Page 41 of Such A Filthy Girl

‘Starshine,’ he whispered. ‘It’s good to see your face.’

He half stumbled into my home, looking paler than I’d ever seen him. I caught him against me, his eyes raking over my throat.

‘I’ll kill him for hurting you,’ he threatened, the back of his knuckles lightly grazing the tender skin.

‘I’m okay.’ My eyes blurred as I reached up and caressed his face. ‘You came.’

‘You are the best thing that ever happened to me, Estella. The thought of losing you outweighs everything else.’

Sniffing back a sob, I pressed my hand to his chest, right over the part he’d marked for me. ‘I love you, Leo. I always have.’

Our lips met in a clash of emotion, tear streaked and love-studded. I whimpered as his hands shifted into my hair, tipping my head for better access to my mouth, the taste of red wine mingling with peppermint. Minutes passed lost in one another, finally losing the fight to stay away.

Leo pulled me to my knees, resting his forehead against mine as we panted.

‘Be mine,’ he pleaded, his hands raking down my bed, tightening our bodies to one another.

‘Always.’ I grinned, wrapping both arms around his neck. ‘God, I would have cleaned myself up had I known you were coming.’

‘You could climb out of a trash can and I’d still want you in my lap.’ Leo laughed, a little colour coming back into his cheeks.

‘I can’t believe you’re here.’ My whole life I’d never seen him leave the house.

‘Neither can I.’

‘How did you manage to leave?’ I pressed my lips to his neck as I questioned him, tasting the slight saltiness on his lips.

‘You needed me.’

He pinned me to the floor, taking his time to kiss and lick over the expanse of my neck and collar bone, drawing sweet gasps from me.

‘How do we make this work?’ I asked, twisting my fingers into his hair relishing in every stroke of his tongue.

‘By not caring what anyone else thinks. By realising that our parents meeting first shouldn’t rob of us a love worth having.’

I moaned as he pressed up between my thighs, sliding a hand up my loose t-shirt and cupping a breast.

‘What if it doesn’t work?’ I asked. ‘We could lose everything.’

‘Estella, I’ve obsessed over you for years from afar, do you think it will be any different up close. I will spend every day worshipping the ground you walk upon. I will do whatever it takes to see you smile every day, and I’ll work to fulfil every fantasy you have in the depth of night.’

He pinched my nipple, making me squirm.

‘I’ll give you a world where you are my sun, and I orbit around you. Wherever you go, I will find a way to follow. Whether that’s here in the city, or anywhere else you desire.’

‘What about the things you want?’ I whimpered, grinding myself against the hardness in his pants.

‘There’s only you, love.’

EPILOGUE

LEO

Summer arrived with a haze of sticky heat. The air-con in our apartment battled the floor to ceiling windows, only just managing to win.

Every tick of the clock itched at me, reminding me just how long it would be before Estella came home. Despite our months together, every minute without her grated upon me.

Pulling up my tracking software, I looked at the little green blob that represented my girl. She inched toward the building, likely caught up in the evening rush hour. The jade flicker on my screen brought instant peace. I remained thankful that my obsessive stalking hadn’t been a deal breaker for Estella, she knew that I sat at my desk working during the day, longing for her return.

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