Page 96 of Brighter Together

I kiss her once.

Then thrust again.

Ella comes with my name on her lips.

Watching her is enough to break whatever control I have left.

I bury myself inside her and follow.

Chapter 9

Tommy

For a while, there is only Ella.

Her arms around me.

Her breath hot against my neck.

Her body slowly relaxing beneath mine.

I stay exactly where I am, head tucked against her neck, listening to our breathing settle.

This is the part I never imagined.

The quiet afterwards.

The way her fingers lazily move across my back.

How reluctant I am to create even an inch of space between us.

Eventually, I realise most of my weight is still on her.

“Shit. Sorry.”

I push myself up.

Ella gives me a sleepy smile.

“I wasn’t complaining.”

“I’m considerably heavier than you.”

“You weren’t crushing me.”

“Good.”

Her fingers push the damp hair away from my forehead.

She studies my face.

“What?” I ask.

“I’m trying to think of a word better than perfect.”

The warmth that spreads through my chest has absolutely nothing to do with sex now.

“That good?”