with mine and pushed up against him. I wrapped my legs around his hips and squeezed then rocked my hips into him.
He hissed against my lips. His body shook. And then he pressed his big, heavy body into me and I felt every inch of him. The heat radiating off of our bodies could’ve set a forest on fire. Our tongues brushed and battled. My heart was pounding like a thunder in my chest. Every nerve ending in my body was screaming for more of him. I dragged my nails down his throat then down the sides of his ribs.
The scorching heat of his skin blazed a path over my entire body. More. More. MORE. He licked at my mouth and tugged my dress higher until I felt the texture of his jeans between my legs. I felt each and every one of his fingertips graze over the bare skin on my back and it made my heart flutter.
I didn’t want him to take his time. I wanted to feel him lose himself with me. He nibbled a path across my jaw then kissed that soft spot on my neck, just behind me ear. My toes curled and my back arched into him. I fisted his hair and tried to pull his mouth back to mine, but he licked a trail down my throat to the base of my neck.
His teeth sank into my throat and I gasped. I slid my hands down over the chiseled edges of his abs and the sharp V cut by his hips, then slipped them between the waistband on his jeans. I gripped him with both hands and squeezed. He threw his head back and cursed. And then he was everywhere all at once. I felt a tug on my dress and then cold air brushed over my chest.
He was trying to pull it off of me but I was impatient. I had what I wanted in my hands and he needed to change that. Now. I let go of him and tugged the zipper down then pulled the button free. His lips claimed mine, our tongues sliding mercilessly. This was an attack and it was perfect. I yanked his jeans open then pushed them down his hips. He slid his hand down my leg, his thumb carving a line down the inside of my thigh and making me melt. He gripped my knee and made room for him to slide between my legs.
He paused and pushed up on his arm, right before he gave us what we both wanted. His gold eyes sparkled down at me. “I love you,” he breathed, his voice ragged and raw.
I cupped his face with both hands. “I love you, too.” I sank my teeth into his bottom lip and pulled him back down to me.
His tongue slid into my mouth. I arched into our kiss and pressed myself to him, skin to skin. I’d never been this close to someone, but it was perfection with him. Warmth spread through my body and low in my belly.
He pulled his hips back then thrust forward and we joined together. I threw my head back and gasped. My nails dug into his shoulders as a little cry escaped my lips. My body quaked, his trembled above me…and within me. I felt him everywhere all at once. He groaned and buried his face in the crook of my neck. He rolled his hips and we moaned as we surged together.
His pace quickened and I felt myself going with him. Light flashed behind my eyes and I felt myself flying so high the world faded away to nothing. There was only him and me. No pain, no lies, no secrets. We were us, and there was nothing more I needed from him. Every muscle in my body felt like jelly. As he held me so close that we were one, he whispered my name in my ear over and over with every roll of his body. I wrapped my arms and legs around him, and the world exploded around us. This was us. This was perfection. This was love.
Chapter Twenty
Saffie
I laid on my side, with my body pressed tight to his and using his shoulder as a pillow. I ran my fingertips over his bare chest and smiled. I could have stayed right there all day…but we needed to get home. I sighed. “We ought to get going.”
“So eager to be rid of me?” he purred, with his head propped on his