“Jesus fuck.” That was hot. “I’m not gonna pretend to know what you just said, but say it again.”
She smiled against my skin. “Vieni dentro di mi,” she whispered. “Please come in me.”
I sucked in a breath and stared down at her. I grabbed her jaw, my firm hold a contrast to the soft kiss I brushed against her lips. My God, I felt ridiculous. The look in her eye, all dark and sensual yet vulnerable and desperate, could bring me to my knees.
We stopped talking after that and came at each other like animals. I fucked her brutally, and she clawed at me. I sucked on her neck, and she sank her teeth into my shoulder.
If I’d had the energy, I would’ve ushered her into my bed so we could roll around and go nuts, but I couldn’t stop. I was too close, and so was she.
Watching tiny little beads of perspiration forming across her chest had to be the sexiest thing I’d ever seen. I fucked her faster and tasted her skin. I kissed, licked, and nipped at her. Was it possible for teeth to itch? ’Cause I wanted to bite her. Mark her.
“Now,” she cried out. “Harder—oh God—right there.”
I growled and pushed her over the edge, and I thought I had a few more seconds to drill into her, but literally feeling her orgasming around my cock was too much. I succumbed with a low groan. My thrusts became irregular and lazy, and I rocked into her a few more times as I came in her.
Sweet Jesus.
I panted and swallowed dryly. I had to lock my arm into place to keep my elbow from giving out. Okay, now I really wanted to be in my bed.
I released a breath and forced myself to pull out. Then I tucked myself back into my boxer briefs and zipped up before I rose from the floor. I didn’t wait for Alessia to recover; I hauled her up and brought her close.
“My bed or yours—choose.”
“I-I…um.” She stammered a bit, flushed and breathing heavily. “Mine doesn’t smell like your dirty socks.”
I grinned quickly. Valid point.
“Does that mean we’re spending the night together?” Oh, so now she was getting shy?
Too fucking cute.
“If you think I’m letting you go, you’re out of your mind, woman.” I dipped down and gave her a swift kiss. “Besides, if we don’t share a bed, I can’t wake up with my head between your thighs.” I spun her around and ushered her toward—
“Wait!” she squeaked. “The candles.”
Right. Blowing out the candles could be a good idea.
* * *
We started our night of cuddling with Alessia spending twenty minutes in the bathroom. While I got comfortable in her bed, I heard her brush her teeth. I heard the toilet flush. Then I heard the fucking shower running. What the hell?
My arm was already tucked under a pillow, so I tilted my head and gave my armpit a sniff. Still good. And I knew she smelled amazing. Women were weird.
“Alessia, get that sweet ass out here already,” I hollered.
There was a sense of freedom riding the waves of elation within me. I’d finally hooked up with the love of my life, my best friend, my partner—I had no intention of stopping now.
She reappeared, at long last, but she’d covered up her body. Evidently, she had clothes in her bathroom, because she was wearing—wait, was that my T-shirt?
“Isn’t that mine?” I stifled my smile and watched her put her hair up in a high, messy bun.
“I may have borrowed it.” She crawled onto the mattress and lifted the sheet. The purple, soft-as-fuck, lavender-smelling sheet, though she dropped it quickly. “You’re naked.”
“You’re not,” I pointed out. “I say you return my shirt right now.”
She huffed and plopped down on her side, tucking her hands underneath her cheek. “Why are you so shameless?”
“Why aren’t you?” It was baffling. She’d been so uninhibited in the kitchen.
She grinned sheepishly, her gaze flickering as if she was too shy to maintain eye contact for too long. “You boozed me up pretty good, okay? The shower was sobering.”
That made my forehead crease, and a rock of unease dropped into my stomach.
I dragged myself up a bit and supported my weight on my elbows. “If you regret what happened—”
“No!” She widened her eyes and scooted closer, and the relief knocked me back against the mattress again. “No, I swear. It’s just new. And strange.” She mustered an uncertain little smile and tentatively pressed her lips to mine.
That was better. Not great, but we’d get there.
“Keep going,” I murmured.
I cupped the back of her neck and deepened the kiss, inhaling her softness from a whole new angle that I couldn’t get enough of. I wanted her on top of me. I wanted her to sit on my cock and let my hands touch her all over.