Survivor

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Waking up the next morning, I am still in Luca's arms. I feel him start to stir and I lean up and kiss his lips. He kisses me back and I pull him to hover over me. He deepens the kiss as he enters me slowly. Thrusting in and out slowly, he whispers in my ear how much he cares about me. Once we reach our release, I lay, tucked into his side and he has his fingers lightly rubbing up and down my bare back as I lightly draw circles on his chest. We finally get out of bed and head to the kitchen. After breakfast, we are sitting in the living room, drinking coffee and talking when Cami comes in. "Hey guys." Cami says as she comes in the door. "Hey. How was your camping trip?" I ask. "Fun actually. Did some bonding stuff and hung out. How was your weekend?" she asks smirking. "Really good." Luca says and Cami smiles. "It was really good. Had his niece for the night the other night and just hung out here." I tell her and she sees me snuggled into Luca's side and him kiss the top of my head and she smiles.

Later that afternoon, Luca says "I better head home. Get some laundry done before work in the morning." He tells me. I walk him out to the truck and before he gets into the truck, he pulls me to him and says "I'll call you later, Sweetheart." I kiss him softly and say "I'll answer." He kisses me again and deepens the kiss before getting into his truck but doesn't pull out of the driveway until I am back inside. I walk in and sit on the couch and Cami sits next to me. "You know you're glowing right?" she asks and I blush. "It was great. We were here watching a movie and one of his brothers from work called to tell him he needed to get to the hospital. His brother's wife had to have emergency surgery. She's going to be okay but they needed someone to take the kids for the night so we brought his niece here. She's the coolest little kid. After taking her back to her dad, we came back here and talked about what we wanted for our future and talked about our relationship and it just felt normal." I tell her. "That's good though. He's a good guy." she tells me. "Yeah he is. And he's patient and affectionate and sweet. Calling me beautiful and just..." I say and pause to find the right words. "It." I tell her. She smiles wide and asks "You're falling in love with him aren't you?" she asks and I nod. "I slept with him. Once last night and once this morning and I was the one that initiated it both times." I tell her. "Honey, that's amazing. I'm so happy for you." she tells me as she hugs me. "But I gotta ask. How was it?" she asks and I start to laugh. "It was amazing. He was gentle and it wasn't like having sex..." I say before she cuts in. "He was making love to you." she says rather than asks. "Yeah. He kept telling me how beautiful I was and how much he cares about me. It was perfect and felt right and not once did I think about my attack." I tell her. "That's good. I'm glad you're finally happy." she tells me.

That night, I head to bed and he calls me. "Hello?" I answer. "Hey Sweetheart." he says. "Hey baby." I say. "You headed to bed yet?" he asks. "Yeah. Lying in bed now and can't get comfortable." I tell him. "Miss me already?" he asks laughing. "I do actually." I tell him. "I miss you too. I loved falling asleep with you and waking up next to you." he tells me. "Me too. It actually felt normal." I tell him. "It did. We have to do that more often." he tells me. "My door is always open." I tell him. "Sweetheart, be careful with that invitation. I might not ever leave." he tells me, laughing. "I'm good with that." I tell him in a serious tone. He stops. "You would?" He asks seriously. "Yeah. I would. I need to tell you something, Dom." I say. "Okay." he says. "I care about you, a lot. You've been amazing to me and I don't think I would have come back from my attack had it not been for you." I tell him. "But." he says. "But, I don't know if I'll be able to get you out of my head, or my heart. I think I'm falling in love with you." I tell him. I hear him sigh. "Baby, I feel the same way. You're all I think about. Even when you're right next to me. I just can't get you out of my head. When I'm working, my thoughts go to if what I'm doing is going to stop me from coming back to you. You're in everything I do." he tells me. "I know what you do can get dangerous but you have to come back to me." I tell him. "Always Sweetheart. You're it for me." he says. "You're it for me too." I tell him before talking a little more and going to sleep knowing that the man I am starting to fall in love with is starting to fall in love with me.