Page 35 of Better Left Unsaid

But he was right—this was Dom, my best friend, and yet it was like I still wasn’t letting myself fully trust him. Not in this way. He wasn’t a stranger, though. I knew him so well it scared me most days. This was Dom, I repeated to myself, as though that would help.

I could relax.

I was safe.

And I could let myself go, give myself to him.

I stared into his eyes and saw compassion and kindness, familiarity and comfort, and passion. So much passion. For me. We had more chemistry than I’d had with any of the men I’d ever been with. Combined.

Plus, it had to mean something that I decided to do this with him at all. I wouldn’t have entered into a no-strings-attached arrangement with just anyone. But this was Dom. That meant something. It meant more than I’d ever cared to think about before.

I picked up the pace and began riding him again like he was a horse, and I wanted him to take me home—fast and hard. So much so that I felt myself break out into a sweat. He was right there with me, though, wanting this for me, too, because he was guiding me to roll even faster with his hands on my hips.

Maybe things weren’t so cut and dry where Dom was concerned.

Oh shit, was I breaking one of my own rules? I couldn’t be, could I?

Was I getting too emotional?

He reached between us and brought his thumb to my clit, tracing feather-like circles around it that were driving me wild. Finally, he inched his thumb closer, pressing it to my clit.

I didn’t know how to explain it, how to express how I was feeling, so I’d just say it—it was like for the first time ever I was. . . feeling. Everything. All at once.

It was almost too much, and I fought back an intense, loud moan that was now trapped in my throat.

He continued to stimulate my clit as he blew on my tit, causing a shiver to race down my spine in the most delicious way.

I thought he was going to take my nipple in his mouth, but it turned out he didn’t have to because, for the first time, I wasn’t in my head. I was so damn present. But, most of all, as I looked into Dom’s eyes, I felt safe. I always had, and I merely needed to remember that.

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Dominic

She began breathing heavy, her skin glistening with a light layer of sweat, and I knew she was going to orgasm. “I’m com—”

Although, she didn’t get to finish her thought because then she clenched, tightening around me as her mouth fell open and a deep breath escaped. Her motions grew lazy, so I helped her, rolling her hips with my hands as I tried to go as deep as I could. That was all it took.Fuuuuck.My orgasm ripped through me like a tornado blowing through an entire fucking city. All I heard as my vision grew darker was my name over and over and over again.

She did it.“That’s a moment I won’t be forgetting anytime soon,” I said, trying to catch my breath as we both came down from our highs.

She licked her lips and then smiled an absolutely radiant smile that went from ear to ear. “Me, neither. I did it,” she echoed my earlier thoughts.

“What are friends for if not to make the other climax?” I laughed, planting a kiss on her lips. “You coming on my cock might just be my new obsession,” I said, my voice hoarse.

“Did that make it better for you?” Her eyes searched mine.

I swept a hair away from her face and shook my head. “It’s always been good with you. I wanted you to experience it because you deserve to know what it feels like to let go and know someone will be there when you do.”

She sighed, her chest falling slowly as she relaxed. “Do you have any regrets?”

“Sure, I do,” I answered honestly, “but not about adding the benefits part to our relationship. That I’ll never regret.”

She smiled but didn’t say anything. The truth was, I knew this moment was one I’d never forget because it was about more than her coming. This was the most vulnerable Maria had ever been with me, and it gave me hope that maybe, just maybe, I could tell her how I felt, and our relationship wouldn’t fall apart.

“You know one thing I learned when I started playing chess?” I questioned.

“Hmm?”

“The king isn’t the most important piece on the board.”

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