Page 58 of Family Bonds- Garrett & Justine

He put his lips to hers. He was going to start slow like he always did, even though it’d been killing him lately.

She didn’t let him.

Her mouth opened and his did the same.

Her tongue slipped in and he tasted the wine that she’d had while they were waiting for her to be cashed out. He’d had a small glass with her, the fruity notes still lingering between them.

“This is definitely more important,” he said, lifting his head and smirking.

“Take me to bed,” she said.

“Are you sure?” he asked. “It’s not just the excitement of the night getting to you?”

He had to be nuts to try to talk her out of this, but he didn’t want her to have any regrets after.

He wasn’t sure he could handle it in his life right now.

Better to go slow and torture himself, than rush and wish he could take it all back.

“The excitement is getting to me, but I knew this before I won on the slots.”

“And you didn’t want to clue me in?” he asked, running his hand down the side of her face.

She leaned into him like a kitten needing more comfort.

“Maybe I wanted it to be a surprise,” she said.

“It’s a pleasant one,” he said. “Just want to make sure you know what you’re doing.”

“I know,” she said, laughing. “It might have been a few years, but I’m pretty sure I can catch up.”

A few years!

Jesus. She said she hadn’t been in a relationship in that long, but he hadn’t realized she hadn’t had sex in that time either.

“I’ll make sure we pace ourselves together,” he said. Even if it killed him.

“How about we just let it happen the way it should?” she asked.

“We can do that too,” he said, threading their fingers together.

She pulled him toward the door to her bedroom. They hadn’t even bothered to turn the lights on in her apartment. Just the one in her kitchen that was left on from hours ago.

When they got to her room, she shut the door and then put her arms around his neck again for a kiss.

He wanted to take this slow but didn’t know how long he’d be able to do it.

All he knew was that it was a good thing he was always prepared and had a condom in his wallet. He’d want to kick himself if he didn’t but also knew that it’d been in there for quite a while.

He cupped her face with his hands, his lips giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek, the corner of her mouth, the other side, then the other cheek.

Her eyes closed and he knew he needed that moment to just settle her down.

When her shoulders relaxed, he trailed his finger down her neck to the button on her shirt.

One by one he undid them. He looked up when he was done and her shirt was hanging open and pulled out of her pants, her pale pink silk bra exposed.

Her clear blue eyes were open and watching him.

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