Arching my back, I met his fury, both of us grunting and groaning as if we were rutting in the wilds. Pumping faster, he dug his fingers into my hips, the pain blending into pleasure with every punishing thrust. He was reaching places inside me that had long been neglected, and my spot pulsed as it neared release. My shaky breaths combined with his throaty grunts. We’d both crossed over into another realm where pleasure ruled.
“Oh, God,” I moaned, surprising myself by the speed with which I was losing control. Keith released one hand from my hip and slid it down to the place where our bodies merged as one. My body constricted, pulsing in anticipation. Keith had already groomed me. I was ready for him to take me somewhere else. His touch was barely more than a whisper. No. I needed more. Curving into him, my body pleaded for more. His fingers were teasing me, not enough to set me off but enough to keep me on the edge of ecstasy. Keith grunted loud and wild, pulling out.
“Sam.” His voice was hoarse yet frenzied in its need.
I grabbed his ass, imploring for him to come back to me – to finish me off. Every nerve in my body was on high alert, quivering with the promise of what was to come. He pushed back in, the entire length of him and, at the same instant his thumb pressed deeper into my center. I shuddered, my toes curling and my head lolling back and then, against the backdrop of his unrelenting drive, I exploded into waves of euphoria. Keith silenced my cries with his mouth and I probed him deep, still riding the rapturous surge. And then he paused, every muscle in his body constricting in the seconds before he shuddered and groaned. I wrapped my arms around him, thrilling in this moment with him. This was only the beginning. I could feel it. Keith and I were back.
30
Keith: Skimming The Waves
The kiss started at my lips but quickly traveled the landscape of my face. A smile crossed my lips before I even opened my eyes to a whole new day – hell, a whole new life, if she’d have me. My lids blinked open only to find beauty and happiness staring down at me. My smile widened. She brought a harmony to me that I’d nearly forgotten existed. Tangling my hands into her hair, I dragged her mouth to mine, and as the kiss built in intensity, her body, soft and firm, sank into me.
So many sleepless nights and now finally I could rest easy once more. The what-ifs were gone. Sam hadn’t moved on any more than I had. All that was left now was to build a life together with marriage, a house, a dog, and eventually kids. I wanted her in my arms, on my lips, till the end of days. And I saw no reason to wait.
Breaking the kiss, I groaned. “Do you know what you do to me?”
She nestled against me, nuzzling my neck. “I make you happy.”
I thought about that a second, then tilted my head to kiss her forehead. “No, you make me cheer.”
I’d have pumped my fists in the air if it wouldn’t have made me look like a superficial frat boy. This feeling in my chest felt like a balloon that was about to burst. That build up and excitement – I never wanted the thrill to end. And it didn’t have to. Now that we were back, there was no reason to ever be apart again.
“Sam?”
“Yeah?”
“Don’t freak out when I say this, but… I’m in love with you.”
Sam blinked me in with her pretty brown eyes, surprise evident in her reaction. I’d laid my heart on the line, only to hear static coming from the other end.
Suddenly I felt naked and vulnerable, and the words just fell from my mouth. “The truth is, Sam, I’ve never stopped loving you. I tried, but it just never worked. You were always on my mind, and any time I tried to get serious with a woman, I’d compare her to you, and… well, it was doomed to fail. You’re like an infection that lives inside me, and no matter what medicine I take, I can’t find a cure for you.”
Her nose crinkled as she considered my declaration of love, but there was no disguising the pleased smile spreading from ear to ear. “You know, Keith, you’re lucky I am a biologist. Not every girl would find it flattering to be compared to bacteria.”
“But the good kind of bacteria, like what’s in yogurt.”
“Ah.” She nodded. “That’s yummy.”
“I’m dying here, Sam. Say something.”
“Don’t die,” she whispered, gripping my jaw in her hand and kissing me. “You know I love you, Keith. I always have.”
I let out the breath I didn’t know I’d been holding. “I’m not talking old friend kind of love. I’m talking the real deal shit.”
“So am I,” Sam replied, raising up to place a simple, sweet kiss to my lips. “Keith, I love you – with no pesky friendship attached.”
I gripped my chest, exhaling heartily enough that wispy strands of her hair blew in my wind. “Way to give me a heart attack.”
“Sorry,” she laughed. “You just took me by surprise. I knew how I was feeling, but I didn’t expect the same from you so soon.”
I ran my thumb along her cheek. “I’m ready, babe.”
“For what?”
“For everything. No more stupid shit. No more wavering. I’m all in with you.”
“All in?” she asked, raising a brow.
