Stars.
Oh, sweet Jesus, I’m flying.
Over the edge of euphoria, riding wave after wave of pleasure, I come so hard, I can barely breathe. He doesn’t let up either. He draws out every ounce of gratification he can until there’s nothing left of me but a pile of bones. I’m spent. So gloriously sated, I may never be able to move again.
Until I look down and see nothing but hunger in his eyes. His face is covered in my wetness, and all he does is lick his lips and suck on the fingers he just pulled from my lifeless body. That’s when I know we’re not done. I feel the stir down in my gut.
My internal muscles clench in anticipation as he slowly lifts himself up and moves to cover my body with his. His mouth comes down hard, the taste of me fresh on his lips. I wrap my legs around his hips, begging to feel his hard length against me.
I gasp for air when he breaks the kiss, trailing his lips across my jaw. “I can’t wait to be inside of you.”
“Yes. That. Now.”
He chuckles as he drags his lips down the column of my neck. “You ready for more, beautiful?”
He glances up, our eyes meeting. So much emotion passes. It’s so real and heady, I almost tell him right here and now I’ve fallen in love with him. Not only do I trust him with my body, but with my heart too.
And if I’m not mistaken, I see the same in his eyes too.
Love.
After what feels like the shortest courtship in the history of the world, I realize I’m completely head over heels in love with this man. This incredible soul, who sees what no one else can see, and who treats me as if I were the most important thing in his world. The one who doesn’t care about my flaws and my past, and maybe even likes me a little more because of them. Because they made me who I am.
Am I ready for more?
“Yes. I’m ready.”
Chapter 19
Ford
I stare down at her. I run the ramifications of going AWOL in my mind. How in the hell am I going to leave her? I know this sounds crazy, insane, and completely unbelievable, but in a matter of days, this woman lying beneath me has stolen my heart.
“Yes, I’m ready,” she says with a hunger in her eyes that has my heart flipping over in my chest.
“Shayne, I—” I swallow hard. I was just about to drop that four-letter word, but I can’t do that now. Not when I’m getting ready to bury myself balls deep inside her. I know my girl, and she’s going to assume it was in the heat of the moment that I would only be saying those words.
With staggering effort, I manage to pull away from her and climb off the bed. Those blue-green eyes follow my every move as I strip out of my clothes, tossing them to the side. My cock is hard and begging for release. Wrapping my fist around the base, I give myself three long strokes, my eyes locked with hers. When she licks her lips, my body shudders.
That’s what she does to me.
All it takes is one look.
I need to be inside her. Now.
Blinking hard, I turn to look around the room for our bags. I find them just barely inside the door, where I discarded them without a thought. Rushing to our bags, I pull back the zipper on mine and shove my hand inside, searching for the box of condoms that I packed. When my hand finds the box, I pull them from the bag and notice a slight tremble. I’ve done and seen things in the army that most men and women, hell most humans wouldn’t be able to process. Now here I am, ready to have sex with a woman who I know without a shadow of a doubt that I’m in love with, and my fucking hands are shaking. I don’t know if I’m nervous or excited. I’m thinking a little bit of both.
“Ford?”
I turn to look over my shoulder to find her eyes on me. I hold up the box of condoms like a fumbling teenager. “I promised I’d keep you safe.”
“I guess we should have that talk, huh?” She sits up on her elbows.
“It’s been a long damn time for me,” I confess.
“Me too. I’m um. I’m not on birth control. I didn’t see the point if I wasn’t sleeping with anyone, and I didn’t expect you. I didn’t expect this.”
“That’s why we have these.” I hold up the box of condoms.
“Do you need me to help you put it on?”
“No.” I shake my head and chuckle. “Baby, if you touch me right now, I’m going to lose my damn mind.” I grip my cock and squeeze hard at the base. Her eyes follow my movements, and she licks her lips. “Shayne.” My tone is a warning. “That’s not helping.”