Page 118 of After All This Time

“You’re right. You shouldn’t have done that.”

Her lips part open slightly, staring at me in disbelief. I can see the look on her face that she’s convinced our kiss was a mistake.

I’m going to prove her wrong.

“I should’ve,” I finally say.

Grabbing her face with my hand, I aggressively pull her body weight into me. Our lips crash into each other like ocean waves crashing onto shore. My tongue gently slides into her mouth, meeting hers in the process.

My hand dances its way to her neck with my thumb settled on the edge of her jaw.

I push us into her bedroom, kicking the door closed with my foot in one smooth motion.

Our lips are in sync, moving together like they’re one unit. Instead of slamming her down on the bed, I push her up against the wall that’s next to her bookcase.

My lips let go of hers for a brief moment. “Raise your arms for me, Sweet Peach.”

She raises her arms high in the air. “Like this?”

“Just like that.”

I pin them up against the wall, interlocking my hands with hers.

“You’re about to ruin me, aren’t you?” She looks at me in a way that knots my stomach so tight I can’t breathe.

Her eyes are steady on me. The corner of her lip rises, melting me like a lit candle.

“You’ve already ruined me. It’s only fair that I return the favor.”

“Oh, yeah?” Her tone is playful.

“You have no fucking idea.”

We’re both breathing heavily.

Her eyes bounce from my eyes to my lips repeatedly. “Noah, I’m losing feeling in my arms.”

She most certainly is. I can feel how limp they are just by holding her hands. The only reason she’s able to keep her arms up is because of me.

“I thought you worked out.” I smirk, my tone coming out as playful.

She bats her long, black eyelashes at me. “You’re going to regret that.”

I move closer to her, our lips brushing lightly against each other. “You’re going to regret talking back to me like that.”

“I’d love to see you try,” she says into my mouth.

“Are you challenging me?”

“Maybe.” Giggles escape her mouth, making me feel like I’m floating and witnessing this moment from above.

Releasing my hands from hers, I free her arms from my grasp.

I cup her face, pulling it closer to mine. Within seconds, our lips make their way back to each other. My heart is beating so loud it could explode out of my chest at any moment. I don’t want to waste another second because I’m craving to taste more of her lips which taste as sweet as she is.

I’m fueled by pure adrenaline and raging hormones at this point. I groan straight into her mouth. To my surprise, she lets out a faint moan which is so fucking hot. My pulse is quickening as I attempt to steady my breathing patterns. I’m growing harder by the second. I don’t think I’ll be able to last any longer.

When she thinks we’re about to get deeper into this, I pull my mouth away from hers.

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