I snorted.
He raised an eyebrow.
I pulled my lips between my teeth and tried to look contrite.
With a warning look, he continued. “And I have shown you—repeatedly—just how irresistibly fucking sexy I think you are. There are times I have to restrain myself from just tossing you over any available surface and plowing into this sweet pussy regardless of where we are or who is watching.”
It was my turn to look at him with raised eyebrows. “You have been showing restraint until this point?”
After another warning look from him, I pinched my fingers and motioned across my lips, zipping them shut.
He nudged his hips and pushed his cock inside of me, but only by a few teasing inches. “I have even told you how you are now—and always have been—mine and mine alone. How you are my carissima, my beloved, and how I already consider us bound for life as man and wife, and how there is nothing I want more in this life than to share a child with you.”
A tear slipped out of the corner of my eye as my lower lip trembled.
He pushed deeper inside of me as he leaned down and pressed his lips to mine. For a moment we stayed like that, breathing each other’s air. He thrust in again, filling me, as he shifted his arms to press his hands against the top of my head, enfolding me completely in his embrace as he claimed me completely.
His lips moved over mine as he said, “The one thing I neglected to say…. the one thing I should have been saying this whole time… is that I love you, Milana.”
I burst into tears and clasped my hands around his face, pulling him close as we kissed.
He pulled back slightly to stare into my eyes. “I love you, Milana. I have always loved you. I never stopped loving you. First as a friend, and now as my everything. And I hope soon as my wife. I love you, babygirl, and I don’t expect you to say it back to me. I know it will take time to earn your trust and—”
“I love you, too!”
Cesare threw his head back. “Thank God!”
He claimed my mouth as he moved his hips in slow, methodical thrusts. I tightened my legs around his hips as I ran my tongue along his neck, tasting the tang of his cologne.
For the first time, we didn’t fuck; we made love.
And it was… not us.
I shifted until I was on top of him, straddling his hips. I dropped my hands on either side of his head. He cupped my breasts as I leaned over him. “You know I love you now, right?”
He thrust up gently, being careful not to hurt me. “I’ll never tire of hearing that.”
I used the tip of my finger to trace his bottom lip as I lowered my voice to a seductive, husky whisper. “So I say this with love. I’m going to need you to stop with this sensitive 'making love' crap and fuck me!”
Cesare rolled me underneath him, snatched my wrists and pulled them over my head, growling, “God, I fucking love you.” Right before he ruthlessly fucked me.
CHAPTER 34
MILANA
I snuggled deeper within Cesare’s embrace. He was so nice and warm compared to the rest of the freezing bedroom.
Leaning up on one elbow, I lifted the silk sleeping mask that covered his eyes. “Time to wake up.”
Although I hadn’t had a night terror since that first night with him a few weeks ago, I still wasn’t ready to give up sleeping with a light on and a window open. Cesare didn’t seem to mind. He added some extra fluffy, warm blankets to our bed and wore a sleeping mask.
Since returning to the villa from Rome, we had taken a few days to just be alone at Cesare's house and adjust to the newness of our relationship. But it was Monday and time to get back to the real world.
Besides, I had a fabulous new wardrobe I was looking forward to showing off.
Amara and I had plans to meet in the village for lunch after my morning meetings. She wanted to show me the latest round of drawings she had commissioned for the new Cavalieri wine labels, and I wanted to run an idea I had for a development project of some Cavalieri land to the north by her before presenting it to Cesare, since it was a bold, and slightly wild, idea. We were hoping Gabriella would join us since she had been less than pleased at Cesare’s insistence that she return to the villa with us.
His arm wrapped around my waist as he pulled me on top of him. He took my hand and guided it between his legs to his already hard cock. “Since you are already awake, how about you amuse yourself by sucking my cock for a few minutes while I rest.”