He laughed. “Come here.” He grabbed the back of my head and brought my lips to his. We kissed slowly and deliberately at first. Then I shifted my body over and practically tackled him back to a lying position.
We both burst into laughter. “Whoa there, tiger.”
“Sorry, I was trying to get comfortable,” I said, lying on top of him while we continued to kiss. I could kiss him forever. He deepened the kiss first, slipping his tongue along my lips and slowly into my mouth. I bit his bottom lip, and he let out a low growl.
“You have no idea what that does to me.” I shifted my body, so I was no longer lying flat on top of him but was rather straddling him around his waist.
“Show me what it does to you.” I moved my hips, grinding against him. I could feel him growing hard. I continued to nibble on his lips, down his jaw, and slowly down his neck. He wrapped his arms tightly around me so I could no longer move against him.
“We should take this somewhere more private,” he said. We shot up and gathered our supplies, heading to the truck. The parking lot was secluded.
“Is the back seat of your truck private enough?” I needed to show him what he meant to me.
His eyes darkened, opening the door to the back seat. Once settled in the back, I grabbed his hardness through his shorts before he lifted his bottom to slip them down. I immediately used my mouth to explore all of him. I licked slowly around his tip, savoring the taste. “I won’t ever tire of that tongue,” he said through a groan.
I stared up into his eyes, his expression euphoric. I took him as deep as I could down my throat. He let out a light moan, running his hands through my hair. I sucked up and down hisshaft in slow motions at first, then picked up speed, sucking hard around his tip. He trembled, begging for more.
“You’re too good at that. I won’t last much longer,” he said through ragged breaths. I solely sucked on his tip before taking him out of my mouth and crawling back on top of him to kiss him. We kissed slowly and passionately, truly taking each other in. “I really do adore the fuck out of you, pretty girl.”
“You don’t know what hearing that does to me. I wish I could tell you how much you mean to me, but I’ll try to show you instead.” I slipped off him to take off my leggings and panties while he grabbed a condom from his wallet.
I straddled him as he brought himself to my entrance. “You’re so wet from pleasuring me. I’ll never get enough.” He let his head fall back, and his eyes fell shut, groaning with pleasure. I bounced lightly, and he wrapped his hands around my bouncing breasts.
“You feel so good inside me. Being close like this with you is where I always want to be.” I kissed him. He wrapped his arms around me, increasing speed from below. He sucked lightly on my neck, and I could feel myself getting close to the edge. “Grant, I’m so close.”
I stopped my movements, hardly containing the orgasm overtaking every inch of my body. “I got you, my love,” Grant whispered in my ear as my body continued to convulse with pure love and pleasure. “Good girl,” he said reassuringly. Grant’s release soon followed.
“You make me come alive. I think my body left Earth, though.” We both laughed.
“Me too. Maybe that’s the difference between sex and making love; that was by far the sweetest release I’ve ever had. I can’t wait to make love in all the places we call our own.” He kissed me lightly on the forehead.
I released myself from him and cleaned up the best I could with the paper towels Grant brought.
He drove us to the trail spot with a sign titled ‘Sunset Trailhead.’ We strolled hand in hand, stealing glances at one another, but otherwise enjoying the scenery in silence. “Here we are,” he said, leading me to the top of a rock structure overlooking the mountains and trees. I admired the picturesque scene. He stood behind me, wrapping his arms around my shoulders. I closed my eyes, listening to the ruffling leaves, birds singing, and Grant's light breathing. This would be my new happy place.
“Thank you for bringing me here. I’ve never been as happy as I am here with you. I feel like I can start living the life I deserve if I have you by my side.” I turned to face him, wrapping my arms around him.
“I’m honored to have found you.” He kissed me lightly on the lips. I basked in the bliss of kissing the man of my dreams, mountainside surrounded by trees, sunshine, and love.
FORTY-THREE
PRESENT
Grant and I spent almost every second of our time together since our trip. We created a beautiful friendship before we became intimate, so our relationship blossomed naturally. We never went through a phase of awkwardness compared to other couples.
After our trip, we made our relationship and mental health a priority. We avoided heated arguments by communicating disagreements with true transparency. We were there for each other through panic attacks, nightmares, fears, and anxieties, and we continued to persevere. He became my true safe space during a time when I was ready to give up on the idea of love.
He has been super supportive of my decision to cut off my relationship with my mom. I knew my soul would feel freer when I’m no longer forced to relive my trauma. She couldn’t respect my boundaries regarding Andrés’s presence in my life, so I’ve kept my distance since my birthday. I hadn’t even called her around the holidays.
I had delayed the conversation I needed to have with her for long enough. It was time. I wanted to move on to the next stage of my life with Grant.
“What are you doing awake already?” Grant asked as he woke up next to me. He always rushed to turn his alarm off so he wouldn’t wake me up.
“Just overthinking as per usual.” He pulled me into his arms, spooning me.
“I think I can help with that,” he whispered into my ear, nibbling on my neck. I arched into him.
“Don’t you need to get ready for work?” I rubbed my ass against him.
