Page 76 of The Lake House

His eyes scan mine and once my words register and he knows exactly what I mean, he leans into me, smacking his lips into mine.

The taste of him in my mouth makes me yearn for more. His hands roam my body, and within seconds, I’m reacting to his touch and climbing onto his lap. With my legs straddling each side of his, our mouths continue to devour one another, ravenous for everything and anything we can taste.

His hands land on my ass as I pepper kisses from his mouth, to his neck, and stop at his earlobe. “Make love to me, Declan. Please…”

I’m desperate and hungry for him and all that is Declan Bell.

He squeezes my ass and kisses my neck and before I know it, he’s carrying me down the hall and into his bedroom.

I can feel his want for me is high, as is mine, and although our emotions are running wild and our hormones are racing, he kisses me softly and gently places me down onto his bed. He climbs in and lies next to me, and pushes my hair out of my face.

“Oh, Giules. I’ve wanted you for so long.” He kisses me then, and there’s an insatiable craving for him deep in my core. I know there is only one way to satisfy it.

“Declan…” I coo.

He places another soft kiss on my lips and then pulls his away from mine. “You are every dream I’ve ever had, every wish I’ve ever made, every hope I’ve ever yearned for.”

His confession to me makes me want to beg him to touch me.

“Please…” I whisper and place a kiss on his lips. “Take me right here, right now.”

He sucks in a deep breath, and just as I’m about to beg him to make love to me once more, he climbs on top of me and our lips find their way to one another once more.

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My eyes open slowly from the sunlight creeping in from the window. It only takes me a moment to realize where I am and what I was doing before I fell asleep: in Declan’s bed, having the most blissful night of my life.

A smile the size of Russia stretches across my face. What an amazing night. I’d do anything to relive the last couple of hours.

But where’s he now? The last memory I have from last night is him lying to my right, slowly pushing my hair out of my face.

Then I hear it and realize where he is. The sound of the shower coming from the bathroom inside Declan’s bedroom fills my ears.

I grab the sheet that’s lying at my waist and pull it up underneath my armpits. This bed is so damn comfortable, I don’t want to get up.

I flip over onto my stomach and then the sound of the shower turns off. Minutes later, Declan walks out with a white towel wrapped around his waist.

“Good morning, beautiful,” he says once his eyes meet mine. He walks over to me and then places a kiss on my forehead. He backs away and walks over to the drawer on the right side of his bed, pulling out a pair of boxer briefs. “How’d you sleep?”

How’d I sleep? Ha. So freaking good, it’s not even funny. I’ve never woken up before, feeling so damn relaxed in all my life. “Good morning. Really well, thanks.”

He faces me as he pulls the towel off and throws it onto the floor. I blush at his size, staring back at me. I still can’t believe how freaking endowed he is.

“I’m glad to hear that, sweetheart.”

I watch him as he goes into his closet, and when he comes back out with slacks on and a dress shirt in hand, I realize he’s getting ready to leave.

“What time is it?” I ask, searching the room for a clock, but I don’t see one anywhere.

“It’s just after nine,” he answers, continuing to get dressed.

“You’re on your way out?” I question, grabbing a chunk of hair that has fallen in front of my eye and push it to the side.

He stops, looks at me, and frowns. “As much as I would have loved to lie in bed with you longer, I, unfortunately, have to get ready for work. If I had known you’d have spent the night, I would have planned it better so I could’ve stayed with you. But it’s a crazy week, and I have a few things I need to wrap up before the weekend and before Rog takes off for the honeymoon.” He buttons up his shirt and then starts on his tie.

I nod. “I understand. No worries, babe.” I sit up, getting ready to rise, but Declan walks over and stops me with a quick peck on the lips.

He takes in the view of me sitting up with the sheet at my waist again, exposing the nude upper half of my body.

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