That was it.
I hauled her against me, my mouth crashing down on hers, the kiss nothing like the careful ones we’d shared before.This was hunger.Heat.Want I’d been holding back for days.
She gasped against my mouth as her fingers dug into my shoulders, and her nails scraped my skin as she kissed me back just as hard.Water poured over us, slicking our skin together, and steam trapped the heat between us.
I pressed her back against the tiled wall, my body covering hers completely.My mouth moved from her lips to her jaw, and then to her neck.She tilted her head back instinctively, giving me access and trusting me without hesitation.
“Ender,” she breathed.
Hearing my name like that nearly undid me.
My hands mapped her body like I’d been waiting my whole life to learn it.Every curve.Every line.She melted into me, moaning quietly, as her body responded to mine like it had always known how.
Her mouth found mine again, slower now but deeper.Our tongues slid together in a way that made my knees weak.She wrapped her arms around my neck, pulling me closer, and her body fit against mine like this was where she was meant to be.
I groaned low in my chest and shifted my stance, lifting her just enough to press her fully against the wall.Her legs instinctively wrapped around me, and her forehead dropped to mine.
“Clove,” I whispered.
“Yes,” she breathed, like she’d been waiting for me to say her name again.
“I need you.”It wasn’t a want anymore.I knew if I didn’t have her, I wouldn’t be okay.
Her hands slid up my chest, nails dragging just enough to make my breath stutter, and when she moved against me, when her body lined up with mine like it had always known exactly where to be, I groaned so low it surprised even me.The sound echoed off the tile, swallowed by the rush of water, by the steam, by the way she fit so damn perfectly against me it felt like something inside my chest finally clicked into place.
“Ender,” she breathed, my name breaking on her lips like she’d been holding it back.
That was it.
I gripped her hips, my fingers digging in, and my cock filled her tight pussy.“Fuck,” I muttered, as my forehead dropped to hers.“You feel—” The words dissolved into a groan as she moved like she’d been waiting for this just as long as I had.Water slicked down my back, and steam curled around us.
Her hands fisted in my hair, tugging just enough to make me curse again.
“Don’t stop,” she whispered, voice wrecked, and desperate in a way that made my grip tighten.“Please.”
That word from her shattered whatever restraint I had left.
I moved with her, deeper into the moment, into the heat, into the sounds we couldn’t stop making.Her breath came fast and broken, my name spilling from her mouth as she needed it to hold on, and every time she said it, my control slipped another notch.
“That’s it,” I growled, voice rough, barely recognizable as my own.“I’ve got you.I’m right here.”
She cried out, body tensing, and shuddered against me.The way she clung to me, like I was the only thing keeping her upright, sent me over the edge with her.The release hit hard and fast, ripping through me with a groan I didn’t bother holding back.I held her through it, arms locked tight, riding it out together as the water kept pouring down around us.
When it finally eased, we stayed like that.
I kissed her slow and easy.Just… us.
“You okay?”I murmured, brushing my thumb along her cheek.
She nodded, smiling softly, eyes still dark with heat.“Yeah.”
I knew without a doubt this was something I wasn’t letting go of.Ever.
Chapter Twenty-Six
Clove
Ender had been restless all day.