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In the kisses we shared.
There wasn’t anything I didn’t love.
It could go on forever and ever, and I’d never complain. Banks was a magnificent lover, making me all too eager to keep my limbs tangled up with his.
Time passed, and we didn’t stop. We let it build up, knowing there was no chance of it not being extraordinary.
“Lamise.”
Hearing him say my name in that tone, I couldn’t hold myself back. Banks was coming undone, and I was right there with him.
“Banks,” I whispered, my eyes pinned on his.
That’s when it happened. We came apart together, a long, soft moan escaping from the back of my throat. It took everything in me not to close my eyes with how good it felt as wave after wave of pleasure washed over me, but I refused to miss Banks’s reaction to what we’d just had.
When we made it through to the other side, Banks rolled, so he was on his back, and I was on top of him. He held me like that, his fingers on one hand gently caressing the heated skin on my back while the other hand squeezed my ass and thighs possessively.
We both fought to regain control of our breathing.
He’d gotten there first, but I was the one who took the opportunity to speak. “That was beautiful.”
Another squeeze on my ass. “Yeah. You are incredible.”
I lifted my head from his chest to look at him. “Me? You led that whole thing.”
“And you followed beautifully,” he noted, a smile on his face.
He wasn’t wrong.
I had followed beautifully.
I’d have been a fool not to.
I returned the smile, rested my cheek back on his chest again, and relished the feel of having this kind of connection with someone again. I hadn’t expected I’d ever have it again, and now that I did, I knew I wouldn’t ever be able to let him go.
“Thank you,” I said softly, following a bout of silence.
“For what, darling?”
Warmth moved through me. “For making thiseverything that it was tonight. For being you. For taking your time. For giving me something so wonderful and making it unforgettable.”
Banks brought both arms around me and squeezed me. “You’re welcome.”
We stayed like that a little while longer before we decided to get up and get ourselves cleaned up. And when Banks slipped back into the bed with me, curling his body around the back of mine, I fell asleep with a smile on my face, feeling the happiest I had in a very long time.
TWENTY-TWO
Banks
I thought I knew what it would be like.
I was wrong.
I didn’t have the slightest clue what I’d been thinking.
Being in bed, having Lamise’s soft, naked body pressed close to me, I realized just how mistaken I’d been.
For far too long, I’d been consumed by grief, never thinking I’d want any part of this ever again. How could I?
