I grind my teeth at her words. “No. It won’t.”
It will. It will. It will.
But I’ll take anything she gives me. Literally anything.
“You promise?”
No.
“Yes.”
“Okay. Kiss me. Please.”
She doesn’t have to ask me twice as I lay my mouth over hers. It’s hot, heavy, and fucking desperate. Months’ worth of separation, agony, and relief all rolled into one. I hold her jaw still as I devour her mouth, sweeping my tongue over hers. I curl my hand into her nape and hold her still.
A moan vibrates through my soul as we both exhale at the same time.
“I’ve got you,” I whisper against her lips, and she trembles.
My arm hooks around her lower spine as I tug her towards me, my fingers sliding into the back of her hair. She grips onto me as if her life depends on it and allows me to take control, kissing me back with the same ferocity I’m giving.
It’s been too long. Seconds have felt like years. Now I feel like I’ve found home again after being lost for an eternity. Even if it’ll destroy me after.
I’ll have to put myself back together if that means I get to have her one last time. I’m going to worship every inch of her until my words are tattooed onto her skin, and I’m the only person she’ll ever remember.
CHAPTER 29
FINN THOMPSON
Our mouths blend together, and I revel in the feeling of kissing my girl again. Fuck. She’s definitely not my girl, but she’ll always be my girl in my heart.
“Wait,” Maya gasps as she presses a hand to my shoulder and pushes back slowly.
I blink at her and study her swollen lips. “What’s wrong?”
“Skye,” she murmurs and gestures to where she’s lying atop her playmat on the living room floor. “Oh god. I forgot about her.”
“You didn’t forget. She’s safe,” I reassure her. “It’s okay.”
I step away from Maya before scooping Skye up into my arms and walking her into the bedroom, where I place her down in her cot. I wait for a moment, expecting her to burst into tears at the change in scenery. There’s nothing I want more than to have Maya wrap herself around me, but we both know our daughter comes first.
Skye wriggles and stares up at me, seeming content. I suck down a large breath of relief when I grab the baby monitor, step away, and shut the door. She’s a loud girl, so we’ll most likely be able to hear her, but just in case we get a little carried away.
Maya is standing in the living room, her hands clasped together in front of her as she waits patiently. Her eyes are the size of dinner plates, and it makes me feel like I’m on the edge.
Nothing is ever going to be conventional now we have a baby to look after, but I’ll take every second I can get before Skye starts to kick up a fuss. I place the monitor down on the side and pick up where we left off.
I walk towards her as she tilts her head and watches me with thick intensity. I clasp her jaw with my fingers, and she shudders as I bring our mouths back to one another. I claim her lips in a slow fashion. We might not have all the time in the world, but I don’t want to rush this, not when it might be the last chance I get to be intimate with her.
Every inch of me wants to latch on with both hands and beg she never pulls away. But I ignore that and focus on her. She needs this. She needs looking after.
And I’ll drop down onto my knees and give her everything she desires because all I want is to see her happy and satisfied.Appreciated.Oh god, I’m going to appreciate every little thing about her until her head is spinning and she’s crying out my name.
I groan into the kiss as my cock begins to stir at the thought alone. Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve had her to myself like this. My mouth dips to her neck as I trail a line of kisses over her throat and down to her collarbones. Her head rolls to the side, eyes closing with bliss.
I cradle the back of her neck with my hand and graze my teeth over her pulse point. Yeah, she’s intoxicating.
My hands sink down her back, and I grip onto her thighs before hoisting them around my waist. I walk us to the sofa as I kneel down, place her on her back, and lean over her body.
