her body, and then fell to sleep, gripping her pillow, wondering if she really could have been ready. Obviously she wanted him more than he wanted her. He won the game. It was a silly game anyway, she thought as sleep claimed her.
***
The ride was an amazing thrill. Kristina held on to Nolan and squealed, giggled and howled all the way to the ocean. Once they arrived, she really didn't want to stop. She wanted to ride all night and then have Nolan ride her all day.
This afternoon she conceded game over. New-Kris was still desirable, but she wasn't going to pretend to be anything more than she was with Nolan for the rest of her stay. Her car was going to be fixed soon, and then she was on the road heading south to San Diego, and probably never going to see Nolan again. The least she could do for the victor was to give him who she really was, instead of a front she was trying to learn how to be.
The beach was covered in large rocks where the waves came in and bashed with roars of frustration and fury. She sat down on the rocks above and huddled inside her jacket, admiring the raw power and beauty. This was her first ocean experience. It was much better than she thought it would be. "Do you come down here quite a bit?" she asked, looking up to him.
"Not really, maybe once a month."
"It's beautiful," she told him, looking back out into the waters, "But, I think I liked the ride more. Sorry about squirming around so much. I was just so excited. I might have gotten off too," she smiled, a slight blush rising in her cheeks.
He bent his knees and hunkered down beside her, "No worries, lots of women get off on bikes."
"Yeah? You have lots of women Nolan?"
He nodded, looking out at the waves, "A few, here and there."
She shrugged off the threatening rise of jealously. He was a sexy beast. Of course he had lots of women. She was just one more. It wasn't like he owed her anything. She was leaving Saturday, or at the latest Monday. "I'm glad I am one of them," she admitted and leaned back against him.
"Yeah?" he said, a little shocked.
"Yeah," she said and turned a little to face him, "Look, I know you saw through my little woman-of-the-world act, and all that, but what the real Kristina would tell you is that I'm lost for you. I just want to be with you until I'm back on the road again."
"Not tired anymore?"
She blushed fully, "Honestly, I spent the day trying to learn how to take you in my ass, since you said you wanted to. I might have been able to take you last night, but I was still scared. Tonight though, I think I'm ready for you, if you'll start slow, please?"
"That why you went to Baker?"
She nodded and leaned back against him, "Needed lube."
"That's actually kinda sweet," he smiled and gave her a squeeze.
She snuggled into his arm and made happy noises.
"I'm going to take you to my house tonight," he said.
She shifted and looked at him, "But the lube?"
"I don't need your ass tonight. We'll save that for tomorrow, or something."
"Yeah?"
"If it's true confession time, I'm really into you as well," he looked out into the waters, "Bad timing all around really."
"I don't understand," she told him.
He looked into her eyes, and she was so open to him, so willing to listen, he told her the story about why he was stuck in Eureka, "There. Still taken by me?"
"Now that I know you hi-jack trucks you mean?"
"Yeah, that too."
"Yes, I am. I not sure why that's the case. I don't know if I could handle you going to prison. I think that would break me. But I suppose I knew all along you weren't just a mechanic in a hick town smaller than my home town. It just didn't fit. You are so much larger than this place."
He held her for a long time, as they watched the waves and she enjoyed his strength wrapped around her, "Nolan?"
"Yeah?"
"Would you think I was a silly girl if I wanted to stay with you