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"Fuck, baby, you feel...this feels..."

"Like coming home," I whisper, wrapping my arms and legs around him.

"Yeah,” he grunts as he pulls back before thrusting into me again and holding his hips to mine. "Just like that."

I whimper, digging my nails into his back, urging him to move.

He gets the hint and begins fucking me in earnest. "I love you, Emmalyn."

"I love you, too, Sterling." I wrap my legs around his waist and his back bows as I meet him on every downward stroke. "So, so much."

My heart is thundering in my chest, my entire body shaking with need, as Sterling works me over, hitting all the right spots and whispering filthy promises into my ear until we're bothright there, clinging to each other as we both find our release.

CHAPTER 47

EMMY

"Good morning,"Sterling whispers, jostling me softly until my eyelids flutter open. "Are you ready?"

"Ready for what?" I stretch my arms over my head as I yawn.

"For your firstrealday of college."

Outwardly, I'm all sass as I roll my eyes, but inside, I melt. "As ready as I'll ever be."

"You still feeling like taking last semester off was the right idea?"

I nod, my head rubbing against the pillow. "Yeah. I feel healthier. Stronger. I'm still a work in progress, but I'm definitely my best me."

"Hell yeah, you are," he murmurs, his eyes heating as he takes me in.

"Nope. No, sir. None of that."

He pouts. "Why not?"

"Sterling Abbot, I am not waltzing into my first class with sex hair."

"You better hop in the shower then, or you'll be going in with bedhead and people will think it's sex hair anyway."

I narrow my eyes at him and he smirks.

"Fine." I kick off the covers and force myself out of his warm, cozy bed. "I'll be back."

"You know," he starts, following behind me, "you could just move in with me and then you wouldn't have to run next door all the time. You're practically here every night anyway."

"Not until Stella finds a roommate," I say, instantly slapping my hand over my mouth.

"Wait, what was that?"

"Um." I dart my eyes from side to side. "Nothing."

"No. I definitely heard something. It sounded a lot like you considering moving in."

I planned on surprising him once Stella found someone to cover my share of the rent. Though, with Sterling as our landlord, I'm not sure it really matters. But she's proud and refuses to take a handout from him.

But, I guess the cat's out of the bag now.

"Fine. I planned on packing my stuff and bringing it over once Stell found a roomie."

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