For always.
CHAPTER THIRTY
IVAN
ONE YEAR LATER
Emma never ceases to amaze me. Her determination throughout her recovery, and even afterward, never wavered.
You can’t even see the scar from where the bullet entered her abdomen unless you look closely, and nobody but me gets close enough to look.
Emma asked me to teach her some self-defense moves so she can better protect and defend herself in the future. She’s gotten so good that she can kick Grigory’s ass when they spar together, and she gives me a run for my money.
Lidiya graduated and moved back to Boston for a little while. She lives in the guest house, and Emma trains with her twice a week.
Earlier today, I took Emma to the shooting range, and now I’m standing on the back porch watching her do laps in the pool.
“Mind if I join you?” I ask her as she finishes her last lap.
“Please do,” Emma replies, looking up at me from the side of the pool and wiping the water out of her eyes.
I take my time walking down the pool steps. Emma is wearing the blue bikini I bought her last year before our first vacation together. I wonder if she wore it on purpose, because every time she wears it, I end up taking it off with my teeth.
Emma’s back hits the side of the pool as my body meets hers. I lean down to kiss her as she wraps her arms around my neck.
“You know, everyone is out of the house for the evening,” I whisper into her ear before peppering kisses down her jawline.
“Oh yeah? What ever shall we do?” she responds. Her legs instinctually wrap themselves around my waist and she locks her ankles together. Emma starts grinding against my rapidly hardening cock, and I let out a long groan.
“I have an idea,” I say as my hand pushes her bikini bottom to the side, and I sink two fingers inside her warm pussy. Emma lets out a groan of her own as I slowly pump them inside her.
“And what if I want more than that?” she asks breathily.
“All you have to do is ask. You know I’ll give you anything you want,” I answer her as I smile.
“Please, Ivan,” she begs.
I kiss her deeply while pulling my cock out and pushing inside her. The motion pushes Emma a little higher on the pool wall, while also allowing her to angle her hips to meet my thrusts.
Water slaps between us as we pick up speed, Emma’s moaning mixing with my own. Pretty soon, we’re falling over the edge together, but I’m not done with her just yet.
I pull out of her cunt and lower her legs so she can stand on her own. We get out of the pool and grab towels to dry off before I take her in my arms to kiss her again. I cannot get enough of this woman. I bend down so I can pick her up and throw her over my shoulder, and then start running for the house and our bedroom.
I make Emma come undone in my arms three more times before I’m done with her. Right now, she’s laying completely spent in my arms, starting to drift off.
“Are you ready for tomorrow?” I ask her, placing a kiss on the top of her head.
“I am,” Emma replies. I called in a favor at Cornell that allowed Emma to complete her remaining classes online. She not only passed, but will graduate summa cum laude and on the Dean’s List.
“Good,” I say. “Do you remember the plan?” Under any other circumstances I wouldn’t worry, but Emma sometimes still has memory issues following the concussion she suffered.
“You and I are flying to New York in the morning, graduation in the afternoon, and then back to Boston for graduation dinner with everyone,” she tells me.
“Good,” I tell her. “I’m so proud of you for everything you worked for.”
“Thank you for helping me,” Emma says as she looks up at me. “I thought about transferring to Boston University to finish, but you made it work for me to finish at Cornell.”
“You deserve it,” I tell her.
