Chapter 16: Loving Setbacks
I felt her nails on my back, pulling my body closer to hers. She thrusts her hips up to meet mine, undulating beneath me like she was on fire. I smother her moans and whimpers with my lips, kissing her until I feel her clench around me like a vice.
I feel a stirring in my lower abdomen that tells me I'm nearly there with her. "Fuck." I grunt. "I'm close." She whimpers in response, cradling my shoulders as her thrusts become more staggered and unpredictable.
"More." She hisses against my lips. I push harder into her, loving the way that her body arches up to meet mine.
When I feel her nipples graze my chest, perky and hard, I explode into her in three long streams. I kiss down her chest and hold her tight as she falls over with me, coaxing her with strong strokes.
We lay together, utterly blissed-out and panting.
She giggles when my stubble grazes her jaw and it's the most adorable sound I've heard. Well, definitely right up there with my daughter's tiny giggle. God, I missed her.
"We are supposed to be picking up Nellie now." She tells me, winding both her arms around my neck. She has to be a mind reader. I hum into her neck in response. She smells really, really good. Like strawberries and cream or something. I playfully nip at her neck until she pushes me away. "No biting me."
"You're very eatable."
"You mean edible?"
I roll my eyes and then roll over on my side. "No, eatable." I glance at the clock beside us and scowl at the glowing numbers. "I have to go to work soon."
She lays a kiss on my bicep, running her hands over the planes of my chest. "Then we should probably go. Now."
I stretch my muscles out and try to hide my grin as Elena moves to get dressed. Last night had been incredible. All three times.
And this morning had been just as satisfying.
I feel a pillow hit the side of my face that nearly launches me off the bed. "Hey!" I protest as she flings another one my way, effectively pushing me to the floor. I can't help but laugh.
"Stop being so smug." She says, playfully glaring at me.
"I've seen you naked; I've got plenty to be smug about." Another pillow flies my way, but I'm more prepared this time. I catch it in one hand and set it on the bed, dramatically fluffing it.
I reach over for my phone, and scroll through. "Nik didn't call. He didn't text or anything either. Either she slept most of the time or they killed each other."
Elena snorts and pulls up a pair of stretchy things up her legs...pants? Jeans? I don't know I never could tell.
But they make me want to pull her back into bed.
I crawl out of the bedroom at a snail's pace and force my way into the shower. When the water starts to run cold, I hop out and plant a toothbrush in my mouth.
Elena pushes through the door and hands me a towel. "You're gonna be so late."
I bump her shoulder as she picks up her own toothbrush and begins her own morning ritual.
"Who's fault is that?"
"Yours. Yours completely."
I roll my eyes. "This morning you were all over me. I'm starting to think that you're only in this for my body."
She chortles and bumps my shoulder. "Well...that and your daughter."
"Is that why you don't look at me when we have sex? Is that why you never tell me how much you love me anymore?"
