down at her. I want her to know I mean what I’m saying.
“That was amazing.”
“You’re so fucking beautiful, Elle.”
She glances down at her paint covered torso and then at my paint smeared chest and she giggles.
I’m covered in a mix of blue and green paint from the top of my pecs down to my stomach. Rising to my knees, I hold out a hand for her. “Come on. I have a brand new jacuzzi tub I’ve never tried yet.”
Chapter Twenty
Josh
“Elle,” I whisper, my fingers running through her long chocolate brown tresses. Lying in my bed with her cradled in my arms has my chest squeezing with a tightness foreign to me.
I’m irrevocably in love with Elle Johnson.
She could run once she finds out the depth of my feelings for her. But I’d rather have her run now than later. By then I’ll be so far gone, there’ll be no recovering.
“What?” she murmurs.
“I’m falling in love with you,” I husk, my voice gritty with emotion.
Her head raises from my chest, her eyes wide in the silver moonlight coming in my windows. “You are?”
“Can’t you tell?” My fingers continue to comb through her soft hair.
“I’m not sure. No one’s ever been in love with me before.”
“I find that hard to believe. You’re easy to love. I can’t believe I’m the only man who’s noticed.”
“I’m different with you than I’ve been with other guys.”
“How so?” My heart thuds at her admission. I want her to tell me she’s never felt this way before.
“We talk about everything and I never feel like you’re judging me, no matter what I might say.” She shifts position, resting both her arms on my chest. “In the past, I’ve never wanted to spend time with a guy outside the bedroom.” She catches her bottom lip between her teeth, raking over it. “And now, I never want to be apart from you.”
I smile, her words symbolize more to me than she realizes. It’s not an outright declaration of love, but it’s almost as good as one. I have to pay attention to the words Elle says and her actions, not what she doesn’t vocalize or do. “I don’t like to be away from you either. Work keeps us both busy and I realize finding time to be together is going to be a struggle. But we’re worth putting in the effort, Elle. You make me happier than I’ve ever been.”
“You’re so sweet.”
“You’re the sweet one,” I smack my lips together. “I did have my face buried in your pussy for forty minutes earlier.”
“You’re really good at that.”
“Eating pussy?”
“Yep.”
“I’ve never been so committed to excelling at it before. You inspire me in every way possible.”
“Well, I hope I keep inspiring you.”
“I don’t see that ever changing.”
“Don’t shave your beard off.”
“You like it?”
“I like the way it feels when you…”
“When I rub it back and forth over your clit?”
“Yes.” She twirls a strand of her hair around her index finger. “When do you think you could do that again?”
Gripping her upper arms, I tug her along my chest until she’s straddling my shoulders. “There’s no time like the present.”
I’ve been in an incredible mood all day. I’m ridiculously happy. I can’t keep the smile from my face.
“Things are good with you and Elle?” Sean asks.
“Yeah, things are great. Better than I hoped.”
“Oh shit. Guys, Tell E is on. I missed some of it. Why didn’t you remind me it was on?” Tatum questions in an annoyed tone. “This show makes every Friday night bearable for me.”
“Maybe you need to set an alarm. I don’t know when it’s on.” I reply.
“Shh, no more talking. I need to listen. You can’t make this shit up.” She turns the volume up while the three of us sit around, waiting for our next clients.
“The next caller is Harry from New Hampshire. What’s your question?”
“A couple of days ago, my girlfriend and I had unprotected sex. We got the morning after pill and I took it immediately. What are the chances she’ll still get pregnant?”
“Okay,” she sighs. “Let me get this straight. You took the pill instead of your girlfriend?”
“Yes.”
“Why did you take it?”
“Because she told me I had to.”
“I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Harry, but you weren’t supposed to take that pill. She was. And it needs to be taken within seventy-two hours after the unprotected sex for it to be effective.”
“So, what should I do?”
“Get another pill and make sure she takes it before the seventy-two hours are up.”
“What’s going