Page 75 of The Heartbreak Hotel

She broke the kiss. “Are you sure? I don’t want you to rush into anything.”

Riley’s gaze held hers. “I want you, Ella. You’re my future.”

That hit her like a ton of bricks. Dizzying her in the best way possible. Fuck’s sake. She blinked back tears, but the warmth swelling in her heart continued to get bigger and bigger.

Luckily, Riley kissed her again, and the movement of her fingers over Ella’s thighs was more than enough of a distraction. In no time, they were making out, their hands wandering over each other’s slippery bodies. Riley hauled Ella on top of her, so that one leg was straddling Riley’s torso. The water, lukewarm now, swirled around them as they pushed and pulled, trying to eliminate any spaces between them.

“Really?” Ella asked, breaking the kiss. “You want me?”

Riley pressed her lips to her neck, her tongue collecting the water droplets and sending a shiver down her spine. “Yes, Ella. I want you.”

Heat spread between her legs. Who knew those words were such a turn-on? Fuck. She found Riley’s lips again, and Riley’s hot tongue slipped into her mouth, slow and silky. Her stomach flip-flopped, her senses sparking to life.

Ella was suddenly very aware she was naked and pressed up against a wet and also very naked Riley.

The kisses built, growing harder and more forceful, until they were both slipping around the tub. A dull ache grew inside her, and she gasped as Riley hooked her leg up and spread her folds. Riley sunk a finger into her easily, and Ella moaned against her lips as she glided in and out of her.

“Oh…god…Riley.” She clawed her nails into her back, sliding them over her wet skin. But Riley continued her slow pace, her playful tongue sending throbs right where Ella needed it. “Fuck.”

Arousal flooded her, drowning out anything other than Riley. Riley. Riley, who wanted Ella as much as she wanted her.

Riley added another finger, and Ella hummed, needing her to fuck her right here, right now. But their bodies slipped in the tub again, and they both let out a short laugh.

Riley hooked her fingers upwards, and Ella bucked. She planted a kiss on Ella’s breast, her tongue flicking over her nipple.

“Shall we get out of the bath now?”

Chapter Twenty-One

Riley

Riley pulled a towel from the hook and wrapped it around Ella’s shoulders. A slow, seductive smile spread across her face, the moment elongating. A few lone candles continued to flicker by the side of the bath, but the real heat charged in the air between them.

She admired every curve of Ella’s body. Her thick thighs, soft stomach, and Riley’s favourite—her magnificent full breasts. A low pulsing grew between Riley’s legs. She’d be an absolute idiot not to follow this woman to the ends of the earth. It was funny—if someone had said this to her a month ago, she’d have thought they were a few sandwiches short of a picnic. But looking at the beautiful redhead in front of her, everything had changed. Everything.

Grasping the ends of the towel, she tugged Ella closer, planting the softest of kisses on her lips.

Ella groaned as she brushed her mouth across her jaw, kissing her neck. She traced her tongue over her pulse point, soaking up the water droplets. Ella grabbed her waist, tilting her head to the side to give her more room.

But Riley was torn. She wanted to give in to her primal urges, to kiss, bite, and suck Ella’s skin. To mark her so deeply that nothing, not even the gods or the spirit guides, would ever dare to think about taking her away from her. To have her unravelling at her fingertips, the evidence marking Riley’s cheeks and tongue, to drown in her.

But she also wanted to cherish every single thing about this moment. Her heart had never felt so full. Ella was an amalgamation of qualities Riley didn’t even know she needed. Open and patient. Hot and fiery. Beautiful, unfiltered chaos.

If Ella could be all those things, Riley could too. So she let go of her reservations, kissed a little harder, sucked a little longer, and demanded Ella’s attention with every movement of her mouth over her skin.

And it was working.

“Fuck…Riley.” Ella’s nails raked across her back, encouraging her.

She followed the trail of droplets down her neck, over her collarbone, and into the dip of her cleavage, then cupped her breasts, mixing the hard and soft together, a gentle squeeze paired with the nibble of teeth. She swirled her tongue around Ella’s nipple and lowered herself to look up at her. Her cheeks were flushed, those plump lips parted as her chest heaved.

Time to step it up a notch.

She gripped her waist and pushed her back against the bathroom door with a thud, and began to kiss her all over, hands exploring every inch as Ella grasped back at her.

“You’re so fucking perfect, Ella,” she murmured as she took her other nipple into her mouth. She bit gently, causing a rumble in Ella’s throat, and then dropped to her knees, placing herself between Ella’s thighs. She lapped at the water marks, sucking and moving closer to her pussy, where she hovered, letting her breath dust against her clit, already glistening and begging for a taste. Ella’s dark eyes pinned her there, demanding the same. But they knew how the other worked by now.

God, she loved this. The freedom of giving herself to someone so completely. She hadn’t felt this much like herself in years. Of course, the future still scared her. But with Ella there, it didn’t seem such an impossible mountain to climb.