She lowered her gaze. “I’m sorry.”
“My patience will wear out if you keep questioning my intentions.”
“You have been incredibly patient with me; more than I expected you to be capable of.”
I smirked at her. “I prefer the acidic tongue. It suits you.”
She huffed, looking over at me. “You have to admit, you’re usually a forceful brute who doesn't care about anyone but his family.”
“A brute, huh?” Pushing up, I hovered over her until she pressed back into the pillows. “Does that mean you expected me to pillage and burn?”
A smile played along her lips. “Maybe.”
“Believe me, that can be arranged.” Lowering my head, I bit her earlobe. “If you don't want me to take care next time, just tell me.”
“Maybe I want to know what it would be like,” she whispered.
Nudging her robe open, I said, “Well, if that’s what you want.”
Tugging and biting, I made sure to leave her skin red as I trailed my way down her abdomen to kiss every bit of her. I didn't skip over the raised, twisted scar, but kissed it on my journey to her sweet pussy. Since I knew for a fact she’d never done anything so intimate, I made sure to slip my hands under her ass and bring her up to my mouth while she gasped and covered her flushed face with her hands. With little regard for gentleness, I sucked and licked, swirling my tongue and listening to the way she lost her mind. Her body trembled, her thighs shook, and I kept going until she sounded as though she would lose it in mere seconds.
Then I flipped her over, shoving the robe off her back so I could leave a wet trail along her spine. Using both my hands and my teeth, I marked her tender flesh as she cried out for me. Unable to wait any longer, I yanked her hips toward me and thrust inside her, feeling her clench around me as I did.
“Jesus Christ,” she ground out.
With her on all fours, I used that to my advantage, groping her tits as I plowed into her. I didn't bother with care and concern, but sought what I needed, knowing she’d come along for the ride.
And when she screamed my name, I couldn't stop the feral growl, sinking my teeth into her neck and losing it inside her. She trembled around me, and I found her clit to make sure she’d finished too.
Sinking to the mattress, she mumbled, “That’s what I get for challenging you.”
I dropped beside her, unable to form words.
Her hair was in disarray when she moved to flop over my chest. Her head rested on my heart, and I knew it galloped under her ear.
“Is it still too soon to say it out loud?” I asked her.
Because the words crowded my brain, eager to escape. But if it would hurt her, I’d rather bite off my tongue and keep them to myself.
“I don't know exactly what love feels like, Noah.”
I threw my arms around her and squeezed. “Then don't say it to me yet.”
“But I need you to know I’ve never felt this way for anyone else. I want you next to me all the time, and when you go home, I feel lonely.”
I waited to see if she’d say anything else.
“I’ve never felt comfortable around another person.” Lifting her head, she kissed me. “But I do with you.”
“Then you know more than you think you do. And, for what it’s worth, I went from caring deeply about you to falling for you tonight.”
She blushed and pushed her hair behind her ear. “Really?”
“Really.”
“You just kind of dripped slowly into all the cracks in my heart until you filled the void.” With a shaky breath, she added, “No one else has ever tried to love me. I know I’m a pain in the ass.”
“Not to me.”
