I pull my hand back under her and clench it into a fist beside her head, pushing myself all the way on top of her. My lips crash onto hers, and I feel like I’m in a frenzy. Her tongue, her taste, her tightness, her complete surrender, kills me.
I belong to her.
Our rhythm gets faster, wilder. She whimpers and pants in my mouth until she almost explosively contracts around me.
“OHHH GOOODDD,” she moans, and that sound makes me come hard too. Breathing heavily, I collapse on top of her, unable to move. Automatically, her hand strokes my back, and I have to smile at this small but so meaningful gesture.
“You okay?” I ask hoarsely, lifting my head, then burst out laughing because Amelia lies there with such a self-satisfied expression on her face, even though her eye and cheek are a little swollen.
“Yesss, I’m fine,” she purrs contentedly and smiles. And I swear by all that’s holy that smile is going to kill me someday.
I gently stroke her injury, kiss it softly.
“Does it still hurt?”
She shakes her head and runs her fingers through my hair, and I shiver again because it feels so good.
“No. But I probably should cool it and…” She yawns deeply, and I laugh again because she’s just being herself, completely relaxed. And I like that.
“Someone’s a little tired… wonder why?” I tease, and she smacks my ass.
“Hey, today I had to deal with a not-so-enthusiastic crowd, get married, face a bunch of people who don’t like me, defend mine and Lizzy’s honor, and have sex. Plus a million liters of alcohol are in me. So yes, I’m tired. But what I really wanted to say is that I need to shower again and then cool my eye and sleep,” she scolds me, playfully offended, and I immediately get serious because she’s right. It was a hell of a day.
I pull out of her, and she grimaces, pushing herself up so I don’t crush her.
“You did great today, Goldilocks. And as for the mob and the press, we’ll deal with that when we’re back here.”
“When we’re back here?” She gives me a questioning look and gets up too, and again I admire her incredible body. But when my eyes linger on her back and I see those fine silver lines again, a strange feeling comes over me.
“Earth to Nicolas, hello? I asked you something.” Amelia stands in the bathroom doorway and looks at me impatiently.
Oops. I forgot to answer because I was too busy staring, lost in thought.
“Oh, uh, about our honeymoon. We’re leaving early tomorrow,” I say casually, as if we’re talking about the weather, and I’ve never seen a face light up like that.
“Honeymoon? We’re going away?” I nod, and her eyes start sparkling wildly, making me smile.
“I’ve never been anywhere else… I mean, I only know Harlington. My parents and my brother never allowed me to go. I…” She hesitates and comes back, wrapping her arms around my waist and resting her head on my chest.
Shit, what must her parents and brother have done for her to get so excited about something so simple?
“Thank you,” she murmurs, touched, against my chest, and a warm feeling spreads inside me.
“We’ll leave pretty early. Considering your bruise, it’s better if no one sees us for now. And Eric will handle the press in the meantime.” She lifts her head slightly and looks up at me as I gently trace the purple under her eye.
“Go shower. Then we’ll sleep, okay?”
“Aye aye, Captain,” she agrees, stands on tiptoes and kisses me gently.
And I’m the happiest bastard in the world.
Waking up beside Amelia,or rather with her pressed tightly against me, feels unfamiliar, but it’s good, damn good actually. She’s still fast asleep, and it’s incredibly hard to break away from the warmth and softness of her body against mine. But I can’t wait any longer. We need to be gone before the press gets wind of this, that’s what I promised my mother.
No one knows where we’re going except Cedric and Lizzy. But they’ll keep their mouths shut.
Carefully, I slip out of my wife’s embrace. She murmurs something softly in her sleep, then curls into a little ball and doesn’t wake.
She looks so tiny and delicate, I can’t stop staring at her. This is actually only the second night we’ve spent together in our bedroom, but I never want it any other way.
