I wanted this more than I had ever wanted anything in my life. I only hoped Ace realized exactly what he was signing up for. Because once I had him now, I was never letting him go.
Ace trailed his lips down my body, working his way from my sensitive earlobe all the way to the smoothness of my inner thigh. I shivered, about to beg for more, but he gave me just what I needed before I even managed to open my mouth. His fingers twisted inside of my hole, probing, finding that special sweet spot and stroking it again and again, until I was practically writhing against the sheets.
His fingers, his lips. God, it all felt so good. I twisted my fingers in his hair, urging him on. He smirked against my skin.
Eventually, he repositioned his body over mine, aligning his manhood against my opening and then plunging inside of me. I keened noisily, unable to quiet myself. Not for the first time, I was forced to recognize how perfectly we fit together, as though we were made for each other.
My hands slid over his flawless body, dipping into crevasses between muscles, sliding over smooth, tanned, tattooed expanses. I clung to him as he pushed deeper inside of me. His breath was hot against my neck as he nibbled a love mark into my skin. The sharp sting of it contrasted sweetly with the flush of pleasure that he caused each time he slammed into my core.
He pulled out suddenly, flipping me around and pulling me up onto my knees before sliding into me again. This time, I could feel him even deeper into my core, and when he started to move his hips back and forth, the rhythm quick and snappy, I was helpless against him. I collapsed down against my elbows, moaning on each new thrust until suddenly I was cumming hard enough to see stars.
My pussy squeezed tight around him, and I could feel him twitch, could tell that he was spilling as well. His fingers found mine against the sheets, twisting our hands together. His body covered mine, and I felt safe. Secure. Like nothing bad could ever happen to me.
Ace fell down to the side, pulling me over with him, curling his body around mine. His fingers lightly stroked my hair, bringing me back to awareness. I blinked at him. “Oh,” I said quietly.
Ace grinned and kissed me chastely. “Oh,” he echoed, sounding amused.
We lay there in silence for a long time. I tried to gather my scattered thoughts, but I could feel sleep tugging at me. I should probably head back home, though Maisie didn’t mind having Ava stay the night at her place. She might already be asleep by the time I got back, even if I left now.
I didn’t know how much time had passed since I had set out t
o see Ace again. It felt like forever. So much had changed between us.
I didn’t want to leave. And it seemed like Ace didn’t want me to either if the way his arms were wrapped around me was any indication.
“You know,” he mused, “I was going to give you a couple months to get used to Ava and me together. And then I was going to do the same thing you just did.”
“What’s that?” I asked sleepily.
“March up to you and kiss you,” Ace teased. “Declare my undying love for you. Fuck you into oblivion.”
I giggled. “Undying love?” I asked.
“Yes,” Ace said seriously. “Well, maybe not undying. But I love you anyway.”
I hummed contentedly as I snuggled into his side. “I just got impatient, that’s all,” I told him.
Ace laughed. “So what happens now?” he asked.
“I don’t know,” I sighed. “I guess things go on as we planned. The visitation calendar still stands. But maybe we could incorporate more family time into there as well. And maybe some dates?” I was embarrassed by the overly hopeful note in my voice. But Ace just squeezed me tighter.
“I think that sounds like the perfect plan,” he agreed.
“I think Ava would be pretty happy if we started having family dinners a couple nights a week too,” I said quietly.
“I think that would be great,” Ace said. “I haven’t gotten to cook for anyone in a while.”
I laughed. “Trust me when I say, I’d love to have you cook for me more often. I don’t have the patience to cook most nights.”
“Well, you probably won’t be quite as exhausted when you have me around to help out with Ava,” Ace pointed out.
We were silent again for a while. “You’d better be here when I wake up,” I finally muttered, half-asleep already.
“I promise,” Ace breathed. And I believed him.
I fell into the deepest sleep that I’d had in years.
Epilogue