I leaned my forehead against hers. “I love you so fucking much, Lennox.” I pressed my lips against hers before sliding out of her.

She automatically curled into my side. She softly trailed her fingers over my chest while kissing my overheated skin, all the way up to my jaw.

“Should I have used a condom? You had me so worked up, I wasn’t thinking straight.” My breathing was still labored, heart pounding against my chest.

“I’m on birth control.” She moved her lips back to mine.

It was startingto get dark by the time we came out of the bedroom. We had spent all day in bed getting to know one another’s bodies again. She felt better than I even remembered.

For the first time in five years, I felt happy, like a whole person. My love for this girl was life changing. She controlled my every move, my every thought, without even knowing it. She was clear across the country and still had me wrapped around her little finger.

“What are you hungry for?” I asked looking over to Lennox, who was leaned against the island only wearing my t-shirt.

“You,” she answered seductively.

“Haven’t had enough yet, baby?” I stalked toward her.

She stood up straight, shaking her head while biting her bottom lip, and offered me a sexy grin.

I wrapped my hand around the back of her neck, pulling her lips to mine. I moved her to the position I wanted her, leaning against the kitchen island. I slid her t-shirt up over her ass and freed myself from my boxers before entering her from behind.

My right hand held on to her hip softly, while the other slid up under her shirt to firmly grasp her breast, squeezing her hard nipple in between my fingers.

Thrusting into her with everything I had, I felt her tighten around me before arching her back and screaming my name. I filled her again before coming to a stop, leaning against her.

“We have to take a break. I don’t think I have any fluids left in me,” I joked before pulling out of her and pulling my boxers back up.

She turned to face me. Wrapping her arms around my neck, she planted a soft kiss to my lips.

“I know, I just can’t get enough. I never thought I would get this again.” She pulled away, only a few inches so I could see her green eyes shining brightly.

“I didn’t either. But now that I have you, I’m not letting you go.” I gave her a long, slow kiss.

Lennoxand I made a frozen pizza for dinner, grabbed a few bottles of water and went back upstairs to the bedroom where we spent the rest of the night lying in each other’s arms. We ate, watched TV, cuddled, kissed, and touched. It felt like I finally had my world back. I had lost everything and she had finally returned to me.

I wokeup Sunday the happiest I’d ever been. I looked at Lennox asleep in my arms and knew I was the luckiest guy on the planet. I knew there wasn’t anything I wouldn’t do for her. I loved to watch her sleep, I loved the way her lips pooched out in a pout, the sound of her breathing, and the warmth of her body pressed to mine. I softly kissed her on the forehead and her eyes fluttered open.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you.”

“I’m glad you did. I don’t want to miss another second of being with you.” She smiled brightly, causing my heart to pick back up.

Lennox and I took a shower together. I helped wash her hair since her side hurt from all the strenuous activity we’d been doing.

I still couldn’t believe that had happened to her. I almost felt to blame for it all. If I hadn’t pushed her into going, she never would have met that asshole. Just looking over her body made me want to track him down and beat him until he was black and blue before ending his pathetic life. How could he lay a finger on her? Didn’t he realize how special she was?

All I knew was, it would never happen to her again.

I wouldn’t let it.