Page 11 of Strength of the Mountain
“I’m so obsessed with you already, Cami. You’ve changed me, brought me out of the darkness, and shown me more kindness and understanding than I deserve. How could I not want to keep you with me forever?”
I gasp at his confession, and he rests his forehead on mine. “You really mean that?”
“I do. Is that too much, too soon?”
I shake my head no. “Show me,” I whisper. “Show me what it means to be yours.”
“What about dinner?” he asks half-heartedly.
“You can impress me with your culinary skills later,” I tease. “But I’m thinking there are a few other ways to impress me right now?”
Hayden groans and nips at my bottom lip before scooping me up in his arms. He stomps off toward the bedroom, and I laugh and kick my feet out at his ridiculous, over-the-top gesture.
He sets me down once we're in his room, and his lips immediately find mine. Hayden kisses with a desperate desire that’s somehow more intense than the night we spent stargazing in the back of his truck. I can taste how much he wants me, and that fact makes me even wetter.
Hayden peels off my shirt and unhooks my bra, all while still exploring my mouth with his wicked tongue. When he steps away from me, my bra falls on the ground, and my breasts are bare before him.
"Goddamn," he grunts, right before burying his face in my cleavage and licking the sensitive skin between my breasts. His lips slide down my torso, and then he's biting the waistband of my jeans like he wants to rip them off with his teeth. He must think better of it and begin working off my pants with his hands instead.
Soon, I’m naked before Hayden, while he’s still fully dressed. I’m still not used to being exposed like this in front of anyone. Heck, some days it’s hard to be naked in front of a mirror, but the way Hayden is looking at me makes me feel proud of my body.
“You’re too dressed,” I pout.
Hayden grins and stands up, practically tearing off his own clothes.
“Hey!” I protest. “I wanted to do that!”
He just chuckles as he stands there in his boxer briefs, which do nothing to hide his massive erection. “I guess we’ll just haveto do this again sometime. I promise to let you strip me. But right now, I need inside that tight little pussy of yours.”
I melt at his words. Like, seriously, I’m dripping down my inner thighs. Hayden stalks over to me and cups my face in his large, warm hands.
“Are you sure, sweet girl? We can stop any time.”
“I don’t want to stop. I want to feel you. All of you. Please?”
A deep, rumbling noise bubbles up from his chest. “I can’t deny you anything, love.”
Hayden steps back from me and rids himself of his last piece of clothing. My jaw drops at the monster that bobs between his legs. I’ve never seen a dick in real life, but God, it’s like some primal switch is flipped inside of me, and all I want in the whole world is for that thing to be inside of me, breeding me.
Woah. Hold up. Breeding?
I won’t lie, I want babies. A lot of them. My childhood left a lot to be desired, and I want nothing more than to have kids of my own and shower them with all the love and affection I never got growing up. But does Hayden even want kids? I mean, he’s over a decade older than me, maybe he’s past wanting all of that.
“Where did you just go, Cami?” Hayden asks. “Are you having second thoughts?”
“No!” I’m quick to answer, making him chuckle. “I just, um, I’m not on birth control or anything.”
“Good.”
The forcefulness of his answer shocks me.
“I’m clean, and I’ll always take care of you and all of the babies we make together.” My eyebrows are floating somewhere up by my hairline. I’m in such shock. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted.He’severything I’ve ever wanted. “If that’s too much for you, too fast, too soon, I’ll understand. I can pull out. But I don’t want anything between us, Cami. Not ever.”
“Me either,” I tell him truthfully.
Hayden growls in approval and then closes the distance between us, kissing me slowly, softly, with all the care in the world. He guides me back a few steps to the edge of the bed and then lays me down gently before crawling on top of me, blazing a trail of kisses up my body as he goes.
“You’re so fucking beautiful, Cami. My angel. My goddess. I’ll never get enough of you.”
