When I knew I couldn’t hold out much longer, I pulled back so I could look her in the eyes.
“I love you,” I whispered with a big grin on my face.
Her eyes brimmed with tears as she smiled back at me. “I love you, too.”
“I love you,” I whispered, quickening my thrusts, going deeper inside her.
Her lips parted, and she struggled to keep her eyes on me as another orgasm rolled through her.
I couldn’t hang on anymore.
I thrust as hard and as fast as I could, chanting over and over again, “I love you – I love you – I love you – ”
Her moans became urgent cries as she flung back her head –
And then I was coming, exploding inside her.
“I love you!” I cried out one final time.
After a few more thrusts, I collapsed on top of her, utterly spent.
I could feel her legs quivering and vibrating as they clenched my hips…
And then I heard her whisper in my ear, “I love you, too.”
We kissed again, soft and romantic, as I stayed inside her for as long as I could…
And then I rolled off to the side and pulled her close.
As she snuggled up against me, I thought about her earlier question:
Isn’t this rushing it?
I’d wanted to tell her,Not for me.
Adriano had proposed to Bianca three days after meeting her.
It took Massimo three weeks with Lucia.
Roberto? Two weeks with Mei-ling.
If I could have proposed to her now without scaring her off, I absolutely would have.
When you know, you know.
And I knew with all my heart that she was the One.
65
Emilia
Ilay there in the darkness of Giorgio’s bedroom and listened to the soft sounds of his breathing as he fell asleep.
It wasn’t quite as easy for me.
It wasn’t the early hour, either, that kept me awake. It was all the feelings crashing around inside me.
On the one hand, I was the happiest I’d ever been in my entire life.
