Page 121 of Teach Me Your Ways

I felt a sigh of relief. “I’m on the pill. No more unplanned pregnancies for me. And I haven’t had sex with anyone else in… shit. I guess it’s been a while if I can’t remember.”

He chuckled, the sound echoing around the enclosed space. “Yeah, it’s been a while for me.”

He pulled out of me slowly and stepped away. I turned around and leaned my ass against the wall. He shut off the water and then reached out to grab a towel. We walked into his bedroom. He laid me down on the bed and covered me with his body. His lips pressed against mine. My skin tingled from the skin-to-skin contact. The taste of him was like a drug I couldn’t get enough of. When he slid into me again, he didn’t move. His forehead rested against mine while he controlled his breathing.

He pulled back and looked into my eyes. “This is real for me, Cece.”

The intensity in his eyes was overwhelming. “It’s real for me too,” I whispered, my voice trembling. “I don’t know where this is going, but I know I want to find out.”

He smiled. “Good,” he said softly, brushing a strand of wet hair from my face. “Because I’m not letting you go.”

It wasn’t just the physical connection between us. It was the way he looked at me, the way he touched me, the way he made me feel like I was the only person in the world that mattered.

He kissed me again, this time slower, more deliberate. My fingers traced the muscles of his back, feeling the strength and power beneath his skin.

“Grady?”

“Yeah?”

“I want you.”

“You have me.”

“Good.”