Warmth.
That’s the first thing I feel.
Maverick.
All heat and solid muscle, wrapped around me like his body decided in the night I belonged there. One arm around my waist, palm spread just under my ribs. One leg thrown over mine, anchoring me. His chest at my back, the slow, steady rise and fall pressing into me with every breath.
I don’t move.
I don’t want to.
Because this… this is everything I didn’t know I was starving for.
His hand shifts slightly, fingers flexing in his sleep. His nose brushes the back of my neck. Then I feel it—his lips. A slow, soft kiss to my shoulder, like a reflex.
And I melt.
I close my eyes, heart full and aching all at once.
Then I feel something else.
Lower.
Hard.
Pressed firmly against my backside.
My breath catches.
Maverick makes a low noise, almost a growl, and I can’t tell if he’s still asleep. But his hips shift, just slightly, and now I’m wide awake.
So is he.
His voice rumbles behind me, deep and rough with sleep. “You okay?”
“Yes,” I breathe, too quickly.
He exhales slow. “Did I wake you?”
“No,” I whisper. “Not really.”
Another pause.
Then his hand slides higher, slowly, tracing the shape of my ribs beneath the oversized shirt I wore to bed. His thumb brushes just beneath my breast. My nipple hardens instantly, and I feel his body respond behind me.
“I couldn’t stop dreaming about you,” he says, voice low and raspy.
I swallow hard. “What kind of dreams?”
His answer is a kiss to my neck. Then another, lower, slower, warmer. His hand cups my breast fully now, palm rough, touch reverent. His thumb flicks lightly over my nipple.
I arch into him, lips parting.
“That kind,” he murmurs.
I shift to face him, needing to see his eyes. He looks down at me like I’m something holy. Then he leans in and kisses me. Soft and slow, but with heat building under the surface.
I wrap my arms around his neck. Our bodies press close, heat blooming where skin meets skin. His thigh slips between mine. I feel the thickness of his cock, hard and hot through his briefs, and grind against it just once.
