Always (Next Generation The Skulls 1)

Running a hand down his face, he didn’t want to move. Tiny and Eva hadn’t given any sign of movement yet. He’d have no choice but to sneak out and pretend to be there for breakfast. He didn’t know if they’d fooled her parents yet, or if they were very much aware of his presence at night.

Tabitha let out a moan and stretched.

“Morning, beautiful,” he said.

“Happy Birthday.”

“Ah, so you remembered my birthday?” he asked.

“Of course, I remembered.” She sat up, stretching, pushing her hair off her face. “I even got you a present.” She leaned over him and he got a good look at her shapely ass. Seconds later, she sat back and held out a slim box for him. She pushed some hair out of her face and smiled. “Open it.”

“Open it?”

“Please, it’s your present. You’re going to have so many later. You’re eighteen. Legally an adult.” She ran a hand down her face. “Open it.”

He reached out, grabbed her neck, and pulled her close.

“I have morning breath,” she said.

“I don’t care.” He kissed her hard. She wrapped her arms around his neck, moaning, and he swallowed it. Still holding the present, he didn’t let go of her.

She pulled away breathless. “Open it.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll open it.” He wanted to keep on kissing her.

He untied the ribbon and slid the box open. Inside was a locket.

“I got it ’specially designed. There’s a jeweler who was willing to put your Chaos Bleeds symbol on the front. You can put any picture inside you want. I had to make sure you had one of me.”

He opened the locket and inside was his woman.

“You can change it of course.”

“I wouldn’t change it.” The chain was big enough it slid over his neck. “I love it.”

Wrapping his arm around her, he tackled her to the bed, capturing her hands. He locked them above her head and kissed her. As he slid between her thighs, his cock hardened and he pressed against her core.

She got one of her hands free and it ran down his body, cupping his dick.

As much as he wanted to let her continue, he captured her wrist and shook his head.

“You don’t want to?”

“No.”

Tabby frowned. “Why not?”

He leaned back, putting some space between them. Holding the hand that had been on his cock, he released a breath.

“I’m a little confused right now, Simon. I thought you would’ve wanted to.”

He kissed her hard. “I do. I want to. I want to have sex with you, Tabby. You’ve got to know that some days I watch you and it’s all I think about.”

“I’m ready. I want this.”

“Not today.”

“Why not? It’s your birthday.”

“No, on our wedding night.”

“What?”

“You heard me. When we have sex for the first time, I want it to be with you as my wife.”

She groaned. “Don’t you think that’s a little old-fashioned?”

“Not to me. You’ll be eighteen and we’ll be married. It’s not about God or any of that. We will belong to each other completely. You’re not just some girl, Tabby, and I’m not going to treat us, this, as some kind of quickie. Your parents are going to wake up soon. I’m not going to rush. I want to take my time. To make love to you.”

“Do you think our first time is going to be great?” she asked.

“Yeah, I do, because it’s going to be with you.” He kissed her.

“You know, you never fail to surprise me,” she said, cupping his face. “I love you so much.”

“I love you too. My gift is perfect and there is only one woman I’ll ever want close to my heart, and that is you.”

“You say all the right things.”

“Good.” He kissed her hard and pulled away as they heard a door opening and closing.

Simon dived off the bed and rolled beneath it as Tabby’s door opened.

“Hey, sweetie. Are you ready for breakfast?” Eva asked.

“I’m starved. Simon’s, er, he’s coming over as well. I had a text from him.”

He stayed perfectly still.

“Honey, I’m not stupid. Simon, you can come out and just come downstairs. We know he’s been sneaking into your room.”

He crawled out from under the bed.

“How did you know?” Tabby asked.

“You’re not silent when you climb in through the window. Now your dad wants to kill him, but I convinced him that you two are sensible. Am I right?”

“Yes, we are,” Tabby said. “We’re perfectly safe.”

“Good. I can’t guarantee you won’t get glared at. Tiny’s not happy.” Eva closed the door and Tabby turned to look at him.

“Wow,” she said, covering her face. “I wasn’t expecting that.”

Simon climbed onto the bed, moved her hands out of the way, and cupped her face. “You know I love you, right?” He couldn’t stop saying it.

“Simon?” she asked.

“You do?”

“Yes, I know you love me.”

“Good. I want to be with you. This is not a rejection.”