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“Babe, you have me.”

TWENTY-FOUR

MAYLIE

He leadsme into my bedroom, my body hot and thrumming with the anticipation of what’s to come.

As soon as we’re behind my bedroom door, he kisses me with such desperate neediness, it makes me feel ten feet tall. My toes curl into the carpet as my fingers dig into his biceps, trying to ground myself.

I’ve never been in love. I’ve never been in a relationship before this, but when I look at him, he makes my pulse quicken and my body feel alive.Is that love?Wanting to spend every moment with him and thinking about him when I’m not with him, what about that?

I want him to be the one to take my virginity. I want to give myself to him completely.

I trail my fingers down his chest before sliding his vest off his shoulders. Because I know how important the garment is to him, I don’t toss it on the floor. Instead, I place it on the edge of the bed behind me before slowly unbuttoning his shirt.

His eyes are molten as he watches me, and I’ve neverfelt more desired, more wanted than I do in this moment. He makes me feel like I’m the only girl in the room any time we’re together. He makes me feel so special, like I’m not just Maylie, the girl struggling to raise her siblings.

He sees me…the real me.

I shove his shirt off his shoulders, revealing the canvas of artwork covering his body. My mouth waters, and I’m not sure what possesses me to do it, but I lean forward and run my tongue over the curves of his pectorals, tracing the lines of his tattoos.

His muscles ripple beneath my touch, and a sense of elation washes through me that I can affect this strong man just as much as he does me.

As I swirl around his nipple, scraping my teeth over it, he hisses between clenched teeth before he grabs my chin, pulling my head up so he can slip his tongue into my mouth.

His other hand dives under my waistband to push aside my underwear. I suck in air as he rubs circles over my clit, creating waves of paroxysmal lust.

Suddenly, it’s not just his chest I want to taste—it’s him.

I unbuckle his belt, even as he continues to trail kisses from my mouth down my neck and undresses me piece by delicious piece.

I undo the button of his jeans, peeling them down his legs enough so I can free his cock from his underwear. It springs free, the thick, veiny length of it seeping pre-cum at the tip. My mouth waters as I trail my fingers over his silky skin.

“Undress and sit on the bed.” The command is bossierthan I intend, but the look in his eyes tells me he likes it.Noted.

“What are you doing, my little doe?” Curiosity laces his words as he sits on the edge of the mattress, undoing his boots while his gaze is locked on mine.

“Whatever I want.”

He tosses them off before standing and shoving his jeans and boxers down his legs. They form a pile with my discarded clothes, and I shimmy out of my pants and boots until all I’m left in is lacy pink underwear.

Done taking orders, he gestures for me to come to him, and I obey. I would do anything he asks of me, and when I’m standing between his parted thighs, his fingers play under the waistband of my thong before he turns me around. He keeps one hand on my belly while the other curves over my bum cheeks.

“You’ve been walking around wearing this all night?” He groans when I nod. “You look good enough to eat, Maylie.”

I thread my fingers through his hair, enjoying the feel of his soft locks between my digits. “So do you. Spread your legs,” I say.

His eyes flame as he does what I ask, and I drop to my knees between his parted thighs. His cock juts out from between his legs, already semi-solid and thick.

Nerves suddenly grasp my chest. What if I’m not good at this? What if he hates everything I do to him?

His hand cups my jaw, drawing my attention. “I don’t like the look on your face.”

I lick my suddenly dry lips. “I’m okay.”

I don’t want to expose my concerns, because giving words to how I feel will make me sound crazy.

“Don’t do that. You don’t have to protect my feelings, Maylie. I assure you, I can handle whatever it is that’s running through that pretty head of yours.”

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