shaft followed until he filled me to the hilt. I threw my head back with a moan and Luca let out a low groan. We stayed like that for a moment, relishing in the feeling of being united like that, almost reluctant to move.
“Fuck, you feel so good, Aria,” Luca rasped. I shivered at the sound of his voice and goose bumps covered my body despite the warm water.
Luca gripped my butt and supported my back against the shower stall before he started to slide out of me. He halted with his tip against my opening again. I parted my lips for a protest but before I could utter a word, he slammed back into me. I dug my fingers into his shoulders as I cried out in pleasure. I didn’t even care if someone heard us. This felt too amazing.
Luca claimed my mouth, silencing my next moan as he thrust into me hard and fast. My back rubbed against the tiles and Luca’s grip on my butt was almost painful, but that only heightened my pleasure. I wrapped my arms around Luca’s neck to pull myself even closer. Our bodies were pressed against each other so tightly I could feel Luca’s heart pounding in his chest. We locked gazes, and I knew the look in Luca’s eyes had only ever been for me. Our breaths were coming faster and as Luca slammed into me again, I fell apart. I tensed and moaned into his mouth, and seconds later Luca’s own release followed. Afterward, we still clung to each other as the water slowly turned cold. I slid my legs down, even though I wasn’t sure if they could hold me yet. I leaned against the stall just in case.
Luca released my butt and leaned over me, stopping the water from splashing my face. He kissed me again, lightly this time, and our eyes met. In the beginning, I’d found his gray eyes cold and terrifying, and I knew it was what others still saw in them, but not for me, not anymore.
“What are you thinking?” Luca murmured. He turned the shower off but didn’t move away from me.
“That I love you.”
Luca raised an eyebrow. “That’s what you were thinking?”
“Not in those exact words, but it always comes down to it,” I whispered before I grasped Luca’s neck and pulled him down to me for another lingering kiss.
Aria
Romero, Lily, Gianna, Matteo, Luca, and I had gathered on the roof terrace to celebrate New Year’s Eve as a family. It was becoming a beautiful tradition.
“I love New York at night,” Lily said as she leaned back against Romero who had his arms wrapped around her waist, looking at her as if she was the center of his world. Those two were such a harmonic couple, I’d never seen them argue.
“It’s grown on me. I thought I’d hate it but I really don’t,” Gianna said, propping her elbows up on the railing. Matteo bent down and whispered something in her ear that made her slap his arm but she was obviously fighting a smile.
“New York is home,” I said quietly. Luca squeezed my hip and our eyes met. Because of him, this city had become a place of happiness and the home of our small family.
“Ten, nine,” Matteo began the countdown to midnight, quickly handing us glasses with champagne.
“Four, three, two, one,” we finished together, grinning.
We clinked glasses and toasted the New Year. I took a sip, loving the way the New York sky bloomed with fireworks. Luca pulled me in for a kiss and I relaxed against him, relishing in this moment. I had so much to be grateful for, not just Luca and Marcella, but also my sisters and their husbands. We’d all found love and happiness in a world that rarely granted either. Matteo grabbed Gianna, cupped her head, and kissed her passionately. At first she tried to push him back but then she returned the kiss with the same fervor. Those two… I shook my head with a laugh.
“Get a room,” Luca muttered.
They finally pulled apart, neither of them embarrassed. They were a match made in hell, is what Luca always said.
Gianna shrugged and pulled me into a hug before she moved on to Lily. Celebrating with them was the most wonderful gift I could imagine, even as my chest squeezed tightly when I thought of Fabiano. I hoped he’d find happiness too.
We watched the fireworks in silence, Luca’s arms creating a warm cocoon around me.