skirt and can’t be held responsible if it ends up in shreds on the floor.” My voice is clipped and brute.
She scrambles up, shrugging out of the gown and kicking it off the bed. And then there she is, naked save for a scrap of white lace hiding the lips I want to taste so badly.
Lunging for the bed, I kick away the last of my clothing and rip off her thong, wrapping my meaty arms around her slim waist.
As the lace tears, Lily gasps. “I thought that only happened in books or movies. It didn’t even hurt.”
Striking while her eyes are round and innocent, I lower my head. “No, but this might.”
My teeth clamp around her clit, sucking it in, and she rears up off the bed. “BOWEN!”
I don’t let up. My lips suck at her sensitive nub, stopping only to fuck her deep with my tongue. I feel her shake just seconds after I first tasted her, and by the way her hands are fisting in the sheets, I can tell she is about to come. I’ve studied Lily for years. I was the first boy to kiss her, to feel her body, to take her in a way so intimate and trusting that I’m honored she gave me that gift.
The signs of her orgasm are something I memorized a long time ago, and I plan to see them over and over before this night is through.
“Come for me, baby.” I milk her, giving her everything I’ve got.
Her head thrashes on the bed, and she’s mewling so loudly that I hope the people in the room next to us can hear her.
She’s teetering on the edge, and the moment I press two fingers inside her as I lave my tongue over her clit, she falls. Scratching at my arms and hair, muttering my name, flexing her hips over and over … Lily is a sight to behold. The alcohol has freed her too, from shame and self-consciousness.
I prowl up the bed toward her, not bothering to stop to see if she needs a minute. No, I know she can handle this. I drive right into her, my dick slicking all the way in, right up until my balls nestle between her ass.
“Fuck, baby.” My forehead drops to her shoulder as all of Lily’s limbs latch onto me.
Her legs pretzel around my waist, her arms secure around my neck. She’s holding on in preparation for the storm about to savage her. Because once I pull out again, I’m not stopping until we’re both crying with release.
My retreat is slow, and I savor every sensation as my cock slides from within her. With my throbbing head poised at her entrance once more, I lift my chin to look her in the eyes.
“You’re the most beautiful fucking thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I could die right now and have so many regrets about us, but at least I’d be with you.”
Those blue eyes shine in the muted light of the hotel room, and before Lily can say anything else, I slam into her.
This moment is endless. It could be hours or years as I pound into her, begging for both of our climaxes, but I can’t even tell which way is up. All I see is her, the girl I’ve loved for my entire life. The one I’d love for a hundred lifetimes if I was lucky enough.
The realization dawns as my come shoots deep inside her, and I can barely remember my own name, let alone the reasons we shouldn’t be together.
I love Lily. Why should I have to hide a love that goes so far beyond the word, there isn’t even a definition for it?
25
Lily
The two weeks after Presley and Keaton’s wedding goes by in a blur.
When I’m not at the library working my full-time job, I’m filling in for Presley and teaching classes or helping with admin work at the yoga studio.
With September hitting and the town’s children going back to school, my day job is stressful and packed. We have all kinds of beginning of the year projects planned with the school district, plus I typically meet with all the underprivileged families who are gifted their textbooks and reading material for free from the library. The initiative is one I put together almost two years ago and wanted to.
I’m working around the clock, and you’d think that would be enough, but somehow, my father has roped me back into political appearances. I know I’d told