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Three seconds passed before he replied with, “Then come here.”
As I slowly made my way over to him, it felt like his eyes were piercing through me. This was my doing, so why was I so nervous? At his bed, I got inside, being sure to keep enough distance between us so we wouldn’t be able to touch each other.
“Do you love me like your sister?” The soft smile he teased me with as his head shook made my heart race. “As your best friend?”
“Yeah, I do.”
“Oh, okay, why didn’t you just say that?”
“Because that’s not all.” Leaning forward, Jeremiah’s hand wrapped around my neck, and the act had me on my hands and knees crawling closer to him. When we were sitting close enough for our skin to touch, he continued. “I love you as my soul mate. I love you as my mirror—the person who shows me the best and worst in me. I love you as my life partner, the one I’m supposed to do life forever with. I love you with my spirit.” My eyes closed and head hung as I fought to compose myself. “You make me better, and I feel like I was created to make you better too. I love you with my heart, my mind, my emotions… my actions. I love you like you’re mine because you are.” His hand cupped my cheek as he told me, “Look at me.” I opened my watery eyes. “I love you like I’m in love with you, but I also love you selflessly enough to remain what you need me to be… just a friend.”
My eyes fluttered as I fought back tears. He was right. His answerdidhave the power to change things between us. He was right. Iwasn’tready for it. Knowing that truth didn’t stop me from straddling his lap and cupping his cheeks.
“Jerry,” I whispered against his lips as he held my waist. “Thank you for loving me in all the ways that you do. I love you always in all the ways. I’m in love with you too.”
“You don’t have to do this, angel.”
“Yes, I do.” I took his hand into mine and kissed it. “You satisfy me so much as my friend that that’s all I’ve ever wanted from you. For the last year, I’ve been in a haze. The man I thought I could trust, the one I was supposed to feel the safest with, violated me in a way that had me questioning everything. I’ve never had to question you. You’ve always been the one I’ve felt safest with, the one I trust the most. The one who handles me with love, kindness, and respect. I’ve always loved you with my soul and it’s attached to my heart. You’re the perfect man for me, but I’m just so afraid to ruin what we have for something romantic. I lost Nova that way, and though I wouldn’t dare compare you to him, I can’t lose you too.”
“You never will. I can promise you that, Chapel. You never have to worry about losing me. I got you forever, however. I’m yours.”
He’s mine.
That declaration, the simple choice of giving himself to me instead of telling me I was his, further confirmed Jeremiah was the one.
He was mine.
Mine to have, mine to keep.
I wouldn’t have to worry about him giving himself to anyone else.
My eyes fluttered, and I kissed him, heart squeezing as the weight of having him as mine settled within it. Even without a title, Jeremiah’s word was his bond. A bond that I was sure would never break.
His eyes began to glide across my body, causing soft whimpers of mirth to release from me. His eyes, as soft as a caress, looked my frame over, as if this was the very first time. I suppose this was the first time in a sense. We were in uncharted territory at this point, yet being with him in this way felt comfortable and familiar.
“You love me in all the ways?” I confirmed, sliding down the bed.
Jeremiah hovered over me, connecting his hands with mine and stretching them over my head. “All the ways.”
Every place his eyes touched, heated. My eyes fluttered as I panted, feeling strangely vulnerable yet comfortable under his lust-filled gaze.
“Then love me… love me in this way.” I lifted my hips, winding them against him softly.
“Mm,” he moaned, gripping my waist. “Don’t do that, baby. You’ll have me cumming before I’m even inside, and I can’t make a bad first impression.”
His confession made me giggle as it inflated my ego.
“You want me that much?” I whispered, spreading my legs as he made himself comfortable between them.
“I want you this much.” He wrapped my hand around his hard shaft, and my pussy immediately began to throb. Stroking his dick, I moaned in anticipation. He was long, thick, curved. Meaty.
“Damn,” I muttered, feeling my arousal grow with each stroke.
Jeremiah’s hands were all over me—with little haste, he took his time, no urgency. They were on my breasts, my neck, the pads of his fingers sliding down my stomach, palm caressing my pussy. I was panting, chest heaving as I tried not to disentangle just from his foreplay.
I moaned into his mouth as his palm continued to circle my clit. As my back arched and I felt myself on the verge of my climax, he pushed my panties to the side and entered me with his middle finger. My walls pulsed against him as I came. He slipped a second finger inside as he pushed the straps of my nightshirt down. The warmth of his mouth around my nipple was almost orgasmic within itself.
Jerry pulled his fingers out of me, licking away my essence. He undressed me before making his way down between my thighs. Each kiss he placed there had my body dropping deeper and deeper into his bed. A shudder passed through me the moment I felt his breath on my clit. I loved head, and I loved having my pussy played with. The feel of his tongue sliding between my folds lulled me into a state of euphoria.
