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It was as if I’d been waiting for him my entire life. I’d been waiting for this moment. Where we could give to each other freely, with no barriers between us.
“Gavin…”
My name on his lips had me picking up the pace, deepening the kiss. The bond between us strengthened as we sealed our promise to love each other without words, and never had I felt such a connection with another person.
Then our eyes met and my climax threatened. The need to release, and let all of this love out, was right there as Daire looked into my eyes.
“Come with me,” I said, hooking my fingers around his pendant. “Mark me as yours…forever.”
Daire thrust his hips, the passion between us now at fever pitch as we raced toward the finish line, sharing the breath inside us.
I felt enveloped by him. His arms, his mouth, his body had become one with mine. My muscles flexed, my knees tightened around his hips, and when he tore his lips from mine and shouted my name, the warm flood of his arousal inside me had mine exploding between us, painting him in the proof of my feelings.
How had I lived before this moment? How had I existed without knowing the love of this man under me? I had no idea. But one thing I did know was that I never wanted to go another day without knowing what it was like to be loved by Daire Connery.
FORTY-THREE
daire
A COUPLE WEEKS later, I stood outside a row of buildings on the west side of the city in a full-on downpour as I waited for Gavin. The black umbrella shielded me from most of the blasting rain, at least until the wind blew and it went sideways.
Didn’t matter to me. I was still a little overheated from my workout, and if I wasn’t about to go inside somewhere that wouldn’t appreciate my being drenched and leaving puddles all over their floor, I wouldn’t have bothered with the umbrella.
I glanced up to see the Sprinter making its way through traffic, my anticipation rising at seeing Gavin after long hours away.
Being the good student he was, and me still not giving much of a shit about anything educational, he’d been prepping for final exams while I hit the gym.
Scotty pulled over to the sidewalk a block away, and Gavin quickly jumped out, which told me someone was too impatient to wait in traffic. He took off down the sidewalk, umbrella angled to head off the sheets of rain, and I went in his direction to meet him halfway.
“You’re crazy,” I called out as he got close, and he grinned, not slowing down until he was in front of me, dipping under my umbrella for a kiss.
“Can’t help it. I wanted to see you.” At some point he’d gotten wet, because his hair was a darker blond and rain-slicked away from his face. Fucking gorgeous.
“Get everything done?” I asked as I took his hand, lacing our fingers together and walking back down the block.
“Yep. I’m so ready for this semester to be over already. Think we can convince the guys we need a month-long trip somewhere far away?”
“East probably already has something planned to the minute, knowing him. But if he doesn’t, maybe we can do our own thing.”
Gavin looked at me. “Really? You’d want to?”
“No, I’d hate it.” I snorted and squeezed his fingers. “Of course I would.”
“I’d like that.” He smiled, but then stopped walking, jerking me to a stop. “What about your practice, though? You can’t be away that long while you’re still learning the ropes.”
“Says who?”
“Uh, I’m sure your coach would be pissed.”
I lifted a brow. “Since when have I ever let someone else dictate what I do?”
“Never, but this is different. MMA training is a big deal. Speaking of, how’d practice go today?”
“Fine. Not sure about all these rules yet. They get in my fucking way.”
“I thought the only rules were no ball kicks or gouging out someone’s eyes. That a problem for you?”
“Well, today it was no throat strikes, so that’s shit.”
