Page 60 of Forever Always

“Don’t wanna lose it.”

Riley’s fingers tickled as he slid them along my crease. I gasped as he pushed them inside. Fuckin’ crap, was he pushing his cum back into my hole?

Yeah, that was definitely happening. It was so much. So fuckin’ amazing.

“Shit.” I whined as Riley’s fingers left me, and then he wasn’t even up against me anymore. Where’d he go? I felt lost, floundering. I needed my butterfly.

The bed dipped, and when I opened my eyes, Riley was in front of me, butt naked and worried as fuck.

“Baby. Was that too much? I’m sorry.”

I took a few deep breaths, greedily taking in all the air I could manage. “No, not too much. It was perfect. You tried to fill me back up.”

It was clear Ri thought I’d lost my damn mind, but he still smiled tentatively. “Y-yeah. You said you didn’t wanna lose it. I-I didn’t know what else to do. Was it okay?”

“Yeah, butterfly. I just got overwhelmed, but it was amazin’. All of it was.”

He relaxed. “You’re okay, right? Like, with all that but also your ribs?”

“I’m good and they’re fine. I’ll ice them later. It was totally worth it.”

His smile was everything. “Good. I love you, Beckett.”

“I know, butterfly. Love you too.”

After a bit, Riley got up and grabbed us a towel from the bathroom. He cleaned us up and got me some ice and more painkillers before settling back in. The sheets were a mess, but both of us were too exhausted to do anything about it besides throwing a towel over the wet spot and scooting over. We’d deal with it tomorrow. Despite everything that had happened today and all the uncertainty ahead of us, I slept, feeling more settled than I had in a long time.

CHAPTER 23

BECKETT

I woke up to Riley rubbing up against my side. I swiped at my eyes and tried to wipe some of the grit outta them. I really needed a fuckin’ shower. I smiled once Ri’s face came fully into focus.

He looked so adorable when he slept. His brown hair was sticking up in all different directions. His mouth was open and the cutest little sounds were escaping. I trailed my fingers lightly down his arm, unable to stop myself. I needed to touch him all the damn time. If I could every fuckin’ moment of the day, it still wouldn’t be enough.

Riley’s eyes started to flutter open, and it took my fuckin’ breath away. It didn’t matter that I’d seen them nearly every day for the last twenty years. They still fascinated me.

I was suddenly hit with the idea to do more. It wasn’t enough to just mess with Riley late at night in our bed. I wanted the whole fuckin’ world to know that he was mine.

While he was still asleep, I carefully slipped outta bed and grabbed my phone and headed to the bathroom. I took a second to take stock of my injuries. They weren’t too bad. The bruising on my face was light, and my ribs really only hurt if I stretched or twisted funny. They were sore more than anything. I ran my hands over my ass. That was also a little sore, but in all the best ways. Still couldn’t believe last night had happened, that I’d even wanted it to.

After I pissed and brushed my teeth, I grabbed my phone and made a few texts. Luckily, one of my coworkers was willing to pick up my shift today if I agreed to work for them over the weekend. Totally worth it.

I didn’t want Riley to wake up alone, but I also really needed a shower, so I hoped for the best and figured he’d hear the water and know where I was if he did wake up. Luckily, when I got back, he was just starting to stir.

He smiled softly at me once his eyes fully opened. “Hey.”

“I’m takin’ you out on a date.”

Riley blinked at me. “Huh?”

“We’ve been whatever this is for a while now. But it isn’t enough. You deserve more. I’m takin’ you on a date. Today. Before we gotta go to work. I already switched my shift at the factory.”

Riley perched up on his elbow. He looked at me like I’d lost my damn mind. “Becks, you don’t gotta do that.”

I leaned over the bed and kissed his nose. “I know, but I want to. So go shower and do your thing. We’re goin’ out.”

Riley still looked unsure, but I couldn’t figure out why. “Becks, do we have money for that?”

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