“I want you to experience everything in this life, sprite. If there is something you want, I’ll buy it. If there is somewhere you want to go, I’ll take you. If you want someone killed, I’ll be your executioner.” I grinned, but he stole my smile with a press of his lips. Threading my fingers in his hair, I pulled myself upright and wrapped my legs around his waist. His hardness duginto my core, throbbing and wanting despite staying in bed for far too long this morning making love.
“And I want you to know that I will love you always. You need reassurance? I will tell you a million times. You need someone to share your burdens? I will listen. We’re a team, and we do everything together.” I ground myself against him, earning a low warning growl that sent delicious goosebumps across my skin.
“Us against the world,” he repeated the phrase we said to each other over and over.
“Us against the world,” I echoed.
Beneath the brilliant sun and among the salty ocean waves, we kissed, falling into each other with unrivaled passion, knowing truly, that we were both loved, wanted, and needed.
And it was in that moment, I realized I was no longer afraid.
I was free.