Up… down.
Up… down.
Grady cups the back of my head in his palms, bringing his mouth down on mine. Kissing me sensually and tenderly, his movements stay slow and controlled. It feels good…too good. He’s everywhere all at once. I’m drowning in him, and I love it. I can’t think past what he’s doing, the sounds he’s making, and the way he’s making me feel. I wrap my arms around his back, holding him as tightly to me as possible. With the new, closer position, his hard length is trapped between us, dragging along my abdomen with every movement.
It's so easy to lose myself to him, and to this moment. Our bodies move together, over and over, until sweat drips down my back and neither of us can catch our breath.
A deep, throaty groan sounds from Grady, and his head falls back. “I’m right there,” he moans breathily. His fingers grip the strands on the back of my head as he keeps a steady pace. “Touch me, I’m so close.”
I barely have time to reach between us and wrap a hand around his length before he slaps a hand over his mouth and lets out a muffled cry, spilling his release all over my chest. His ass squeezes the hell out of my cock, contracting with every pulse of his release, and between that and watching him give himself over to ecstasy, I feel my own orgasm creep up fast and hard. Grady lowers his head, features sated and relaxed, as he continues to ride me. It hits me right in the chest how beautiful he looks. Sweat glistens on his chest and along his forehead, his full, red lips are parted, and he’s got this post-sex glow to him that makes him look ethereal. He’s gorgeous, and all I want is to taste him as I come.
“Kiss me,” I rasp, tightening my hold around his waist.
The hint of a smile grazes his lips as he leans forward and crashes his mouth against mine. My tongue hungrily thrusts into his mouth, licking and devouring, as I feel my nuts draw uptight against my body. Pressure builds at the base of my spine, spreading throughout my limbs, until I can’t hold on any longer. I empty myself inside Grady as our tongues tangle, and nothing has ever felt as good.
We stay connected long after we both finish. I think neither of us wants to fracture the bubble we’ve put ourselves in. All I want is to curl up in bed behind Grady, wrap my arms around him, and finally pass out.
But I can’t. It’s too risky.
Grady climbs off my lap, we clean ourselves off the best we can without actually leaving the room and going into the bathroom, and then we both get dressed, all while dread swirls in my gut. I don’t want to walk out of this room and go upstairs. I don’t want to fall asleep alone. I don’t want to leave Grady, because I know the moment I do, it’s all over. He’ll go back to telling me we can’t do this, and that thought is nothing but a dull ache right in the center of my chest.
Glancing over at him with every intention of telling him just that, he cuts me off before I even have a chance, holding up a hand to stop me. “Not tonight, okay? Let’s just keep tonight for what it was, and we can talk about the rest after we’ve had some sleep.”
With a reluctant nod, I give him one last quick kiss before I walk out of his room and head back up to mine. Something in me has changed, and that something is without a doubt because of Grady. He’s changed me, and I’m not ready to give that up.
32
Grady Wilde
“What do you say, kid?” I murmur to Suzy, glancing at her in the rearview mirror. “Should we grab some ice cream before we head back to the house?”
“Yeah!” Her response is instant, and it makes me chuckle.
I take a right onto Main Street, pulling into a parking spot in front of the ice cream shop. We’ve spent most of the evening after dinner at the mall. I had to get a new charger for my laptop; the one I have doesn’t seem to be doing its job, and then Suzy talked me into wandering around this store that appears to be made for her. It has all kinds of earrings, bracelets, rings, and hair accessories for little kids. We walked out of there having spent way too much money, but I loved getting to see her so excited about it all. Jade will probably yell at me for spoiling her later, but it’s worth it.
It's nearly her bedtime, so I know I have to get her home soon, but surely a quick ice cream stop will be fine. The bellabove the door dings as we walk inside, and the smell of freshly made waffle cones greets us.
“What kind do you want, Suzy Q?”
“Hmm…the kind with the marshmallows that Mommy likes to get!”
It takes a minute for me to register what kind she’s talking about. “Rocky Road?”
“Yeah!”
“You got it, pretty girl.”
Ordering her a scoop of that, and me, a scoop of Peanut Butter Cup, we scarf it down before we head for home. Suzy falls asleep on the drive, and instead of waking her once we get home, I opt to carry her in. The house is mostly dark upon entry, except for the light from the TV coming from the living room. Boone glances over his shoulder when I walk into the room.
“Hey, you guys are back.”
My stomach flips as his eyes rake over me. “Yeah, she fell asleep in the car,” I whisper, indicating to Suzy. “I didn’t want to wake her, but we just ate ice cream, so I figured you guys would probably want her to brush her teeth before I plopped her in bed for the night.” Glancing around, I add, “Where’s Jade?”
Boone raises off the couch and walks over to us. “She had a migraine, so she went to bed about a half hour ago.” Brushing a hand over Suzy’s hair, he observes her with such love, it makes my heart pitter-patter. I don’t know what it is about watching a man be a loving father, but it makes my knees weak to witness. “Suzy Q,” he coos. “Princess, gotta wake up.”
His eyes lift to meet mine, and my breath catches in my throat. The intensity of his gaze reminds of the way he looked at me last night when he was inside of me. The overflowing affection I see looking back at me. It makes me both want to cower away and lean into it at the same time. His gaze dropsto my lips for a moment before he’s back to waking Suzy up. Finally, she stirs and opens her eyes, whining at being woken up.
“You have to brush your teeth and change into pajamas before bed, princess,” Boone tells her in a softened tone. He grabs her from my arms before his eyes find mine again. “If you want to put on a movie, I’ll run her upstairs and get her situated in bed and be right back down.”
