Page 44 of Savage Hearts

We spent the next few hours talking about everything and nothing. Catarina’s son, Leo, decided he would have a massive blowout during our girl time, making us all laugh in hysterics when Donny came down to find his wife covered in shit. Watching a grown man dry heave at the sight of the woman he loved, simply because she had baby poop all down her front… well, I couldn’t remember when I’d laughed so hard.

Watching my brothers and their wives together made me long for the same thing. As if he could read my mind, Beckett stepped behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

“This will be us soon, Celestina. I promise you that. I’ve already talked with your brothers, and I’m going to be working with the family once I return.”

“Doing what?” I turned to face him.

“Whatever the family needs.” He pressed a kiss to my lips. “How are you feeling?”

“Tired, but good. It’s hard to believe I’m functioning normally when a week ago I tried…” My voice trailed off as my thoughts drifted to my suicide attempt. I’d almost left the people I loved, and for what? My guilt? Seemed so petty now, and I couldn’t help but feel as if I’d let everyone down.

“Whatever it is you’re thinking, stop.” Beckett pressed a kiss to my forehead. “We don’t blame you for what happened, so you need to let it go as well. You need to call the therapist and talk to her.”

“I will.” I wrapped my arms around his body and pressed my cheek against his chest. “Let’s go to bed. It’s late.”

“Hey.” Madison smiled as she and Massimo stopped beside us. “We’re taking Emilia with us. You two need some time alone before they leave tomorrow.”

Thanking them, Beckett and I kissed Emilia goodnight and watched as Madison carried her up the stairs, my brother hot on her heels.

“She looks good with a baby. I can’t wait to see my brother with his son or daughter. He thought Madison brought him to his knees. He ain’t seen nothing yet. I can’t wait to watch him fall even more.”

Beckett laced his fingers with mine and led me up the stairs and through the first floor. We climbed the steps to our room and stepped through the threshold. Shutting the door and locking it, he moved toward the bed, leaving me to lean against the door. I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Somehow, fate brought us back together, and I shivered at the thought I’d almost thrown that away. Beckett caught my gaze and smiled.

“You okay, baby?”

Nodding my head, I grinned. “Turn on some music, would you?”

Confusion passed over his expression, but Beckett simply shrugged and flicked on the stereo.

Moving across the floor, I paused in front of him. “Beckett.” His name came out like a whisper.

“Celestina?” His brows furrowed as he cupped my cheek. “What is it? What do you need?”

“You.” I closed my eyes and leaned into his hand. “I just need you.”

nineteen

BECKETT

She paddedacross the floor and stopped in front of me. I couldn’t get a good read on what she was thinking, which worried me.

“Celestina?” My brows knitted together as I reached out and cupped her cheek. “What is it? What do you need?”

“You.” She closed her eyes and leaned into my grasp. “I just need you.”

Without a thought in my head, I leaned forward and pressed my lips to hers. As her body moved with mine, the sound of Rhianna’s voice filled the room as her songStayplayed through the speakers. The words held a deeper meaning as I stripped Celestina’s shirt off her body. Because we were both broken… both tortured souls who somehow found light in our darkness. Everything about her made my breath catch in my lungs and my heart pound like a drum.

“Are you sure?” I brushed my palm down her arm, causing her skin to pebble beneath my touch.

“Yes.”

Her fingers pushed beneath my shirt, edging it up my chest. She pushed the material over my shoulders, forcing me to lift my arms so she could strip it off me.

With shaky hands, she pulled my belt free, divesting me of the leather and tossing it to the floor. Her fingers fumbled with my button, but as soon as she got the snap undone, her palm slipped beneath the waistband and dipped into my boxers. When her fingers wrapped around my girth, my cock jumped in her hand. Sucking in a hiss, I lifted her chin using my fingers and slammed my mouth over hers. As painful as it was, I stepped out of her reach and shoved the material down, kicking my pants free, along with my boxers. Wrapping my hand around my shaft, I slowly jerked it from base to tip.

“Take off your clothes… all of them.”

Celestina slowly pushed her leggings down and removed her bra. Standing completely bare in front of me, I licked my lips and stepped closer. She reached out and halted me in place. With no words shared, she dropped to her knees in front of me and covered my hand with hers. Celestina cupped my shaft with her free hand, using the one covering mine to pull me off. Leaning forward, she licked my shaft, then swirled her tongue around the crown. Grabbing the bed canopy, I held myself upright as she swallowed my cock whole, taking me all the way to the base. Her mouth felt like being wrapped in satin, enveloped in a warmth that had my entire body vibrating with need.

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