“Where have you been?” he whispers.
“Oh, I was helping Hannah with some lady things.” He raises an eyebrow. “Best not to ask at the moment.”
“My little girl is growing up.” A sadness, almost wistful in his tone. “I’m not sure I’m ready to own a woman.”
I burst out laughing. My own rule of staying quiet for David shattering.
“What?” he shoots back.
“If there’s one thing I do know,” I giggle. “It’s that you don’t own a woman, especially a teenage one. You negotiate with them.”
“Hmm,” he mutters. “We’ll see.”
“Anyway,” I say. “Hannah and I chatted for a while. I think we’re going to be all right. I can see us getting on after all.”
“I’m pleased to hear that.” He turns onto his side to face me, propping himself up on his elbow. Dark eyes stare, holding me fast. I know that look—he has one thing on his mind. “But can we stop talking now?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Am I interrupting your beauty sleep?” I give him a cheeky wink. He holds my gaze firmly and stays silent for what feels like forever. “Or did you have something else in mind?” I raise an eyebrow, mimicking his mannerism.
“No, I’m feeling quite alive, actually.” He shuffles toward me, his cock pressing on my stomach. He’s ready to go. My pussy springs to life, pulsing already. “It’s probably better I show you what I want to do to you. Not tell you.”
He nudges me onto my back, sliding on top, holding his weight on his arms while grinding his cock between my legs. My pink checked pajama top is popped open until my breasts spring free.
“I love your tits,” he mutters. His face disappears between them. Sharp teeth nipping from the outside in, until landing on erect nipples. Taking each one in his mouth, he flicks the tip with his tongue. I groan. Bringing his eyes back to mine, he kisses me softly on the lips.
“I’m going to take you now, baby,” he drawls.
He doesn’t rush me. He never does. By the time he slides inside, my body is already arching to meet him, breath breaking as he fills me inch by inch.
We move together, slow at first, finding our natural rhythm. Every tighten, every pace increase, instinctive, inevitable. I rise to meet him, again and again. Losing myself in stretch, the pressure as his tip hits my g-spot.
The release is sudden, stealing my breath. He follows with a groan against my neck, holding so tight I think he may never let go.
Afterwards, we lie tangled together in the dark, awake but silent. Our hearts still racing.
This is where we are meant to be.
Chapter forty-four
Katie
“What’s the rush?” Amy asks, her brow creasing. She stares out of the screen, silent, waiting for my answer. Even though we’re not in the same room, tension crackles. The direct question, which I’m not surprised about, is unsettling. I take a breath.
“I’m not getting any younger, Amz.” I roll my eyes; she laughs. “I don’t want to be a granny in a wedding dress.”
The little nip of nervousness stings—my age, my stage, what I’m now embarking on. How part of me feels like I don’t deserve this new beginning, not at my time in life. And especially not with a man like Lance.
“You’ve only been back together a few weeks. Are you sure you want this? You said you’d never get married again.”
The truth grates. I did say that. But life changes, people come and go. Then, sometimes, you know, it’s time to go against what you said, pivot, and go with your heart.
“That was before him,” I say dreamily. Him, Lance, the man who changed so much, and I became more stable. The younger man who showed me I was worth fighting for. Not only myself, but that someone else cared enough that I succeed, that he stood with me, even when I sent him away. That someone was willing to put me before them, in all my life, I’ve never had that until now. Until him.
My mind wanders back to Lance’s unexpected proposal. I think he was just as surprised as me when he popped the question. His eyes sprung open, and he’d laughed at himself.
When I saidyes, his jaw dropped to the floor.
We were sitting on the sofa, cuddled under a blanket, eating popcorn and watching a cheesy rom-com. The movie portrayed a forbidden romance where the hero and heroine came together against all the odds.