SO. MUCH. COUCH. SEX. Fair warning, guys. If graphic sexual content is not your jam please skip this chapter. Thank you.

"Hey, dipshit, tell Lauren that I'm at the library," April commanded, slinging her backpack over her shoulder, as she headed toward the front door.

Ignoring her hostility and the crude nickname, Josh simply replied, "Sure."

April had every right to be pissed with him, which was why he never argued with her. He understood she was fiercely close and loyal to Lauren, but if Lauren accepted him back then why couldn't April?

With an afternoon football game on mute on the TV, Josh focused on some reading material on his laptop as he checked the score intermittently. Lauren needed to meet with a study group at the library for an hour, leaving Josh in the living room and April in her bedroom.

"I'm going to kill you," April hissed slowly and softly in his ear.

"Jesus fucking Christ," Josh yelped loudly, jumping slightly and effectively knocking his computer off his lap.

The way she laughed sounded like a maniacal and murderous villain in a movie. April looked like a typical college student on a lazy Sunday afternoon wearing black leggings paired with knee high black boots, a long multicolored turtleneck sweater thick enough to keep anyone toasty, and a messy blonde bun pinned to the back of her head.

She definitely didn't look like an evil sociopath, but that didn't stop Josh from wondering if he should start sleeping with one eye open whenever he spent the night with Lauren.

"You shouldn't take God's name in vain, ya know," April chastised smugly, standing behind the couch to watch his reaction.

"Says the person who wants to kill me." Josh glared at her, picking up his laptop from the floor and wiping off any dust or stray food crumbs. "What the fuck?"

She casually shrugged her small shoulders. "Should you really be that surprised about my intentions if you hurt her again?"

Swiping a hand down his face, he shook his head in frustration. "Lauren and I are in a really good place right now, and I don't plan to fuck that up."

"Just because you love her doesn't mean you won't hurt her, cockwad."

Josh sharply tilted his head, frowning at her. April dramatically rolled her eyes and took a loud deep breath.

"Are you seriously this fucking dumb?" she demanded, crossing her arms over her chest.

He continued to silently stare at her dumbfounded. Was his feelings for Lauren that obvious? Did Lauren know? Josh believed Everett took a lucky stab about being in love with Lauren, but how did April know? Maybe she didn't know and was just messing with him.

April huffed and shook her head as a few blonde tendrils fell loose and framed her heart-shaped face. "You're a fucking idiot if you believe no one knows you're in love with Lauren."

"What?" Josh croaked out frantically, his eyes wild with surprise.

"You really are a fucking dipshit. Anyone with two eyes can see how much you love her."

"Does Lauren know?"

"On some level I think she knows," April replied carefully.

"What the fuck does that mean?"

She wanted to roll her eyes again but took another deep breath instead. Other than his boy-next-door good looks and genuine charm, April couldn't see what her best friend saw in this moronic jock.

"It means Lauren probably knows, but she doesn't want to think about it or admit it out loud," she explained slowly and continued, answering Josh's next unspoken question. "If she accepts the fact that you love her then the relationship becomes more real and serious. Have you ever been in a serious long-term relationship?"

Josh slowly shook his head. Sure, he had numerous girlfriends in high school, but none of those relationships had been serious. He cared about the women, but he certainly didn't love any of them. Football and sex were the only two things Josh cared about when he got to college.

"Love changes everything," April said, with a sigh. "When you tell her that you love her, she'll not only believe you but she'll give you everything she has in return. Her love. Her body. Her secrets. Her heart. Everything.

"When that happens everything changes. You're no longer fucking around and having a good time. You're in a fucking relationship where you can't bail the moment something goes wrong. You fucking stick around and work on the issue like two grown-ass adults.

"When you love her you have the power to break her heart, but in reality, you have the ultimate capability to break her. Lauren probably doesn't want to think about your feelings for her because she's still protecting herself."

"How the hell do you know all this?"

"It's fucking common sense, cocksucker," she snapped, finally heading out the door to the library.

Common sense my ass, Josh thought doubtfully.

"It's so cold outside," Lauren whined, stepping into her warm and cozy apartment and reluctantly taking off her knit gloves and gray hooded pea coat.

"April went to the library," he called out absentmindedly.

"Yeah, I ran into her walking back."

She rubbed her hands together, warming them up, as she sat next to Josh who remained stretched out in the middle of the couch with his computer in his lap. Folding her legs beneath her, Lauren kissed him on the cheek and ran a hand underneath his gray long sleeve shirt.

"Shit," Josh yelped at the touch of her cold fingers on his warm skin, instinctively pushing her hand away. "Baby."

She nuzzled her cold nose against his neck and continued to push against his hand under his shirt, seeking warmth.

"I'm so cold, baby," she complained, shutting his laptop closed and tickling his muscled stomach a little. "Warm me up."

As soon as Josh placed his laptop on the end table, Lauren quickly tugged off her black leggings and eagerly straddled his lap, pulling off his T-shirt and throwing it on the floor.

"You're going to be the death of me, Lauren," he murmured against her neck as his fingers skimmed the hem of her shirt. "Why can't I say no to you?"

Lauren yanked her shirt over head, and Josh immediately captured one of her pierced nipples in his warm mouth. His tongue sucked and circled the hardened nipple over and over while his thumb and index finger played with the other.

"Shit," she moaned, holding his head close to her chest and melting against the feel of his wet tongue and warm mouth. "That feels so fucking good."

Feeling his arousal through his gray track pants, Lauren mentally thanked the invention of elastic waistbands as Josh lifted his hips a bit and yanked his pants down. Once a condom was on, she greedily sank down and appreciated his thick girth completely filling her.

"Fuck yes," Lauren shouted, bouncing up and down on his dick and weaving her fingers through his hair.

With her small breasts bouncing in front of his face, Josh managed to capture a nipple in his mouth and sucked until he felt her tremble with gratification. He loved the way she eagerly rode his cock, placing his hands on her hips and following her rhythm and speed.

The feel of her hot, sweaty, and naked body excited Josh to the point of near completion, but he warded off the urge, wanting to not only fuck her as long as he could but to satisfy Lauren first.

"Baby," he begged, pulling his mouth away from her tit. "I'm not going to last long at this pace."

Lauren cupped his face with both hands and kissed him deeply, probing the inside of his mouth with her tongue and inciting a bigger fire inside him.

She pulled away and scrambled off his hard cock, smiled so seductively at him that Josh wanted to drag her back into his lap, bury his face in her hair, and express how much he loved her. But he knew she wasn't ready to hear those words.

Lauren turned to face the TV and backed into Josh's lap, with her knees straddling the outside of his thighs. As she gently stroked his length with one hand, she positioned the tip near her wet entrance, sinking lower slowly.

She moaned with satisfaction, loving the feel of him inside her again. Once he was all the way inside, Lauren leaned back against his chest and tilted left, twisting her head to face him as his mouth hungrily crashed into hers.

Josh snaked his right arm across her stomach to hold her steady as his left arm drifted down between her legs. Lauren tried to arch her back the moment two of his fingers circled her clit, but his strong arm held her close.

"Baby," she pleaded, with a sense of urgency.

As Josh grabbed her hip with his right hand, he made the mistake of glancing at his favorite football team playing on TV. His cock twitched with more excitement as his team possessed the ball, and Josh reflexively withdrew his fingers from Lauren's clit and held both of her hips.

His rough and hard thrusts matched his silent cheers as he watched one of his players run across the field to the goal. As the professional football player danced victoriously, Josh exploded inside the condom.

"Holy fuck," he growled, leaning back on the couch, as Lauren rested against his chest. "I've never done that before."

She giggled. "Me too. I had no idea a touchdown could make a guy cum like that."

"I'm sorry you didn't get off, baby." He nuzzled his scruff against her neck, making her giggle again.

Lauren tried to squirm away from his nuzzling. "I'll be fine. Although I wouldn't mind doing that again because that felt really good."

Josh stood up with Lauren cradled in his arms and set her down on the couch. After removing the condom, tying it off, and quickly throwing it away, he returned to her, nudging her legs apart with his knee.

Lauren leaned back against the couch cushion, closing her eyes, as Josh openly claimed her mouth with his, hovering over her. His lips, tongue licked her neck and then her clavicle. She inhaled sharply when his tongue swirled around a taut nipple and one of his fingers danced outside the entrance of her pussy.

"You're so fucking wet," he murmured, inserting a finger and making her arch her back.

Josh kissed her flat stomach and stuck his tongue inside her belly button, causing her to giggle. Kneeling on the floor between her slender legs, he slid his hands under her thighs and gripped her hips. As soon as he pulled her body closer to the edge of the couch, Josh planted his face in her wet pussy.

"Josh!" Lauren screamed, pulling his hair wildly with her hands and throwing one leg over one of his broad and muscled shoulders.

He voraciously sucked, licked, tugged at her swollen clit as a second finger disappeared into her drenched pussy. Her sweet smell intoxicated him, and Josh swore he could eat her for hours. Her beautiful pink pussy was his drug, and he was a helpless addict always craving more.

When Josh slipped in a third finger and devoured her throbbing clit, her body tensed and she held her breath as she rushed after the delirious high that seemed to tease her. Lauren steadily bucked against his face, and his tongue swiped her clit a few more times. And then she exploded, crying out loudly with relief and happiness and breathing heavily.

But Josh continued his relentless pace with his fingers and tongue, leading her to a second edge of euphoric bliss.

"Baby," she whimpered, releasing his hair from her grasp so her hands could play with her breasts.

With the remaining lucid thoughts in her mind and the way Josh ecstatically pleased and pleasured her, Lauren could feel he wanted to do this for her. This wasn't something he had to do in return for something he wanted; no, she knew he worshipped every part, every inch of her body. And Lauren had never felt more sexually alive, giving her entire body to him without hesitation or regret.

When he curved the tips of his fingers and continued to plunge further into her, Lauren sobbed with exhilaration as his fingers brushed the elusive G-spot. His tongue and mouth cleaned up everything; a mixture of sweat and her wetness. And when his tongue hungrily sucked her nub, a second explosion of sweet relief washed through her body.

Josh wanted to spend more time between her legs and make her cum even more and harder, but he felt her body go limp and saw her eyes were firmly shut. With the back of his hand, he wiped off his face, laid down on the couch, and pulled Lauren on top of him.

She happily nestled her head against his chest as Josh gently ran a hand up and down her back and kissed the top of her head.

"Baby?" he murmured in her ear as she started to doze off.

"Hmmm," she replied lazily.

"How do you feel about meeting my parents?"

DEDICATION: Thank you to JustinW11 for being excited about Josh and Lauren's relationship as much as I am.