Fly You To The Moon by Jocelyn Han Page A

bendy,” he panted, thrusting into her so deep and fast that she cried out in ecstasy even though she was fully satisfied, her body feeling warm and languorous. Despite her dreamy state, it was titillating to feel how hard Nic was for her, how urgent his movements were when he buried himself deep inside her pussy, claiming her after holding back for so long. “You’re mine,” he grunted, finally spilling himself in an explosion of bliss. Panting, he gazed into her eyes as his body shuddered with pleasure. “I can’t believe it. You’re mine .”
    Ava smiled up at him with all the love she felt in her heart. “Thank God I am,” she replied softly. “I didn’t think it would happen anymore.” A sudden, lonely tear rolled down her cheek.
    Nicolas kissed it away , cradling her in his arms. “I’m sorry for being such a jerk. I should have been honest with you, but I wasn’t sure what you were thinking.”
    “You really thought I was just flirting with you for the thrill of it?” Ava asked.
    He nodded, rolling off her body and lying next to her. “Well, at first – yes. I mean, it was pretty obvious I liked you too much, so I thought you were trying to provoke me. See how far you could take things between us.”
    “When did you realize I was serious?”
    “When you left for Luna Six after our kiss in the practice room.”
    Ava bit her lip. “Yeah. I was really hurt.”
    “I know.” He turned a bit red with embarrassment. “I thought it would be best to just keep my distance after that, but I couldn’t.”
    “I’m glad you got drunk last night,” she suddenly blurted out. “A good thing Jeremy showed up and drove you mad with jealousy.”
    “Yeah.” Nic smiled wistfully. “He sent me up here to talk to you, you know. Said he could see I loved you. He thought you deserved to know the truth.”
    Ava closed her eyes, silently thanking Jeremy for being such a good friend to Nicolas. “What will happen now?” she wanted to know.
    “It depends.” He brushed the hair out of her face, quietly admiring her from up close. “Do you want to stay at Carter Manor?”
    “Why wouldn’t I?”
    “Because you were thinking of getting a job in town just a few days ago.”
    Ava swallowed. “I was trying to run away from you,” she admitted.
    “So you don’t want to move out?”
    “No. I like your place. I like the feeling of living with family, even though most of them are servants, of course.”
    Nicolas nodded. “If you stay, we have to be really careful.”
    “Why?” Ava asked in surprise, hurt creeping into her voice. “You want to keep it a secret?”
    “We have to. If anybody finds out we’re lovers, they’ll take my guardianship away and you’ll have to live with the most immediate family member until you’re twenty-one. Which would be my mother.”
    Ava shivered. “Oh, shit. Eight more months with the old Carters? No, you’re right – it’s better to sneak around.”
    “The question is: can we pull that off while living in the same house?”
    She bit her lip. “We have to lie to the Pipps family, too?”
    “Yes. I’m not worried about Danny and Margaret, but I don’t know if the kids will be able to keep their mouth s shut about us.”
    They both fell silent for a long time. On one hand, the thought of moving downtown and leaving Nic behind was killing Ava. On the other hand, living in the same house and constantly having to pretend they didn’t love each other wasn’t exactly appealing either. In fact, she was pretty sure she wouldn’t be able to fool Margaret Pipps for one second.
    “Let’s give it a try,” she suggested. “If it’s too difficult, I can always find an apartment in Luna Six later on.”
    Nicolas smiled, looking relieved. “Okay. We’ll be careful.” He grimaced when his stomach rumbled loudly. “Oh, right. Breakfast. I think we may have missed that.”
    “Fuck breakfast,” Ava declared with a wide grin. “Let’s just get out of here and get food at