They both groaned with the pleasure, the rightness of it. He felt so good she could’ve cried.
Then he started moving inside her and the feeling intensified, sharpened to a single point, her body thrumming with every stroke, nerves stretched taut. Harsh panting and moans filled the air as he thrust harder, the door rattling at her back. She would’ve laughed at the thought of a neighbor passing by if she hadn’t been drowning in ecstasy.
Without warning, she shattered, her body and breath suspended in a bubble of euphoria.
Todd plunged deep several more times, prolonging her stay in heaven as he too took his pleasure with a rumble of satisfaction deep in his chest.
For several minutes afterwards, they just stood there, entangled, catching their breath, his head resting against the door, their cheeks stuck together with sweat.
“Jesus,” he said, lifting his head to kiss her sweetly. “That was…”
“New.” Another experiment she wouldn’t mind repeating.
He laughed. “I was going to say incredible. Hot as fuck. Something we should definitely do again someday, but right now my legs are about to give out.” He brushed his lips across hers as he pulled out, leaving her body throbbing and already aching for more.
“I wish you never had to leave,” she said, still breathless.
“I know. This long-distance thing is killing me too.” He stroked her face and stepped back to pull up his pants. “Just one more month.”
She got dressed, skipping the bra, as he righted his own clothing. “I’m not just talking about you being in Virginia.”
His eyebrows rose and his gorgeous blue eyes lit with hope. “Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah.” She ran her hands over his chest, annoyed that he’d never removed his shirt. She’d remedy that later. “Move in with me.”
He stilled.
“Or let’s look for a new place together. My lease is up at the end of May, and we’ll probably need more room if we’re going to combine our stuff.”
He stared at her so long, she started to worry. Then he lifted his hand and trailed a finger down her cheek. “Are you sure?”
“I’ve never been more sure in my life, Todd. I love you.”
His smile was glorious. Like the sun breaking through the clouds. “I love you too.” He hugged her tightly and kissed her hard on the mouth, still smiling when he broke away. “I’m in.”
Thank God. She was ready. She’d been ready for months. Her old-fashioned parents weren’t fully onboard with the idea of her “living in sin” yet—even though they both really liked Todd—but how could they understand the bond she and Todd had forged under fire? A bond that had only grown stronger with time.
They couldn’t. And so they’d just have to deal with her choice. Her life. “You sure Jason won’t be upset?”
“Nah,” Todd said. “We weren’t going to live together, and I think he may have met someone last time we came out.”
“Really? Who?”
“I don’t know. He hasn’t said anything, it’s just a vibe I got.”
“That’d be great.” Once both men moved to LA, it would be nice if she and Todd could hang out with Jason without making him feel like a third wheel.
“Hey, will you do something for me?” Todd asked.
“Anything.”
“Ooh, anything.” He waggled his eyebrows. “Watch out. I might take advantage.”
“You’d better.”
He chuckled and shook his head slowly, sobering. “I’m the luckiest guy I know.”
Sometimes the things he said made her insides positively glow. “What’s the favor?” She sidled close enough to catch of whiff of his alluring aftershave.
