AllFreeNovel
Share Us
I love you. I love you. I love you.I repeated the words inside my head with each thrust. I couldn’t say it out loud. Not with so much still up in the air, but I felt it in every breath, every touch.
I wanted more.I wanted to do this every night. I wanted to go to sleep beside her and wake up next to her. I wanted to see her ruffled hair as she rested her head on my chest in the morning, her leg covering mine. I wanted everything with her. I wanted us to raise Kendall together. I wanted to watch her grow up and mature.
I wanted more.I wanted babies of our own. Ones who would share her red hair and my brown eyes.
I wanted Sophie to be happy and fulfilled. I wanted to stay by her side, growing more each day. I never wanted to leave her.
As my spine tingled with an impending release, there was a sense that the dream was just out of reach. Unattainable. Because that’s how things always were with Sophie. She was bigger than life. A relationship with her seemed impossible.
I tightened my grip on her fingers as I thrust harder. Deeper. Her pussy clamped around my cock as she went over, sucking the orgasm out of me. I lowered my head to her shoulder as stars burst in my vision, and I emptied myself inside her, imagining that this was my life and Sophie was my wife.
The image was so intense, so beautiful, I was overcome with emotion. My chest tight, my throat dry, I rolled to my side, caressing her skin, the curve of her waist, and the slope of her hip. I’d never get enough of her.
I kissed her shoulder. “You’re so beautiful.”
She smiled sleepily. “You make me feel that way.”
“Because you are.” I turned her head so I could kiss her lips. It was slow and exploring, a validation that she was mine, if only for now.
Tomorrow, everything might change. I couldn’t forget that or stop anticipating it. We learned from our past, and our history suggested a future together wasn’t inevitable.
“I love you, Mark. I don’t think I ever stopped.” Sophie’s voice broke through my thoughts, sending goose bumps over my skin.
I pulled away slightly so I could see her face. Every muscle in my body pulled taut. I wasn’t sure how to respond because I’d told her the same with my body, even as I held back my words.
She shifted to her side, her hands tucked under her cheek. She was gorgeous, her skin flushed pink from her orgasm, her nipples still puckered from arousal.
I wanted to take her again.
“It’s different now. Deeper. More intense somehow.”
I wanted to agree, but the words got stuck in my throat. What if Melanie showed up and demanded Kendall move back to Indiana? What if Kendall was unhappy with me dating Sophie? I wasn’t drawn into a false hope that today was the beginning of her accepting Sophie as mine. I knew it would be a process; there’d be ups and downs. Nothing would be easy, but then nothing worth having ever was.
Her gaze searched my face.
I knew what she was looking for, but I wasn’t sure I could, or should, give it to her. I didn’t want to give her false hope or promise something I couldn’t give. I didn’t want to hurt her.
“Do you feel the same?” Sophie’s voice was hesitant.
Instead of responding, I rolled on top of her and kissed her. With renewed energy, I worshipped her mouth and her body, and by the time I slid inside, we were both slick with sweat and on the edge of an epic orgasm. This time, we went over simultaneously. It was like our souls met in that moment. I knew she’d understand what I couldn’t say.
Our love transcended everything. I fell asleep afterward. In my dreams, Sophie danced like fog over the water. Each time I reached for her, she’d disappear.
I startled at the buzz of my phone. I reached clumsily for my phone, which I must have tossed on the bed. It was Ellie, telling me I could pick up Kendall. She was tired and wanted to come home.
I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I’d been so consumed with Sophie I’d forgotten about my daughter. How could I be so reckless?
“Is everything okay?” Sophie asked, rubbing my lower back.
“I need to get Kendall.” My voice was rough with sleep. How was I going to explain this to Kendall? Sorry, I fell asleep with Sophie. She was young, but she wasn’t naïve.
Sophie glanced at the clock on the nightstand. “I must have fallen asleep.”
“We both did.” I got out of bed and moved to the dresser to grab briefs and jeans. Our clothes were scattered, and I’d need to pick them up before I left. I didn’t need Kendall to see our clothes strewn about the house.
“Are you upset?”
“I shouldn’t have fallen asleep.” My jaw was tight.
