Page 29 of Late To Love


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“Like that?” Stephanie asked, eyes locked on Casey’s face, reading every reaction. Her fingers moved in careful circles, learning the rhythm that made Casey’s breath catch.

“Exactly like that,” Casey managed. “God, your fingers feel so good.”

The praise drew a small, pleased sound from Stephanie. She kept circling, steady now, watching the way Casey’s stomach tightened with every pass. Then she slid lower, fingers teasing at Casey’s entrance.

Casey’s head pressed back into the pillow. The ache between her legs had grown sharp, almost painful. “Please. Fuck me.” She was panting now.

Stephanie pushed inside her slow, careful. Casey moaned, long and low, thighs falling open wider. Stephanie’s fingers curled while her thumb found Casey’s clit, rubbing in tight circles.

Heat coiled fast at the base of Casey’s spine. She could feel her own wetness coating Stephanie’s hand. The sight of Stephanie above her, brow furrowed in concentration, lips parted as she watched her own fingers disappear inside Casey’s body, nearly undid her. This was new for Stephanie. Every stroke carried that newness, that wonder, and it made Casey want to give her everything.

“Faster,” Casey breathed, voice cracking. “Don’t stop. You’re doing it perfect.”

Stephanie’s rhythm picked up, fingers thrusting deeper, thumb pressing firmer against her clit. The wet sounds grew louder. Casey’s hips rolled to meet each thrust, chasing the building pressure. Her hands fisted the sheets. The doubt still whispered at the edges.She’ll leave. They always leave.But the pleasure drowned it out, wave after wave, until nothing existed except Stephanie’s hand between her legs and the fierce concentration on her face.

Casey came hard, sudden, inner walls clamping down around Stephanie’s fingers as pleasure slammed through her in bright, shuddering pulses. She cried out, back bowing off the bed, every muscle locked tight. Stephanie kept moving through it, gentling her touch only when Casey’s hips started to twitch away from overstimulation.

Casey lay there panting, the aftershocks still rippling through her in slow, gentle waves. The sheets clung to her damp skin, cool where the sweat had begun to dry in the humid air. Her heart pounded against her ribs like it was trying to escape, each beat echoing the fading pulses of pleasure still coursing through her. She could feel the wetness between her thighs, the slick evidence of how thoroughly Stephanie had undone her.

Stephanie withdrew her fingers slowly, carefully, as if reluctant to break contact entirely. Then—Casey’s breath caught—she lifted her fingers to her own mouth and tasted, eyes fluttering closed for just a second. The sight sent a fresh jolt through Casey’s spent body, a spark of heat flaring back to life low in her belly. She hadn’t expected that. She hadn’t expected any of this, really—the way Stephanie touched her like she was discovering something sacred, the way she seemed to memorize every reaction, every gasp.

Stephanie met her eyes, a shy but satisfied smile curving her lips. “Was that right?”

Casey reached up, pulled her down into a slow, deep kiss, tasting herself on Stephanie’s tongue.

23

Stephanie had no idea how it was dark out. They had come upstairs around lunchtime after their very late breakfast, sun streaming through the rear window like it always did in the afternoon. Now the room sat in darkness. Her mind felt fuzzy at the edges. She might have blacked out after the fifth or sixth time she came. Everything after that blurred together in a haze of sweat and gasps and the unbelievable feeling of Casey’s mouth on her.

She stayed draped over Casey, chest to chest, cheek pressed to the damp skin of her shoulder. Their bodies stuck together where sweat had cooled in patches. Her legs ached deep in the thighs, muscles burning from being spread and clenched and spread again for hours. The soreness felt good. Like proof. Like she had finally done something with this body that wasn’t careful or polite or half-there.

Stephanie shifted her right leg between Casey’s thighs until the firm muscle just above her knee pressed flush against that slick swollen heat. The first deliberate slide pulled a soft broken sound from both of them at once. She hooked her left leg over Casey’s hip, locking their bodies tight so neither of them could slip apart. From this draped almost-spooned-on-top positionshe began rolling her hips in slow exhausted waves. She hadn’t meant to. She was exhausted, but her hips had a mind of their own.

Each roll ground her own soaked heat along Casey’s thigh while the top of her right thigh rubbed against Casey’s clit. The friction felt messy and perfect. Their combined wetness made everything slide so easily that every movement sent fresh sparks up her spine.

At the same time her right hand slipped down between their bodies. Two fingers found Casey’s entrance and pushed inside with easy confidence. No hesitation anymore. She curled them gently, stroking that soft spot she had learned hours ago, while her hips kept that tired insistent rhythm.

She could feel every twitch around her fingers. Every flutter. Casey’s heartbeat thumped against her own chest like they shared one pulse now. The position let her stay close, skin to skin, while still controlling exactly how much pressure she gave. It didn’t take strength anymore. Just the quiet certainty that she could still pull one more orgasm from the woman underneath her.

Her voice came out low and hoarse, half-muffled against Casey’s throat. “I’m not done with you yet.”

A low moan left Casey’s lips. Her hips rolled up to meet the next thrust of Stephanie’s fingers, and the movement dragged fresh wetness across Stephanie’s thigh. The feeling sent a shiver through her even though she was exhausted. She loved this. Loved how Casey’s body opened for her, how those strong thighs fell wider apart like they belonged there. Hours of this and she still wasn’t tired of the way Casey sounded when she got close.

She curled her fingers a little more, stroking that soft spot inside while her thigh kept its steady grind against Casey’s clit. She pressed her face harder into Casey’s neck and breathed her in. Sweat and sex and that faint coconut smell that alwaysclung to her skin from the sunscreen she used. The scent made something tender twist in her chest right next to all the heat.

“You feel so good,” she whispered against damp skin. The words came easy now. No second-guessing. “So wet for me. I can feel you squeezing my fingers.”

Casey made a broken sound that went straight between Stephanie’s legs. Her hand came up and gripped the back of Stephanie’s neck, not pulling, just holding on. The touch felt like permission. Like trust. Stephanie rocked her hips harder even though her thighs burned. The ache only made her want to keep going.

She added a third finger on the next thrust, stretching Casey just enough to pull another gasp from her throat. The added fullness made Casey’s inner walls flutter harder around her. Stephanie smiled against her neck, the expression small and private and so damn happy she almost laughed. This confidence felt like waking up after sleeping for decades. Every roll of her hips, every curl of her fingers, every tiny adjustment she made based on how Casey’s breathing changed, it all belonged to her now. She wasn’t guessing anymore. She knew.

“Tell me when you’re close,” she murmured, lips brushing Casey’s pulse point. “I want to feel it. Want to feel you come on my fingers while I’m still inside you.”

Casey’s thighs trembled around her leg. Her hips moved faster now, chasing the pressure of Stephanie’s thigh and the steady thrust of her fingers. The movement rubbed Stephanie’s own clit harder against Casey’s muscle and fresh sparks shot up her spine. She was sore and tired and still so turned on it made her head spin. She ground down with more purpose, using Casey’s thigh to get herself off while she kept that slow deliberate rhythm.

The dual sensation built fast. Her own pleasure coiled tight low in her belly while she felt Casey’s body winding tighter around her fingers.

Casey’s breath came faster against her ear. Short little pants that matched the rhythm of her hips. Stephanie kept her face buried in that warm neck, tasting salt.