Page 34 of The Heart You've Borrowed

“I love hearing the noises you make.” I moan as I throw my head back into the tile.

“Soak them up because they are all yours.” He thrusts into me again, making my legs shake. I’m so close to coming undone I can taste it.

“Don’t stop.” I pant.

“As you wish.” He moves me so he can get deeper, and I lose it. I clench around him and he moans in my ear, releasing inside of me. He holds me close to him as we both catch our breath. After a minute he lifts me off of him and I lean against the wall.

“We should probably get cleaned up.” He laughs.

“Yeah, we probably should.” I shake my head and grab the body wash.

“Let me.” He smirks, grabbing it from my hand and putting some on the loofah. He kneels and runs he loofah up and down my legs, my thighs, my stomach and arms. He takes his time to make sure he doesn’t miss a spot.

“My turn.” I pull him up and take the loofah from him. I start at his shoulders and make my way down. Making sure to spend extra time washing his abs. After we are finally done washing each other we towel off and go into the bedroom to change.

“You know, you could keep some stuff here, if you wanted.” I swallow.

“What was that?” He turns to face me, smirking.

“I mean, just if you wanted to.” I shrug.

“I would love that.” He walks over and kisses my temple.

“Good.” I smile to myself.

“Okay, I need to get to the store. Once I’m back I’ll start on those steaks.” He plants a kiss on me and I don’t want it to end. I could kiss him for the rest of my life and never get tired of it.

When I walk out of the bedroom Kelly is sitting on the couch watching TV.

“Hey.” She pauses the show.

“Hey.” I smile as I sit down next to her.

“I like seeing you like this.”

“Like what?” I laugh.

“Happy.” She squeezes my hand.

“Me too.” I sigh.

“I could always tell at the company events that you weren’t happy. I could see it fading each time I’d see you. But this? This is everything. Lio makes you smile in ways you only see in movies. You deserve it.”

“Thank you.”I laugh, wiping a tear away.

“Of course. I believe that everyone experiences love in many different ways. You unfortunately had to experience it wrong the first time. But life has a way of making things right to those that deserve it. And you deserve it, Charlie. Don’t ever think that you don’t. Lio loves you and you love him. It’s time that you both enjoy it and hold on for the ride.” She laughs, squeezing my hand.

“Yeah, yeah. You’re right.” I laugh.

“Okay so tell me about Brad.” She wiggles her eyebrows.

“There’s not much to tell, I don’t know a lot about him other than he had a hard life growing up and has put his heart and soul into the gym. Other than that I just know he’s a good guy and he works out a lot.” I shrug.

“Damn, hopefully tonight I learn a little more about him.” She winks.

“What’s the point if you’re not staying?” I raise an eyebrow.

“Who knows how long I’ll stay.” She shrugs.

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