I didn’t need to hear another word. I lowered my hips, guiding myself into her.
Piper’s warmth enveloped me, gripping my length and pulling me deeper and deeper inside. The pleasure was instant, almost too much to take. I glided effortlessly inside, Piper arching her back as I filled her.
When I was fully buried, she reached around and placed her hands on my ass, squeezing my rear and guiding me out, then back inside. Piper wrapped her legs around me, locking me in place. I moved in and out, my grunts blending with her sighs.
As I fell into the rhythm, I opened my eyes at the same time she did. Our gaze locked, and I realized right away that there was something different this time about what we were doing.
It wasn’t just the pleasure of our bodies together, the physical component. There was emotion; there was passion.
There was love.
I kissed her hard, our bodies moving fluidly together. I didn’t need to ask when her orgasm was near, I could feel it in her breath, hear it in her sighs. Soon, I felt her muscles tighten with pleasure, little gasps pulling into her lungs.
We came together and I released deep inside, my cock erupting at the height of her orgasm. We rose and fell as one, and when it was all over, I laid at her side, wrapping my arm around her and pulling her warm body close.
We said nothing for a time, the intensity of what we’d just been through so great that words seemed pointless.
There were a few that came to mind, however.
“I love you, Piper.”
She turned to me and smiled, warmth and happiness written all over her face.
“I love you, too.”
We kissed. There was nothing more to be said. Our bodies wrapped together in a tight embrace, we slept.
Chapter 24
VALENTINO
Iwoke at my usual six or so, opening my eyes slowly to see the sun streaming in through the half-opened blinds. My usual instinct would’ve been to get up, to throw off the covers and start my day, to decide if I wanted to begin my morning with a workout, or to put it off until afternoon after I’d gotten some work done.
That morning was different. That morning, I had the most beautiful woman in the world next to me in bed. Piper looked like something out of a dream, her gorgeous face peaceful, her chest rising and falling with each slow, restful breath. I noticed that she’d put on one of my T-shirts during the night, the black V-neck long enough to reach her thighs.
The sight of her next to me was enough to make me reconsider my plans. Silence from the rest of the house meant Maddie was still asleep too, and Mick could easily head out through his doggy door if need be.
So, instead of springing out of bed and starting my usual routine, I grabbed a pair of boxer briefs, slipped them on, then laid back down. I wrapped my arm around Piper and, though she was still sleeping, she curled up next to me and laid her head on my chest.
There was no rush at all. In another hour, I'd roll out and wake Maddie, getting her ready for our pancake breakfast. Life was good, and I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face as I closed my eyes and drifted off once more.
* * *
“Oh, Val!”
A familiar voice called out to me.
“Get your butt out of bed and make some dang introductions!”
I was in a daze and rubbed my eyes as I tried to figure out what the hell was going on, who the voice belonged to.
The door flew open, the sound yanking me out of what tiredness remained as I sprang up to be greeted by the sight of...Mom?
“Karen!” my dad called out from the hall leading into the bedroom. “Don’t tell me you just stormed in there without knocking!”
“What?” Mom asked, shrugging as she stood at the end of my bed. “I’ve been texting him all morning with no response, and he didn’t even answer when I rang the doorbell. Now I’m supposed to wait for his lazy butt to get out of bed?”
“What’s going on?” Piper asked, her voice sleepy. She sat up, her eyes going wide with surprise as she took in the sight of my mom only feet away from her.
