“Good.” Hope hooked her thumbs under the elastic of Angelica’s thong and dragged the material down her legs. She had to stop and focus when she reached the cast this time, cursing under her breath when it got stuck on one of the Velcro straps.
Angelica laughed lightly. When Hope glanced back up, Angelica had her fingers between her legs, teasing herself, and she was pulling at her nipple with her other one. Now, that just wouldn’t do. Hope watched carefully for a few more seconds before she took her opportunity and shooed Angelica’s hand away.
“That’s mine.” The possessive growl that came out with the words surprised her.
But Angelica’s hum of pleasure spurred her on even more. Hope bent down, pressing her face immediately against her. Sheclosed her eyes, using scent and taste and touch to guide her as she moved. Angelica left her bad leg hanging off the edge of the bed, but she lifted her good one and pressed her heel into the back of Hope’s shoulder, dragging her in even closer.
“God, I missed your mouth,” Angelica murmured.
Hope wanted to say something quippy back, but she kept it to herself.
Opening her eyes, Hope looked at Angelica as the short hairs that no doubt hadn’t been dealt with because of the car accident tickled and scratched at her nose. Breathing deeply, Hope swished her tongue back and forth. Angelica’s hips raised up and she pressed into Hope’s mouth harder.
“Yes…” Angelica dragged the word out, flinging a hand over her head as she teased her nipple and pulled it.
Hope wrapped one hand under Angelica’s thigh and put her other against the bed so that she wouldn’t accidentally hit Angelica’s broken leg and cause more pain. Everything about this moment was pure and true. It was the most vulnerable they’d ever been with each other, and certainly that Angelica had been with her. Hope had to hold that carefully. She couldn’t damage this. Not again. Hope watched as Angelica’s breathing picked up, the way her stomach moved rhythmically. She cried out, her stomach tightening as she curled up slightly.
Slowing her movements, Hope stayed where she was as Angelica eased down. She teased here and there, but mostly, she kept her mouth against Angelica because it just felt so damn good to be here, to be allowed to give Angelica as much pleasure as possible. Moving away, she kissed Angelica’s inner thighs and waited for the next set of instructions.
“Get up here and make this easy on me.” Angelica’s voice sounded slow, sated.
Satisfaction raced through Hope because she was the cause.
Standing up, Hope shucked the rest of her clothes and then crawled on the bed after Angelica had moved to the middle. The queen-sized bed that Angelica had was vastly different from the two fulls that were smashed into Hope’s room. There was so much more space to move around in here. She bent down and kissed Angelica again. She would never get enough of doing that.
“Come on. Climb on top.” Angelica pushed at Hope’s thigh to move her.
Hope bit her lip, shifting her weight as she straddled Angelica, moving higher until she was over her shoulders and her knees were pushed into the pillow. She shifted slightly to move Angelica’s hair out of the way so she wouldn’t pull it accidentally.
Angelica smiled up at her and then turned her cheek slightly to kiss Hope’s leg. “We’ll do this again, I promise.”
“Of course we will,” Hope answered.
“I mean when I have more energy.” Angelica laughed a little before she pressed another kiss to Hope’s thigh. “When we have all night.”
“Angel, this is more than I thought would happen.”
Angelica hummed, kissing her again and pressing the flat of her tongue against Hope’s skin. “It’s not enough.”
Angelica moved closer, breathing in Hope’s scent and humming. A shiver ran down Hope’s spine. Angelica’s hands against her body guided her into place, and the first touch of Angelica’s mouth against her was pure heaven. The last time that she’d had sex had been in that closet, fingers pressed deep inside Angelica as she’d brought Angelica to the brink of orgasm in one of the best quickies Hope had ever had.
She never regretted it.
Rocking her hips against Angelica’s mouth, Hope gripped onto the headboard to keep herself steady. She lifted up slightly, but Angelica pulled her right back down. Looking between herthighs, her eyes met Angelica’s, and the pleasure that rushed through her took over her entire body.
She’d never fallen out of love with Angelica. She hadn’t even tried. She’d been so focused on Rex and the dissolution of their marriage and relationship, that she’d completely ignored the fact that she needed to deal with Angelica and the heartbreak that came with their relationship.
Heartbreak that hadn’t ever quite manifested.
Hurt, yes.
Hope breathed slowly, continuing to look deep into Angelica’s eyes that looked so dark in this light. Angelica slid her hands up and down, over every inch of skin that she could reach. Hope stayed in this moment, in the way Angelica had told her that she loved her—multiple times. In the way Angelica had held to her truth, in the way she’d asked for the one thing she wanted.
To be loved.
And wasn’t that what they both wanted? Hope’s nipples hardened as the first wave of pleasure started to build into the rushing inferno that she knew would take control of her shortly. But she wanted to watch Angelica through the entire thing. She wanted Angelica to know just how much this meant to her.
“Angel—” her voice broke, the orgasm tearing through her unexpectedly. She cried out loudly, her voice echoing in her own ears. Hope pressed her hand against the headboard to keep herself steady and raised slightly above Angelica so she didn’t suffocate her, but it was so damn hard to concentrate.
