Page 22 of Strength of the Mountain
“Not long,” I answer with a smile.
She raises an eyebrow, giving me a skeptical yet sassy smile.
“Maybe thirty minutes. An hour, tops.”
Cami smiles and rolls her eyes. “You’re ridiculous. I’m really okay. My head feels a lot better this morning.”
“I still don’t think I can let you out of my sight yet.”
“I wouldn’t mind being by your side forever.”
I lean forward and kiss her nose and cheeks. “Good. I’m completely and utterly obsessed with you, and I don’t know how I’ve survived this long without you. You’re everything to me.” Icup her face and tilt her head up so we’re eye to eye. I want her to really listen, to hear my confession. “I love you, sweet girl.
“You love me?”
“I should have told you sooner. I think I’ve always loved you.” Her eyes go soft, and her lips part slightly in shock. Swallowing down my fear, I speak with more confidence this time. “I love every little thing about you. Your sweet laugh and mischievous grin, your soft-spoken words of encouragement and your heated words of passion, your pure heart and bright, curious eyes… there’s not one single thing I would change about you. I’m afraid I’m going to mess this up or scare you away, but every single day, you amaze me with your kindness and understanding.”
“Hayden…” she whispers, tears gathering in her eyes. Cami leans in, pressing her lips to mine in a kiss that speaks volumes. Her body communicates with mine in a way words don’t have to.
When we come up for air, Cami looks at me with those hazel eyes that pierce my fucking soul and break me and heal me at the same time.
“I love you too, Hayden.”
I breathe in her words and feel them fill my lungs, seeping into my bloodstream and pumping through my heart. Every beat is for her.
I don’t have words, so I show her what she means to me in a way I know she’ll understand. I cup the back of her neck and draw her in for another kiss. She opens up for me, and I savor her taste, caressing every inch of her mouth. It belongs to me.
Continuing my exploration of Cami, I run my hand down her throat and over her collarbone, my mouth following close behind, nibbling and sucking on her sweet skin as I go. I feel her breath hitch, her back arch, her chest pressing against my lips as I devour her.
I roll us so she’s on her back underneath me, thankful that we’re both still naked from our late-night shower. I cup herperfect breasts, weighing them in my hands and flicking her pebbled nipples with my thumbs. Pushing them together, I lick her cleavage and kiss the tops of her perky tits before sucking a nipple in my mouth. I kiss a trail to her other breast and give it the same treatment.
My hands slide down her torso, giving my mouth access to the sensitive underside of her breasts. I nip at one and then the other, earning me the most delicious whimpers from Cami.
I reposition myself, leaning back on my heels and bending down once more to give her pretty little pussy a kiss. I’ll come back to her later, but for now, I need to worship every inch of Cami and memorize all of her most sensitive spots.
She’s wriggling underneath my soft touches and kisses, but I’m not done yet. I take her left leg in my hands, gripping her calf with one hand and running my other hand up the inside of her thigh. I lift her leg up and kiss the inside of her ankle, up, up, up, till I reach the tender skin behind her knee, where I bite and kiss away the sting.
Ghosting my nose and lips up the inside of her thigh, I bring both of my hands up and spread her legs. Wide. My tongue snakes out and licks the seam where her leg meets her torso. Cami bucks her hips, so I lick her there again before moving to her other leg, repeating the process until she’s shaking.
I look up and see Cami watching me with hooded eyes. She hasn’t made a sound this entire time, aside from a few whimpers. She knows this is different than any other time we’ve been together, so she lets me explore her body in reverence.
I press her legs wide open for me again and stare at her swollen, dripping center. “Fuck, is this all for me?” I grunt seconds before diving in.
I swipe my tongue through her soaking wet slit, and she moans for me, rubbing her wetness against my face. I can tellshe’s on edge already, worked up from the way I just devoured her body.
My hands steady her hips while I drink from her, lapping her juices and sucking her folds. She's trembling, whimpering, and writhing. I love knowing I'm controlling her with the tip of my tongue.
I could stay here for hours, teasing her, tasting her, keeping her on the razor’s edge. But I have so many other things I want her to experience with me, so I suck her clit into my mouth and graze my teeth over the sensitive ball of nerves. Cami cries out and convulses underneath me, her back arching, knuckles turning white from gripping the sheets, legs snapping around my head as I suck down her cum. She’s fucking squirting into my mouth, and I am so close to coming in my damn jeans.
When the last tremors of her orgasm fade, I crawl back up her body and take her mouth in a sloppy kiss, spreading her cum all over her mouth. It makes me so fucking hard getting her messy. I sit up, and Cami follows me like a magnet, still panting from our kiss.
She grabs at my shirt, and I help her get it off before quickly stepping off the bed and stripping off my jeans and boxers. She’s spread out before me, offering herself up. I can’t believe she’s all mine. This goddess lay bare before me. I’ll make sure she never regrets letting me in.
“You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Fucking love your body, your curves, your skin. I’m addicted to you, Cami. Can’t believe you’re all mine.”
She meets my gaze and bites her lip, still unable to really take a compliment, but trying for me.
I get on the bed, ready to crawl between her legs, but she sits up and places her hands on my shoulders, turning and guiding me to lie on my back.
