Page 43 of Done Waiting

Tears gather in the corner of her eyes, falling down her cheeks. My hands cup her face, wiping them away. “Ultimately, you. But in the short term… I want to make sure you’re okay?”

She looks stunned. Her brow creases as she stares at me. Her tone is defensive, someone who is used to being hurt by others. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

Oh, my feisty baby girl has returned.

“Come on, Maddie. Something’s wrong.” Biting my lip, I stare down into her beautiful face, seeing fear and worry deep within her honey-brown eyes.

Her eyes close as my thumbs lightly caress her skin. She leans into my touch, moving closer to me. I’m not even sure if she’s aware of it.

A strange look crosses her face, her forehead wrinkling, and then her eyes fly open. She starts battling against me, pushing and shoving at me while her body writhes beneath mine. She’s expending a lot of energy. Her struggles are fruitless against me.

She finally realizes and stills.

I chuckle as she breathes heavily. “Are you done?”

Releasing a sigh of defeat, she simply says, “For now.”

“I appreciate your honesty.” Leaning close to her, my lips inches from hers, I watch her reaction. Her gaze locks on mine, her body trembling slightly.

Basking in her reaction to me, I say nothing.

I watch as her lips part, her tongue darting out.

And I’m gone.

“I’ve waited so long for this moment. I know what I said, and I don’t break my promises. Although I don’t know exactly what’s going on between you and Ben, I no longer care. I can’t fucking resist you anymore.” I close my eyes, inhaling her scent.

Opening them, I brush my knuckles lightly against her cheek. “You haunt my dreams. My thoughts are singularly focused on you. No matter what I’m doing…” My jaw clenches. “At the most inopportune times, you plague my mind.”

Heaving in a breath, I slowly release it. “You’re an obsession I can’t control. Maybe you’ll ultimately be my undoing, but I find it hard to give a fuck when you’re this close to me.”

Her breathing is heavy, her eyes hooded from lust as she gazes at me, mesmerized.

“I hunger for you, Maddie. Fucking ache to be near you, to breathe you in. To kiss you.”

She reaches out, gripping my sweatshirt as though she needs to hang onto me to keep from falling. Her tongue darts out, licking her bottom lip again. My eyes drop to it, then lift to hers.

Closing the distance between us, my lips capture hers. The taste of her strawberry lips is heavenly. Her vanilla and honey scent invades my senses. Her petite body trembles beneath mine as she grips my sweatshirt tighter.

I’m flying amongst the stars.

Groaning, I move my mouth against hers, experimenting to see how she responds. Every whimper, moan, and sigh that comes from her is music to my ears as I taste her.

She releases a loud moan, pulling me tighter against her, her hands releasing my sweatshirt to wrap around my neck.

Our lips move frantically together as I press her harder against my truck, my dick throbbing in my jeans. My nerve endings are lit up like a streak of lightning in the sky.

Fuck. Me.I’ve never kissed a woman like this, nor have I ever been kissed like this.

We are animalistic in our need for one another as we cling to each other, devouring, tasting, exploring. I breathe in her exhales, my fingers sliding down her back to her ass. Squeezing it, I playfully bite down on her lip, making her yelp.

Honey eyes fly open, shock in them.

I chuckle, pulling back lightly, her blood on my lip. My tongue comes out, tasting her life essence. “You taste so fucking good.”

“Oh, fuck. That’s hot.” Fingers fist my hoodie, pulling me into her. She slams her lips against mine, her mouth moving against mine, taking what she wants from me.

And I let her because I’d give this fucking woman anything she wants.

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