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This is the first time I’ve gotten decent sleep in over a month. Not that I really slept. I was too worried I would wake up and this would be a dream. That Mindy would be gone, and I’d return to being hollow. So, like a pathetic asshole, I spent most of the night staring at her. Silently thanking her for giving me a second chance. One I don’t deserve.
I nuzzle my nose into the nook of her neck, inhaling the smell of her shampoo. She stirs in her sleep, and I pull her into me, loving how she wiggles her cute little ass against my growing cock. “Morning.”
“Meh, mornings are for the birds. If you sleep ’til noon, you skip all the drama.”
“It’s not because you regret anything that happened last night?”
She turns in my arms. “What do you mean?”
“Everything. I knew you’d been drinking. I’m just making sure I didn’t take advantage of you while you were in a state that you wouldn’t remember or possibly regret in the morning.”
A blush fills her cheeks. “I mean, if you’re asking if I remember everything we talked about and what was said, the answer is yes. But no, no regrets.” I release the breath I’ve been holding all night. “Besides that, I don’t remember anything else exciting happening. Nothing worth remembering—shit, no! Don’t tickle me.”
“Tell me what else happened last night, Minds.” I clutch her hips, digging my fingers into her soft skin.
“You wouldn’t stop talking, and I fell asleep—shit! Okay! We had crazy, hot sex, and I orgasmed a billion times! Please, stop tickling me.” Her giggles tamper off as I relax, satisfied with her answer.
Tenderly, I wet my lips and kiss along her shoulder.
“Tate?” she says in a whisper.
“Yeah?” I roll her so she’s on top of me. She raises up and straddles me. Her gaze is somber, and it starts to freak me out. She’s no longer smiling, and I worry there’s something wrong. Her eyes fall to where her hands rest on my chest. I know she can feel my heart thrashing against her palms. “What is it, Minds?” Fuck, I need to know what she’s thinking.
She finally speaks, and my heart stops altogether. “I love you too. I know I already let the cat out of the bag, but I wanted you to hear it again. In a better setting.” Her words hit their mark deep inside my chest.
I reach up and brush a loose strand of hair off her face. “I was an ass for not taking the gift you offered me the first time.”
“You were. No one’s arguing that. But I just wanted you to know even after…everything, that never went away. I wanted it, too. I was so angry. But my heart is stupid and wants stupid things. So, lucky for you, I love you.”
I sit up, cupping her cheeks, and hold her gaze hostage so she can see how deep my love for her runs. Then I take her lips in a hard kiss. It’s passionate and all-consuming. I want to spread her legs, shove myself deep inside her, and fuck her until she understands how I feel. “I’m never letting you go again.”
I make sweet love to her. Then I give her what she wants and fuck her until she’s panting and screaming my name. I hold her and kiss her and whisper praises of love and worship because now that I have her back, I won’t ever take the gift of having her in my life for granted.
***
It’s late afternoon when I stir awake. Surprised I slept, I open my eyes and catch Mindy perched on her side, staring at me. “Enjoying the view?”
“You betcha.”
“Then why do you look so conflicted?”
She shrugs. The way her eyes roam over me, I know there’s something on her mind. “Out with it, babe.” I sit up and push her onto her back.
She smiles weakly and says, “Can I ask you something?”
“Anything.”
She hesitates, then rushes out, “Was it hard for you to kill Vince—or Paul?”
“No.”
“You don’t feel guilt for taking his life?”
“Not a single second. I’d do it over and over for what he did to you.”
She ponders my answer, and it opens up a swarm of questions of my own. “My turn,” I say.
“Uh-oh.”
