Page 13 of My Forbidden Holidate

“A very pretty bird,” Dan jokes, taking my hand and leading me to our nest. He helps me sit and situates himself at my back, pulling me into his lap the moment we’re both comfortable. “I picked out a few movies you’ve been eyeing lately, but I also know you’ve been saving those cooking shows—”

I gasp loudly. “The Bake-Off! Oh! Oh oh oh! That one!”

He chuckles and lets me pick the right show, and we settle in for a binge session. While I’m engrossed in the show, he pulls something out from the side and crinkles a wrapper.

“Dan,” I grumble, unable to hear the judges’ commentary on the first contestant’s entry, “you’ve gotta wait till the breaks to—”

A chocolate praline floats in front of my face, and I shut the hell up and let him feed me sweets. I break off a big piece with my teeth and the treat crumbles, sending sugar crumbs into my cleavage. I ignore the next crumbling sweet too as the judges’ decision is made, and even more slivers of chocolate fall into my shirt.

I hear Dan mutter something that sounds a lot likedirty girl, and his hands start to slide up my torso to find my zipper.

“What are you doing?” I ask, a shiver zipping down my spine at how warm his hands are.

“You’re going to stain your jacket if you don’t take it off.”

“Fine,” I grumble, letting him unzip me and pull the clothing off my shoulders and down my arms. I don’t care about my clothes. I need to know who wins!

Dan hums softly in my ear and his tongue snakes out to taste my neck. “Got some sugar here,” he murmurs, slowly kissing and sucking my skin.

My body ignites in seconds, and I lean my head back against Dan’s shoulder.

“Uh huh,” I mumble, already growing breathless and hot. “I wasn’t paying attention.”

“It’s okay, you keep watching the show.”

“How can I focus if you—” His hands slide beneath my shirt and graze my breasts, and I moan.Dear god, is he really going to turn this into—

Rubbing his fingertips over my bra where my nipples are, he sends shocks of pleasure between my legs. I moan again, louder, and he pinches one of my hardened buds.

“I’ve been aching for you,” he groans, nipping my shoulder. “Thinking about you all over this house. All the places I can lay you down and worship you.”

My breathing grows ragged as he removes my shirt, then my bra, and turns me in his lap so that he can shift his attention to the rest of my body. Inch by inch, he kisses every part of me, removing each piece of clothing that stands in his way until I’m completely bare on his living room floor.

“You’re gorgeous like this, Hayden,” he groans, sitting back on his knees to remove his tank top. I watch, entranced, as he slowly slides his waistband beneath his hips.

“Everything you do makes me love you harder. Makes mewant youharder.” His cock springs free as he continues removing his clothes, and then we’re both exposed to one another.

I’ve never been with a man before. I’ve neverwantedto be with a man like I want to be with Dan, and I push myself up to meet him as he falls toward me. Moans and hands and teeth collide at the same moment, taking as much as we give, until I’m looking up into his eyes and seeing pure love reflected back.

“Hayden,” he breathes, notching his cock at my entrance as he leans over me, “I want more than just one night with you. I want more than justthismoment. I want a lifetime of moments that we build together.”

I wrap my legs around his waist and nudge him inside, dying to feel him, but he tenses his entire body to stop me. “Wait, baby, I need to tell you that—”

“I love you,” I tell him fiercely. “I’ve always loved you. You don’t have to tell me that you love me, because I know you do. I see it in the way you trust me with your home, with your daughter, with your life. I want to be with you—”

His lips crash into mine and he thrusts hard, taking my virginity in one swift motion and filling me to the brim. My vision dances as he kisses me feverishly, stealing my breath away and claiming my heart.

“I love you,” he growls, slowly pulling out and slamming back in. “God, I love you, Hayden.”

“I love you,” I moan, already feeling the pressure build deep inside me. Nothing hurts like I thought it would. It’s justhimandmeand eternity. “Oh god, I’m going to—”

I come with a scream that is drowned out by the sounds of our bodies meeting, Dan driving into me with such frenzy that he doesn’t last much longer. He fills me up and stays there, holding me tightly in his arms, muttering over and over again that he loves me and that he’s never letting me go.

EPILOGUE

Dan

I bought Star a matching cap and gown for Hayden’s graduation day because she wanted to matchher new mom.The past few months have come and gone so fast that I almost forget we never knew the joys of blueberry pancakes for dinner or baking show marathons until the day Hayden walked into our lives.

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