“Ditto.” She
let her slick hand move down to his semi hardened member and gripped him
tightly. She stroked, pleased when his body jerked and grew stiff.
“What are you doing?”
“Having one last hurrah
before bed,” she whispered against his lips.
“God.” He leaned back to
rest his head against the wall behind him.
She increased her
stroking speed. He looked beautiful wrapped in the throes of passion with his
eyes closed and his lips parted. The utter surrender and trust he was showing
her warmed her heart, as his grunts set her pussy ablaze.
“Shit, I’m almost there,
Col.”
She tightened her grip as
she flicked her wrist.
Julian thrust into her
hand. His back arched and he spurted onto the tiled floor of the shower. He
pulled her to him and kissed her forehead. “You got me all clean, just to get
me all dirty again.”
“It won’t be the last
time.”
He chuckled and they
moved back beneath the spray, rinsing one another off, then stepped from the
shower to dry off.
Ten minutes later, they
were dried and beneath the covers, just on the edge of sleep. Julian drifted
off with no problems.
Colette was another
story.
Propped up on an elbow,
she watched Julian’s chest rise and fall. He always looked so peaceful when he
slept. She reached out a hand to sweep back the hair that had fallen over his eye
in a boyish manner, making her smile.
Her time was running out.
Seven months had flown by
in what seemed like the blink of an eye. She’d been pushing things off for too
long.
I haven’t told him I love
him, yet I’m supposed to spring my true identity? I’ve waited long enough.
Whether he’s ready to hear it or not, I have to tell him I love him. Give him a
chance to get used to that before I dump on him about Mount Helicon and the
possible loss of his career if he chooses me.
He stirred in his sleep.
“What’s wrong? Why are you still up?” he mumbled, eyelids half-mast.
“I don’t want you to
freak out or feel obligated, but there’s something I need to say.” She
swallowed to moisten her sandpaper-dry throat. “I love you.”
His eyes went wide and he
shot up into a sitting position. “What?”
“I—I love you.” Her heart
thudded in her chest.
“I’m not ready—”
She covered his mouth
with a finger. “Shh…I wasn’t expecting you to say anything, Julian. I just
wanted you to know.”
All she’d done was say
the words and he’d freaked out. He didn’t feel the same. The time she’d spent
here was for nothing. Despair washed over her as she fought back the tears that
burned her eyes . Awkwardness filled the room. “I think I should go.” She
slid from the bed and began to gather her clothing.
“I don’t want you to
leave like this.”
“I think we could both
use some time to digest things.” She pulled on her clothes as she spoke.
Julian stood from the
bed. The navy blue sheet slid down his body and onto the floor, leaving his
lean form bare. “No. I was afraid to change things between us, scared to mess
with the dynamics that make us so great. But I know if I let you walk out of here
now, things will never be the same.”
He grabbed her wrist and
she allowed the T-shirt in her hands to fall onto the floor.
“I didn’t want to say
this. Not because I don’t feel it, but because I’ve never said it that I can
remember. Not to any foster parent, not to Paul, no one. After what happened
with my parents, the idea of loving someone seemed too risky. You never know
when they’ll be taken away and that pain ...” He paused. “…It’s the most
gut-wrenching, soul-destroying thing anyone can go through. It took finding you
to allow me to truly recover. I love you, Col and it scares the shit out of
me.” His chest heaved and his body shuddered. He dropped her wrist and pulled
her into his arms. “It hasn’t even been a year and I don’t know what the hell
I’d do without you. You’re the sun that brings dawn each day to what was once
endless
let her slick hand move down to his semi hardened member and gripped him
tightly. She stroked, pleased when his body jerked and grew stiff.
“What are you doing?”
“Having one last hurrah
before bed,” she whispered against his lips.
“God.” He leaned back to
rest his head against the wall behind him.
She increased her
stroking speed. He looked beautiful wrapped in the throes of passion with his
eyes closed and his lips parted. The utter surrender and trust he was showing
her warmed her heart, as his grunts set her pussy ablaze.
“Shit, I’m almost there,
Col.”
She tightened her grip as
she flicked her wrist.
Julian thrust into her
hand. His back arched and he spurted onto the tiled floor of the shower. He
pulled her to him and kissed her forehead. “You got me all clean, just to get
me all dirty again.”
“It won’t be the last
time.”
He chuckled and they
moved back beneath the spray, rinsing one another off, then stepped from the
shower to dry off.
Ten minutes later, they
were dried and beneath the covers, just on the edge of sleep. Julian drifted
off with no problems.
Colette was another
story.
Propped up on an elbow,
she watched Julian’s chest rise and fall. He always looked so peaceful when he
slept. She reached out a hand to sweep back the hair that had fallen over his eye
in a boyish manner, making her smile.
Her time was running out.
Seven months had flown by
in what seemed like the blink of an eye. She’d been pushing things off for too
long.
I haven’t told him I love
him, yet I’m supposed to spring my true identity? I’ve waited long enough.
Whether he’s ready to hear it or not, I have to tell him I love him. Give him a
chance to get used to that before I dump on him about Mount Helicon and the
possible loss of his career if he chooses me.
He stirred in his sleep.
“What’s wrong? Why are you still up?” he mumbled, eyelids half-mast.
“I don’t want you to
freak out or feel obligated, but there’s something I need to say.” She
swallowed to moisten her sandpaper-dry throat. “I love you.”
His eyes went wide and he
shot up into a sitting position. “What?”
“I—I love you.” Her heart
thudded in her chest.
“I’m not ready—”
She covered his mouth
with a finger. “Shh…I wasn’t expecting you to say anything, Julian. I just
wanted you to know.”
All she’d done was say
the words and he’d freaked out. He didn’t feel the same. The time she’d spent
here was for nothing. Despair washed over her as she fought back the tears that
burned her eyes . Awkwardness filled the room. “I think I should go.” She
slid from the bed and began to gather her clothing.
“I don’t want you to
leave like this.”
“I think we could both
use some time to digest things.” She pulled on her clothes as she spoke.
Julian stood from the
bed. The navy blue sheet slid down his body and onto the floor, leaving his
lean form bare. “No. I was afraid to change things between us, scared to mess
with the dynamics that make us so great. But I know if I let you walk out of here
now, things will never be the same.”
He grabbed her wrist and
she allowed the T-shirt in her hands to fall onto the floor.
“I didn’t want to say
this. Not because I don’t feel it, but because I’ve never said it that I can
remember. Not to any foster parent, not to Paul, no one. After what happened
with my parents, the idea of loving someone seemed too risky. You never know
when they’ll be taken away and that pain ...” He paused. “…It’s the most
gut-wrenching, soul-destroying thing anyone can go through. It took finding you
to allow me to truly recover. I love you, Col and it scares the shit out of
me.” His chest heaved and his body shuddered. He dropped her wrist and pulled
her into his arms. “It hasn’t even been a year and I don’t know what the hell
I’d do without you. You’re the sun that brings dawn each day to what was once
endless
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