Page 5 of Boundless Love
“You’re ridiculous, and I love you.”She shimmied her way closer to me, tucking herself under my outstretched arm.Her left hand rested on my bare chest, her rings gleaming even in dim lighting.It took us a long time to get here, to this place where we trusted and supported each other.In a way, they symbolized what we had set in motion a long time ago.Outside forces got in the way, but we’d found each other again.We had come full circle.
Why did it feel so much like she was slipping away now?She was holding something back.“So what is it?”I prodded.It wasn’t easy to be gentle.We’d been back together more than three years now, and there were still times when I found myself pushing too hard.She was the only woman I’d ever been serious about, so some of the finer points of relationships were still fresh.Put me in a boardroom, and I could handle even the toughest negotiation.Put me in front of a troubled woman I happened to love?Forget it.I was a fucking mess.
“It’s just… the business has exploded,” she murmured.“I’m not complaining … you know I’m not, right?”
“Of course.You wouldn’t.”
“At the same time…” she continued, “… it’s overwhelming.I feel like such an idiot, saying that.This is what I want.It’s what I’ve worked for.I’ve already taken on two new associates, and we’re still scrambling to cover our bases.”
“Then it might be time to bring in another associate.There’s no limit, you realize.You can hire as many people as you want.You can afford it.”
“I know.It’s just…” She sighed, opening her mouth like something was on the tip of her tongue, ready to come out.“I wonder if I have what it takes to do it all,” she admitted after a moment’s hesitation.
“Are you kidding me?You’re superwoman.”She shifted a little, going stiff like my praise was taken as anything but.“You’re the most impressive person I know.And I know a lot of people,” I reminded her, chuckling to keep things light.
“There’s no such thing as superwoman.What if I’ve expanded too quickly?What if the firm ends up imploding on itself?What happens then?”
“What if everything goes incredibly well, and you protect countless other starry-eyed actresses who would otherwise be chewed up and spit out by the Hollywood machine without you?”With a finger under her chin, I tilted her head until we were eye to eye.“If something were to happen with the firm, you could start again.You have me right here with you, by your side, ready to help in any way I can.I could even provide startup capital if you wanted to relaunch.”That was the wrong thing to say.“I’m only trying to help,” I reminded her when her eyes went flat.
“I know.I know you are.”Straining upward, she kissed me, and I felt the love in that kiss.The same love I had basked in for three years.Love I had come to depend on, to require.What was the point of living without her?
She was my life, plain and simple, and now there was something she couldn’t tell me.Something that weighed on my mind as she drifted off to sleep in my arms.
3
LEX
There was nothing in the world like waking up with Summer’s warm, supple body draped over mine.
I smiled to myself as the world returned to focus.Slowly, I came back to life, and once the brief moment of confusion passed—waking up in a strange place, remembering where I was and why—I slowly stroked Summer’s back and smiled again.We both needed this chance to reset after having recently wrapped up a film she’d helmed.The success of our first film together led to even greater success.Doors opened, calls were suddenly taken by executives who were otherwise too busy.She was still in demand more than two years later.
Which meant we were both wiped out by the time dinner ended last night and returned to our suite.A quick shower was the most we could manage before collapsing into bed.
Now, soaking in the softness of her skin and the tantalizing scent of her coconut shampoo, I began to stir below the waist.By the time she roused, lifting her head from my chest, there was a tent under the sheet covering my lower half.
“Good morning.”She blinked sleepily at me, offering a drowsy smile and brushing long, auburn locks away from her face.“Sorry.Did I drool all over you last night?”
“I’m not afraid of a little drool.”I didn’t think she had, anyway.“Don’t you know there’s nothing I like better than feeling you asleep on me?”
She slid her leg over mine, awakening the rest of me an inch at a time, warming my body, sparking desire.I’d always wondered how people managed to stay interested in each other for the long haul.Before Summer, the most I could ever muster was brief interest, some lingering lust which inevitably cooled.With Summer, there was no getting enough.She fascinated me, challenged me, and aroused me with the briefest look.
It was the sort of look she wore now, kissing the tip of my nose, then slowly, playfully working her way down my body.“Did you get lots of rest last night?”she asked, and there was no missing the laughter in her voice.We both knew what she was getting at.
At first, I was too interested in the touch of her lips to my chest to consider the question.“Sure, I slept like a rock.You?”
“Like the dead,” she confirmed.After a pointed glance at the twitching tent under the sheet, her eyes met mine.“It looks like somebody’s up.”
Folding an arm under my head, I lifted the other shoulder and smirked.“Maybe you should say good morning.”
She lifted the sheet and peered underneath.“Good morning.”
“Funny.”I had to laugh, and so did she.Somehow, I fell more deeply in love with her.It was inexplicable the way that always happened.It didn’t seem possible.There had to be a limit, right?I hadn’t found it yet.I hoped I never would.
“Right.I should really pay my respects.”She was grinning as she pulled the sheet away from my body, taking a slow tour of what she uncovered.Her fingers danced over my abs, tracing the V-shaped ridge leading to my cock.My muscles twitched, and I groaned in approval.
“Do you wanna know a secret?”Her eyes flashed with a light that made my breath catch.“I love having you like this.Mr.Big Shot, Mr.Studio Mogul.Practically helpless.”
“You know I’m always helpless when it comes to you.”There were few things in life I was weak for, and she was one of them.Right now, I would’ve admitted to anything so long as it meant being inside her mouth.
