“It’s not a turn off. It’s a sign of the hero that you are. The strong person that lives within you.”

“Stop talking, Raine,” he said.

He pulled her head down to his. She supposed she was embarrassing him with her words.

He lifted her shirt up and over her head, then tackled her bra next.

His mouth moved to her nipples and pulled one in and sucked until she couldn’t take it anymore.

“Aster,” she said. “You’re killing me.”

“Oh,” he said. “The other side needs it now. You should have said something.”

It wasn’t what she wanted, but it felt too good to tell him to stop.

This time though his fingers were playing with the nipple that his mouth had left while he was licking and sucking on the other.

She was grinding against his cock that was hard under his jeans.

She almost felt like a kid again. One that was afraid to have sex yet but needed to get off.

There was no fear in her life anymore.

Not with Aster next to her.

“I need more,” she said, her fingers moving to the button on his jeans.

“Take what you want,” he said.

“I’m going to,” she said. She wasn’t sure where her boldness was coming from, but Aster seemed to like it. And it crossed her mind that she wanted to be free to be herself with him again.

She undid his jeans and when he lifted up, she tugged them down with his help.

“I’ve got a condom in my wallet.”

“I’ve got them in my room,” she said, jumping up and running to her room not that far away. She didn’t even feel that self-conscious doing it topless, but when she got back to him she tossed the condom at him. “Put it on,” she almost demanded.

He hadn’t removed his jeans, only adjusted them out of the way, and she liked that. It was sexy in a way and he only lifted his eyebrow at her and did what she’d said with a smirk on his face.

She removed her jeans because she needed to be able to open her legs and they’d just get in the way.

When she was naked, she crawled back on his lap, lined herself back up and sank down hard and fast.

“I like that you’re taking charge,” he said. “Can I just sit here and let you do that work?”

“Hey,” she said, moving up and down slowly. “Equal opportunity.”

“Good point,” he said. “Come closer.”

His mouth went back to a nipple and this time it felt more wonderful knowing that she was getting the relief she needed below.

She was rising and falling, he was sucking on one side and pinching her nipple on the other.

She couldn’t remember ever feeling this much sensation in her body before and the twinge of pain from his fingers only fueled her more.

Her hips were rising faster, the pressure was building, but she didn’t want it to end.

Sometimes when they were together, she wanted the feelings to go on and on.