Knox's Girl (Carmichael Series #1)✔️

Always Been It

**Edited**

Poppy's POV

Getting all the way through dinner had been hard. I felt bad for how uncomfortable we'd probably made our waitress as neither one of us could look away from the other. Knox's gaze had been so heated, telling me all the things he was going to do to me once we got home. The second I took my last bite Knox dug out his wallet and threw a few twenties onto the table, pulling me out of the booth and wrapping an arm securely around me as we made our way to his car.

The second Knox slammed his front door shut he was on me like white on rice. I didn't remember much of anything from the drive here because I'd been too busy kissing and sucking Knox's neck as his right hand ventured up my dress to tease and stroke me through my panties. I'd never done anything like this before, but Kiara had forced me to watch enough steamy movies for me to have a decent idea on what to do. Not to mention, everything with him just felt so natural that I never once had to stop and think about what to do next.

Knox tossed his keys uncaringly on the island before bending down and hoisting me up by my butt so I could wrap my legs around his waist. I gently tugged the hair at the nape of his neck which elicited a long, wanton groan from him. That sexy sound alone could've been my undoing. He pressed his lips against mine, his tongue entering my mouth to massage against my own. Like every time before, I became hypnotized by him and his skillful mouth.

The intensity of our kisses continued to grow as we ascended the stairs towards Knox's bedroom. My heart skipped a beat in my chest just thinking about what we were about to do. It wasn't like I was waiting until marriage to lose my virginity - not that I had anything against those who did - I just knew that I wanted my first time to be with someone who genuinely cared about me and me them as well as someone I was totally comfortable with. And Knox was exactly that person. As crazy as it sounded and even felt, I wasn't insecure about this decision at all. There was no doubt in my mind that Knox was the one I wanted to give my innocence to. I finally broke away from his lips, trying to steady my breathing as he gave my neck the same treatment I'd given his earlier.

"Knox," I breathed out with a moan as my eyes fluttered closed, becoming lost in the pleasant sensation of his lips on my delicate skin. My soft sounds of pleasure only served as encouragement to nip and suck harder. I almost forgot what I wanted to say as my calling of his name fell on deaf ears. I murmured his name a second time, a little louder and firmer before. He hummed out an unintelligent hmm, still never stopping or slowing his ministrations on my skin. My body jolted against his own as his knees hit the edge of his bed frame. Seconds later, I felt my back make contact with his mattress before he crawled over top of me.

"Knox, I need you here," I whined while grasping the front of his shirt in my hands, unable to wait any longer for what I wanted. He pulled back right before our lips connected once again, my words finally having gotten through to him. His face clouded with confusion as he stared down at me.

"I'm here, Flower. I'm right here," he insisted. I laughed softly at how cute he was, realizing that he didn't understand what I'd meant, though in his defense I wasn't as clear as I should've been. "No, Knox," I said with a single shake of my head before lifting one of his hands from the bed and bringing it towards me until I had him cupping my now-dripping heat. "I need you here," I rasped, emphasizing my words by putting pressure over his hand. The barely there friction had me clenching my thighs around his hand and mewling softly. His eyes widened to the size of saucers as his pupils dilated with want.

He scrambled to get off the bed before hooking his hands around the backs of my knees, dragging me to his body in one quick pull. He gripped the hem of my dress and swiftly removed it from my body in one tug, leaving me in just my matching white lace bra and panty set.