“No need, Cade. I’ve already got the couch tonight,” I informed him.
“Gotcha. Rose sent out a group text earlier. I’m glad you’re working it out. I’ll call Dad and brief him.” After Lily gave Cade a description of the man she’d seen at Violet’s earlier, he took off.
She relaxed against me as I pulled her closer. I cradled her head against my chest and rubbed her back. “You’re tense, Lily. Relax. I won’t let anything happen to you or the kids. We’re safe. Cade is out looking for whoever was back there and I’m here now.” I whispered.
I swept her up, walked to the couch, and sat, settling her in my lap. She tucked her knees into my chest and her feet next to my thigh on the couch. “I always loved holding you like this.” I kissed the top of her head. “You’re so small I can hug your whole body at once.”
She laughed softly and wrapped her arms around my neck, tilting her head back to gaze up at me. I leaned forward and kissed her gently. “You’re still tense,” I whispered as I stroked her back. “What can we do to settle you down?”
“You could put your hand down my pants. That always used to work,” she said without thinking. I chuckled as her body grew tighter in my arms. Her eyes slammed shut and her face turned red.
“I was going to suggest that I rub your shoulders. But I like your idea so much better.” I almost thought I had heard her wrong. If she hadn’t reacted to her own words the way she did, I would have questioned it.
Her lips parted, she took a deep breath, and let her leg drop to the side. My eyes flared as I ran one hand up her thigh and across the graceful curve of her hip. The way she looked up at me was almost too much; she was so trusting, like no time had passed between us.
My eyes locked to hers as my fingers lingered at her waistband, feeling the warmth of her skin and not quite believing I was lucky enough to be with her like this again. I was in heaven with her sweet little body curled up in my lap. She’d broken me back open again, my heart was hers. “Are you sure?”Please be sure.
“Yes. Touch me like you used to.” I’d spent so many nights imagining being with her, wherever she was. Tasting her, touching her, pleasuring her until we were both crazy from it. I had to slow down or I would lose my mind.
I shifted our bodies until she reclined on my chest. She spread her legs over mine, feet to the cushions. My fingers ran across the skin at her waist, loosening the drawstring and lowering her pants until they rested low around her hips. I kissed her and she gasped against my mouth. Taking advantage, I plunged my tongue in her mouth as I slid my fingers down, parting her, groaning as her slick skin wet my fingertips. Her head dropped back to rest against my shoulder and her lips fell from mine. Burying my face in her neck, I entered her silky heat with my fingers and pressed my palm tight against her clit.
She gave herself over, arching her back against my chest as I stroked my fingers inside her. My cock grew impossibly harder as I pressed it against her.
“I want to touch you,” she moaned, sliding her hand between us along my stomach. She lifted her face to mine, eyes glazed with pleasure.
I whispered against her lips, “Later. This is for you.” I couldn’t let her touch me now. I was already overwhelmed; anything else would shoot me over the edge embarrassinglyfast and I needed to stay aware. Now was not the time for me.
She gazed into my eyes as her hips moved in time with my fingers. “Luke... Oh...” Her eyes drifted closed as I worked her closer to release.
“Look at me, please. Tell me you’re mine again, Lily. Say it,” I demanded.
“I’m yours.” She opened her eyes. “I’m yours, I’m yours...” she repeated as her orgasm washed over her. I cupped her softly between her legs, caressing gently as she came down.
“It’s my turn now.” She sat up, then slid to her knees on the floor. She was about to reach for my zipper but froze as Calla cried in the baby monitor. She cringed. “I’m so sorry, Luke.”
I leaned forward to kiss her lips. “We have time. We have forever.”
“I’ll be right back. Hopefully fast.”
While she was upstairs, I made up the couch to sleep on. I was desperate to feel her curled up against me all night the way she used to sleep but I didn’t want to be presumptuous. I had been alone for so long and was desperate for contact. I ached just to hold her.
I grabbed a book from the shelf in the corner to distract myself from the fantasies that were rapidly unfolding in my thoughts as I stretched out on the couch to wait.
“Hey.” Her voice was a whisper as she climbed over me. I tucked her along my side with her back to the couch. Tossing the book to the floor, I kissed her until we were both stupid from lust.
“Come to bed with me,” she whispered in my ear, then licked the lobe.
“I want to be alone with you the first time,” I whispered back.
“Well, it’s not our first time. Exhibit A is asleep upstairs.”Her giggle was adorable—and went straight to my cock. This was going to be difficult.
“Aren’t you worried they’ll wake up?” I asked and nuzzled her neck, gripping her ass and tugging her closer.
“Dylan won’t, unless he gets sick or something. Calla might wake up one more time...” I lifted her shirt and buried my face between her breasts. She pulled back. “You’re a tease. Stop it.”
“I’m not trying to tease you. I’ll take care of you again,” I whispered. My breath ruffled her hair, which tickled my face.
“I’m so sorry, Luke,” she whispered. “I don’t want to pressure you into something you’re not ready for.”
