Her body shakes against mine with her giggle. “I don’t think I could get sick of it.”
As she shifts, I stifle my groan, my body reacting to heras if it didn’t just come harder than I have in a very long time.
I wrap my arms tighter around her. When I feel her body start to relax against me, I slip into the deepest and most peaceful sleep, filled with dreams of a life I’m once again wishing will be mine.
19
Maggie
Isuck in a surprised breath when arms circle my waist as I’m replacing the coffeepot. Goosebumps slip across my still-damp skin. I came out to get a cup of coffee with only a towel wrapped around me while Ian finished in the shower. Ian’s lips tickle my neck as I lean back into his solid body.
“I don’t want to go to work,” he murmurs against my skin.
I sigh. “I don’t want you to go either.”
Spinning me gently, he kisses me until we’re both clinging to each other. He rests his forehead on mine, his breath minty across my face.
After a few moments, he releases me to reach for a coffee cup in the cupboard behind my head and asks, “What time do you go in?”
I try to move away from him, but his hand goes to my waist to keep me close.
“Eleven.”
His thumb traces a hypnotic path on my side while he pours his coffee. Taking a sip, he shifts to lean against the counter and pulls me to stand in front of him. A small smile quirks his lips as he watches me.
“What?” I ask, getting self-conscious under his intense inspection.
“It still gets to me how beautiful you are.”
I roll my eyes, taking a small step away from him. “You’re just saying that because you want to see me without my clothes on.”
He smirks as he shakes his head. “You’re wrong.”
My eyebrows jump in mock shock, not being able to resist teasing him. “So, you don’t want to see me naked? Noted.”
Before I have a chance to react, he stands tall and grips my chin. My heart stutters a beat at the bolt of arousal. He tilts my face up, his face clearing of any smile, his usual overly serious expression back in place.
“Baby, there are very few things I want more in this life than seeing you naked. It’s a sight I’ll never tire of. Got it?”
His grip on my chin makes it harder to nod, so I only manage a small one before he pulls my face up to meet his in a bruising kiss. As quickly as he captures my face, he releases me, and I waver a little as I recover from the lust that consumes me with every one of his touches.
With his smile back in place, he takes another sip of his coffee and asks, “What time do you get off work?”
“Six, but I’m meeting up with Ella and Olive tonight. We are having a girls’ night.”
He nods, then gets serious again when he commands, “You’ll call me if you need a ride. I want you to have fun. I’ll come get you, no matter what.”
I shake my head as I look up at him. “Ian, I don’t want to bother you.”
“Maggie, you’re never a bother. Call me. I’ll come get you if you need me, too.”
Loving how protected I feel with him, even when it comes to something as simple as getting home from dinner, I relent. “Okay, I’ll call you. I probably won’t need a ride. I think we’re just doing dinner.”
He shrugs. “Then you’ll text me when you get home.”
“Okay, fine. I will.” I worry my lip, feeling a bit nervous as I ask, “When do I get to see you again?”
Ian grips my chin again, and with his thumb, he gets me to release my lip to run his thumb over it. “I’ll give you tonight. But that’s as long as I can promise to stay away.”
