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“I’m…” Damian’s voice wavered and broke the silence between us, tone still soft and hushed. “I’m so thankful for you.” If my heart could burst into a million pieces right then, it would have. I realized I didn’t deserve his kindness after keeping Luna from him all these years. “You sacrificed so much for Luna, and for me, and I want you to know how grateful I am for that. Even if I wish you hadn’t needed to make those choices.”
And there was no way on earth that I wasn’t going to cry after those words. Being a single mom all these years had been hard.
Most days, people wouldn’t really see the things I had to do every day to keep a roof over my daughter’s head. Countless hours devoted to low-paid work, and another set of countless hours devoted to raising a child. All that and there wasn’t really anyone around to say thank you. Luna thanked me in her own ways, of course, but it wasn’t quite the same. Damian helped me feel seen in a way that I had been craving for so long.
Damian continued to wipe away my tears as they fell. His ocean-blue eyes sparkled as he looked at me with his own emotion. I melted into his touch, and he held me up. This was the first time in a long time when I felt like I could let somebody take care of me for once, and it felt… comforting. It was something that I had forgotten over the years, and I was just so thankful to experience it again.
My hands found their way to the back of his neck as I tilted my lips up to meet his own, kissing him gently. It was just a simple kiss, but it felt like the most special kiss we’d ever had.
Chapter 17
Thalia
Iftherewasonething I knew about life, it was that one thing always led to another.
An intimate conversation about the choices we made five years ago, led to something, well, even more intimate.
“So, I think we have some catching up to do,” Damian whispered into my ear as he slipped the shorts from my body and kissed the sensitive skin on my neck.
I’d felt a weight being lifted off my shoulders when all the secrets and past frustrations made their way out into the charged air between us. I never really knew if this moment would ever come and I’d had no way to prepare for telling Damian about the reasons I really left all those years ago.
Of course, we still hada lotto talk about. This wasn’t over, not by a long shot. It was never a quick conversation when it came to family. But it was a relief to know that, for the most part, Damian understood my intentions. He understood that nothing would be the same today if we’d done things differently yesterday. It was a bittersweet thought.
But now, we were alone on the tour bus. The driver and a security team member sat in front, but there was a secure partition between us, and Damian was backing me up to the bedroom. He’d skipped this room during the welcoming tour when I joined the trip, and it was much cozier than I’d thought. I wasn’t sure what I’d expected, but the warm, low lights were somehow more. Especially when Damian was standing in front of me, stripping his shirt over his head.
He reached for the hem of my tank top and unceremoniously pulled it over my head, throwing it to the side. I wasn’t wearing a bra and my nipples were already aching for attention from Damian. After a second of appreciation, Damian closed the space between us and my hands found their way to the warm skin that stretched across his impressive abs. I traced each ridge appreciatively and looked up at Damian. His eyes were darkened with lust, more like the ocean in a storm. My hands drifted to his belt buckle as I slowly undid the loop, like opening a carefully wrapped present. Damian’s jaw clenched and his throat bobbed at a hard swallow of lust and anticipation. I barely breathed as I unbuttoned his jeans and pushed them to the floor.
Damian smirked at whatever emotion passed across my face and his hands found my hips, spinning me around so he could guide me toward the bed. His hands and lips were everywhere, kissing and nibbling my neck and earlobe.
When we got to his bed, I turned to face him again. My senses were on overdrive as his teeth lightly grazed one nipple, alternating between nibbling and sucking, making my heart rate race uncontrollably.
It was amazing how Damian knew just what would drive me to fall to pieces. He laid me back, crawling onto me and sealing his arrival with a deep kiss. Our tongues searched for each other, questioning and answering. There was also something about feeling him above me in a moving vehicle that added a certain level of excitement.
Damian's hands… oh, his hands. They worked their magic, their warmth radiating through my body as they seemed to explore every bit of my body, making me cry out for him. His fingers worked their way between my legs, finding my desire for him hot and wet. He pushed in, rhythmically teasing me, making me lose control.
As if on cue, the bus went over a bump on the road, but Damian didn’t miss a beat as his body was sliding down mine, replacing his fingers with his tongue between my legs.
I groaned his name as his hands still grabbed and caressed every inch of skin they could find. I was hot all over and felt like my insides were ten times too big for my skin, the pressure inside of me growing with alarming speed. The way his tongue explored my folds, darting in and out of my wetness. His eyes closed with enjoyment, groaning when he would take all of me in his mouth, sucking relentlessly on my clit, making shocks shoot up my body from my core.
Damian chuckled at what I could only imagine were filthy words tumbling from my lips. I couldn’t care or bring myself to be embarrassed. This man had me on the brink of desperation.
With no warning, Damian lifted my hips, urging me to turn onto my knees. His hand grasped one of my breasts as he rubbed himself against the soft flesh of my ass. He was impossibly hard, and I moaned loudly in anticipation.
Another low chuckle from Damian as I heard the crinkle of the condom wrapper. He urged my legs further apart and notched himself at my entrance, testing slowly at first and finding me more than ready for him, sunk in steadily, not stopping until his hips met my ass.
He paused so we could both catch our breath and then wove his hands in my hair, gently pulling my head up from where it had dropped onto the mattress.
“You are amazing, Thalia,” Damian whispered hoarsely in my ear. “So beautiful.”
He curled around me to kiss my neck as he started to move inside of me. My eyes rolled back at the familiar pleasure as the blood in my veins flowed warmer, and my skin prickled with goosebumps.
Damian gripped my hips tightly and picked up his pace, thrusting with greater and greater magnitude, making me breathless with each thrust. He briefly released his grip to grab one of my hands and move it between my legs.
“Touch yourself, baby.” The growled command made the fire inside of me burn even hotter. I immediately complied and was rewarded with praise from Damian as he slipped one hand from my hips to tease one of my nipples.
Lights as hot as the ones on the stage Damian had been on hours ago flashed behind my eyes and fireworks exploded through my body, hot and fast. I gripped the sheet beneath me, trying to stay grounded as Damian held my hips.
The orgasm left me boneless and out of breath, and in a growl and a brutal grasp of my flesh, Damian fell over the edge, too. We both fell to the bed, and Damian slumped against my back for a few long moments.
