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That did it. She broke with a sob of pleasure as her pussy clenched around his fingers. Once he had milked every ounce of pleasure from her, he pulled out a condom from his drawer, quickly ripped it open, and rolled it down his length.

As she reached for him, he lined his cock up with her core.

“Please,” she moaned, and he couldn’t wait any longer.

He plunged deep inside of her. He sealed his mouth over hers as he thrust.

“Fuck, Alice, you feel so good,” he said as his movements got stronger. He wouldn’t last long enough to make her come again if he wasn’t careful. “Touch yourself.”

Her hands slid between their bodies as she twirled circles on her clit. “Oh, fuck, Taylor.”

“I’m right here, baby. Give me one more.”

Her breath turned into pants as he felt his own release tightened his balls. He grabbed her ass with one hand and angled her hips, hitting just a little deeper.

“Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck,” she panted, her body hitching, followed by waves of a powerful orgasm.

He followed her right over the pulsing his release deep inside of her.

He pressed soft kisses to her shoulder and neck as they both came down. The wordsI love youdanced on his tongue, just like they had so many times prior.

They had only been together for almost two months. He didn’t think such deep feelings were possible this early on, buthere they were. Being in love with Alice Wagner, he wanted to spend his life making sure she was happy and cared for... and, of course, doing what they just did was one of the best perks to exist in life. All that was left to do now was make it official... which meant telling her father.

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Alice

“Hey, sunshine,” he said, and she sleepily rolled over.

Taylor was bending down next to the bed, caressing her cheek. “I’m headed into morning skate. I’ll be home when I’m done.”

“Okay,” she said as he bent in closer, giving her a quick kiss.

He stood and turned to leave.

Her sleepy mind decided to say “I love you” as the door clicked behind him.

She froze, her heart stuttering.

Did he hear her? Did it matter? If he had heard her and then just left, that wasn’t good. The spiral was starting to sink in, and there was nothing she could do about it now. There had been a time when she would have followed that spiral all the way down to rock bottom, but she decided it was not the time for that.

He didn’t hear you, she told herself, although sometimes, that voice in the back of her mind was an asshole. That voice was saying,He did hear you, and you freaked him out. Who falls inlove after two months? He’s going to leave. He’s going to tell you none of this was real, and it was all in your imagination.

“No,” she said, sitting up. She took three deep cleansing breaths and told herself this was real.

He told you it was real, and he wouldn’t lie.

With those words forcibly playing in her head, trying to drown out the asshole voice, she got out of bed and stumbled into the kitchen. She poured herself a cup of coffee, took a burrito from his fridge, and popped in the microwave.

While it cooked, she enjoyed the morning sun. She made her way to her new studio to see what the radiant beams would look like there. As she cracked the door open, the room was awash in its illumination. Everything had a warm, inviting glow, and in an hour, the light would be absolutely perfect. Part of her still couldn’t believe he did this for her, but when she thought about it, of course he did. He seemed to understand her in a way no one ever had before.

She walked over to have a good look at the crafting closet he had put together for her. Everything she needed was here to make jewelry. She decided she would work on a necklace Evie had said she liked. She wasn’t sure how she would do this, but with someone believing in her, she thought she just might do it this time.

First things first, she needed to organize what was in the closet. He’d done a great job, but it wasn’t quite right. She cranked up music and got to work. Once she was done, the light coming in through the window was perfect. She got out her paints and started on a painting inspired by the team and Mr. Wizard.

As she painted, the world fell away, and she was totally in her zone. Before long, she was dancing around, paint brush in hand, to Starship and singing and painting and existing in her perfect little bubble. She had no idea how long she’d been doing thisbecause all time ceased to exist when she was in the zone like she was.

During the crescendo of the song, she spun, only to see a tall figure lurking in the doorway. She screamed and clutched her chest when Taylor’s smiling face finally registered.

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