Page 82 of Tangled Hearts
Nic lets out a breathless chuckle. “That’s the point, doll.” Well, duh. He tightens his grip on my thigh and speeds up his thrusts. It feels like he’s coming apart at the seams, like he can’t control himself anymore, and I’m so fucking here for it. Heat pools in my stomach, and my balls pull up close to my body.So close. So close. So close.“You’re mine, Eli. Say it,” he all but growls, fucking into me harder.
“I’m yours,” I gasp. “Just a little more. Please. So close. Please, Nic.Please.”
His fingers tighten—almost to the point of pain—and his thrusts become erratic, sloppy. “Oh fuck. Shit, baby. I’m—” His voice cuts off on a low moan, and he buries his face in my throat, his cock pulsing deep inside me.
Shit. He’s coming. Oh fuck. He’s coming because ofme. That’s all it takes. My body seizes under him, and I cry out, my cock jerking. My vision whites out around the edges, my entire body shaking.
He goes boneless, dropping his full weight on top of me. “Holy fuck,” he murmurs, breath ragged.
Yeah, I’d agree, but I think my brain is somewhere between us, mixed in with all the cum he just fucked out of me. Neither of us moves while we catch our breath, and after a few seconds of being tangled together with sweaty limbs and synced breathing, he raises up. “You okay, doll?”
I nod. “Yeah. I think I’m dead, though. This is heaven, right?”
He laughs, shaking his head. “Could be. Would make sense considering I thought you were a fallen angel the first time I saw you.”
He says the words so casually, but they make my heart swell. “Really?”
He reaches between us and pulls out. I wince, a little shocked by the sudden loss. He whispers a soft apology, then he ties the condom off and tosses it to the floor. It kind of makes me feel a little itchy inside. Used condom. Dirty rag. Our clothes all over the floor. I try to shake it off.
“Yes, really. Let me get you cleaned up, baby. I’ll be right back.” Nic presses a kiss to my forehead and climbs off me, leaving the room. He comes back a few minutes later with a new washcloth, using it to clean me off again. After giving me another kiss on my forehead, he bends over and picks up the dirty rag and our clothes, dropping them into his hamper, and then the condom, throwing it away.
Something light and warm fills my chest. He listened. He listened, and he cleaned it up. I couldn’t fight my smile if I tried.
After fixing the bed and getting me tucked under the covers, he climbs in beside me, pulling me into his arms. I thread a leg through his, snuggling closer. He wraps a warm arm around my back and lets his hand rest on the back of my head, weaving his fingers into my hair.
I’m almost asleep when his quiet voice drags me back to reality. “Did you enjoy yourself?”
I tilt my head back to look at him and meet his gaze. “I really did.”
“Good.” He kisses me softly.
“What about you?” I ask. I’m pretty sure he did, but hey, there’s no harm in double-checking.
“Yes, doll. So fucking much.” He rubs his nose against mine, and when he’s done, I settle my head back against his chest, letting the sound of his heartbeat lull me to sleep.
Chapter 27
Nic
“Can I take you on a date tonight?” I ask Eli, stepping into the living room. There’s a lot to be said for spending most of our time wrapped up in each other in bed, but I don’t want to dojustthat.
Eli sits up, his eyes going wide. “A date?”
I shrug. “Yes?”
He turns his nose up. “I mean, I guess we can.”
My stomach sinks. Damn, I don’t want to force him into anything, but what’s so wrong with going on a date with me? “We don’t have to.” I mean, I’d like to, but we don’thaveto. “I just thought it might be nice to have some time together.”
He narrows his eyes. “Is our time together not satisfactory?”
Considering he made me come so hard last night that I almost blacked out, he knows damn well it is. “Fucking brat.”
He shrugs. “It’s not that I don’t want to go out with you, but it doesn’t sound fun. What? We just sit around, not allowed to toucheach other, pretending we’re ‘just friends’ while we could be at home together. Alone. Allowed to touch each other.”
I blink at him. “This is not the only town that exists, Eli.”
“What do you mean?”
