Page 85 of The Two Last Moments

I laugh because being with Lark is more fun than I ever remember having. Making her smile, making her happy. Seeing our bodies meet in the mixture of darkness and moonlight—it’s sexy and so incredibly beautiful.

I bend over to suck her pointed nipples while my dick pumps in and out of her slick channel. She moans.

“Shameless,” I say. “What’ll we do with you?”

“Fuck me harder?”

“Need you on the bed for that.” I pull out and lift her into my arms again. We cross to the bed, where I drop her on the mattress, then roll her onto her stomach, dragging her hips up so I can kneel behind her. “You want my dick, baby?”

“Yes. Please! Give it to me.”

My cock shoves back inside of her. Right where I belong.

“Danny!” She babbles as I thrust my swollen, aching shaft into her again and again. I’ve got one hand pressed to her lower back, the other gripping her thigh. The sounds of our heavy breaths and moans and bodies meeting combine with the ambient noise from below. And thereisa real possibility someone outside could hear us. Especially if there’s another hotel guest with their balcony open. But I can’t bring myself to care.

Whatever my girl asks for, that’s what I’ll deliver.

When I feel the telltale clench in my balls, the tingle at the base of my spine, I pull out of her again. She complains, but I lie down on the mattress on my back. I enjoy every way of fucking Lark, but my favorite way to come is while I’m looking into her eyes.

I tap the tops of my thighs. “Right here. I want to watch you ride me.”

Lark swings her leg over me, and I hold my cock upright so she can impale herself onto me. Her dark hair curtains around us. Brushes my arms and chest. The downstairs restaurant, the beach, the rest of the world—it all falls away in this little world that’s just ours. Her hand rests on my pec just over my heart, and I press my palm to the same spot on her body.

Our hearts beat. Fast. Wild. But I’d swear they’re in perfect time.

I can tell from the pitch of her cries, the clench of her legs, that she’s close. I lift my upper body, propping against my elbows, just as she comes undone. Our mouths meet, her cries muffled against my own. My orgasm rips through me, turning my vision white despite the darkness. My balls empty. Filling her with my aching need. My incurable desire for this girl. Filling her with my love.

I love her.

Shit. I really do.

It takes me a moment to come back to this universe. For the world to resume. Dinner service continues downstairs, and it sounds like the jazz trio is wrapping up their set.

Lark is curled over me, her face tucked into my neck.

I’m in love with her.

I’m not sure if I’m ready to say it yet, or if she’s ready to hear it. Except for Nina, I haven’t said those three words toanyonesince I was a child. But this feeling is bigger and deeper and, if I’m honest, fucking scarier than anything I’ve known.

I only met her a little over a month ago. During that time, she’s been dealing with the kind of mental stress that most people can’t even imagine. I’ve witnessed it, but that’s not the same as experiencing it in my own head. Not just losing her memories, a massive piece of herself, but also facing a sick predator who’s tried to hurt her and terrify her.

Lark needs someone to put her first. She needs love.

She keeps worrying that she doesn’t deserve to be part of my family. But I’m just praying that my love can be enough forher.

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Danny and I are both quiet, and the ambient noise from outside fills the silence. He draws circles on my back.

We’ve had a lot of good sex since we got together, but tonight is really something else. And it wasn’t just the physical part. It was everything. This hotel, the courtyard full of plants, the dinner. The way we tease each other and manage to laugh while we’re turning each other all the way on.

I’ve had a lot of bests with Danny, but this night takes the cake.

“Are you tired?” he asks.

I prop my chin on his chest. “Not even a little.” It’s not that late yet. But even if it was, I don’t want to go to sleep. I want to enjoy this perfect night for as long as possible.

“Want to take a shower?”

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