Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 56217 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 281(@200wpm)___ 225(@250wpm)___ 187(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 56217 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 281(@200wpm)___ 225(@250wpm)___ 187(@300wpm)
“Ah, Bella, you don’t know what it does to me to hear you say that.”
I smiled, and instead of answering, I kissed him again.
“I need you.” He growled against my lips as his hands slid under my shirt to caress my skin.
“I’m here.”
He scooped me up in his arms and carried me through his apartment back to his room. I’d never been there before, but I didn’t have time to take it in, as he lay me on the bed and covered me with his body.
He lifted his head and looked at me. “This is more than sex, you know that, right?”
I nodded.
“It’s always been more than sex. I didn’t know it at the time and I’m sorry about that.”
I ran my fingers through his hair, gripping his head. “Don’t be sorry. Make love to me.”
He flashed a grin. “One more thing.”
I laughed. “What?”
“I’m not using a condom.”
I snorted. “A little late for that, anyway.”
He ran a hand over my belly. “It’s right on time.” He kissed me, surprising me with something slow and sweet when I thought it would be hot and heavy. He took his time kissing and undressing me. His hands roamed over my body in slow caresses that made my blood thicken and warm.
When we were both naked, he moved over me again, positioning himself at my entrance. His weight was on his forearms, his hands cupping my face.
“I love you, Bella.” He pressed inside me, filling me physically as well as emotionally.
I arched my back, taking him deeper and deeper until he was fully buried inside of me. Instead of moving, he held still.
“Bella.”
I opened my eyes. He smiled and then leaned down to kiss me. If I had any doubts about his feelings for me, this moment would have eliminated it. I felt love course through every bit of him. From his kiss to his hands that stroked my cheek, to the way his dick pulsed inside my body. I was a part of him and he was a part of me, and together we’d made the life that was growing inside me.
“My dreams have come true,” I whispered against his lips.
“Me too, baby.” He started to move then, taking his time withdrawing and sliding back in. Each stroke sending delicious sensations from my pussy outward until my entire body was humming.
Soon he levered up on his hands, and his pace quickened, his breath became labored. I wanted to watch him as his pleasure built, but my own pleasure was ratcheting up. Need coiled tighter and tighter until I was at the sweet torturous point.
“Blake! Oh…”
He let out a frustrated growl, and I knew he was waiting for me, wanting me to come first. I wanted to come, and at the same time, I didn’t want this moment to end.
My body had other ideas, and the next time he plunged in, my pussy contracted hard, and my breath caught as my orgasm rolled through me like a tidal wave. The pleasure radiated out through my entire body.
“Ah… fuck… yes, Bella… come ....” He grunted as he moved in and out of me, drawing out my pleasure. “Look at me.”
As I floated down from the exquisite high, I opened my eyes. His eyes were wild, his face etched with that mixture of sweet pleasure and torturous frustration.
“Watch what you do to me, Bella.” With that, he gave his need for release full rein, pistoning in and out of me as he chased pleasure. With a final long growl, he plunged in and ground his hips against mine as his hot seed filled my body. He withdrew and thrust in a few more times, until collapsing, and rolling us until I was on top, boneless like a rag doll. I rested my head on his chest, listening as his heart beat for me.
“Thank you.”
I lifted my head to look at him. “You’re welcome. What for?”
His fingers brushed my cheek. “For bringing love and light back into my world.”
I made a mental note to remember every detail of this moment. I never wanted to forget it. I wanted to always remember the heat and strength of his body under mine. The soft caress of his hands, one on my back and the other on my cheek. And most of all, I wanted to etch into my brain the love I saw in his eyes.
Blake
It wasn’t until Bella was sleeping peacefully in my arms that I realized I’d just made love to her in the same room, the same bed, I’d shared with Joanna. For the first time though, guilt didn’t wash through me. Patsy had been right. Joanna told me to live my life. She even told me to find love again. At the time, I couldn’t imagine ever feeling anything but pain and grief.
Bella changed that. I didn’t know how, or even when, but somehow, she soothed the pain and helped me feel again. I hadn’t planned to fall in love. In fact, it was unexpected, which was probably why I didn’t recognize it, even though in retrospect, it was as clear as day.