“Nah, I never got that close.” I tilt my head to kiss her forehead. “You see, there was this girl I could never get over and I left my heart with her a long time ago. No one could hold a candle to her, so why bother trying.”
“You’re very swoony when you want to be.”
“Only for you. Always for you.”
We stay wrapped in each other, the only sound coming from the whirr of the ceiling fan above us.
Ellie starts running her hand up and down my stomach. I think she’s trying to be comforting, but the more she does it, the less I feel comforted and the more my dick hardens.
I close my eyes, willing it to go away.
Now isn’t the time, but my body doesn’t know that.
I take a few deep breaths, hoping it does the trick.
“Are you okay,” she asks. “Why are you breathing so hard?”
There’s laughter in her voice and now I’m thinking maybe her touch isn’t so innocent after all.
“It’s very difficult when you’re touching me and I’m trying to be a gentleman.”
She giggles, nuzzling her face into the crook of my neck. The heat of her breath skirts across my collarbone, and I get a little harder.
“Maybe I don’t want you to be a gentleman.” She nips at the skin just under my ear. “Maybe I want to end the night on a good note.” She sits up, and even though I can’t make out her expression, I know it’s more serious than it was a moment ago. “I want to forget for a little bit.” She bends to kiss my chest. “Distract me.” Her lips trail kisses down to my stomach. “Please.”
I feel like I’m failing her, not being able to catch the person behind everything. But this? This I can do. I can distract her. I can love her until she’s mindless. Until all she feels is us, and how good we are together.
Gripping her thighs, I flip us to settle her beneath me. Her legs cross behind my lower back like it’s second nature.
Thrusting, I nudge at her entrance even though we’re still clothed. “Is this what you need?”
Her back arches. “Yes, I need you.”
My heart squeezes, overwhelmed by how much I love her—how muchIneed her.
Together, we strip off the layers between us, and soon we’re tangled with my cock pressing into her thigh.
Ellie lifts her hips, silently begging for it.
“Do you want it quick and rough?”
Through the faint light filtering in from the stars, I see her lips quirk up. “You know I’m never satisfied with anything quick.”
I laugh against her mouth before slipping my tongue in. “Slow and rough it is.”
CHAPTER 54
Elyse
HOLDING OUR BREATHS
PRESENT
Iwake up alone, the spot beside me cold.
When I get downstairs, Dominic is leaned over the kitchen island with his back to me. He glances back as I approach.
I can tell by the way his shoulders are high above his neck, that something is wrong.
