Page 23 of The Fate of Us

She heads inside while I sit on the railing of the porch looking over the marshland to see the sun. Anna comes out with a guitar and sits on the steps of the porch.

“This was my aunt’s. You asked what was in the other room before and I lied when I said storage. It was her music room. One of my favorite places. It’s where I learned to play piano and guitar. Every night we would sit out here and play music as the sun set. Sometimes the neighbors would come by, sometimes it was just us and my sister. We would play everything from folk to rock to bluegrass.”

I move next to her and sit beside her as she strums a few notes on the guitar.

She turns to me. “Thank you for bringing back the peace this place once had.”

I lean in and press a kiss to her curls before she starts playing a song. My hand drifts up and down her spine as her raspy voice caresses the wind. The song is a beautiful love song that I’ve never heard before. I can only guess it’s an original.

I listen to her play for almost an hour as the sun finally sets behind the trees. She sets her guitar down and faces me.

I press my lips to hers and pull her up. I grab my phone out of my pocket and turn on some music as I lead us into a slow dance on the porch.

Her hands wrap around my neck, playing with the hairs at my nape as we sway back and forth. The salty breeze of the ocean floating between us.

I get lost in her eyes. I can see why this place was so important to her. Can see what it does to her. There is a calmness and serenity to her. I bring my lips to hers, I can’t help it. My feelings are strong and overpowering and I want nothing more than to love her.

She pulls away from me, searching my eyes. “Noah, I—I, you make this all seem right. I don’t know what I would have done if you weren’t here.”

“I would have found you no matter how long it took, Anna May.”

Her hand sweeps down my cheek, brushing over my lips before trailing down to my heart. “I love you.”

My heart aches at those words at the same time a fire erupts inside of me. I can’t hold myself back this time as I attack her lips with need and hunger. I pull her legs around me and set her on the porch railing as I kiss down her neck, between her breasts, and back up.

I want to say the words to her. To tell her I feel the same way, but my heart is fighting it, telling me this can’t be real.

I drop to my knees in front of her, hoping I can show her how I feel until I can find the words.

She groans as I pull her panties to the side, swiping my tongue through her wet heat. I grip her hips to keep her from falling off the railing of the porch as I devour her. I slide a finger inside, curling it until I hit that spot that makes her moan.

“Fuck, Noah.”

I grin into her pussy as she moans exactly when I knew she would. I suck her clit into my mouth as I insert another finger inside of her, working her to the edge before slowing back down.

Her legs wrap around my back, urging me closer. “I need you, Noah,” she groans as she throws her head back.

I suck her clit into my mouth one more time, bringing her right back to the edge before I pull away from her completely.

“Why did you stop?”

I grin at her before throwing her over my shoulder and carrying her into the house. I stomp down the hall into her room and throw her on the bed. I climb over her, undoing the tie on her dress, exposing her body and the sexy as sin forest green lace lingerie she has on.

“Fuck,” I moan, rubbing my hand over my mouth.

She wiggles the dress off herself before scooting up the bed and spreading her legs wider.

“You like?” she rasps.

I pounce on her. This woman is so fucking sexy and she doesn’t even realize it. But in the bedroom, all her reservations disappear. She becomes my wildflower.

Her hands go to the button of my pants while I slide mine under her ass pulling her closer to me. When she gets my dick out, I pull her all the way on to my lap. I can feel the warmth of her pussy through the lace of her panties. I lift my legs so I can shove my jeans down past my knees. She unbuttons my shirt, licking her way up my torso. She rips my shirt off just as I pull her panties to the side, driving hard into her heat.

Her legs straddle my thighs as she rides me hard. She braces herself on my shoulders, her nails digging into my back with every thrust.

My hands dive into her thick curls, bringing her lips to mine. One hand slides down to her hip, helping her pick up the speed of our movements.

“Noah, oh my god, Noah.”

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