Page 78 of Promises We Meant to Keep

Elia just smiled in response before she did it again on the other side. “Can’t go without equal treatment, can we?”

“No.” Kamryn wasn’t sure what she’d signed herself up for yet, but she was pretty sure it was going to involve a slow rise toward an orgasm that she wasn’t going to be prepared to be hit by.

Elia licked a circle around Kamryn’s belly button before moving her way back up Kamryn’s body. She took Kamryn’s left nipple into her mouth, sucking and using the flat of her tongue to pulse against her. Kamryn tightened her grip on the sheets, arching her back up. She really hadn’t prepared herself properly for this. She should have, but she hadn’t. Everything with Elia always seemed to happen so unexpectedly fast and slow at the same time.

Kamryn grunted when Elia flicked her nipple with the tip of her tongue. Elia moved one hand back down between Kamryn’s legs and put her fingers right back where they were before. Kamryn’s knees parted a little more to give Elia better access.

She raised a hand over her head, gripping onto the edge of the pillow that her head rested on. She was going to hold still. She was going to let Elia do whatever she wanted tonight. And she was going to absolutely enjoy every single moment of it.

Elia pulsed her fingers against Kamryn. Then she flipped from Kamryn’s left breast to her right, giving it exactly the same treatment as the other one. Kamryn should have guessed that would happen based on Elia’s earlier comment, but she hadn’t figured it out soon enough. It caught her off guard and she cried out as pleasure hit her quickly.

“Fuck, Elia.”

Elia hummed against her, but if she was trying to say something, it was lost on Kamryn. She felt a surge of wetness between her legs, and the prickles of her orgasm begin to work their way throughout her body. Kamryn focused on Elia’s fingers. She listened to her body tell her everything about the way Elia touched her.

“Keep going,” Kamryn moaned around the words. “I’m getting there.”

Elia moved back down Kamryn’s body, pressing kisses against her stomach, against the top of her mound, and then against her clit. Kamryn’s hips reared upward as she hissed. Elia flicked her tongue out just like she’d done to Kamryn’s nipples. Then she covered Kamryn’s clit with her mouth and sucked in that same way.

Kamryn did everything in her power to keep herself still and in place. She wanted to feel everything and more. She was so lost in the sensations that she wasn’t sure if she was speaking, moaning, or just writhing under Elia’s touch.

Taking one last breath, Kamryn held it tightly as she crashed through her orgasm. Her body rocked. Her heart raced, threatening to pound its way out of her chest. Her cheeks and chest were so hot that she worried she’d succumb to heatstroke if she didn’t catch a breath of cold, fresh air. Elia stayed right between her legs, easing her through the orgasm, one lick at a time.

Finally, Kamryn pushed Elia away from her and shook her head. “Enough for now.”

Elia said nothing as she moved back up Kamryn’s body with sweet kisses that weren’t meant to incite. Kamryn waited until Elia was close enough and then captured her in a kiss and a hug, the cool damp on Elia’s lips and cheeks a reminder of what they’d just done. Kamryn sank into it.

This was pure. This was just for them.

She pulled Elia into her embrace, spooning her from behind and using her feet to pull the blanket up and over their bodies as they cooled. Kamryn had no idea what to say now, so she just held Elia close to her. She soothed the goose bumped skin when it became too cool for them, and she kissed the back of Elia’s neck and shoulder as Elia fell into a slumber.

Kamryn stayed where she was, awake long after Elia had finally fallen asleep. Her mind already spinning with what tomorrow was going to bring.

If only their little oasis could last a little longer.

Then maybe they wouldn’t have to hurt each other.

twenty-eight

Elia rapped her knuckles against Kamryn’s hotel room door and waited. They’d spent hours talking since the last ethics team meeting, but that still left them in an awkward spot in terms of how they were going to handle everything. And Elia couldn’t get it out of her head.

She’d been so hyperfocused on the kids all day to keep herself distracted, but now that they were tucked away in their rooms preparing to sleep, Elia was lost. She couldn’t stop thinking about everything she’d confessed to Kamryn, about the ethics team, about all the upheaval that was playing out around her.

Kamryn opened the door, squinting at her behind a pair of reading glasses, which were absolutely adorable on her. Elia immediately felt her lips turn upward and her body relax a bit. “Hey, since when do you wear reading glasses?”

“Since I hit thirty-five and my body started to think I was an old crone.” Kamryn winked. “Was there something you needed?”

Elia’s lips parted in surprise because she wasn’t being immediately invited in. She’d thought—well, hell, she’d thought that the intimacy they’d created between them so far wouldn’t end this quickly.

“Just to talk.” It was the simplest way for Elia to say that she needed to be in Kamryn’s presence, and that she needed to feel and hear her voice, no matter what they were talking about. “About the ethics team.”

“Right.” Kamryn dropped her voice and glanced up and down the hallway. “Everyone is in their rooms?”

“Yes, and Bailey is going to check on them in an hour to make sure they’re all asleep.”

“Good.” Kamryn stepped to the side and opened the door wider, allowing Elia to finally walk in.

The air was frigid. Kamryn must have the air conditioner turned on. Elia wrapped her arms around her chest and walked inside. The desk was littered with papers and Kamryn’s laptop. There were even papers strewn about on the end of the bed. Kamryn immediately started to clean those up, sliding them back into the folders they must have come from.

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