“Well, we can’t let your fantasies not come true, can we?” he said, sending shivers down her spine.

His hands slid under her arms and lifted her up. She wrapped her legs around his waist and waited to see what he did next.

“How long do we have? Because I think this first time might be fast, as much as I need you.”

“I need to be back at three p.m., so we need to leave here at one fifteen.”

He nodded, and then a huge grin spread across his face. “I can do a lot to you in the next hour and a half. We might not get lunch, but we’ll be okay.”

He walked them closer to the bed, and Maureen looked in the basket Ellie had placed beside it. Maureen blushed at the bottle of lubricant tucked in beside granola bars, bottles of water, and a note saying there were protein shakes in the refrigerator if they needed a pick-me-up.

Compass chuckled. “I am so happy that now, when I see that blush spread across your face and down your neck, I can see how far it goes.”

Maureen trembled and wondered how she’d found a man she could love a second time in this life. Maureen let Compass take over. The man was magic because he was sweeping her away with his kisses so that she didn’t even notice him ridding them of their clothes.

For a second, she worried about her saggy skin, wrinkles, and gray hair, but then the heat blazing in his eyes as he looked at her reminded her he loved her and wanted her—wrinkles and all. If he cared about that, he wouldn’t have saidI do.

He trailed kisses from her lips down her neck, across her chest before he captured her nipple. His fingers weren’t still. So many sensations she couldn’t keep track of them because the man was setting her senses aflame. He was seducing her with each brush of his fingers and graze of his lips.

Soon, she wasn’t content just to let him touch her and glided her hand down his stomach to grasp him. His groan at her touch had her grinning at him.

“Maureen, it’s going to be embarrassing if you make me come before I get inside you,” he said.

She giggled and slid her hand down his hard length, holding him at the base, she leaned up to kiss his lips. “Then you should get inside me because I ache for you.”

She relished the shiver that ran through him. He swallowed and nodded, then reached for the lubricant, cocking an eyebrow. She nodded, thankful for his thoughtfulness in making this perfect.

She stared at the man she couldn’t believe she finally had in her bed and told herself next time, she’d get to taste him, but now, she needed him inside her.

Her toes curled in anticipation as he paused at her entrance. She nodded.

“I love you so much,” he groaned as he thrust inside. Tears filled her eyes, not from any pain but from this moment with this man.

“Love you too,” she whispered, letting the sensations overwhelm her until she was shuddering in his arms and screaming his name. His shout followed hers as she held on to his shoulders. She had it all, and she was going to make sure she cherished each moment.

How Compass held back from coming before Maureen did amazed him. The heat and clasp of being inside her was everything. This woman. This moment was something he’d never imagined, but her love had given him hope for happiness again.

As soon as he heard her shout, he let go of his control and let the bliss overcome him. He’d known when they finally got together, there would be fireworks. The smell and feel of her skin had him on edge.

Maybe in a couple years, he’d get over the wonder of each touch and taste, but he didn’t think so. He and Maureen both knew how their time together could end in a moment. They’d both cherish each other for the time they had together.

He held the majority of his weight off her, but he loved the feel of her skin against him. He dropped a kiss on her nose, wondering what he’d done to be blessed with her in his life.

He grabbed one of the small towels that had been left by the basket. He would not blush at the thought of Ellie or Vivi preparing this for them. He slid the towel down between them and then rolled to bring Maureen to his shoulder. He didn’t want her legs all sticky because although it was friggin’ hot knowing his release was dripping out of her, he wasn’t going to make her uncomfortable.

“Today is the happiest I’ve been in a long time,” he said, dropping a kiss on her head.

Her hand slid across his chest, ruffling the hair. “Me too. It’s a new start. Now, how long until we can do that again?”

Compass chuckled. Longer than it had been, but if they had to make Maureen a little late back to Bluff Creek, then they would. Heck, he could always satisfy her with his mouth. Her fingers sliding down his stomach and rubbing along his cock had him rethinking what he could do.

“Umm, in less time than I thought,” he said.

She giggled and then slid down his body until she was breathing on his cock.

“Bet I can make that time even less,” she whispered, and Compass was positive his eyes rolled back in his head at the touch of her mouth.

Chapter Nineteen