My eyes grow wide. “Are you kidding?”
She shakes her head, water dropping to the floor. “I talked to my sister. Everything’s okay. I’m going to finish my degree online, so I don’t have to re-enroll in college here. Me and my sister will make plans to visit. We’ll talk all the damn time, but I belong here. With you.”
I open my mouth. Close it. Open it again. “What…I’m just so taken aback. I was planning on moving there. I was ready to do it.”
“I know,” she says with a nod, stepping up to me and crossing her wrists behind my head. “And I love you even more for being willing to do that, but it’s not necessary. This is your home, Elijah. Your job is here.”
I shake my head, holding onto her waist. “You’re wrong about one thing.”
Her brows furrow slightly. “What?”
“Our home. This is our home.”
Her confused face morphs into surprise and then elation. “Yeah? Are you sure?”
“I’ve never been more sure about anything. We belong together.”
“Have I said I love you yet?”
“You could say it a hundred times a day and I’d still never get tired of hearing it.”
“I love you.”
“I love you. Now, let’s go shower and celebrate our reunion.”
“Mm. Yes, sir.”
55
Stripped naked and under the hot stream of water, Elijah stands behind me and washes my back. I spin around and rub the soaped-up loofah over his chest. We’re quiet, lost in this sensual and tender moment.
After a while, the tenderness turns into something more aggressive. We haven’t felt each other’s touch in months. And now we get to make up for it.
Still wet, we move from the bathroom straight to his bed.
Our bed.
Naked, I’m splayed across the top of the mattress, and Elijah climbs over me, licking the water from my skin. Goose bumps travel across my heated flesh.
He kisses and licks across my chest and stomach, and I feel his erect cock pressed against my leg. I need him. I need to feel everything. We’ve never had sex without a layer of protection between us, but over the past couple months, we’ve discussed this. We’re both clean and we haven’t slept with anyone else in a long time.
Holding himself over me, he plants soft kisses on my lips. I hook my arms under his, placing my hands on his back as I plant my feet on the mattress and drop my knees to the side.
Elijah’s cock prods at my entrance, and I move my body, wanting him to slip into me.
“Once I’m inside your tight cunt, I’m going to lose all my sense and not be able to form cohesive sentences. So I’m gonna say something now, and then I’m going to fuck you senseless.”
I shiver, loving his filthy mouth and the sinful promise he just made. “Okay.”
“Thank you for coming home to me. Thank you for making me complete. I’ve never known a love like this, and I’m glad you’re back where you belong.”
I reach up and gently let my knuckles trail down his cheek, feeling the prickly hairs on his face rub against my skin. “I’m glad, too. I never want to be without you again. I’ve never felt more loved, and nothing’s ever felt more right than when I’m in your arms.”
He leans down and kisses me, a smile on his face, then he thrusts into me in one quick movement, stealing the breath from my lungs.
“Oh! Oh, God.”
Elijah grunts. “Fuck. I’ve missed this pussy. And I’m about to show you how much.”
The sensation of his bare, thick cock thrusting in and out makes my toes curl. He fucks me hard, like he’s marking me from the inside.
True to his word, I go senseless. I can’t think straight. I can’t form complete sentences. I can only manage to grunt and moan and call out his name. I whimper as he slows down, teasing me, then I gasp as he pushes back in, filling me up. I scratch my nails down his back as he holds my thighs apart, moving in and out.
I’ve been craving his touch for so long, and he’s so goddamn good at what he does, it’s not long before I’m shuddering underneath him. I explode, my body splintering under his touch.
“Oh shit! Yes. Yes. Yes.”
Elijah growls, moving faster and faster. He’s spurred on by the aftershocks of my orgasm, and my pussy clenching around him. Not long after I do, he comes, his deep roar bouncing off the walls.
“Fuck,” he grunts.
At the same time, I say, “Oh yes! Come, baby.”
His body shakes as he empties himself deep inside me. Which is okay, because I’m on birth control, but that’s not what I’m thinking about. I’m thinking about how good this feels. How perfect we are together.
Several minutes later, after we’ve separated and caught our breath, he says, “Welcome home.”
“You’ve always been good at the welcoming parties.”
He chuckles. “I can’t believe you’re here.”
“Believe it, baby. I’m here to stay.”
“You gonna make breakfast in the morning?”
“You’ve missed my sad attempts, haven’t you?”
“You have no idea.”
We turn to face each other. “I can’t believe it’s possible to love someone as much as I love you.”
He smirks. “And I’m pretty sure I love you ten times more than that.”
I smack his chest. “Whatever.”
“We’re about to have the whole summer. I hope you’re ready for multiple dates, lots of trips, and meeting my family.”
Pretending to be afraid, I widen my eyes and part my lips. “Oh no! Not family and trips!” I drop the act. “You met my sister and survived. I’m sure I’ll survive, too.”
“Yeah, but I have three. Merrick will come back at some point. Oh, and you have to meet Royce and Cillian’s girlfriends.”
“When is this going to happen?”
“In two days.” He grins. “Sunday dinner. Now that you live here, there’s no getting out of it.”
I smile at him. “I can’t wait.”
Epilogue
Two Months Later
“When does the flight get in?” I ask.
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