"Harder," I gasp.
"You sure?"
"Please," I beg him.
He braces his hands on either side of my head, changes the angle, and then he's pounding into me, the headboard slamming against the wall, my breasts bouncing with each thrust.
"Touch yourself," he orders. "I want to watch you come while I'm inside you." My hand slides between us to find my clit.
"That's my good girl. So, fucking good for me." The combination of his words, his body, the pressure of my fingers, the suppressed need. I come again, harder this time, crying out his name. He follows seconds later, moaning my own name before collapsing on top of me, his weight pinning me to the mattress. For a long moment, we just breathe, hearts pounding, skin slick with sweat.
"Holy shit," I finally manage.
He laughs and rolls to the side, quickly disposing of the condom before pulling me against him, my head on his chest, his arm around me.
"Worth the wait?" he asks.
"Yes. But now I wish we had been doing this sooner.” This earns me a deep chuckle as he kisses my forehead, my nose, and my mouth.
"This is going to work," he says.
"I know it will." I trace patterns on his chest. "We're going to make this work."
"What happens now?" he asks.
"Now?" I smile against his skin. "Now we figure out how to steal every moment we can together. How to make this secret thing work until the playoffs are over."
"Then what?"
"Then we tell everyone. My brothers. The team. Everyone. And we stop hiding."
His fingers trace patterns on my bare shoulder. "You're not scared?"
"Terrified," I admit. "But I want this. I want you. And I'm done running from it."
He tilts my chin up, making me look at him. "I'm falling for you, Jo."
My heart stutters. "Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Good." I kiss him softly. "Because I'm falling for you, too."
He grins and pulls me closer. "Stay tonight."
"I'm not going anywhere." I grab my phone and send Collette a quick message.
Joelle: I’m staying the night.
Her response is immediate.
Collette: Finally. Have fun!
I put my phone down and snuggle back into Emmett's warmth. I close my eyes, listen to his heartbeat, and feel the rise and fall of his chest.
“I’m going to make sure you never regret taking a chance on me,” he says, kissing my temple.
And my heart wants to explode.
