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I chew on my bottom lip, playing coy.
He curves toward me, his mouth skimming mine.“You, Esme.”He moves a hand to my face.“You satisfy me in ways I didn’t think possible.”
I moan, surrendering to his kiss.
This entire scenario is a double-edged sword.While it allows us to finally be together and not worry about getting caught, it will make returning to the real world all that more difficult.Especially now that I’ve been able to enjoy Creed’s kisses whenever I want.It’ll make me want to steal more kisses.
I remind myself that’s the precise reason things have to be this way.So that one day, Icansteal all the kisses I want.
Creed slowly curves back.“Come on.These oysters won’t shuck themselves.”He releases me and picks up his oyster knife, getting to work on prying open another one.
“True, but I think the oysters wouldn’t mind waiting so we can go for round three.Or is it four?”I waggle my brows.
His eyes darken as he leans toward me, taking my bottom lip between his teeth.“You’re insatiable, Esme.”
“Ihavebeen eating oysters.They have amino acids thought to increase sex drive.”
“All the more reason for me to keep shucking.”
He leaves a kiss on my lips before devoting his attention to opening the oyster, a silence settling over us as we get back to work.
“I don’t want you to think I’m only interested in sex with you,” he says after a beat.
“I know you’re not.You tell me practically every day how much you love me.”
He sets the knife on the counter and wipes his hands on a kitchen towel.It’s so normal.So domesticated.And I love everything about it.Love the possibility of being able to do more of this in the future.
It brings into focus just how much things have changed between us.
The last time we cooked dinner together, I refused to think about the possibility of having more nights like that with him in the future.Back then, I didn’t think therewasa future with us.Didn’t think I’d ever find the strength to go against centuries of tradition and fight to be with someone I loved.
Hell, I didn’t think I’d actually ever love anyone.
Now, I can’t stop thinking about my future… A future with Creed.
A smile tugs on my lips when I picture what that future might look like.About cooking dinner together every night.No more waitstaff.No more cooks preparing every meal.
Just me, Creed, and this love we’ve found.
And maybe, at some point, a few little ones running between our legs, something I never truly wanted until now.
With Creed, I want it all.
“That may be true,” he continues.“But I want to show you how much I love you.Don’t get me wrong.I like the sex.Hell, I bloody love the sex.”His pupils dilate, lust flaming within.“The things you do to me, Esme… The things you make me feel.”He licks his lips, taking a minute to compose himself.“I didn’t think these feelings were possible.”
“Me, either.”
He inches toward me, mouth skimming mine.“I didn’t think this kind of love was possible.”
“Me, either,” I say again, melting into his kiss before he retreats.
“Which is what I want to show you this week.I want to show you how much I love you.”A boyish smile teases his lips.“Want to cook dinner with you.Want to bring you coffee in the morning.Want to lounge on the couch as we watch a movie and I rub your feet.”
“It all seems so…normal.”
“But that’s what I want with you.What I want to give to you.A taste of normal in a life that’s been anything but normal for you.”
“That sounds…” I trail off, searching for the right word.
