She’d never been one to give into her desire, always holding back, waiting for the attention. But now, she’d strip naked and show her everything to Ade just to win a second of her attention.
With her core on fire and evidence of her desire between her legs, Sylvie reached for Ade, hoping for a release to her aching center. If only Ade would touch her, it would ease the guilt and pain and they’d be united again. Ade seemed to sense her need as Sylvie’s body curved against her. She touched Sylvie without asingle word, holding her gaze. Her fingers popped every button on Sylvie’s shirt to reveal her goose-bumped skin, shivering with anticipation. “I need you.” Sylvie burned for Ade’s mouth on her. She pushed up her hips to meet Ade’s hand, but she moved away, not giving in that easily.
A smile flickered across Ade’s lips.
“Are you going to make me wait?” Sylvie asked. She would beg to rest in Ade’s arms if she had to. An addict, yearning for her fix, she melted into Ade’s embrace and waited for the next move. Transfixed, Sylvie looked up to Ade’s softened gaze and almost drowned in the whirlpool of her eyes. Her heart skipped a beat.Is this what love feels like?The pounding of her pulse was almost deafening.
Ade lightly skimmed Sylvie’s breasts, balancing her strength and her precision, her hands exactly where they needed to be to completely undo Sylvie. This time around, Ade didn’t ask what Sylvie wanted; she knew it by heart. Her amazing brain had it all mapped out. She trailed her finger over Sylvie’s ribs to the edge of her underwear.
“Take these off,” Ade said.
Sylvie closed her eyes, needing to be taken there against the wall. “Please,” Sylvie said. “Touch me.”
Ade smiled with a glint in her eye, the promise of what was to come, and her touch landed with a gentle tenderness. Ade met the thrust of Sylvie’s hips and caught the moan from her lips with a kiss. Sylvie tensed in Ade’s arms. She’d give up everything for her, follow her to the ends of the earth…maybe even to California.
Ade broke away and looked into her eyes, almost into her soul.Is this it? Is this what people mean when they ache for another?
Ade laid Sylvie down and, still fully clothed, stood at the tip of her toes. Sylvie widened her eyes, daring Ade to take her. She knelt at her feet and took Sylvie’s ankle in her hand, kissing the length of her foot. Her worship was almost enough to make Sylvie come, but Ade continued her quest, planting her lips along Sylvie’s calf,tracing a path with her fingers until she reached where Sylvie was more than ready for her.
Ade opened Sylvie’s legs. Ade’s lips parted, betraying her own desires.
“I can’t wait any longer,” Sylvie said, her body rising as she begged Ade to take her in her mouth.
Ade grinned. “I’m in charge today.”
Sylvie relented, a willing, aching plaything with no real thoughts except how Ade could satisfy her need for pressure. With Sylvie on the brink of crying in frustration, Ade finally landed the barest of kisses right at the top of her thigh. She followed it with the softest stroke and returned for a second and third time until Sylvie melted into her mouth.
Ade’s stream of kisses brought Sylvie to the peak of her desire. She looked down, her heart about to burst with affection, before Ade placed her tongue exactly where it was needed. Sylvie writhed against the warmth of her mouth, with every tender motion in sync with Ade.
“I want more,” Sylvie said, willing to beg for everything she needed right then. No one had ever read her body this way. She’d never willingly allowed herself to be unscripted and understood. “I love you,” she said as Ade carried her to the peak of her climax.
A flicker of uncertainty passed over Ade’s face. She inhaled and eased off holding Sylvie at the plateau of pleasure before she deepened her stroke and gripped tighter so Sylvie couldn’t back away from the intensity of her touch.
It was all too much, and then it wasn’t. Sylvie was ready to crawl away until she craved more of everything Ade had to give. Sylvie rode another wave of ecstasy, willing Ade to go faster and deeper inside, to touch parts of her that had never been reached. If this was what the future had in store, Sylvie was there for it, no matter what tried to get in the way.
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
Ade tipped her chin up,drawing her new confidence right to the top of her body. She hoped Fernando at the marine center would see the change in her. Gone was the cowering, mumbling Ade who sat in the corner and hid from company. Here was capable, strong Ade ready to take on the next job.
Worry nibbled at her stomach. What if he didn’t need her anymore? What if he’d found her work lacking? She banished the insecurities from her mind and strode through the lab toward the manager’s office.
“Ade, it’s great to see you. I was glad you reached out.” He sat back on his swivel chair and offered her the seat opposite. “What can I do for you?”
This is it. Her chance to change the trajectory of her career, and maybe more. “You spoke to me about a job opening. I’m interested.”
“Straight in there, Ade. No small talk. Just how I like it.” He tapped a few times on his laptop. “Marina. Cool name for a lab technician. She’s going on maternity leave in eleven weeks, maybe sooner if things start to happen. You never know, do you? It’s like an octopus. Things just happen when they happen.”
Ade replayed his monologue in her mind. “Sorry, was there a question you needed me to answer?”
“Can you start in three months and do some handover with Marina in the meantime?”
Three months would take her to Easter. “I’d have to carry on at the university for a little longer to make sure the students from Monterey finish what they need to do and get home.”
“We can work out the details.” He searched under a pile of papers on his desk. “I have the job description and the salary details here somewhere... I can sponsor your visa for another year.”
“You don’t want to interview me?” Ade raised her eyebrow.
He grinned. “Let’s be honest with each other, Ade. Do you think you could tell me more about yourself in an interview than I’ve already seen in the past four months that you’ve actually been working here?”
