Page 89 of Cava with My Colleague

“God,” he groans. “You feel⁠—”

The combination of sensations—the fullness, the hair pulling, the weight of him over me—pushes me right to the edge.

“Touch yourself,” he says against my cheek. “I want to feel you come.”

I slide my hand down, find my clit, and it only takes a few minutes before I’m gone. The orgasm crashes over me and I feel him follow seconds later, his grip in my hair tightening almost to the point of pain before releasing.

We collapse together, sweaty and breathless and tangled up.

“That was—” I start.

“Yeah.”

“Did you like it?”

He lifts his head to look at me. “Yes.”

I kiss him softly. “See? No props needed. Just communication and trust.”

“And an excellent teacher.”

I laugh. “You’re a quick study.”

We lie there for a while, catching our breath. Eventually, Carlos shifts to pull out and we rearrange ourselves on the bed properly.

He traces patterns on my shoulder. “Jade, about tomorrow⁠—”

“I fly to Monaco. And then we talk. We agreed.” I turn to face him. “But Carlos? Whatever we decide, I don’t regret this. Any of it.”

“Neither do I.” He pulls me closer. “What if you stayed?”

Wild horses could not get me to move. “I was planning on it. My limbs are Jell-O so it would be very rude to kick me out of bed right now,” I say with a laugh.

“No, I mean—stay in Seville. Tomorrow. Skip Monaco.”

I go very still. “Carlos⁠—”

“I know. Your friends are expecting you.” He pulls away. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have⁠—”

“No, I’m glad you said it.” I cup his face. “But I can’t skip Monaco. That’s our last weekend together before I go back to Texas. It’s our goodbye.”

“I know. I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry for wanting me to stay.” I kiss him. “It means you care.”

“I do care, Jade.”

The weight of what he’s not saying sits heavy between us.

We fall asleep like that, wrapped around each other, both of us trying not to think about tomorrow when I’ll get on a plane to Monaco and he’ll go back to Madrid alone.

Trying not to think about how many hours we have left.

But for tonight, we have this. And maybe, for tonight, that’s enough.

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