Page 179 of Chasing Infinity

“Addison,” I start and pause, feeling my throat get thick. “You mean the world to me, you know that?”

Her lips pull back from her teeth as she grins at me. “I do, and you mean the world to me too.”

My thumb continues to trace her cheek as I contemplate my words. “I don’t think I could live with myself if something happened to you.That’swhy I freaked out the other night. I was scared.”

Her eyes narrow on me as if trying to figure out a puzzle. I’m not sure I’ve ever admitted anything so vulnerable to her before. She’s seen me at my best and my worst, though vulnerability is something I try to dampen. “You don’t have to be scared, Noah. I’m fine. Nothing is going to happen to me.”

My hand on the side of her neck tightens as I pull her closer to me until our foreheads are resting against each other. “You can’t know that, and it’s hard for me to put everything aside, knowing that something could happen to you. You arethemost important thing in my life, Parks. I’ve said that before but with every day we spend together, it becomes more and more true. You own me, heart and soul. I would give up anything and everything to keep you safe.”

I close my eyes, letting myself bask in her presence. The tightness in my belly starts to release as her hands wrap around my neck, playing with the curls at my nape. I still feel frayed at the edges, though it’s less now that I have her out of Willow Heights. I know it’s something that I’m going to have to come to terms with. We’ll be back home soon, and nothing will have changed. I’ll just have to trust that everything will be okay. At this point, it is out of my control.

“We can head back whenever you want,” I tell her. “I hear what you’re saying, and I don’t want to make you do something you don’t want to.”

She exhales, and I feel her breath against my lips. “Thank you, Noah.”

“Just,please,” my voice almost breaks. I pull away from her a bit and open my eyes to stare into hers. “Please promise me you won’t write this off. I don’t trust that my father won’t try and do something to send home his message. He wants me gone, and he can be a heartless bastard when he’s trying to get what he wants.”

Her eyes dart between my own as if searching again. Slowly she nods her head. “I promise.”

I breathe out a sigh through my nose and press my forehead to hers again briefly before taking her lips in mine. She kisses me back fervently, her lips parting against my own until I can taste the hint of wine on her breath.

With her kiss, my body lights up with awareness and arousal. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get enough of this woman. I deepen the kiss, ravaging her as my hands slide down her shoulders to her waist. Tugging on her gently, I pull her out of her chair and over to mine. Addison comes willingly, crawling onto my lap and straddling my thighs with hers.

She kisses me again, tangling her fingers into my hair as she grinds her hips against mine. My jeans tighten at the feel of her heat rubbing against me, and I can’t help but buck up against her once, loving the moan that escapes her throat at the feeling of me.

“Think we should take this inside?” I ask her, pulling away, breathless.

Her eyes find mine, and she nods her head up and down. I pick her up, setting her on her feet only so I can turn off the propane, and then I sweep her into my arms again, walking us through the screen porch and into the house.

In a few short strides, we’re in the bedroom, and I’m dropping her onto the bed. Addison spreads out on the mattress, stretching her legs and arms out seductively. I fight back a growl low in my throat as I watch her.Fuck, she’s delectable.

My fingers trace up the curve of her thighs until I make it to the waistband of her leggings. She squeals at my cold fingers slipping under the band, but I don’t waste time before I strip them down her legs. Addison catches on and slides her top off, pulling her bra with it. When she’s gloriously naked in front of me, I take a step back and admire her.

“You’re so fucking sexy, Parks,” I mumble low under my breath.

Addison preens and juts her chest out toward me, silently telling me she wants more. “I think you’re a tad bit overdressed,” she whispers, eyeballing my jeans.

I can’t help the smirk that forms on my face as I go to unbuckle my belt. I slide it through the loops and toss it to the side, unbuttoning my jeans and kicking them off. My boxers follow shortly, and then I strip off my shirt. Slowly, I crawl over her, moaning at the feel of her body heat seeping into mine. I press my body against hers, claiming her lips with mine again. Addison arches into me, her fingers scraping down my back and down to my ass, where she grips me tightly. I buck against her again, and she moans into my mouth.

Before we get the chance to get too carried away, I pull back slightly and look down at her. Her cheeks are flushed most beautifully, and I can’t help the desire from pooling low in my belly.

“What do you want, love?” I ask her, my voice thick.

Addison squirms a little underneath me, and then she whimpers, “You.”

A low rumble forms in my chest as I lean over her again, claiming her lips as mine. Her mouth is swollen and flushed when I pull away, and yearning floods my body. Grabbing hold of her thighs, I pull her to the edge of the mattress, positioning her exactly how I want her.

My hand makes its way to the juncture of her legs, and I slide my fingers through her center. I moan deep in my chest when I find that she’s soaked for me. “Mm, you’re dripping, Parks. Is this all for me?”

She nods her head briskly, her arms raised up over her head. The movement makes her breasts stick out toward me, almost like an offering. I groan again as I lean forward, taking one of her perfect nipples in my mouth and running my tongue over the stiff peak. Addison bucks her hips up at the sensation.

My fingers between her thighs start stroking, finding that tight bundle of nerves and thrumming over it repeatedly. Switching to her other breast, I keep up the rhythm, noting the change in her breathing and how she writhes against me.

When she comes, she comes with a scream, tossing her head back and letting the waves of pleasure crash over her.

I pull away from her, bringing my hand up and observing her slickness covering my fingers. “Mmm, such a messy girl,” I mutter before sticking my two fingers in my mouth and sucking them clean.

Addison whimpers and then bucks her hips up toward my hardened length. I raise an eyebrow at her and take my fingers out of my mouth. “You want more?”

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