “Lower.”

  He moved down and planted a kiss just above her curls.

  “Oh, lower!” her voice was frantic, full of lust and need.

  He looked up at her, a wicked grin formed on his face. “Where do you want me to kiss you, Angel?” he teased.

  The fire was ripping through her body and she needed him to get her release. “Oh, Tiny, please!”

  “Well, since you asked so nice,” His head dipped down and his tongue licked her engorged bud. The currents turned into waves of lust that moved her closer to the edge. Her hands couldn't grip his head any tighter. Every lick of his tongue made her feel like she was going to come apart. The sensation became stronger when he increased his pace. Her body craved more and matched his rhythm. She screamed out his name as she reached the edge and plunged into the pool of ultimate passion.

  When her body stopped shaking he stood up and took off his shirt, exposing his bandaged chest. He lay down next to her and smiled. "I promise I will make this as pleasurable as possible for you, Angel."

  "You already have." She smiled and gently touched his stubbled face.

  His hand traveled down her body and stopped at her wet, slick entrance. He slowly dipped one finger into her. She gasped at how sensitive she was to his touch.

  He leaned in and kissed her. His finger went in and stopped at the thin barrier. He released her lips. "It makes me so hot to know no man's ever touched you like this."

  She cupped his face. "You're my first."

  "And hopefully your only." His lips landed on hers before she could respond. He inserted a second finger into her.

  She gasped at the sensation. She’d just finished coming apart in his arms, how could he cause her to want him again so soon? He nipped on her bottom lip and she opened her mouth for the sweet assault of his tongue.

  She released him. Slowly her hands traveled down to his jeans. She shook as she began to unbuttoned and unzip his fly, pushing his jeans down. His engorged cock popped out into her hands. Grabbing hold of it she gasped. It was a lot larger than she’d
imagined. Her mind began to calculate how much she would need to stretch and she began to panic.

  "Don't be afraid, Elle. You can lead," Tiny comforted her.

  She could see the sincerity in his eyes and relaxed. There was no one else she wanted to be with. If making love were as pleasurable as what he did to her moments ago she would never have any regrets with him being her first. Her fingers gently touched his shaft. She heard his swift intake of breath and wondered what she could do to break down his control.

  She looked at him and kissed his lips again.

  His fingers slid out of her, making her body shake at the luscious friction. He slid them back into her, hitting her barrier. He pulled them back out and let go of her lips.

  "Elle, before we both lose control... are you on any...birth control?"

  She shook her head. "No, I never really planned on..." Even in the moonlight he could see her blush a little.

  He gave her quick kiss. "I've got it covered." He quickly grabbed his pants, fished out his wallet, pulled out a condom and put it on.

  He lay on his back and looked back at her. "I want you to be in control. Straddle me, Angel."

  Elle stared at his silhouette in the moonlight. His body looked like a warrior's, battered, bruised, but so succulent. She moved her body above his thighs to straddle him and be able to see his rock hard desire in front of her.

  She reached out and took her pointer finger to trace an invisible line from the tip of his covered shaft to the bottom by his ball sac. It jerked. Tiny swore in a whisper.

  "You're not tiny at all." Her finger went back up his shaft and gently touched the head.

  An evil grin lit his face. "I told you, but you didn't believe me."

  She looked back at him, her face glowing with desire. "Well, now you have to show me that you really are great in bed."

  Tiny couldn't have imagined getting even more aroused, but her words proved him wrong. He reached out and threaded his fingers through those golden locks of hers. "Angel, I will prove to you making love to me is better than heaven."

  Her eyes focused back on his cock, and he gripped the sheets around him as one of her hands gently cupped his ball sac and the other one gripped his shaft and slowly rubbed it.

  The swift movement on his cock caused raw desire to run through his whole body. He felt like he would erupt in flames. Only these flames licked every nerve with a sensation that made him crave more. Her gentle hands continued the ministrations and his body screamed for more. The animal inside of him wanted to grab her, flip her over, and plunge himself deep inside those velvet soft folds to ease the fire in his balls.

  Someday, but not today. He warned the beast. Today was all about her and her needs.

  He looked down at her and held his breath. She lifted herself and took hold of his shaft. Inexperienced as she was, she positioned herself over him and slowly lowered herself, to envelope the tip of his shaft.

  "Holy...!" Tiny swore and gripped the comforter on the top of the bed. Every little inch of her was so tight he thought he would burst at any moment. She slowly brought herself down until his cock hit her barrier.

  Tiny looked up at her. Pain shadowed her face.

  "Angel, look at me."

  Her eyes opened and she stared at him.

  "That's it. Just look at me." He moved his hand to her enlarged ball of nerves and stroked it. She responded instantly to his touch and closed her eyes as her body begged for release. "Listen to your body." He coaxed her to embrace the desire consuming her. She slowly sank down. She let out a soft cry, as his shaft broke through her barrier.

  He reached out and caressed her face with his other hand. "Angel, baby. I'm here." His other hand increased the speed of his touch on her clit.

  Her body rocked more with his touch and sank lower on him until he was fully inside of her. He moaned as the tight velvet folds stretched to accommodate him. He was going to lose himself in her. She rose and brought herself down against him again. He forgot to breathe. She lifted herself again and he continued to stroke her bud. She rocked with the movement of his fingers and brought her body against his again and again until he felt her clamp down on him. He lost control. His hands grabbed her waist and he thrust into her until he felt the fire in his balls erupt.

  He yelled and thrust a final time inside of her.

  She fell on top of him, drained.

  When Tiny finally could breathe he moved the mass of gold away from her face and smiled. "So, did I live up to your expectations?"

  Her head twisted and her eyes locked with his. "So far, but I think I'm not completely satisfied, yet."

  A bushy eyebrow shot up. "Well, Angel, I am all yours to do as you please."

  "Oh, that's a dangerous offer."

  "I don't think so. You're so nice and innocent. You won't hurt me."

  The look she gave him made him think twice. "That's what you think."

  His eyes widened as he felt her hands grab his shaft and start stroking him. What had he unleashed?

  Chapter 12

  "Elle?" A loud voice broke through her slumber.

  Was it Tiny? She rolled over in her bed and her hand hit something solid next to her.

  "Arg!" A groan escaped from Tiny lying next to her.

  Elle's eyes shot open. If Tiny was next to her then who...?

  "Elle?"

  The voice came from the hallway. Elle sat up and moved the comforter to cover herself just as Missy poked her head in through the open bedroom door.

  "Oh!" she squeaked, moving the comforter higher. Missy walked into the room and her mouth dropped when she saw Tiny and Elle in bed.

  "Wha..." Tiny groaned, sat up slightly exposing his still bandaged bare chest. He looked over at Missy. "Oh, hi Missy." He smiled at her, not caring he was naked under the comforter.

  "I'm so sorry! You guys didn't come down to breakfast so everyone thought you were sleepwalking..." A mischievous smile spread across her face. "But it looks like you both were doing something else instead of sleeping!"

  Elle felt her cheeks heat up. "Um, we'll be down in a few minutes."

  "Few minutes?" Tiny stared at her. "No, we'll be down in an hour or so." He smiled back at Missy. "I'm sure you understand."

  She laughed. "Yeah, I'll tell everyone you both are um...sleeping in." She winked at them and began to close the door. "Oh, and next time close the door."

  The door closed behind her. Elle fell back into the bed and moaned. Her cousins were never going to let this go.

  "Oh, Angel, come on. Nothing to be ashamed about." Tiny rolled on top of her. His hot, hard body pressed against hers, causing the fire inside her to build again. She wrapped her hands around his neck and he bent down and gave her swollen lips a quick peck. "You're a woman. I'm a man. We both have sexual needs the other can satisfy. Unless..." His expression turned serious. "You're not satisfied after last night."

  "What? Are you joking?" She pointed to the round wooden wastebasket next to the bed filled with used condoms. "I think this proves I was well satisfied last night." His smile made her heart dance. He was so considerate of her needs and always made sure she was very well satisfied before he focused on himself.

  "I was hoping you'd say that. Speaking of protection, I have to go back to my cabin, because I don't have any more in my wallet."

  Elle couldn't help but laugh. "We used all the condoms in your wallet?"

  Tiny leaned down and whispered in her ear. "What can I say, Angel. We can't get enough of each other."

  Her eyes closed and she savored his warm breath against her skin. The fire inside her started to build again. She grabbed his head and brought it towards her, she needed another taste of him. Her teeth nipped at his lower lip, causing a growl to erupt from him. When he opened his mouth she dipped her tongue inside to taste him. She was developing a major craving for him. Her tongue dipped again and his cock stirred to life against her leg.

  He released her from the kiss. "I really need to go to my cabin before thin
gs get too out of hand."

  Elle's stomach made a loud gurgling noise, and they both started to laugh.

  "Maybe we should get something to eat first, and then I can go with you to your cabin."

  Tiny's smile widened. "Oh, that sounds like an excellent idea." He dipped down one more time to kiss her and then slowly rolled off the bed. He padded across the room to find his clothes and started to put them on.

  Elle stared at him from the bed. In the bright morning sun, he looked like the perfect man. Even with his injuries his body was still lean and his muscles bulged in certain places. He must have still been working out, even though he was supposed to be resting. When he put back on his shirt he turned towards her and saw her longing glance.

  "Like what you see?" He smiled and walked towards her.

  "Immensely."

  He crawled on top of the bed and hovered over her. "You can have me whenever you want," he whispered to her.

  She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him down on top of her. "I will take you up on that offer." She kissed his wicked smile, and he moaned against her mouth.

  She let him go. "Let's get food before I pass out from starvation."

  "I agree." He looked around the room. "As much as I enjoy you with no clothes, you need to put something on before we head downstairs." He rolled off of her and headed to her dresser and opened a drawer.

  Elle sat up. "What are you doing?" She hopped out of the bed and walked behind him.

  Tiny pulled out a pair of lacy black panties and turned around. His eyes darkened when he realized she was standing there naked. "Oh, Angel..." He closed the space between them in one stride and thrust the underwear into her hands. "You better get dressed, because I am so tempted right now to take you back to bed." His voice was husky, full of longing for her. He kissed her forehead and headed to the bathroom.

  As much as she wanted to follow him and do naughty things with him in the shower, she knew it would have to wait. Elle put the underwear on and found a matching bra. She found her jeans and shirt in another drawer and hurriedly dressed.

  Tiny came out of the bathroom and wrapped his arms around her. "You are incredible, Elle."