Insider (Exodus End #1)(46)
Author: Olivia Cunning

“You missed the best part,” Logan said with a soft chuckle. “I didn’t get hurt.”

“But you could have!” She still hadn’t removed her hands from her eyes.

“I could get hurt standing in the middle of an open field.”

“True,” she said, “but the odds of that happening are a lot less.”

“You can’t live your life by the odds, lamb. Besides, bungee jumping isn’t all that dangerous. Do you want to see something really dangerous?” he asked, tugging at her wrist.

“I’d rather not,” she said.

“Ah, come on. You already know I didn’t die.”

She lowered her hands and looked up at him. He really did seem to be excited about this stuff. Maybe she was overreacting. She glanced down at his video screen, and stretched before the camera was a spectacular view of a cerulean blue ocean. A waterfall spilled from the ground beneath the shot, water thundering over rocks on its way to the sea.

“I’m not going down that way,” yelled a voice on the recording. Steve’s face came into view as the camera turned in his direction.

“Then why in the hell did you climb up here?” Logan said onscreen. Toni couldn’t see him, but he sounded close.

“Up is my thing. Down is yours,” Steve said.

“How do you record the footage?” Toni asked, leaning closer to the screen for clues.

“I’m wearing a headcam. Maybe you’d like to borrow it while you’re following the band around. It would free up your hands for taking notes on napkins.”

He laughed—and she knew he was laughing at her—but a headcam was a wonderful idea. Why hadn’t she thought of it?

Toni gripped his wrist excitedly. “Could I really borrow it?”

“Sure. Now you have to watch.” He nodded toward his screen.

“You’re not really going to jump, are you?” Steve asked on the video.

“No fear,” Logan yelled, and suddenly the waterfall was the only thing in sight and seemed to slow until it stood still. Or maybe it was just falling at the same rate as the man who’d just jumped off the cliff. There was a brief glimpse of the craggy rocks sending water spraying toward the camera, then the rapidly approaching surface of the water below. Toni didn’t see the rest—she covered her eyes again—but over the rumble of the falls she could hear Logan yelling exuberantly.

“What a rush,” Logan said beside her. “I need to do that one again.”

There was a tremendous splash and gurgling sounds as water closed in around him. Toni didn’t uncover her eyes until she heard the distinctive sound of him surfacing and taking a deep breath.

“Fuck yeah, that was awesome!” he yelled on the video as the camera, with its view now partially blocked by water droplets, panned far, far, far up the waterfall and cliff face. “Come on, Steve. Get your ass down here!”

“You’re insane!” Toni heard Steve yell from a great distance. His voice was nearly drowned out by the sound of the waterfall. “I’m insane!” And then there was a loud whoop as Steve launched himself over the cliff.

Toni covered her eyes again. Yes, she knew that Steve hadn’t died that day either, but holy shit, he was almost as fearless as the man beside her. And here she was practically afraid of her own shadow.

She heard Steve screaming in terror all the way down, heard his entry splash. When he surfaced, he coughed several times and then yelled at Logan, “That fucking hurt like hell!”

Logan just laughed. “If I told you it hurt, you never would have jumped. But it was fun, right?”

“Spectacular,” Steve said.

Logan shut off the video. “You can uncover your eyes now,” he said into her ear. His tone revealed his amusement at her terror.

“You could have died!” And she did uncover her eyes. So she could slap him on the chest.

“But I didn’t.”

“Jeez, I must bore you to tears,” she whispered, not sure she actually wanted to voice that thought aloud.

“Do I look bored?” He grinned at her crookedly.

“Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow.”

“Maybe never,” he interrupted.

He slid out of the booth. A gasp escaped her as he hauled her to her feet and into his arms.

“School is back in session,” he said.

Yes, school. She was good at school. “What am I going to learn now?”

“How to be on top so I can watch your luscious tits bounce while you figure out how to ride me for your pleasure.” His fingers moved to the top button of her blouse and unfastened it.

“You are quite the sweet talker,” she said with a laugh.

“Just telling it like it is.” He unfastened another button and slid a finger into the cleavage he revealed. “Should we hook up the cleavage cam or the headcam?”

Face flaming, she shook her head vigorously. “Neither!” She could only imagine how embarrassing it would be to watch herself having sex. Logan released another button and slid a hand into her half-open blouse to cup her breast. She glanced over her shoulder nervously, looking to see if the bus was still empty. Even though it was, the knowledge didn’t put her at ease. Someone could walk in at any moment.

“Still skittish,” he murmured.

He leaned in to steal her lips in a thought-shattering kiss. And if he was so fearless and reckless, why did he like her skittishness? Shouldn’t a thrill seeker, such as Logan, be attracted to boldness? She didn’t get it. But then shouldn’t she be attracted to shy, awkward men? And she totally wasn’t. Perhaps opposites really did attract. But were two people so different capable of creating a lasting relationship?

Did it matter? God, he was a good kisser.

By the time he drew away, she didn’t care if he stripped her naked and fucked her right there on the dining room table. Instead, he took her hand and led her to the lounge. With his free hand, he switched on the light and closed the door.

Anticipation made her belly quiver, her nipples tighten, her pussy throb. It also robbed her of all patience. She reached for the hem of his T-shirt and tugged upward. Before, she’d always allowed him to take command of every situation, but at that moment, she wanted her hands on his body even more than she wanted his hands on hers. She sank down to suck kisses on his lower belly. His muscles tightened beneath her seeking lips. When she nipped the fold of skin at the top of his belly button, he jerked. She slid a hand up the inside of his thigh and on upward to the thickening ridge of his cock. If his excitement was any indication, he didn’t mind her taking liberties. Were his nipples as sensitive as hers? She supposed she’d just have to experiment to find out.