I pinched at her nipples and she whispered my name.
“Ride me.” I gritted my teeth.
She dragged her fingers through her hair to push the sweat dampened strands backward. I watched her intently while tugging her nipples. The expressions to pass over her face blended with her body holding me tightly and pushed me closer and closer to losing my mind. But when she leaned down and kissed me roughly, I had no way of stopping what was coming. The orgasm slammed through me like a freight train and I had no way of stopping it.
“Ellie.” I growled.
“I love you…”
And that was my undoing.
I pulled her into my chest and clung to her as my body trembled through what she’d done to me. Hearing her love did something to me, something almost magical. I held my breath, trying to keep the shout of joy from escaping. I failed—I yelled her name through the aftershocks to rock my core. Ellie kissed me, caressed me gently, soothing me in a way I welcomed.
Together, we settled in each other arms, tangled around one another in the silence of what we’d just done.
“I love you too.” My voice cracked.
“Are you sure?” She asked.
“Why’d you ask?”
“Because…”
“I’m willing to move on from the past, if you are.”
She pressed her face to my chest, and I felt the warm, wetness of her tears against my skin. I kissed her head.
“You’re crying.”
“I’m sorry.” She lifted her head. “I’m happy, I swear.”
“Really?”
Ellie propped herself up on her shoulder and met my eyes. I used a finger to wipe her tears away then gave her my undivided attention.
“You didn’t have to give me a second chance, Tarek. But you did.” She sniffled. “I’m going to spend the rest of my life earning this second chance.”
“I don’t want you to do that.” I kissed her shoulder. “I don’t want you to always be thinking of that horrible moment in our lives. Can we focus on what we can become instead? You, me, Lilo…”
“You want—what about Lilo? You do know my father will never let him go easily.”
“I know.” I smiled. “But I’m up for the challenge. He will not be safe with your father. I know. You know it.”
“Do you think we can do it?”
I chuckled. “We’re going to give Lilo a good life. There is a lot to do in order to make that happen. But for tonight, we don’t have to think about any of it.”
“So, what do we do for tonight?”
“I’m going to get us some ice-cream…”
“To eat or use on my nipples?”
I smirked. “A little of both.”
She purred.
Epilogue
