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I swat at him. “I don’t mean to have a teacher voice. I just need to get things done as efficiently as possible.”
“I know you do, Nova.”
I chew on my bottom lip, wondering how long he’s been annoyed by my tone.
Adam laughs softly. His fingertips graze the column of my throat. “Stop overthinking. It’s not a big deal.” When I don’t respond, Adam adds, “How about this? If I ever get enough of that teacher voice, I’m going to drag you somewhere private. It doesn’t matter where we are. I’ll take you away and shove your panties down to your knees…” He growls out the rest of his promise in my ear and my breaths start coming out rapidly.
“H-how will that help?” I croak, feeling hot all over.
“Positive reinforcement. ‘Teacher voice’ is now an invitation. You can keep doing it and I won’t mind.”
“That’s ridiculous.” I laughingly shake my head.
“Try it and we’ll see.” He yawns.
I settle into his side, enjoying the quiet hush of the evening and the thrum of his heart beating against my ear.
“I didn’t hurt you too much, did I?” Adam asks, mindlessly rubbing a circle on my hip.
“No, not too much.”
He poured every ounce of desire he had into me, unleashing punishing strokes that marked me from the inside out. I’m sure there will besomedamage.
But I would do it again.
“Although,” I kiss his chest, thinking of his insatiable lust and the beastly way he kept coming at me, “you’re not as much of a gentleman as I thought you were. It makes me wonder how you survived seven years without even kissing me.”
“It’s a good thing you always kept that line between us,” Adam mumbles sleepily against my forehead. “Because if I’d tasted you before you were ready to be with me, I’d have driven myself crazy wanting you.”
“Really?”
“It was tough enough when I didn’t know what being with you was like. But if I’d had you and then couldn’t touch you again…?” He shakes his head.
I lightly trace a finger over his full pink lips and watch them curve into a smile. “So you don’t regret waiting seven years for me to resign and figure myself out?”
“Darlin’, I’d wait a lifetime.” He gives me a kiss full of sweetness and bubbly promises. Then he pulls back, his eyes still half-hooded. “But I’m glad I didn’t have to because,” he whistles and slides a hand down the dip of my waist and over my hip, stirring heat between my legs again, “you are too exquisite for words.”
I laugh softly. “You big flirt.”
He smiles against my braids.
I nuzzle his chest, inhaling the damp fragrance of us on his skin.
“Nova,” he breathes my name.
I glance up and find chocolate brown eyes blinking down at me. “Hm?”
“Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For trusting me.” He runs his hands over my back, following the curve of my spine, stopping at the dip where my spine meets my tailbone and swooping back up again. “For loving me.”
I sigh inward. “Adam.”
“I know how hard it is for you to put the sword down, and I know how terrifying it must be to realize you’re falling for me.”
“Fallen.” I nudge his chest. “It’s already done.”
