“This life would kill me if I didn’t have you, I couldn’t live without you baby, I wouldn’t want to…”


Cassidy woke up the next morning, stretching awake. As her back cracked, she felt a body beneath her, realizing it was Jamie. When her eyes finally opened, and she looked at the backyard, she grew horrified with the fact that they had spent the entire night on the lounge chair with the thin, useless blanket.

Jamie turned his head to the side and groaned, catching Cassidy’s attention. After a quick yawn, his eyes were open as well, only his expression was much more relaxed. With a small grin, he kissed her forehead and adjusted his body beneath her.

She looked at him silently, before gaining the courage to speak. Being reminded of what exactly went on last night, she blushed and pressed her fingertips against his stomach, getting closer to him. “What’re you doing today?”

“Well I’ve got a game tonight…”

“Are you gonna go out afterwards?” She secretly hoped his answer would be no. After all, today marked two months since they’d become a couple. And as much as she wanted to spend the night with him, she didn’t want to have to tell him.

“Maybe, I guess it just depends on how the game goes. But you should come to the game,”

Cassidy shook her head slightly and sat up in Jamie’s lap, and looked down her body to see the long dress was now a wrinkled mess. “I think I’m going to spend the day with Kennedy, but I’ll see you tomorrow?”

Jamie frowned slightly and leaned in, kissing her lips quickly. She took this moment to get up from his lap and stretch again, as he stood up and gathered the beer bottles left on the table from the night before. Within a few moments, they were already back inside, and Cassidy was saying goodbye as Jamie headed upstairs to take a shower before the morning skate.

It was the first time in a while that Cassidy was back at the apartment. With her spending so much time with Jamie, it really wasn’t surprising that Kennedy had an issue with it. They had been there for each other since childhood, just the two of them. Even as they got older and Kennedy had a number of flings, they always stuck to each other, having each other’s backs. But now Cassidy had a boyfriend; and a serious one at that. He wasn’t a fling, not someone that was expected to leave anytime soon. And the hardest part for Kennedy was probably that now Cassidy had someone else to have her back. It wasn’t just the two of them anymore, helping each other get through life.

Cassidy knew that was a big reason as to why Kennedy had lashed out the day she visited Jamie’s house. Raising doubt was the only thing she could think of to do in order to get her oldest friend back.

“Cassidy, I want you back here. I never see you anymore; you’re always with Jamie. A boy shouldn’t separate you from your friends… it’s unhealthy.” Kennedy blurted out. It all came out rehearsed; obviously something she had wanted to say for a while now.

“Then I’ll move back. Regardless of how much time I spend with him, you’re still my best friend. And I’m still gonna need my girl, no matter how important he becomes in my life.” She paused and brought her fingertips to her mouth, biting her nails nervously. “However, I am going to need your help tonight.”

Kennedy looked at her anxiously.

“Today is two months since Jamie and I officially called ourselves a couple. I don’t think he remembers, but I was hoping to surprise him with something when he gets home from the game.” Cassidy felt her cheeks get hotter. The plan she formulated on her way back from his house was the most daring thing she’d ever thought of doing.

“What were you planning on surprising him with?”

“Me,”

Kennedy’s eyes lit up as she knew what that meant. She instantly hopped off the couch and ran off to her room, pushing the door open forcefully, “don’t worry, I got you covered! Well sort of…”

Cassidy heard her dresser drawer fly open, followed by the shuffling of fabric, before she reappeared in the living room, smirking with her hands hidden behind her back. After a moment to increase the anticipation, Kennedy pulled her hands out from behind her, revealing the getup she had chosen. It wasn’t much at all, just white lingerie with garters attached to the thong. With it being lace, it was practically see-through. Sure it was what she was looking for, but it was still awkward to see it dangling in front of her.

“This will do,” she blushed, clutching the lingerie from Kennedy’s hands.

“Of course it will,” Kennedy smirked back. “Trust me, when he sees you in that, he’s not going to be shy to touch you.”

“Kennedy, I’m going to stay with him tonight… but I’ll be here tomorrow night and from then on. I think it’ll be good for us to have girls nights again, and not just me and Jamie nights.” Cassidy stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Kennedy, “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

As she made for the front door, Kennedy called out after her, “I want juicy details tomorrow!”

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So she was staring out the front window, waiting for the moment when Jamie’s car pulled up the driveway. It wasn’t a moment she was necessarily proud of, but in the interest of not making a fool out of herself again, she felt like it was a necessary evil. Mostly, she wanted to make sure Jamie would be alone; without the company of Tyler or Jordie. Second, she wanted to make sure that Jamie didn’t notice her car parked on the street. With the way she left this morning, it made it seem as though she wasn’t planning on seeing him tonight. And she wanted him to be under that impression. It would make the surprise even better.

Finally when Jamie’s car showed up, she pulled the blinds back to peek through the windshield. He was alone. Perfect.

From the living room, she darted up the stairs, moving quickly to Jamie’s bedroom to get there before he entered the house. She shut the door and pulled off one of Jamie’s sweatshirts she’d been wearing, leaving her in the lacy, white lingerie. With her ear pressed to his door, she could hear him talking from downstairs.

“It’s just been a long day, and the game didn’t exactly go as planned… no… she’s not here tonight. I haven’t talked to her since this morning… I think everything’s alright, I don’t know… Alright, love you too.”

Everything went silent and Cassidy stayed by the bedroom door until she heard him climbing the steps, two at a time. She ran to the threshold of the bathroom, leaning against the doorframe with her hip propped out to the side. This all felt so ridiculous; she had no idea what she was doing.

The bedroom door flung open and Jamie stepped into the room, staring at the ground absently as he shut it behind him. When he glanced up, he had to do a double take, seeing Cassidy’s figure in the doorway. His smile became wider and wider as his eyes wandered over her, eventually resulting in his teeth sinking into his bottom lip, attempting to hold back an animalistic groan.

Seeing the look in his eyes, she stood up straight and walked towards him. The natural swing of her hips was enough to drive him crazy, and his head tilted to the side with a boyish grin on his face as she stood in front of him, unable to hold back her own smile. Not only was his expression one of amusement, but also of slight confusion.

“Today’s two months…”

I know,” he grinned, unable to keep his eyes from drifting down to look at the lingerie. “There’s roses downstairs for you,”

She choked back a breath, pleased that not even this seemed to skip his memory. Cassidy pressed her hands to his chest and moved them up to his shoulders, sending his suit jacket falling from his arms and to the floor in a heap. After flicking her eyes up to his, she wrapped the tie around her hand and tugged on it until Jamie was forced to bend down, their lips meeting hungrily.

“I didn’t think you’d be here tonight,” he managed to mumble in between kisses.

Cassidy pulled away and set her forehead against his, leaning her entire body onto his, “surprise.” She winked and pushed him back onto his bed, straddling his hips with her hands on the back of his neck, playing with the ends of his well-trimmed hair.

“I like this outfit. You should wear it more often,” he smiled up at her as one of his hands pushed beneath the side of the thong, caressing her thigh as he moved his hand to her ass. And as if seeing her blushing cheeks, he continued, “I’ll be sure to thank Kennedy for getting you in it.”

She bent back down and kissed him, running her tongue over his lips before pushing it into his mouth. With him being preoccupied, she loosened his tie just enough for him to pull it over his neck when they parted for a quick moment. When they returned to passionately kissing, Cassidy took the tie from the bed and grabbed his hands coyly, sneakily slipping them into the loop of the striped, silk tie. She pulled on the end of it until it tightened snugly against Jamie’s wrists.

With the new pressure, he pulled away from her lips and looked down at his hands, smiling breathlessly as Cassidy pulled on the tie, guiding his hands up above his head and out of reach of her. He chuckled and watched as her hands drifted back down his chest, undoing each button until his shirt lay open against his body. She bent down kissing along his chest, dragging her tongue along his abs until her mouth met his slacks.

She glanced up at him, to see his chest moving quickly as he watched her and slowly she began to unbutton his pants and pull the zipper down, successfully tugging his pants down to his knees. Between the rock hard bulge in his boxer briefs and his solid body shifting beneath her, it wasn’t long before she felt the thong grow wet in between her legs. Jamie pushed his hands behind his head, groaning as he lifted his hips off the bed, pushing his bulge into Cassidy’s palm.

Quickly she pulled his underwear down with a moan, releasing his member, and biting her lip as it fell back against his lower abdomen. In an instant, she was off of his waist and disappearing into the bathroom.

Jamie sat up on the bed, his hands now in front of his chest as he moved his head trying to see her from within the bathroom, “Cass,”

Just a moment later, she reappeared with a condom in her hand. Seeing her, Jamie relaxed and laid back against the bed, moving his arms back up above his head. Cassidy tore open the packet and placed it against the head of his member, rolling it down his shaft, feeling him begin to throb in her hands.

She crawled back onto his lap, smiling down at him as she held his shaft in one hand and pressed her other hand against his chest to steady herself as she got lower, leading him to her entrance. Jamie winced and his eyes squinted as the head of his cock pushed into her. Cassidy whimpered quietly at the same time as he sunk deeper into her. She took in all of him, kissing his lips, searching for the comfort they offered, before she took it upon herself to lift up, feeling his length and thickness begin to slip from her. And in the next moment, she was sitting on him again, moaning louder with each repeated motion as she rocked herself closer to her orgasm.

Jamie lifted his waist to help with the motion, content with seeing Cassidy’s pleasure increase by using him. With their lips crashing into each other lustfully, Jamie mumbled, “I love you, Cass.”

Cassidy moaned in return, her movements becoming more rapid now, as she squeezed her muscles around Jamie’s shaft, making sure she could please him as much as possible. By the level of his groans, she knew he wasn’t complaining.

Not long after, she pulled her lips away from his and bit onto his collarbone, exposed from beneath his shirt. With her body tense from her climax, her movements stopped and Jamie turned his head to the side to kiss her temple gently.

She groaned happily as she looked back at him, seeing the smile on his face as well. Not wanting a repeat from their first time, Cassidy began riding him again, pressing against his chest to support her as she moved. She could feel him throbbing inside her, and in a few minutes more, Jamie clenched his hands, toes curled, and shot his load, moaning as his muscles flexed through his own climax. The sight turned Cassidy on all over again, and after Jamie relaxed, she leaned forward, allowing his member to slip out of her.

“Here,” she motioned for his hands and loosened the belt around his wrists until he could slip them out.

Jamie stood up and walked to the bathroom, carefully pulling the condom off and tossing it in the trash as he grabbed another one and walked back into the bedroom. Cassidy was now lying on her back, lingerie still in tact as Jamie hovered over her, paying her neck some attention before rolling on his side next to her.

“Definitely not the girl I was with two months ago,” he murmured, wrapping his large forearm around her hips and pulled up against her.

“Just a new and improved version,” she whispered, wrapping an arm back above his shoulder and weaved it behind his neck.

In the next moment, he nudged her over until she was lying on her stomach, and then used his large hands to pull her up on her hands and knees in front of him. She rolled her eyes, looking back at him as he rolled on the new condom.

“What’s with guys wanting it like this… so impersonal,” she muttered, as Jamie leaned over her. His body seemed to envelop hers easily, with his chest pressed against her back.

“The carnal aspect to it…” he quickly unclasped the garters from her thong and pulled the skimpy underwear away from her body. He took a sharp breath in like he was going to say something else, but first he pushed his cock back into her entrance, this time from behind. “Plus I like dominating you, so…”

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Waking up beside Jamie, completely naked, was more of a dream come true than Cassidy had anticipated. The rest of the night had been amazing. After round two, she and Jamie stayed up for hours afterwards, tangled in each other’s arms while they talked about everything from nonsensical topics to serious ones. And now, opening her eyes and seeing Jamie on his side, still sleeping, overwhelmed her with emotion. How could she ever love a single person this much?

With the sheets around her, Cassidy scooted closer to Jamie, nuzzling her head into his chest. Without opening his eyes, he lifted his arm and draped it over her body in order to keep her close to him. Although his eyes stayed closed, with the new rhythm of his breathing, she knew he was awake.

“Good morning,” she murmured quietly, leaning in to peck his lips quickly and innocently.

“Morning babe,” he peeked past his eyelids, shielding his eyes from the sunlight that beamed in through the parted blinds. “How’d you sleep?”

She grinned and cupped the side of his face with her hand, gently running the pad of her thumb over the scar above his upper lip, “like a baby. You tired me out last night.”

His smile widened and he pulled his hand away from Cassidy’s body, pushing up from the bed and ran his hands through his hair. After looking at the clock, he glanced down at Cassidy as she lay beside him. “You wanna take a shower with me?”

“Jamie Benn, haven’t you had enough sex for at least twelve hours?” She giggled and gripped onto his forearm as it was set on the bed next to her.

“You don’t want to shower after being sweaty last night?” He smirked at her and stood up from the bed, looking down as he became aware of the fact that he too was naked.

Cassidy thought about her answer and then looked up at him, “I thought that was a proposition for sex…”

Jamie bent down to get closer to her, “if it was, I would have said, ‘do you want to have sex in the shower?’” He kissed her lips slower than she had kissed him before.

He then offered his hand to her, smiling as she took it and got up from the bed, allowing the sheet to fall away from her body completely. Just like he was last night, Jamie seemed enamored by her body as they walked to the bathroom and he prepared the shower.

Once behind the glass door, Cassidy stepped into the stream of water and raised her arms, brushing them through her long, wavy hair. Jamie looked at her as he picked up a bottle of shampoo and squeezed some into his palm. At the sight of her stretching to wet her body, he dropped his empty hand to his waist, cupping himself, and shut his eyes, embarrassed.

Cassidy giggled and stepped away from the water, reaching for the handle to turn the water cold, “this might help a little bit.”

Jamie’s cheeks turned redder as he stepped into the stream of freezing water. When he could finally remove his hand from his waist, he massaged his scalp with both hands, working the shampoo through his hair. Cassidy did the same as she found a small bottle of floral scented wash perched on the shelf in the shower. Clearly Jamie had put some thought into what she would use if she were to ever take a shower here.

With their hair rinsed out, Jamie grabbed the bar of soap and gripped onto Cassidy’s wrist with his other hand. She grinned as he pulled her into him and kissed her lips slowly and passionately. After pulling away, Jamie slid the bar of soap over her shoulder and traced it down her arm. They stared at each other silently, and Jamie brought his hand back up and ran the soap over one of Cassidy’s breasts, massaging the other with his hand. In order to steady herself, she leaned back against the cool, stone wall as he continued to move the soap lower and lower. When he couldn’t reach anymore by standing, he crouched in front of her, smirking slightly as he glanced up at her.

“Jame,” she moaned quietly, setting one of her hands on Jamie’s head, stroking her fingers through his hair.

He smiled and leaned in, kissing her hip gently and then sucked on her skin as he moved his hands back to her ass, squeezing it lustfully.

“I thought this wasn’t going to turn into sex,” she giggled out, burying her hips closer to Jamie’s mouth. In return, he bit her hip playfully, causing a pleased shriek to escape her mouth.

Jamie stood back up, rinsing off his body before turning off the water and reaching out for a towel. He handed it to Cassidy, smiling as she only took it after getting another kiss from him. Once outside the shower, they stood in the bathroom, embracing each other while also being wound up in their towels.

Notes

This chapter is titled after "If I Didn't Have You" by Thompson Square.

In honor of me going to the Eric Church concert tonight, y'all get a chapter. Enjoy it!