Before I could say a word, he used his hand on my hip to pull me closer to him, closing the gap between us. I looked up at his stupidly handsome face, his dark eyes gazing down at me. I didn’t get the chance to say one word before he leaned in and kissed me.
The moment his lips touched mine, I realized that his kiss was all I'd been wanting since I’d seen him again. The kiss was deep and slow and passionate, but it was also surreal. The man who’d been on my mind for years was now holding me, touching me, kissing me, making me his. Valentino’s mouth opened and his tongue found mine, the taste of the bubbly wine on his lips blending with his rich, masculine flavor. Both of his hands landed on my hips, squeezing me through my clothes as he pulled me against him, letting me feel his hardness.
I kissed him back longingly, squirming against his cock through his slacks. As the kiss went on, I raised my arms up around his shoulders and then his neck, squeezing him tenderly, my arms barely long enough to get around his huge, powerful body.
Part of me wanted to hold back, to let the revelation settle between us before we took things further. The greater part of me wanted more, however, and with each second the kiss went on, the more I understood my desire would no doubt win out.
“We need to go inside.” I pulled my lips from his, my heart still going thump-thump-thump in my chest.
Valentino pulled back, regarding me with a quizzical expression.
“Why’s that? Good thing about these houses is that they’re nice and secluded.”
He was right. The backyard was big enough that we could do whatever we wanted back there. I briefly turned my attention toward the lawn, imagining what it would feel like to be with him on the grass, the warmth of the remaining day’s sun casting down on us.
“Maddie. She’s down, but that doesn’t mean she’s going tostaydown.”
He let out anahhand nodded.
I took his hand with a sense of urgency. “We have to talk about how we’re going to tell her. This is huge, and it’s going to rock her little world. I want to do it right.”
Valentino took my other hand, still holding the first, and smiled once more. Seeing those warm, reassuring smiles on his face was different, but welcome. They were a little glimpse of the heart I knew he had.
“You’re right. But all the same, I want you so badly right now I can hardly think straight.”
“Then we need to get inside and behind closed doors. Come on.”
I took his big hand and led him into the house, the two of us hurrying through the open space and up the stairs. I spotted the door to Maddie’s room, still opened a crack. My steps slowed, and I moved over to make sure she was still sleeping. Thankfully she was.
I suddenly felt Valentino’s presence. He was tall enough that he could simply stand behind me and look, his chin grazing the top of my head. He said nothing as he watched Maddie sleep, her black hair draped over her neck and face, her chest rising and falling softly.
He didn’t need to say anything, the look on his face revealed it all.
I shut the door slowly, the latch clicking. The master bedroom was at the far end, but I wasn’t even sure if I could wait that long. When Valentino grabbed my hand and pulled me into the office, I knew that the feeling was mutual.
He shut the door and pinned me against it, grabbing the waist of my pants and taking them down. I had a simple pair of black panties on underneath, and he wasted no time pulling them down along my thighs as well. His hand swooped around my leg, lifting it up and curling it around his hip. His cock was stiff as a stone through his slacks, and as we kissed, the memory of how damn good he’d felt inside of me came rushing back.
It was all I wanted.
“You have to stop...” I moaned as he covered my neck in kisses, my skin breaking out in goosebumps.
Valentino wasted no time lifting his face from my neck, regarding me with an expression of curious concern. “You want me to stop?”
I realized what I’d said, and how he’d taken it.
“No,” I replied with a smile. “That’s not what I meant. What I meant was to stop teasing me and give me what I want.”
The grin returned to his sexy lips. Without another word, he reached down and opened his slacks, his hardness springing out and grazing against my lips. I moaned at the sensation of his head touching me, shocked at how familiar it was. Everything about Valentino, from his embrace to his kiss to his cock, felt likehome.
I couldn’t get over it.
I angled my hips, guiding him into me with my body. His head spread my lips, the pleasure roaring through me like wildfire, my eyes going wide as he glided into me slick as oil. It was as if his body was made for me, and the moment he was buried to the hilt, I realized why I hadn’t bothered to look for a new man over the years—Valentino was the one I’d been waiting for.
“Yes,” I moaned. “God, yes.”
“You like the way I feel inside you, gorgeous?” he spoke, growling low into my ear as he moved out of me, pushing in hard and deep once more.
“I do. I’ve missed it so damn bad.”
