When the weather is better, I’ll take her to see the real thing. Perhaps she’ll grow to love the place as much as I do.
She slips off my coat, letting it puddle at her feet. Gloriously beautiful and naked, my eyes sweep over her in appreciation as shewalks backwards toward the bed. “See something you like, sir?” she asks, cheekily.
“What did I tell you about calling me that? You already interrupted my meeting earlier.”
Her eyes flash with playful defiance. I fucking adore that side of her.
Fuck.
I don’t just adore it.
I adoreher.
I’d die for this woman.
Maybe I will someday… but not tonight.
Out of habit, I reach for the light switch until Matilde arches an eyebrow. I chuckle to myself, muttering, “Old dog.”
“What about dogs?”
“An expression. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”
“Oh, I know this one!” she gushes. "You are the old dog in this story but not too old for me." I want to wrap her up in my arms and never let her go.
Stripping out of my clothes, I smirk at the obvious way Matilde admires me. I may have issues when it comes to my scarred face, but I’m confident about my body, and I love that she can’t seem to get enough of it.
Closing the distance between us, I don’t stop until our chests are nearly touching. Her tawny nipples are stiff as her perfect tits rise and fall with her quick breaths. My breathing is controlled as always, in and out, calm and steady, but my heart pounds like a drum, and my hands itch to touch her. “You’re so unbelievably beautiful.” I cup her face, wondering what the hell I ever did to deserve this woman.
“And you are beautiful to me.” My jaw clenches at her words, and a pit of doubt opens in my belly, so she mimics my move, holding my face between her softer, smaller hands. “You will listen to your wife and believe her when she says this, Nico. I will say it three thousand times if I must, but you will believe before I am done with you,” she adds, fiercely.
“I know you’re stubborn enough to do just that.”
Her lips twitch. “Lights on. No blindfold. Hold me close. Face me. Take me like…”
“I’ll make love to you,tesoro,”I promise. The term is fitting because that’s exactly what this will be.
Pulling back the duvet, I lay her down on the mattress before climbing on top of her. Slowly, I lean in for a kiss, savoring the taste of her mouth, enraptured by the feeling this simple act summons.
I feel her hand patting my arm and draw back from the kiss. “Kiss me again but keep your eyes open this time.”
It’s a little too close to focus easily, but I obey her command, drowning in the dark honey of her irises and losing myself in their chestnut starbursts before the kiss deepens and her eyelids finally flutter closed. Only then, do mine do, too.
We kiss for several minutes, languidly discovering each other with our hands and mouths, caressing, squeezing and nibbling until our bodies grow impatient for more. Just like on our wedding night, I prompt her to spread her legs, slipping my arms under her shoulders and cradling her against my chest when at last I push my way inside her tight pussy.
It feels incredible like always.
It’s also different.
With our faces about a foot apart, our eyes are locked when I begin to thrust. Watching the effect play out in her beautiful eyes and the way her teeth dig into her plump bottom lip when I withdraw just a little before sinking back into her heat, it’s like a breathtaking movie that only I will ever see. Happiness glows through her gaze like a beacon, drawing me in, altering my brain chemistry until I know I’m going to crave this experience like a drug.
The thought that tragedy could strike again or another failure on my part might steal her away tries to burst in on the moment. My panic and my wrath stir, but they’re not for her to see.
When I note how avidly she’s staring at me, that pit of doubt tries to open again.
“Nico? What are you thinking?” she asks, pressing her hand to my heart and dispelling every fearful, unwanted, self-loathing thought I was having.
“That I am very lucky I forced you to marry me.” I dip forward to kiss the tip of her nose, making her giggle.
