one of us by the creek. My mouth on her skin, her hands roaming my body. Her soft, delicate moans. I swear, I can taste her. In the back of my mind, it’s like I know what she’d feel like beneath me. She’d be incredibly smooth and smell like coconut, flowers, and honey. She’d feel like heaven.
My imagination is running wild with all these images and sensations. It feels like I have every part of her memorized, and I didn’t even realize it. In my mind, I know the lines of her thighs, know what she feels like beneath my fingertips.
Shaking my head, I brush off the oddness of my thoughts. I’ve never felt this way about a woman. I’ve never been this persistent. I’ve never wanted to have anyone as badly as I want Selene. All of her. I want the light parts that emanate off her. I want the dark parts people take for granted. I want mornings with her. I want the days when I get to know her daughter. I want the days when I’m the reason she smiles.
I don’t know when it happened, but at some point, I started falling for the moon. For her beauty. Her light. I started falling for Selene, and I find the sensation I’ve been running from my entire life isn’t as bad as I once thought.
I had to drive out of town the night after I gave her a ride home from the bar. I had some contracts I needed to get signed before the start of our next projects. The guys were still hard at work at Gavin’s place. Today, when I pull the truck up beside the curb, I take a peek in the back, noticing most of the crew has left for the day. It’s after seven, so it’s not really a shocker. My eyes linger a little longer on the random streams of decorations. It hits me then. Selene mentioned it was Luna’s birthday soon. I must’ve missed it while I was out of town.
I grip the bouquet. This time, I went with daffodils. I don’t plan on stopping until I get my yes. I ring the doorbell, and when Cece answers, I’m surprised by how…reserved she’s acting.
“Endymion, hey. Didn’t catch you here earlier.”
“Yeah, I had some contracts to take care of in Redding. I just wanted to stop by and leave these for Selene. Wasn’t sure if she was working or she’d be here.”
Cece smiles, but it doesn’t quite reach her eyes. “She just got in a little while ago. I’ll get her for you.” Just as she’s inviting me in, I spot Selene over her shoulder. She looks beautiful, but that shouldn’t really be a surprise at this point. She’s dressed in a loose shirt that hangs off one shoulder and a pair of jeans. She smiles at me, but just like her mother, it doesn’t reach her eyes. She seems nervous as her gaze darts from me to her mother. She’s wringing her hands, almost as though she can’t stay still.
“Hey,” she croaks out and coughs into her hand to clear her throat. “I was hoping you’d come by. I actually…” She pauses, and it looks like she’s sucking in a deep breath. “I actually wanted to talk to you about something.”
My brows shoot up. This was unexpected.
She whispers something to her mom and shuts the door behind her, meeting me outside.
“Want to, um, go to the creek? Give us a little more privacy?”
I smile. “Lead the way.”
Before we leave, I hand off the flowers to her, and her eyes brighten. But they dim just as quickly as if she remembers something.
“You okay?” I ask, as we walk toward the creek in silence.
She blows out a deep breath, turning her head to look up at me. “Yeah, I will be.”
I grin, and just as I knew she would, she darts her gaze away, those cheeks heating.
“You look beautiful tonight.”
She scoffs, unable to keep the smile off her face. “You know, I think you’re just saying that to say it now.”
I laugh. “I’m serious. You’re beautiful.”
She rolls her eyes, but I still see the hint of a smile on her lips. “Have you seen me? I just worked a full shift. My hair permanently smells like grease and fries, and I’m pretty sure the bags under my eyes have the capacity to swallow me whole.”
Once we climb the hill toward the creek, I take the spot next to her in the grass. I