forehead and smiled at him.
“Yes, let’s go to sleep.” He rolled off of her and pulled her back into his chest. He pulled the plush comforter up over them, and then finally reached over her and braided his fingers with hers. She felt his breathing slow and eventually even out. Once she was fairly certain he was asleep, she let herself drift off as well, cradled in the warmth of the man she forgot, surrounded by the love she nearly lost.
Chapter Seven
Porter
When the afternoon came they finally woke and Porter was put at immediate ease by the smile that Ella wore. He grabbed her and rolled them so that she was on top of him, her body draped all along his.
“Good morning, Beautiful,” he said as he kissed her chin.
“Good afternoon, Handsome.”
“Did you sleep well?”
“Mmm. Better than I have in months.” She laid her head upon his chest and he ran his finger through her loose hair, content to just be with her.
“What would you like to do today? Do you have to go back to Portland?” She lifted her head to look at him, placing her chin on her hands lying flat on his chest.
“I think I’d really like to go see your mom.”
“She’d really like to see you, I’m sure.” He ran his hand along her cheek.
“The problem is, in my frantic rush to get to you last night, I never packed anything. I have no clean clothes.”
“Tell you what, why don’t you relax for a little while, I will run to the store, get you some clothes and stuff, and then we can go have dinner at the bar. Sound good?”
“Sounds perfect,” she said as she crawled up his body to kiss him. He growled in her mouth, kissing her back.
“We’ll never make it out of bed if you keep that up,” he said against her lips.
“I’m ok with that,” she laughed. He rolled them over again, playfully slapped her bare backside as he got up, and headed into his closet. He emerged dressed and stopped to take in the sight of Ella in his bed, his white sheets draped over her seductively, as she was looking at her phone. She had absolutely no idea how sexy and beautiful she was.
“I’ve got to call my family. Megan couldn’t find me this morning and now everyone is freaking out.”
“Do you want me to stay?”
“No, I really want some clean clothes. You go. I’ll call after I shower. Can I text you my sizes?”
“Sure, Baby.” He leaned down to kiss her.
When he came back to the house and made it up the stairs, he heard his shower running and quickly stripped his clothes off to make sure he could join her before she was finished. He walked into the bathroom and was never so glad that he had built himself a walk-in shower without doors. His heart nearly popped right out of his chest as he saw his Ella, eyes closed, turned towards him, water running down the front of her body. Water was cascading over her shoulders, her breasts, her stomach, and her toned thighs. He had a lot of images of Ella burned into his mind, Ella in lingerie, Ella naked bent over the arm of his couch, Ella asleep in his bed curled up next to him, but this image is one that would be hard to beat. He watched her for a few more seconds and then slowly stepped into the shower, wrapping his arms around her from the front. He felt her startle for just a moment, catching her unaware, but then she melted into his hands.
“You made it home fast,” she said as she folded her arms around his neck.
“Well, having you waiting here for me is motivation to move quickly.”
“Did you get me something decent to wear out of the house?”
“Yes. But let’s not talk about putting clothes on you just yet. I like the very naked and very wet version of you right here.” His hands slid down her back and over the curve of her ass as he grabbed a hold and pulled her
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