“Yup, like Slim said, we voted, and everyone agrees, Donovan is family, no more shitty homophobic rules.”
“That’s good,” I murmur.
“Thank you,” he says.
“What for?”
“For everything. For calling me out on my bullshit, for helping me see the bigger picture, for coming up with a plan for Diablos Rojos even though I definitely didn’t deserve your help.”
“Hmm,” I say, “I just hope it works.”
Chapter 29
Diablo
Thescentofvanillais the first thing I notice when I wake up, and it makes me feel whole; proof that a part of me was missing while we were apart. I inhale deeply, letting the scent fill me before nuzzling my face into her hair. I take my time watching her sleep. Her face serene; the remnants of her tears gone, but I know the hurt remains. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to her, earning her trust again.
Being in my arms isn’t enough, I need to keep touching her to remind myself she’s here, and that she’s mine. I gently move loose strands of hair away from her face and stroke her nose and brows. I thought I was being subtle until eventually she sighs…
“I love you, but please stop messing with me. I’ve barely slept this week without you, so now that you’re here, I was at least hoping to catch up on my beauty sleep.”
“You don’t need beauty sleep,” I say, peppering her face with light kisses. “You’re already perfect.”
“Fine, I need intelligence sleep, you want me to pass my classes, don’t you?”
“You’re already the smartest person I know. It won’t hurt this big old brain of yours to lose one more night of sleep.”
“You’ve just got an answer for everything, haven’t you?”
Her eyes are still closed but a smile plays on her lips.
“Mm-hmm,” I smirk, moving my kisses down to her lips.
She returns my kiss, and I let out a sigh of relief. I keep kissing her, savoring every moment; as she said last night, trying to make up for all the kisses we lost this last week because of me. My hands are already roaming her body, memorizing every curve, every crease; sometimes gently stroking, other times gripping her, mainly when the thought of nearly losing her rears its ugly head.
Moving slowly down her body, my lips trace over her throat and her neck; tasting, licking, adding a gentle nibble in those places she likes. Hearing her breath turn to gentle gasps and moans sounds better than any music; the thought that I nearly lost those sounds forever hurts me too much. I have to keep reminding myself that I’ve got her now, I need to focus on making it up to her and not losing her again, instead of dwelling on the time I didn’t have her.
“Angel.”
My name whispers across her lips. It’s the first time she’s said it since I’ve come back, and it’s the sweetest sound I’ve ever heard. I move to her breasts, loving the way they spill in my hands, soft and warm to the touch. I take my time, lavishing one of her nipples with licks and flicks from my tongue.
“So fucking perfect,” I whisper, moving to her other breast, but keeping my fingers busy on the one I’ve just kissed. “I love you so much.”
“I love you too,” she moans, her voice barely audible, instead soft and blissed out.
I continue down her body, not able to resist a few small hickeys on her belly, loving how her pale skin blushes and then marks, letting me claim her as mine. The closer I get to her hips I can smell her desire; I’ve missed her taste so much. I’d wanted to take this slowly, but the urge to just dive in like a man possessed is overwhelming me. No, there’s no rush, she’s mine, and I’m not letting her go again.
Gently parting her legs, I lie between them, nuzzling at her. I growl, letting the vibrations from my mouth roll over her as she gently squeezes my head with her thighs. Fuck, I’ve missed being between her legs. Knowing for sure that I want to take my time, I move off the bed so I’m kneeling on the floor, before grabbing her around her thighs and pulling her down the bed towards me. She lets out a squeal of delight and giggles at the sudden movement.
“Settle in, princess, I’m planning on staying here a while.”
I rest her legs over my shoulders, and with my hands free to explore I stroke her thick thighs and grip them to me, before burying my face in her pussy and licking her leisurely from her entrance all the way to her clit. Her moans intensify as I take my time, enjoying tasting and teasing her, fucking her with my tongue before gently rolling it around her clit and back again.
Once I’ve got my fill, I focus more on what I know gets her off, building her slowly, using her moans and sighs to focus my attention. Adding my fingers and feeling her clench around me the closer she gets, before curling them to find that spot which I know makes her orgasms even more intense.
“Angel, I’m getting close!”
She’s desperate to come; I’ve been edging her for longer than usual. But I keep going, letting her slowly build, until there’s the intake of breath she holds for a moment before allowing herself to let go as her orgasm takes over. Her bodytrembles and shakes, her pussy clenching around my hand, my name on her lips as she moans through it. Fuck, I’ve missed this.
