Page 32 of Stay With Me

Her arms wrap around my neck as she kisses me back and I realize she was holding the same tension I was.

“We probably should’ve just talked about this earlier.” Her laugh is breathless as I release her and go back to my chair.

Running a hand down my face, I grin and shake my head. “Yep. But I was worried about pressuring you.”

“And I was worried about scaring you away.” She laughs, picking at her food.

Leaning onto my elbows, I am serious as I say, “I want you to stay. I don’t want you to move out.”

The smile that curves is brilliant. “Sounds good.”

“We basically skipped all the awkward get-to-know-you stuff anyway. Well, except physically, you have surprised me there a little.” She covers her hands with her face, laughing.

Shushing me, she takes a bite of food and just shakes her head. “I have no regrets. Things are more than satisfying.” She smirks, running her fingers over her collarbone. “And now that I’m not wondering where your head is at, it’s only going to get better.”

Heat rushes through me and if it wasn’t for all the food on the table, I would be shoving it clear and taking her up on that.

“Is it weird that our relationship feels more long term than it technically is?” I love it, but I don’t want her to feel like she’s missing out on anything.

Elise taps her lips, but the corners are lifting, which gives her away. “No. But I want to make sure we stay adventurous and go on dates. We have stayed in our same routine except for adding sex, and I want intimacy outside of sex. I want to be a couple.”

It’s a relief that we’re finally communicating about what we want instead of trying to prevent the other from feeling pressured.

“You’re right. We definitely need to do that. I honestly didn’t want you to have to deal with the town gossiping about how things with Jake ended and we started dating, seeing as they’ve been speculating about us for years.” It made sense in my head, but I realize how idiotic it was when I say it out loud.

She rolls her eyes. “The town is going to talk regardless. They’re going to be thrilled their matchmaking efforts worked out. So it is what it is.”

We move on, planning our Sunday together. Life feels so good and I can’t wait to show the world she’s mine.

Chapter Fourteen

Elise

Themorningsunshinesinto the room, but that’s not what woke me up. Young Jae’s lips press a soft kiss on my shoulder, his hand low on my stomach and his cock hard in my back.

Moaning, I roll over, gripping him in my palm as he kisses my jaw toward my lips. Releasing him, I cover my mouth and shake my head.

“I need to freshen up for this.” Rolling away from him, I dodge his hand and race into the bathroom, laughing at his groan.

“I don’t care about your morning breath,” he calls through the door.

Yelling back I say, “Well, I do!”

His laughter carries through as I freshen up, but he turns serious when I come back into the bedroom completely naked. The trail of heat his eyes leave as they devour me hits me straight in the core and I know I’m slick and ready for him.

Crawling over the bed, I nudge him onto his back. I’m not in the mood for a ton of foreplay, my pussy aching for him. I’ve felt insatiable since we finally talked about what we’re doing, every touch holding more meaning to me.

My heart belongs to this man, and even though I’m not ready to share that, I can tell him with my actions.

Straddling his hips, I grip him, positioning myself. Sinking down onto him, I moan as he fills me. Bracing my hands on either side of his head, I kiss him as I start to move. The angle creates delicious friction of him moving in me and the pressure on my clit.

Every time his hips thrust up to meet mine, every stroke of his hands over my thighs, my breasts, and when he links our hands together, it brings me closer to the edge.

My heart is full as we move together, my climax building. And when I look into his eyes, I think I see the same love radiating back at me.

This is the love I’ve always craved. The love I never truly knew. And it’s everything.

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