Page 70 of Drive To Survive

A growl erupted in his chest, and his mouth closed over mine. I arched my back, needing to feel his body close to me, and I wrapped my arms around his neck, feathering the soft hair at his nape.

“God, I’ve missed this. I’ve missed you,” he hummed against my lips. “I thought I’d lost you.”

I squeezed him tighter, guilt stealing my breath. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t know what to do.”

“Shh,” he soothed. “You’re here now, and you’re going nowhere.”

“I shouldn’t have pushed you away. I just… I went into a spin. But I was wrong to do what I did. I don’t deserve you.”

He cradled my face, his eyes full of love. “I understand why you did what you did, even if I didn’t agree with it. It’s over. Forgotten. We have our whole lives to look forward to. I love you so much, Everly.”

My eyes filled with tears. I blinked them away. “I love you, too. With all my heart.”

His lips journeyed down my body. Wound tight after the trauma of the last few days, I exploded in seconds. Wave after wave of pleasure coursed through me as I came undone, releasing the tension that had built up since Paul came back to town.

“I’ll be gentle,” Nico said, lining the head of his cock up with my entrance.

“Dear God, I hope not,” I said.

He let out a bark of laughter. “What my woman wants?—”

He thrust forward, one single movement that buried him to the hilt. I groaned, reveling in the fullness.

“Wrap your legs around my neck and hang on tight.”

I did as he asked, meeting him thrust for thrust.

“I love you,” Nico groaned.

His declaration set off another climax, my inner walls clamping around his shaft. I clung to his damp shoulders and glanced down to where our bodies were joined.

“I’ll never tire of the sight of you inside me,” I said.

“Good,” he ground out through a clenched jaw. “It’s a sight you’re gonna see often.”

His hips thrust forward, his cock sliding in and out. I carried on watching, fascinated. The second he stilled, I shifted my gaze to his face. He’d closed his eyes, and an expression of pure bliss sent an upsurge of emotion crashing through me.

He opened his eyes and gave me his smile, the one that made the dimple I freaking adored appear. “Thank you.”

I wrinkled my forehead. “What for?”

He rolled to the side and tucked his arm around me, resting my head on his chest. His fingers played with my hair. “For years, I thought control was the be-all and end-all. Everything I did, I carefully measured, crafted it to ensure the right outcome. Then I had the accident, and I almost lost everything. I fought to regain the control I’d held so dear, and finally, after some dark times, I did. Then I met you and Rhett, and my life spun out of control again, this time in the most wonderful of ways. I never want to go back to the guy I was B.E.A.R.”

My brow furrowed. “What does that mean?”

“Before Everly and Rhett.”

I laughed. “Not even if it meant you could race again?”

“I’ll always miss the thrill of racing, but I now know there is so much more to life. Bigger and better thrills than crossing the finish line in first place. The joy of waking up in the morning to find you beside me. The kick I get out of watching Rhett’s confidence grow as he breaks his own personal best, time after time. The simple pleasure of sitting in a diner, enjoying a burger and milkshake with you and Rhett right there enjoying it with me. My life was one-dimensional before, but now it’s full of so many possibilities I’d never even considered, and that’s all down to you.”

My heart swelled. I traced a path over his chest, his abs. I wrapped my hand around his cock, spent now, but hardening in seconds under my firm grip.

“You should sleep,” Nico said, even as he raised his hips in silent invitation.

“I will,” I said, sliding down the bed. “As soon as I’ve taken care of this.”

EPILOGUE

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