A Touch of Heaven (11 page)

A wide, pleased smirk crossed his face before
he straightened and looked down at her. He pulled his hips back and
positioned himself back at her opening before sliding in. He moaned
as her heat engulfed him before he pulled back.

***

Paige gasped when Simon's thrusts became
harder. Her hold on him tightened as his pace increased, sending
shocks to every nerve ending in her body.

"Harder," she whispered, her head falling to
his neck and licking the salt from his skin as his grunts and
thrust increased.

She gasped with every thrust, the almost
bruising force he was using causing the small tingle in the pit of
her stomach to flutter, signaling her approaching release. Her arms
wrapped tighter around him, her tongue running up his neck to his
ear as he nuzzled his face against her. "You feel so good inside
me," she whispered in his ear, a tiny smile curving her lips as she
heard him whisper her name against her neck.

Paige latched onto his neck, sucking on his
flesh. Her hand ran up to the back of his head, holding him to her
as the fluttering in her stomach grew, spider webs of pleasure
coursing throughout her body and Simon's hot breath moistening her
neck.

"Simon... oh God," she whimpered. The
explosion she felt caused a shriek to escape her throat as she
climaxed. "Harder, harder!" She yelled out, tears stinging her eyes
as Simon forced himself into her, the jolts of electricity coursing
through her before she felt his body tense and his own gasping
grunts mingled with hers as he released himself into her. His hips
jerked against her several times before slowing their pace and he
leaned in heavily to her and kept them locked together.

Paige nuzzled her face against his neck,
kissing the salty skin slowly as he did the same to her. They
stayed there, marking the other with their scent before she finally
lifted her head.

She didn't know how long they had stayed in
their current position after they both reached their peak, but it
felt nice to just be held.

Simon lifted her legs, guiding them around
his waist before wrapping his arms around her. His head was
pillowed on her shoulder and as much as she wished she could stay
wrapped in his arms all day, she knew her friends were standing out
in the parking lot waiting for her.

"Hey, you still awake?" Paige asked.

"Yes," Simon said, never moving.

Paige giggled softly, her arms tightening
around his neck before she once again lowered her head and placed a
small kiss on his neck.

"As much as I'd like to stay here like this,
I have five friends in the parking lot who are probably going to
kill me for taking so long."

***

Simon smiled against her neck, relishing in
the fact that she wanted to stay there, with him, before he kissed
her neck in return. He inhaled deeply, taking in her scent one last
time before tightening his arms around her.

For that one brief moment,
he imagined they were somewhere else. Somewhere beautiful, like she
deserved, and he didn't have to let her go. That she was his,
forever, and nothing would be able to take her away from him. He
imagined her knowing who he was, saying his
real
name and not feeling disgusted
by it.

He smiled as the vision faded, hugging her
to his body and knowing, if only in his imagination, what it felt
like to be wanted by her. All of him. If things went belly-up at
the reunion, he would live the rest of his life with the memory of
how she felt in his arms.

He smiled as he raised his head and said,
"They're big girls, I'm sure they'll get over it."

"Yeah, but not before nailing my ass to the
wall first."

"I thought that was my job?" Simon said with
a cheeky grin.

Paige smiled back at him before she slowly
rose up and untangled their bodies. She lowered her legs to the
floor before saying, "I wasn't aware you wanted it?"

Simon stared at her as she nervously glanced
away from him. He wanted to scream to the top of his lungs how bad
he wanted it. To tell her how he felt about her, how he'd always
felt about her. But he couldn't. Once she found out the truth about
him, she’d hate him.

"Now you do," he said quietly. He raised his
hand and hooked a finger under Paige's chin, raising her head so he
could look at her. She smiled up at him before he lowered his head
to kiss her.

Simon knew this was it, the last time he
would see her without her knowing who he was and he poured every
ounce of emotion he felt for her into the kiss. Years spent
wondering where she was, who was getting to spend every night
loving her, came crashing through as he held her tightly to him. If
he could just get her to see how much he cared, how much he had
always cared, then maybe it wouldn't matter once she found out.
Maybe the shy, quiet Colin would finally be able to rise above all
the taunts and ridicule he had suffered for loving her and come out
on top and gain her love in return.

***

Paige was breathless by the time Simon
finally broke the kiss. She had never been kissed so thoroughly
before. Her eyes slowly opened and she looked up into what she now
knew had to be the most beautiful, soulful eyes she'd ever
seen.

He stared at her for long minutes and she
smiled at him before he blinked and turned away. He took a step
back, the small action making her wonder what he had been thinking
as he now seemed to be looking at anything but her.

Grabbing her skirt, Paige pulled it down
over her hips when Simon tucked himself back into his jeans and
straightened his clothes. She spared a glance at him and felt
almost like something was wrong. He'd become eerily quiet all of a
sudden. Her mind worked overtime trying to process what was
happening and she frowned when a thought popped into her head.

Was this it? Was this the part where he
marked another notch in his belt and sent her on her way? She felt
almost sick as she thought back to the way he had held her and
kissed her as if he would never get enough. Insecurities flooded
her brain and she quietly asked him, "Is everything okay?"

Simon finally looked up at her before calmly
saying, "Everything's fine."

She could tell by the look on his face that
everything wasn't fine. His voice sounded neutral. His body
language a little stiff but it was the look in his eyes that said
it all. He looked almost, regretful. "Then why..."

"Would you like to go out with me? I mean...
later... sometime... I can show you a good time other than just
sex," he finished quietly, looking at her briefly before glancing
down at the floor.

Paige stood shocked watching him. Her lips
curving into a slow smile as his question rattled through her
brain. He was asking her out? On a date? Is that why he looked like
that?

Confusion caused her brows
to lift as to why the confident, badass Simon seemed to stutter
like a shy schoolboy asking his secret crush out on a date. Paige
knew from the get-go that Simon wasn't her
type
. He was, at first glance, what
she assumed a ladies man. He was an exotic dancer after all, and
probably propositioned by more women in a single night than the
average man gets in months.

But here he stood, looking shy and
completely vulnerable. Was there more to Simon than just good looks
and exceptional bedding skills? If simply asking a girl out on a
date reduced him to this, then there had to be more than what he
showed the world.

"What if I like the sex part?" she asked,
her smile widening. He looked up at her, his smile back before he
seemed to relax a little, his shoulders easing from their stiff
position.

"Well, the sex part we can still do. No
problem there," he said, taking a step toward her.

"Well I'm glad to hear it," Paige said,
grinning. "I've been wondering how it would be horizontally instead
of vertically."

***

Simon chuckled lightly before taking a deep
breath. "Well, I can do either with no problems." He took a step
closer to her, wanting nothing more than to touch her again but was
afraid whatever spell had been cast would be broken if he did.

"I'm sure you can." Paige reached out
hesitantly before running her hand up his chest when he leaned into
her.

She was smiling at him. A look of pure
delight crossed her face and inside, he was jumping for joy. "So,
maybe sometime, if you'd like something more than just sex..."

"I'd love to," Paige said softly, cutting
him off.

"You'd love to." Simon repeated her words in
almost a whisper. His smile started small but grew when hers did
before he leaned down and brushed a soft kiss on her lips.

Simon kissed her and felt that no matter
what happened at the Reunion, he'd always have the memory of her
saying yes. She wanted him, he knew that, but sex was just
that—sex. Her wanting more was what he really wanted. He wanted her
to see who he really was. He needed her to see the man he'd always
been… the one who loved her no matter what.

When someone pounded on the door, they both
jumped, turning to look at the door when the handle began to
turn.

"If you're about through in there, we do
have places to be!" Kim yelled, her fist contacting with the door
again.

Paige laughed, hearing the irritation in
Kim's voice before she reached out, unlocked the door and opened
it.

"It's about damn time!" Kim
yelled, "Do you have
any
idea how long you've been in here?"

"Uhm, no," Paige said smiling.

"Long enough for me to have
experienced multiple orgasms and on any other day I'd say,
go
you
, but we are in a bit of a time
crunch so wrap it up and get your ass outside!" She turned then and
stomped through the store.

Paige giggled, watching Kim barrel through
the store, her animated curses echoing off the walls while the
customers gave her strange glances. She pushed the door back shut
and turned back to Simon.

"Well, I guess that means my friends are
ready to go," she said, smiling.

"Guess so," Simon said, returning her smile.
He stared at her for a few seconds before saying, "Well, I'll let
you... do what ever it is... you girls do after..." he stammered,
waving his hand around a bit.

"Yeah," Paige said, giggling. Simon suddenly
started to look uncomfortable as he moved towards the door.

"Well, you know where to find me," Simon
said. "I'm there every night except Saturday and Sunday. I'll make
sure the doorman knows who you are."

He leaned down and gave her another small
kiss before reaching for the door. "Goodbye, Paige," he said,
quietly.

Paige watched him stare at her for a few
seconds before he opened the door and walked out, pulling it shut
behind him. She sighed heavily, a dreamy smile covering her
face.

She turned and looked into the mirror at her
flushed cheeks. "And I'll definitely be there, Simon," she said to
herself before she turned and locked the door again.

* * * *

Chapter 10

The girls outside all whistled, clapped and
yelled when Simon finally walked outside. He smiled at them,
hearing their cattle calls and giving them a brief wave of his hand
before grabbing his helmet and putting it back on.

"Damn, Paige is one lucky bitch," Amy said,
grinning as the loud roar of Simon's motorcycle rang out over the
parking lot.

"That she is," Megan said, her smile
matching her friends. They all watched Simon back the bike up and
slowly pull away from the curb.

"I swear if she doesn't go after him for
more than just the occasional ride, she's a bigger dork than
Courtney is," Heather said grinning

"Hey!" Courtney yelled, turning to Heather
and sticking her lip out. "I'm not a dork!"

"Of course you're not, sweetie," Megan said,
patting Courtney on the back.

Paige almost dreaded going
outside. The constant
Simon
talk coming down the road had been bad, but now
she knew they'd
never
shut up about it. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door of
the store open and walked outside.

She couldn't help but smile at them. They
were all lined up by her car. The minute they saw her they
whistled, clapped and yelled. She blushed lightly and shook her
head at them before stepping off the curb.

"Alright guys, enough with the whooping,"
Paige said when she reached the car and opened her door.

"Oh I don't think so, missy," Amy said,
climbing into the car along with the others. "We want details."

Paige laughed, starting the car, before
shaking her head "Not this time," she told them. "I'm leaving this
one completely between me and Simon."

"Oh come on, Paige!" Kim yelled, "You can't
leave us out!"

"Yeah! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't
have even met him," Heather said. "We want all the slick and sweaty
details!"

Paige laughed, looking up and down the road
before she pulled out onto the highway and headed for Riverdale.
"Sorry ladies, but this is one time you're not going to get
anything."

"You'll spill or I swear I'll find the most
hideous creature at the Reunion and tell him you were madly in love
with him all through school!" Amy blurted out.

"Go ahead." Paige laughed. "There isn't
anything you could do to get me to tell. It was private."

"Private!" Kim yelled, "You just fucked a
man in a public bathroom! There's nothing private about that," she
said, laughing hard with the others.

"Fine then," Amy said, poking Kim in the
side and winking at her. "I think the first person I find once we
get to the Reunion is dull, mousy little… Colin!"