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His hand grabs my wrist and pins it to the bed, and growls, “I want to hear you. I want to hear what I do to you, Ava.” He says in between thrusts, “Because what you do to me… I get hard from the scent of you.”
As our eyes lock, something changes. He slows and starts using his finger on my nub. He looks me in the eyes. It’s a new look. A look I’ve never seen from him. The feeling of his fingers, his look boring into my soul, andhim.I’m coming undone.
“Damien,” I whimper, scratching my nails through his hair and down his back.
“I know, baby,” he whispers, leaning forward, resting his head next to mine, breathing heavily, and keeping his rhythmic motion. “I feel it, too.”
Good.
Entangled in the sheets, night turns to morning. Still storming outside from the night before, Damien pulls me into him. Listening to the pitter-patter of the rain on the window and being snuggled up with the man of my dreams is a new level of happiness.Contentment.
A few moments later, I sit up wearing only his sweater falling over my shoulder. The joys of wearing my man’s clothes. I watch him sleep while I lean over him. His eyes open, and he tucks a strand of hair behind my shoulder as I lean closer to him.
“Damn, Ava, you’re beautiful.”
I smile. “I’ve been thinking, Damien…”
“If you’re thinking about homemade blueberry pancakes, I already ordered breakfast for us.”When did he do that?I was lying there for a while thinking about what I was about to tell him.
“That sounds amazing, and thank you. But that isn’t what I wanted to talk to you about.”
His eyes fill with concern. Like a concern that he is expecting me to say, ‘well, it’s been fun, but one and done.’ I ease his worries by continuing, “If you can’t be a part of my world, I want to be a part of yours.”
He lays there gazing into my eyes, trying to wrap his head around my words. Words that are loaded like a gun. Words that, once you pull the trigger, there is no turning back. But, I let him marinate in my words, not pushing for him to react or respond.
“Do you know what you’re saying?” He asks, finally breaking the silence.
“Of course. I wouldn’t make this decision lightly.”
“I’m not saying you would. But it’s dangerous. Myworldcould get you killed,” he insists.
He is still moving the pad of his thumb in circles on my thigh. “Damien. You are my world. I can’t explain the extreme pull I have towards you, and I’m not going to pretend to. But…,” I pause. This is it. This is where things change, and time stands still. “I love you, Damien. And, I’m not going to run scared because your life is dangerous. I want to be dangerous with you.” My voice trails off, not because I’m second-guessing my request, but more embarrassed, thinking he would even entertain the idea of letting me enter his world.
“You love me?” He whispers. This is a good sign. I take my hand and rub it over the ink on his neck.
“I love every piece of you. Even the broken ones.”
He fights a smile as the corners of his mouth curl upwards, “I love you too, Firefly.”
I smile, burying my head in his chest. He slowly runs his fingers up and down the bare skin of my arm.
“So, you want to be that girl who sets the world on fire, huh?” He asks softly.
“Maybe,” I sigh. “No one expects a ‘good girl’ like me to do that kind of thing, and maybe…that’s something I want to do?”
“I can make it happen,” he states, still caressing my arm.
“How?” I lean back to look into his eyes before saying mockingly, “You’re going to do it for me? Instead of me?”
“No,” he whispers, gazing at me. “I’ll only hand you the matches. Stay by your side and watch you do the rest. The world can be ours, Avalyne.Yours.”
I smile, stealing a tender kiss from his lips.
“What if we burn?” I ask, realizing it is real and dangerous. It is not one of my dark romance books.
“If that’s what it takes to be with you, I can burn. I won’t let a flame touch you. I’ll be your shield, Firefly.” He says those words as if he is so sure nothing can stop him from protecting me. And I know it’s worth it. If turning my life upside down is what it takes to be with him, it’s worth it. I wouldn’t hesitate to go through hell to be with him. I wouldn’t hesitate to die for this moment.For him.
Damien
