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I slowly crawled back to him and nuzzled against his chest. “Alright.”
He threw the duvet over us and draped his heavy arm over me.
I felt more protected and safe than I’d ever felt in my life.
He held me so close that he could probably feel the tension tightening in my body. He kissed my cheek and sleepily whispered, “Breathe.”
I took in air through my nose slowly, feeling my chest expand, and expelled a hot burst of air from my mouth.
The tension in every muscle eased as sweet relief flooded through my body.
I relaxed and melted against him.
We fit together perfectly.
Sam’s breath slowed and deepened into a hypnotic rhythm, and I knew he’d fallen asleep.
I felt so safe and warm and relieved with his arm around me, holding me, comforting me, knowing exactly the right words to say, that tears leaked from my eyes.
It was stupid. It didn’t make sense, but then again, my brain didn’t have a habit of making sense.
I’d heard it said that sex was an expression of love, but thatnever wholly resonated with me. Every time I’d had it with Grayson, it felt transactional: he had physical needs, I had physical needs, and we traded at the relationship’s exchange rate. Calling it an ‘expression of love’ just didn’t fit.
But here in Sam’s arms, I finally understood.
Even though wedefinitelyweren’t in love, somehow he’d made love to me.
And that was terrifying.
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Birds chirped outside the window as I swam out of my dream.
I was against something; something warm and small and delicate in my arms.
I opened my eyes and saw pristine pale skin, almost glowing in the dazzling morning light slanting through the window.
So it did happen. She stayed.
I let out a sigh of relief and a lock of her chocolate-colored hair danced on my breath.
Her name—what was her name?!
She stirred in my arms.
My brain filled in with images and smells and sensations from the incredible night. The way she kissed me, the way she felt...
It was all too good to be real.
Yet, here Grace was in my bed.Still here.
Grace—that’s right. Her name was Grace.
Graceling. Gracelet. Gracious. Graceful.
I thought of the way her body rolled while riding my cock like a dancer or something.
