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She shrugged her shoulders. “You were closer.”
A collective sigh went around the room, weariness drifting through like an unwanted guest. We all felt it, that sense of foreboding. We were running out of time. Quin was exhausted. I could see it in the way her eyes drooped slightly in the corners and how her steps had turned to more of a shuffle when she got up to use the bathroom earlier. As much as I appreciated our family and friends being here, showing their support, they needed to leave.
“Let’s reconvene tomorrow after everyone has had a good night’s rest,” I announced, not leaving any room for argument.
The group, as a whole, quickly cleaned up from the impromptu meal, then gathered their belongings and made their way toward the door. Once we were all out on the porch, River and Emory pulled Quin into a group hug, giving me a chance to talk to my parents.
“What do you need us to do,Hijo?” Pop spoke, his arm around Ma.
“Stay here during the day with Millie and Charlie. Luc will be here too, but…”
“We’ve got them.” He lifted his chin.
Quin moved to my side once the girls left, leaning her head against my shoulder. Ma stepped forward, taking my girl’s hand between both of hers and spoke softly in Italian.
“Encontrarás la paz de nuevo, mi alegría. You have been a part of our famiglia since the day you befriended River. There is one thing you must know about del Toros. We are fiercely protective when it comes to love and we love you…” She placed her hand on Quin’s stomach. “…and this little one more than anything.”
She gently wiped away a lone tear which had tracked down Quin’s cheek before kissing the other side.
“Thank you, Mrs. del Toro.”
“None of that missus stuff, it makes me feel old. Call me Ella or Ma, please.”
After the travesties I’d seen while in the Army, then surviving three horrific days in captivity, I never dreamed I’d find the other half of my soul. Then she was there. Her impossible beauty and full-of-life attitude ensnared me in an invisible net, one I never wanted to break free from. Watching the two most important women in my life embrace each other solidified what I’d known deep down for months. I not only loved Quinlan James; I wasinlove with her. She was a beacon of light in my thunderous storm.
When the last of our family left, I circled my arms around her stomach from behind and rested my chin on top of her head.
“Bedtime, baby.”
“You’re staying?” she sighed, the tension draining from her body with the statement. Shifting in my hold, she laid her head against my chest. “What did your mom say when she spoke in Italian?”
“She said, ‘You will find your peace again, my joy.’”
Leaning back, her emerald eyes met mine as her warm, soft hand caressed the rough stubble on my chin from not having shaved in two days.
“I don’t need to find what you’ve already given me. You are my peace, Allesandro del Toro.”
She rose up on her toes, hooking a hand behind my neck and drawing me down to her waiting lips. What started as a spark exploded into a raging inferno of want and need the moment our tongues tangled. She circled my waist with her arms while my hands roamed down her spine, dipping inside the back of her yoga pants to knead her firm, bare ass.
“No panties, Firefly?” My mouth left hers to trail a line of open-mouthed kisses down the side of her slender neck.
“I wanted to see what all the fuss was about,” she answered breathlessly.
“Jesus, I love your smart mouth.”
“What else do you love?”
“I love the sounds you make whenever my hands are on you.”
She moaned when I moved one hand lower, running two fingers through her drenched pussy from behind. My cock was painfully hard at this point, pressing so firmly against my zipper I was sure there’d be an imprint, but this was about her and what she needed after a shitty night.
“Stop teasing me, Hot Shot.”
I sucked hard on the fleshy space between her neck and shoulder as I penetrated her core with those two fingers, moving them in and out at breakneck speed. She gasped, her spine arching at the sudden intrusion, her hands fisting the back of my shirt.
“I need you to come for me, baby. Then we’ll go inside and I’ll make you see stars.”
Twisting my fingers, I increased the speed and strength of my thrusts until I felt her inner walls begin to flutter and her breaths came in short pants. Her head dropped back, body shuddering, as she succumbed to the pleasure I’d given her. Knowing she trusted me so freely with not only her body, but all her secrets, was a gift I’d never be able to repay.
