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Cole nodded and looked down at his hands. “It makes it feel like you...you plan to stay. It makes me feel a little safer.”
“I do plan to stay,” I reassured him, sliding a hand down his arm and cradling his hand in mine. “You’ll have a hard time getting rid of me at this point.”
“Yeah? I hope that’s still the case after the Georgia visit.”
“You’re that nervous about it?”
He nodded and heaved in a breath. “Yeah. Worried my family will make asses of themselves and make you feel bad about yourself.”
“Well, it’s not like I’ll lump you in with them. You’ve never made me feel bad about myself just for being a human,” I told him. “It would suck if your family didn’t accept me, of course, but I wouldn’t hold it against you. It’s not like you have any control over them. And to leave you over something so trivial would make me quite the hypocrite, given how my dad first treated you when you guys met.”
Cole nodded and gave my hand a few squeezes. “Yeah, you’re right,” he said. “Honestly, I know better than to think you’d ever be anything but tolerant and sweet. You’ve never done anything to the contrary. I guess I’m just not used to all of these variables and uncertainties. I’m used to controlling the board state, you know?”
I nodded. “Risk management.”
“Yeah, exactly.”
“Well, don’t worry about me. I can handle the heat; otherwise, I wouldn’t be coming with you tomorrow.”
I glanced at the clock, seeing the small hour of the morning glowing green there. The sun would be rising soon, and Cole needed more rest.
“Let’s try to get a little more sleep,” I suggested. “We have a long day tomorrow.”
“I don’t know if I’m going to be able to sleep,” he said.
I nibbled on my lip and looked back at the door to make sure it was closed. When I met Cole’s eyes again, his eyebrows quirked in question.
“Lie down,” I said quietly.
Cole’s hand squeezed mine a little tighter, an instinctual tensing going through his body. “And exactly what do you have planned for me, Miss Cage?”
Despite the fact that we knew each other’s bodies intimately at that point, I still found myself blushing. “Just a little bedtime activity,” I said sheepishly.
“Oh, yeah?” His smile took on a sharpened, almost lupine quality. “And just what bedtime activity did you have in mind, sweetheart?”
“It’s a surprise,” I said, still feeling a bit shy.
Cole huffed a little laugh, then pressed a kiss to the back of my hand. Grinning, he slid back on the bed, lying down and propping his head on his folded arm to keep an eye on me.
The straining slope of his erection pressed against his boxer briefs. I scooched a little closer and palmed him over his underwear, drawing my hand in a heavy path up and down the underside of his cock, feeling it grow a little more with each long, slow stroke.
He heaved a sigh of comfort and surrender before adjusting his back and shoulders slightly. “God, I love it when you touch me,” he said in a low rumble.
“I love making you feel good,” I murmured, dragging my teeth across my lower lip. It still didn’t feel natural for me to talk to him during these experiences, but I adored his little affirmations when we made love. I wanted to give him the same feeling. I wanted him to know how much I treasured our little dives into physical intimacy.
“Come here, sweetheart,” he said, holding out his hand.
“But I’m taking care of you right now,” I said.
“No, no. I’m not having that. Come here,” he said, his tone a little sterner. “Unless you don’t want me touching you.”
“N-no, I want you to, but...” I flushed, nibbling on the inside of my lip.
“Tell me what you want,” he said gently, his eyes hooded. “Don’t be shy, baby. I want you to feel free to tell me when, why, and how you want me. It makes me feel so good to know you want me.”
Relenting, I crawled up onto the bed. When I was close enough, he positioned me comfortably on his lap. He slid his hands into the thin fabric of my robe and rested them on the spot where my thighs met my pelvis. His thumbs rested close to my vulva, brushing tantalizingly over my pajamas.
“So, what is my lady love’s delight tonight?” he asked, pressing a kiss to each of my knuckles in a slow, savoring calm.
