Page 44 of The Secrets We Keep

Landon tugs my hair, “Evie.” His voice deep.

I love the way he says my name. It gives me chills and turns me on more so I keep sucking.

“If you don’t stop…” Landon starts but I don’t hear the rest as his warm liquid coats the back of my throat. I’m shocked at first, but quickly swallow.

“Fuck,” Landon murmurs while laying back, looking at me with such intensity.

I don’t think I’ve ever been so turned on. I remove my clothing immediately and climb on top of Landon. He pulls me to him, taking a breast in his mouth, sucking and nipping. I let him keep up his assault on my nipple until I can barely handle it. I pull back some, move my hands to position him and sink down slowly. Holy hell.

“Fuck,” Landon says again through clenched teeth. He looks at me through hooded eyes, causing me to want more of him.

“Landon… I need more.”

“Like this?” he asks as he starts touching me with his fingers. He knows exactly what to do. No reason to tell him. I bite my bottom lip and nod my head.

“Yes… Yes…” I throw my head back barely able to get the words out. Landon keeps a steady rhythm, gripping me tightly until I come undone on top of him. I collapse on his chest, both our hearts beating out of control. And just like that, Landon’s touch alone is enough to keep me from running ever again.

“I love you, Landon.”

“I love you too, baby.”

When I hear him say those words to me, it makes me feel alive. They mean everything to me and I don’t think I could ever get sick of hearing those three words.

“Let’s go shower and get cleaned up.”

“That sounds like a great idea.” I want a repeat of what just happened and the shower is the perfect place for it too.

I place a soft kiss on his lips before climbing off and making my way to the bathroom, fully prepared to wash Landon from head to toe.

Chapter 22

The day has finally arrived. It’s my birthday. My twenty-fifth birthday to be exact. I’m currently laying here getting my stone massage at the spa. The girl’s made the reservations earlier in the week so I had no idea what I was getting. Sarah said it was a surprise. What a nice surprise too. The sound of raindrops play softly in the background, it’s both relaxing and soothing. I remind myself that I need to do this more often.

“How does this feel ma’am?” the therapist asks.

“Mmm nice,” I mumble back.

“Great, let me know if the pressure gets to be too much.”

“Okay.”

Closing my eyes, I try to focus on nothing but raindrops, but I’m so excited about tonight. To go out with friends without a care in the world. I’ve missed this feeling, to be relaxed and full of life.

After the spa, we hit our favorite cafe for lunch. The cafe had a booth decorated for me complete with a special birthday menu. It’s got all my favorites and a few treats that are not on the regular menu. The girls really went all out with this party planning and it makes me tear up.

“Eleanor, What’s wrong?” Sarah asks.

“Oh nothing, you guys!” I wave my hands around before continuing, “This is amazing! Thank you.”

Jessy pulls me in for a hug and whispers, “You’re welcome.”

I hug her back while reaching with my other arm to pull Sarah in for a group hug.

“I love you guys so freaking much.”

“Oh Eleanor, I’m so glad we are celebrating you today. Now let’s sit down and enjoy lunch,” Sarah says as she pulls back and gestures for me to sit down. She slides down next to me, leaving Jessy to sit across from us.

We order our drinks and food right away because we already know what we want. Sweet tea and a turkey sandwich with goat cheese and jam for me. Jessy orders a coke and a Cesar salad. Sarah ends up ordering a Caesar salad as well with a water to drink.

---