Chapter Twenty-Seven
Liam
T he next morning I awoke with a surreal sense of detachment. My body was bruised, my heart torn and sewn back together. Charlotte was in my memories, but the sharp grief was muted.
I turned to roll over, but stopped. A smile tugged my lips. Nina was passed out on my chest. Her leg thrown over mine, cheek pressed against my left side. I didn’t think I could reshape my life so drastically, but I did.
I fell in love, not once, but twice, with the same girl. Once with the woman I conjured in my thoughts, patched together like a perfect ideal from what Theo and Joslyn shared. Then the real Nina, the one who was sweet, tender, and loving. The one who’d been there for me last night and given me everything she had to give.
I ran a fingertip down her arm; she shivered. The corset she’d been wearing had been pushed to the end of the bed after I’d spilled inside her. I’d never be able to look at her again without the image of her serving me coffee in her underwear.
Dammit, stop thinking. My cock surged to life, and I tried to roll out of bed. I needed a shower to get my wits about me. I wasn’t exactly gentle with her last night. She’d be bruised. Hell, even I was bruised.
Nina moaned, her eyes cracking open. “Where going?” she mumbled.
“Shower.” I kissed the tip of her nose. She threw her arms around my neck, pulling me back onto the mattress.
I laughed, allowing her to wrap herself around me like an octopus. “I take it you don’t want me going anywhere?” I glowed with contentment, knowing she didn’t want me out of her sight.
An idea sprang to mind. Just because I couldn’t have sex with her for a few hours while we recouped, didn’t mean I couldn’t touch her. Smiling, I gathered her sleep-warmed form and clambered to my feet.
Her eyes flew wide as I carried her across the fales lounge, butt-naked in my arms. “Put me down, Liam.”
No chance. Her soft form was heaven in my arms. I nuzzled her neck. “You said you didn’t want me to leave. And I said I needed a shower. So I’m doing what you asked.”
She frowned, but her eyes twinkled with mirth. “And what exactly is that?”
“Taking you for a shower with me.” Just the thought of her naked, wet, and slippery had my blood thickening.
The bathroom’s see-through roof showed wispy clouds welcoming us, creating pockets of shade from the sun. The colossal double walk-in shower had multiple jets along the walls as well as a waterfall shower head. I turned on every knob I could find. The entire bathroom erupted with spray.
I walked right into the streaming mist with her in my arms. She squealed as water rained upon us, droplets glinted in her hair. I laughed and my belly ached from the way she smirked at me. Dewdrops caught on her eye lashes glittering in the sunlight.
Leaning in, I kissed each of her eyelids as softly as I could. I shook with tenderness and lowered her down my body.
Nina sighed as she slid across my wet skin. I shuddered as her hand wrapped around my cock with no hesitation. “Are we really here? Together? In paradise?” Her voice was barely a whisper.
I bent to kiss her.
Our mouths captured shower water, and we drank each other. Unable to stop myself, I pushed her against the natural pebble tiled wall. She gasped as I hitched her leg to lock over my hip. I’d seen this move in dancing many times, I knew she had the balance. My hand cupped between her legs, and I wasn’t shy about easing a finger inside her heat. Gentle, soft, trying not to hurt her. Her slipperiness was so different to the slickness of water. It was more intimate, more intoxicating. My brain swamped with scents of sex and memories of her on top of me last night in her corset. Damn she was hot. And mine. All mine.
Her fingernails scraped my lower back as I stroked her harder, determined to make her come. She whimpered, trying to push me away. “Wait. I want you to be in me.”
Hushing her with my mouth, I
Liam
T he next morning I awoke with a surreal sense of detachment. My body was bruised, my heart torn and sewn back together. Charlotte was in my memories, but the sharp grief was muted.
I turned to roll over, but stopped. A smile tugged my lips. Nina was passed out on my chest. Her leg thrown over mine, cheek pressed against my left side. I didn’t think I could reshape my life so drastically, but I did.
I fell in love, not once, but twice, with the same girl. Once with the woman I conjured in my thoughts, patched together like a perfect ideal from what Theo and Joslyn shared. Then the real Nina, the one who was sweet, tender, and loving. The one who’d been there for me last night and given me everything she had to give.
I ran a fingertip down her arm; she shivered. The corset she’d been wearing had been pushed to the end of the bed after I’d spilled inside her. I’d never be able to look at her again without the image of her serving me coffee in her underwear.
Dammit, stop thinking. My cock surged to life, and I tried to roll out of bed. I needed a shower to get my wits about me. I wasn’t exactly gentle with her last night. She’d be bruised. Hell, even I was bruised.
Nina moaned, her eyes cracking open. “Where going?” she mumbled.
“Shower.” I kissed the tip of her nose. She threw her arms around my neck, pulling me back onto the mattress.
I laughed, allowing her to wrap herself around me like an octopus. “I take it you don’t want me going anywhere?” I glowed with contentment, knowing she didn’t want me out of her sight.
An idea sprang to mind. Just because I couldn’t have sex with her for a few hours while we recouped, didn’t mean I couldn’t touch her. Smiling, I gathered her sleep-warmed form and clambered to my feet.
Her eyes flew wide as I carried her across the fales lounge, butt-naked in my arms. “Put me down, Liam.”
No chance. Her soft form was heaven in my arms. I nuzzled her neck. “You said you didn’t want me to leave. And I said I needed a shower. So I’m doing what you asked.”
She frowned, but her eyes twinkled with mirth. “And what exactly is that?”
“Taking you for a shower with me.” Just the thought of her naked, wet, and slippery had my blood thickening.
The bathroom’s see-through roof showed wispy clouds welcoming us, creating pockets of shade from the sun. The colossal double walk-in shower had multiple jets along the walls as well as a waterfall shower head. I turned on every knob I could find. The entire bathroom erupted with spray.
I walked right into the streaming mist with her in my arms. She squealed as water rained upon us, droplets glinted in her hair. I laughed and my belly ached from the way she smirked at me. Dewdrops caught on her eye lashes glittering in the sunlight.
Leaning in, I kissed each of her eyelids as softly as I could. I shook with tenderness and lowered her down my body.
Nina sighed as she slid across my wet skin. I shuddered as her hand wrapped around my cock with no hesitation. “Are we really here? Together? In paradise?” Her voice was barely a whisper.
I bent to kiss her.
Our mouths captured shower water, and we drank each other. Unable to stop myself, I pushed her against the natural pebble tiled wall. She gasped as I hitched her leg to lock over my hip. I’d seen this move in dancing many times, I knew she had the balance. My hand cupped between her legs, and I wasn’t shy about easing a finger inside her heat. Gentle, soft, trying not to hurt her. Her slipperiness was so different to the slickness of water. It was more intimate, more intoxicating. My brain swamped with scents of sex and memories of her on top of me last night in her corset. Damn she was hot. And mine. All mine.
Her fingernails scraped my lower back as I stroked her harder, determined to make her come. She whimpered, trying to push me away. “Wait. I want you to be in me.”
Hushing her with my mouth, I
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