Page 121 of Until You (Forgive Me)

“I’ve been thinking about you since you left. I can’t get you out of my mind,” Christian said.

He pressed his face between her legs, his tongue drawing circles over her sex, causing Isabella’s stomach muscles to contract. This man set her body on fire. She would never get enough of him.

She dropped her head back as her body flooded with emotions. She ached for his touch, her heart finally restarting after its heartbreak. Christian nipped her thigh, pulling her back into the present before increasing the pressure of his licks and adding his fingers to fill and stretch her body as he knew she liked. Isabella’s back arched off the wall, pushing herself into him as her desperation built. He replaced his mouth with his thumb, his fingers still working Isabella’s body before sucking down hard on one of her nipples. Isabella detonated, a scream leaving her throat as she came hard around his fingers. Before she had time to think, Christian had spun her around. Then he splayed her hands against the tiles before entering her from behind, his hands firmly on her hips, guiding them as her body continued to contract around him as she came down from her high.

“I love you,” Christian said, biting down on her earlobe.

“I love you too. So much…”

Isabella lost the ability to think as Christian devoured and used her body. His body moving as if trying to memorise every aspect. She felt the pressure of their desire build once more, Christian holding himself deep inside her as her body milked his, once again, causing his own to jerk in response. They were both breathing hard, as the warm water rushed over them.

Isabella felt Christian drop his head between her shoulder blades, his arms around her waist, as he slowly withdrew his body from hers. Isabella instantly felt his loss, turning in his arms, before clasping his face and kissing him, trying to show him what he meant to her. Her fingers slid once again into his hair, as they stood under the spray, their mouths devouring each other as their bodies had just moments before.

Isabella finally pulled back, the same look of completeness resonating in Christian’s eyes as she knew shone in her own. It was Christian who moved this time, his lips meeting hers. Their bodies melting against one another as if trying to imprint on each other’s memories. This time when they came together, it was a slow worship, their bodies and minds meeting as one, as they lost themselves.

While they were in the shower, Christian had received a message to say all his meetings for the next forty-eight hours had been cancelled. He was contagious and needed to stay home. He had laughed when he showed Isabella Seb’s message. A sound she had feared she would never hear again.

Lying with her head on his chest, she felt Christian’s deep inhale.

“What happens next?”

Isabella rolled over onto her stomach and rested her hand and chin on his chest.

“I’ll look for somewhere to live, then I’d like to see where this goes.”

A furrow appeared between Christian’s brow. “Why do you need somewhere to live? You can stay here...”

Isabella smiled. “There is something called an assumption... I’ve just arrived on your doorstep. I’m not going to assume you want me to stay with you.”

The furrow deepened. “Hell, woman. You’ve left me for a month... there is no way you’re stepping out of my sight. Of course you’ll live here... with me...” A look flashed across his face. “If you want to...”

Isabella dropped her lips to his chest, just above his heart. “Of course I want to. There is nowhere else I would rather be. I love you more than words can say.”

Christian’s eyes closed as he breathed in deeply. When he opened his eyes again, they were misty.

“I love you. Until you came into my life, I thought my chance at happiness had died with Lily. You’ve reawakened a part of me that has been asleep for so long. It was why I was getting on a flight this afternoon. I couldn’t be without you for a moment longer. I was going to beg if I had to.”

It surprised Isabella when Christian’s thumb caught the bead of moisture that had escaped her eye and was tracking its way down her cheek.

“Until you... I was lost... it’s like I was waiting for you to find me.”

Christian rolled her under his body, his lips catching hers in a kiss that left her breathless. Their bodies fitting together like a hand in a glove.

“And now we can spend the rest of our lives enjoying this new happiness.”

Isabella sighed... her chest expanding at his words... she had finally come home. They both had. The pain of their pasts forging the way to a brighter future.

Epilogue

Christian

Christian watched on as Isabella stared out at the crowd. He’d positioned himself at the back, away from prying eyes and the press. Today was about her, a celebration of all she’d achieved over the past three years.

The marquee they were all standing in was full. The turnout had surprised Isabella, although he wasn’t sure why. His wife had a sharp business brain, and it hadn’t taken him long to realise, when she set her mind to something, it was bound to be a success.

Christian watched as she chewed her lip, the only outward sign that let him know how nervous she was. Not that she needed to be. Everything was perfect.

“Isabella looks amazing.”

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