bounced on the mattress with a shocked gasp, and I pounced.
She made a sound at the back of her throat, something akin to irritation, but it lacked fire. And she didn’t push me away.
In fact, her fingers curled around my shoulders, as I pushed her thighs apart and lowered my head between them. Her skirt was bunched around her waist, and I snapped the strings of her panties, throwing the lace G-string over my shoulder.
“What are you doing?” Lila breathed.
Her wide, brown eyes were hazy and laced with wanton need.
“Speaking French between your legs,” I rumbled, my chest vibrating with the low growl. “Your pussy and I are about to get reacquainted on a… more personal level.”
4
Lila
I woke up in Maddox’s arm, my body sore and my brain… fuzzy. Warmth spread through my body, all the way to my toes, and against my will, there was a stupid smile plastered on my face.
Warm and safe.
Happy and…
Loved?
No. My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach, a sudden hard dive that had me snapping out of my daydream. It wasn’t love. It couldn’t be. At least not from Maddox.
“Good morning.” I had been so lost in my own thoughts, overthinking once again. But his voice, a deep timbre, brought me back to him.
The same low rasp as he spoke his final words to me last night, before falling asleep… after some vigorous… fucking.
Or… love-making, I guessed. I couldn’t quite decide what it was we did last night. Maddox had been rough, taking me long and hard… then he had been gentle, taking his sweet time. Touching me with utmost care, like I was something fragile – breakable. He confused me.
“Best birthday ever,” Maddox had rasped in my ear, before his breathing evened out. It was his answer to me wishing him happy birthday as the clock struck midnight, while he was buried deep inside me.
His twenty-first birthday.
Our fourth birthday together. Except, we celebrated this one quite a bit differently than the first three.
I turned over onto to my side to face him. His eyes were still closed, but there was a flicker of a smile on his lips.
Folding my arms over his wide chest, I rested my chin on my hands. “Good morning,” I whispered, before placing a chaste kiss on the corner of his mouth. I didn’t know why I did it, but it was instinct. Almost like a habit I had picked up in the last twenty-four hours. I couldn’t keep my hands or lips off him. “And Happy Birthday.”
“When I open my eyes, I better find you naked.”
It was impossible not to smile at his teasing. Maddox just seemed so… happy. “Open your eyes and find out yourself.”
He hummed in response, and I felt his hand inching up my thigh, a soft caress. He cupped my bare ass and gave it a firm squeeze. Maddox popped an eye open, his lips lazily quirking up to the side with a smirk. “Soft and naked, I approve,” he said, his sleepy voice gruff to my ears.
“You’re insatiable,” I teased.
His fingers trailed up my hips, and his arm circled around my waist, before he flipped us over. Maddox hovered over me, grinning. “That’s four years of sexual frustration, Lila. Trust me, I’m not nearly done with you. In fact, I’m just getting started.”
I hiked my legs around his hips, pulling him closer. His morning hard-on pressed against my core, and I could feel the stickiness where his cum had dried on me from last night.
“Seven days of carnal desires, huh? I was expecting some romance, but I guess I’ll take what I can get.” I only meant it as a joke, but gone was the teasing look on Maddox’s face.
His expression turned serious, like he was really considering my words. Damn it, stupid me and my loose tongue. If this was a seven-day affair, I couldn’t let this get any more serious than it already was.
His blue eyes flashed with something… I just couldn’t place the emotion, before it was gone. His hand came up, and he cupped my face, his thumb ghosting over my cheek. “I’ve never had to woo a woman before. But I’m going to try. For you. I’m not much of a romantic guy, but I’ll try. For you.”
I let out a small laugh, but inside of me? I was a complete mess. Stomach fluttering, chest cramping, heart tightening… Holy shit. Did Maddox Coulter just say he was going to woo me?