“To the ends of the earth and back.And then…” His expression shifted to pure teasing wickedness.“I’ll fuck you until your legs won’t carry you.”
“Promise.”
“You got it.”
Beneath her laughter lay something deeper and more precious.She could feel Elijah’s love warming and surrounding her, and she had never loved him more.
Yes.
Love.
Turned out they were both capable of loving and being loved.They just had to forget the past, concentrate on the here and now, and let that be their guide for the future.
Elijah’s mouth brushed hers in a kiss that felt like a promise.“I love you,” he said.“Get used to it.”
Readily.Eagerly.She had no problem with that.
* * *
The sheets were rumpled and warm from their bodies when Sable woke from
the most peaceful night’s sleep she could remember.When she moved, Elijah tightened his hold without opening his eyes.“Trying to sneak away?”he suggested, his voice still husky with sleep.
“There’s work to do.”
“The survivors are well cared for.I checked.”He raised his cell.“We have to let the team feel useful.”
“I guess.But it doesn’t feel right to be idling here.”
“Who said anything about idling?”
Rolling her beneath him, he caged her with his weight, his morning erection pressing against her belly.“Would you rather I pause to order coffee?”
“Don’t you dare.”She added something extremely rude about coffee.
“That’s what I thought,” he confirmed with a lazy grin.
Grinding slowly against her, he made sure she came straight away.“Greedy,” he scolded, but with every touch, look, and each whispered word, it seemed he wanted to do more than deliver pleasure; he wanted to show how much he loved her.
“Would you have me any other way?”
He laughed.“I’d have you every way.”
Proving it with a single thrust, drew a ragged moan of appreciation from her throat.
“Christ, Sable.”His forehead dropped to hers as his hips kept rolling in deep, rhythmical strokes.“Will I ever get enough of you?”
“Hopefully not.”
Things grew more upbeat after that.He made the headboard rattle and punched the air from her lungs, until the only sound was bodies colliding and her excited gasps.Clenching around him, she tested his control, but Elijah was ahead of her, shifting the angle and applying gentle, nudging pressure where she liked it.
“You taking advantage of me?”
“Who’s taking advantage of who?”he demanded softly as she clenched his buttocks in a grip of iron.“It’s time to let go?—”
Before he could say “now,” she did as he suggested.
“That’s right, baby,” he encouraged as she cried out in ecstasy with each successive wave.
