Chapter Sixteen
Lottie
Lottie stirred from the most pleasant sex dream she’d ever had.She and Nate were in her bedroom, his magnificent body on full display as he lay beneath her.Lottie’s fingers trailed over every part of him until she took his hard cock into her mouth, stroking and sucking him until he was mumbling incoherently, his large hand gently cupping her face.Lottie rolled to the side, her eyes still shut to keep out the light of day as she lingered in the remnants of the dream that seemed so real to her.Tendrils of pleasure wound their way throughout her body, and it felt like she was walking toward the edge of a cliff, only falling over the side would land her in a pool of ecstasy instead of finding her in any danger.
The tendrils dug deeper, rooting themselves inside her and bringing her so close to the precipice that Lottie almost jackknifed in the bed as she gasped.Eyes flying open, she gazed down to see Nate look up at her from between her spread legs, a wicked smile on his face and her juices coating his beard.After winking at her, he dove back down to feast at her center, his tongue exploring every nook and cranny.Lottie melted back onto the bed as he drank from her, happy that her dream had twisted itself into the most amazing reality.Nate’s palm slid up her body and he gripped the hand she had splayed on her chest.Lacing their fingers together, Lottie sank back into the blissful feelings Nate was giving her.
Flicking her gaze to the bedside mirror, Lottie marveled as the muscles of Nate’s back twisted beneath the surface of his skin.Eventually her eyes slid down toward his backside, and she smiled at the beautifully round ass on display.Her appreciation was interrupted when Nate drove another finger inside her and curled it backwards as he moved up to her nibble at her clit.Squeezing his hand harder, Lottie braced herself for the fall into pure gratification.Her muscles tensed, and when he sucked the small bundle of nerves into his mouth, she splintered into pieces, trusting that Nate would put her back together when he was finished.
Lungs aching as they dragged in much needed air, Lottie smiled dazedly at the man she loved as he crawled up her body and planted a kiss on her lips.It wasn’t the first time since the night before that she’d tasted herself on him, and she hoped it wouldn’t be the last.It was Saturday, and she had no plans beyond making the most of her time in bed with Nate.As he continued to make love to her mouth, Lottie ran her hands over the muscles she’d been admiring earlier.He was so strong, and not just physically.She was so grateful that Nate was no longer using that strength against her, but instead keeping her so safe and happy that she felt close to tears.
Nate broke the kiss, brushing a strand of sweat-dampened hair from her face.“I need you, Charlotte.”His eyes searched hers for the approval she would always give him.
Lottie smiled softly and nodded, spreading her legs for him again and welcoming him home.All through the night, Nate had woken her, spoken those same words softly into the night, and come into her.Their first time being together again had been a little more wild, but every time afterward had been languid, as if they were both wanting to enjoy as much of each other as possible.As Nate continued to move inside her, his cock dragging in and out at a deliciously slow pace that had her feeling every raised vein and thick inch of him as he went, Lottie stared up at him in awe.When they were together like this, nothing else existed, and more than that, nothing else mattered.Nate was here with her, and that meant more than she could ever express with words.
Determined to do it with her body, Lottie wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close, hugging his body until it was plastered against hers.They continued to stare into one another’s eyes, Lottie cataloging every sparkle or shimmer in the lakes of blue as she felt Nate’s heart thunder against her chest.
Gripping the back of his head, Lottie leaned over to his ear.“I love you,” she whispered.Nate gasped just before he panted out his release, his eyes never straying from hers.The look of pure wonder she saw there was enough to have one of the tears that had threatened moments ago escaping.
Nate’s soft expression remained fixed on her as he brushed them aside with his thumb.“I love you, too.”
He leaned down to kiss her, slowly yet purposefully and she felt him start to harden inside her again.Content to do nothing but this for the rest of her life, Lottie shifted her hips and they moved together once more, never caring that the world outside of that bedroom continued to turn without them as they lost themselves in one another.
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Hours later, aftermore love making, a short nap, and a dual shower in which neither she or Nate got very clean, Lottie lounged in the bed, waiting for Nate to return from the kitchen with some water and whatever he could scrounge up from her refrigerator for sustenance.She couldn’t remember ever being this happy, and while the fear that the feeling would go away was present, it was a small, niggling voice in her head that Lottie was able to silence the moment she spotted Nate in the doorway.
The bright smile she beamed at him trembled slightly at the sight of his downtrodden expression.“What’s the matter?”
Nate huffed as he approached the bed, still wonderfully naked but clearly not of a mind to make use of his state of undress.He passed over a tall glass of water and a banana, a sad smile on his face.“I have to go.”
Lottie tossed the banana to the side and grabbed his hand.“What for?It’s the day after Christmas, and a Saturday.”She tugged on his hand until he was so close to her she could feel the heat coming off his body.“I’m sure whatever town emergency there is can wait until Monday.”
Nate weaved his free hand through her tousled hair.“I wish,” he groused.“The Millers and the Goodwins are bickering over who needs to replace the fence separating their properties.They texted and asked if I could come help them figure it out.”
Lottie huffed.“Do you have to do that right now?”She raised their joined hands and kissed his knuckles.As much as she admired Nate’s commitment to his job and by extension the town, she had been looking forward to more time with just the two of them.“I was kind of hoping to spend the day with you.”
Nate rested his forehead against hers.“I was too.”He licked his lips before pressing them to hers.When they parted, he stared at her for a moment.“It’s important to me to live up to my role.Everyone was so supportive during the campaign.Between that and how they funded my project, I need to repay their faith in me.”
Guilt stirred in Lottie’s chest at the mention of the funding.She needed to divulge her secret, but how could she when he looked so pleased that he had the whole town behind him?That may not have been true in the monetary sense, and Lottie had spoken to a fair number of people who had been skeptical about Nate’s young age, but it had taken little convincing from her to get them to change their minds.He was so accomplished and had always been well loved by the community.Still, letting him think that the money had been a town wide contribution felt wrong, especially now that they were together.
“I understand that,” she told him.Needing to unburden herself, Lottie prepared to come clean.“Actually, there was—”
“Come with me,” Nate interjected suddenly.His eyes were bright again as he cupped her face.“There’s no need for me to go alone, and everyone in town loves to see you.Hell, you probably even have something in your bag of tricks to soften them up.”
