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The one night stand that leads to Rejection

Author: Blue pen
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

~Cody ~

The party ended after the kiss with Rain, and everyone started leaving, including Cara. I had thought she would still be crying from rejection by Jackson, but instead, she returned to her room after saying goodbye. 

Now, left alone with Rain, it was hell. We were both drunk, but he was much worse than I was. He started singing while I pulled him from the ground to lead him into my room. 

"if all the raindrops…." he hiccuped and pointed towards me. "Sing along with me!" he shouted at me. 

I rolled my eyes at his foolishness, heaved a deep sigh, and started dragging him towards my room. "no," he shouted and fell to the ground. "I don't want to go home. I want to stay with you," he suddenly grabbed my legs and pulled me down. I landed on the ground, and then he lay atop me. 

What was this temptation? I thought as his face leaned towards mine. The memory of the kiss returned to my head, and Rain was making it worse. "what are you doing, Rain?" I tried to push him away, but he grabbed my hands and pinned them above my head. 

‘’Cody,’’ he muttered my name and chuckled. ‘’you look beautiful.’’ he kissed the side of my lips. ‘’you are so beautiful,’’ he repeated. 

Beautiful? Did he call me beautiful? I refused to believe that was what he had said. Was he saying that because he had always wanted to say it or because he was drunk? I had no idea. It was hard to figure out what was happening in his mind. 

"I want to kiss you so badly," he cupped my face and gave me a sloppy kiss on the forehead, and then he rolled over my body and sighed as he lay on the ground.

"Cody," he called my name, but I didn't respond to him and placed my hand on my head. I blinked repeatedly as I stared at the ceilings, trying to calm my body from acting from the outburst of my emotions. 

My heart thumped as I turned to face him on the ground." Rain," I called out his name as I leaned closer until our face was so close enough that we would kiss if I leaned closer again. I placed my hand on the left side of his face and sighed. "you are….." I paused, finding the right words to say. "I want to kiss you again," I muttered. 

Rain blinked at me without saying anything, and then he placed his arms around my waist and leaned forward, letting our lips touch again. The kiss was much more passionate this time as our lips moved in a slow rhythm, and then he started kissing his way across my shoulder and down my spine. "Rain," I muttered his name when I felt his mouth on my neck again. "what are you doing….." 

‘’Cody,’’ he murmured. ‘’you smell so good’’ I felt his mouth on my neck again. 

"Goodness," I moaned out as he sucked on my neck. We were both lying on the ground, drunk and making out, forgetting anyone could walk on us. "Rain," I gently pushed him away and stood up. "we should go to my room," my voice came out like a whisper. I was unable to control it again. Rain had succeeded in seducing me, and I couldn't keep it in again. 

I wanted him so fucking badly. 

I grabbed his hands and pulled him from the ground. He hugged me and burst into laughter. 

"Good," I repeated after him and sighed as I placed my hand around his waist. "do you remember my name?" I asked him to ensure I didn't do something I probably regretted.

Rain playfully shook his head in response and started singing again. "if all the rain drops when the…" he laughed and clapped his hands. 

"never knew that I would see this side of Rain," Ezra commented and laughed. "He is so cute." 

"very cute," I responded, not realizing I had said that aloud. I cleared my throat when his eyes met mine, and he laughed. 

"Cutie cutie," he pinched my cheek. 

When we entered my room, Rain pushed me against the door. He laughed against my skin even though I was still recovering from our make-out. My heart raced, and I gasped when he raised my hands above my head. 

"Rain, what are you….." 

"shush," he placed a finger on my lips. "Stop talking, and then he kissed my jawline, then he trailed down across my shoulder and down my spine. 

By now, I could feel the bulge in my trousers. My cock twitched, and my heart jolted in my chest when I heard his low voice again. "you smell good, Cody." 

I was glad that he remembered my name. At least, it was his way of telling him that he also wanted this. He suddenly carried me and headed towards the bed. ‘’Rain…..’’ 

"shush," he placed his fingers on my lips again, leaned against my body, and whispered into my ears. "I fucking love your scent," he stated, and I felt his nose nudge mine and then the barest brush of his soft lips against mine. 

Oh goodness. I never imagined that my eighteenth birthday night would be like this. I clenched the bed sheets by my sides on the bed. I panted against his mouth, desperate and aching, waiting for more. "Cody, I have been watching you from afar, and I must say that you are….." he didn't finish what he wanted to say, what I wanted to hear before our lips connected again. We were both impatient to wait as we peeled each other's clothes from our bodies. 

A desperate moan escaped my mouth when his tongue slid into my mouth to play with mine. Rain made a low sound in response and placed one of my hands above my head, and his other hand cupped my chin. I also reached my hand against his muscular back and rubbed it. I was burning up, my entire body shivering under him, anticipating what he had to do next. 

This was my first time, and I could feel my length throbbing in my pants. I wanted him badly and hugged his waist to bring him closer. Rain responded by moving, straddling my hips, his weight pushing into my aching erection and making a growl as he moved up and down. 

He repeatedly pressed his lips to mine, conquering my mouth with his tongue. My hips arched up, pushing my dick into Rain's, and I moaned. 

His hand left mine and ran through my hair to my face and mouth. His lips trailed down my chest until I felt him yanking on the button of my pants. "Cody, I don't know when I started feeling this way towards us, but I want to fuck you right now," he confessed. 

"Rai…nn," I muttered his name excitedly, glad that he also felt something for me. 

"Cody, do you…..want to fuck?" he said it without because it was making me want him more. 

My dick reacted hard against his hands, giving us my answer, and I could feel the fabric of my briefs sticking to the tip. 

‘’yes….. fuck,’’ I nodded repeatedly. 

Rain kissed me again, and then he ripped my underwear off. His weight left me for a brief moment, and I watched as he removed his pants and removed his underwear. Then he was back, straddling my hips, naked skin meeting mine. 

"Rain," I called out his name. 

Rain sucked on my bottom lip as he asked the question again. "are you sure?" his voice was calm as he spoke, and I nodded immediately. 

This was what I had always wanted. 

"you have beautiful blue eyes, Cody," he winked at me and leaned in to kiss me again. The kiss went on while Rain continued to straddle me. I was desperate for more. I wanted him so badly that it made me feel he was wasting time. 

"Are you sure?" he asked, his voice breathless.

"Fuck it, Yes Rain!" I shouted. "but…. I have never done this before." 

"very well," placed a kiss on my forehead. "I promise that I will be gentle," he said, and he parted my legs, and I felt his fingers, cold against my stomach. He held on firm to my hand, and I felt his leg brush my hip and then….

"oh goodness!" I shivered as I cried out. I panted shakily into his mouth. His breath mingled with mine. I cried out again, and then my hands stretched out to grab his hips and ass as he slowly entered my hole in and out. 

It felt painful until it turned to pleasure as my body yielded to Rain. "Keep going," I whispered and continued clutching his hips. I let out a sound from my throat, not caring if my voice echoed throughout the room or outside the walls. 

"Cody," he kissed my neck. 

I panted and moaned out his name, letting my hips move underneath him to meet his thrusts. "more," I pleaded. "Faster." 

Rain obeyed. ‘’yes, yes.’’ I cried out, and I felt my limbs shaking tension, and I could hear Ezra shouting in my head for more and more. 

"fuck Cody," he went faster and grabbed my neck, pinning it to the bed.

He was choking the life out of me, but I was enjoying it. He finally let go of me as he groaned out for the last time, reaching a climax at the same time as me, and I collapsed with tension as all the strength was drained out of my body. He rolled beside me and grabbed my hand. 

"Did I hurt you?" Rain asked. 

I shook my head and scooted closer to him, then laid my head on his chest. "it was amazing, Rain," I looked up to kiss him again, and then I sighed as I closed my eyes. 

I was glad I found and mated with my mate the same night. 

The first thing I did the following day was sniffing the air and noticing that his rain scent was still there, meaning he was still by my side. I reached out to touch him and smiled when he fluttered his eyes open. 

"Rain," I leaned in closer to kiss, but he let out a scream and jumped out of the bed. I was shocked by his attitude, wondering why he was suddenly acting like that when he had been the one who was straddling me last night. "what is happening?" 

"I should be asking you! I am naked in bed with you," he shouted at me. That was the first time I heard him shout so loud and sounding serious. "what the hell did we do?" 

I jumped out of bed and tried to move closer to him, but he moved away as if I was going to stain him with my hands. "how the hell did I end up on the bed with you?" he looked around until he found his clothes and then he wore it right in front of me. "Cody, what the hell happened!" 

I scoffed and ran a hand through my hair. "we had sex last night," I told him, and he screamed. 

"how the hell did that happen? What am I going to tell Amara? We haven't even had sex, but here I am already…." 

I heaved a deep sigh and sat on the bed. "look, you were the one confessing to me last night. When Caden asked you to pick someone of the opposite sex, you picked me, and then from there, the tension came from nowhere, and we had sex," I explained in detail to him about what happened.

"you could have stopped me, Cody!" he yelled. "what will your mate say once she found out you slept with your best friend? I am not gay, Cody, and I am sure that you are not gay, so how the hell did that happen?" 

"I didn't mean for this to happen. It just happened!" I stood up again. 

He started pacing around, murmuring as he clenched his fists. "you betrayed me! I can't believe that I trusted you to be my friend, yet you let me have sex with you, knowing that I was drunk." 

"stop acting as if I am the only one who caused this. i…..’’ I wanted to tell him then that he was my mate, but his words cut me short. 

"you made me wish that I had not come last night. I…. I don't even know how I am supposed to face Amara. You broke the bro code and….." he lowered his head. "I am going home now. Let's not see each other until I am ready to see you," he said, then headed towards the door. 

I tried to stop him by grabbing his hand, but he yanked it off mine. "Rain, I thought that this what you wanted last night. You were all over me."

"And you could have prevented it since you were still sober!" he pushed me on the shoulder. "you let this happen because you were overwhelmed by the kiss that meant nothing to me!" he yelled and dropped his hands. "like I have said Cody, let's not talk to one another until I am ready to face you again," he stated and rushed out of the room slamming the door on my face. 

"Well, go after him and announce that you are mated to him!" Ezra shouted in my head. "Do you want me to take over and do that!" 

"stop acting like an idiot, Ezra. Didn't you see the look of disgust on his face? Our mate had just rejected us. He doesn't want us, and he doesn't want this!" 

"but…" he tried to argue, but I blocked him from my head. I headed into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and sighed as the warm water cascaded down my naked body. 

I felt used, neglected, rejected. Telling Rain that he was my mate was a waste of time. He didn't want me for what he had done, and I had been a fool to believe that last night meant something to him.

"Oh, Cody," I sat on the bathroom floor and lowered my head, letting my tears flow alongside the water. Some things are not meant to be; that was how it was with Rain and me.

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