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“It really was,” I managed to breathe.

Again, I wrapped my arms around his neck and clung to him like he was the only lifeline I had. Maybe he was. Would tonight change things between us? Would letting him in completely do irreversible damage? Even if it did, we had to be there for the two kids who had been left to us, so however long this thing lasted between us, we had one goal.

“God, I’ve missed you,” he mumbled into my neck. “Not just because of the sex, I’ve just missed you.”

“I’ve missed you too,” I whispered as I let go of him and placed my hands on his cheeks. Lowering my head, I kissed him tenderly, exploring his mouth and just reacquainting myself with this man I’d know absolutely everything about at one point in time.

I could have fallen asleep right here; the sex workout was exhilarating. But being in his arms was a dream I didn’t know I’d been missing. I knew we’d have to get up, get dressed, and head inside soon, but for that moment, I just wanted to stay lost in his touch.

“I need to deal with the condom. I’ll meet you inside,” he said before he lowered his head and kissed me as he pulled out. He wrapped the blanket around me and headed into the house. Even though I’d just been fucked to within an inch of my life, I missed his closeness. Like a moth to a flame, I needed him.

“Sweetheart, are you going to lie out there all night, or do we get round two on the bed?” Rolling over, I looked at him, holding the screen door open, leaning against the doorjamb in all his naked glory. Damn, that man was a sight.

Scrambling up as fast as I could, I let the blanket fall and walked over to him, pulling his head down for a kiss. He lifted me up, and we headed down the hallway to our room.

Ryder dropped me onto the bed and looked down at me with a smirk. “On your hands and knees,” he demanded. My eyes went wide, but I did as he said.

Chapter Eighteen

RYDER

When the night started, I hadn’t imagined us being here, Lexie’s round ass in the air waiting for me to plunge back into her sweet pussy. Reaching out, I ran the tips of my fingers over her back and leaned over her. She arched her back, waiting for me to plunge into her, and while that’s all I wanted to do, I needed permission to take her bare. “Do you want me to use a condom?”

“No,” she whimpered. “I haven’t been with anyone for six months and was tested after my last one.” She let her words trail off, no doubt thinking back to me telling her not to talk about another man while we were intimate.

“I’m good too. You’re the only woman I’ve ever taken raw.” I growled, and she looked over her shoulder at me.

“Seriously? When you’ve got me on my hands and knees, you’re going to say that to me?” She arched her brow.

“Did you just sass me, Alexandra?” I asked, letting out a sigh. “You do remember what I do when you sass me?”

“No, I don’t think I do,” she answered sweetly as she batted her long lashes at me. That look made me instantly hard, notthat I wasn’t already, but when she decided to be a brat, it always made me rock solid.

She’d always understood what I needed and gave me complete control willingly. I hadn’t realized how much I craved it or how much I’d missed having someone submit to me. “You don’t get to come,” I said as I dragged the head of my cock through her wetness.

“Ryder, that’s not fair,” she whimpered as she let her hips drift back, pressing against me.

“I’m going to bring you to the edge of ecstasy, and then I’m going to stop until you’re begging me to come,” I explained as I slammed my cock into her. Lexie cried out and let her head fall between her arms.

Taking her like this was one of my favorite positions because I loved watching her ass move.

She’d always made sure to make a bigger show of it, circling her hips and meeting each thrust of mine with her own force. “Fuck, Lexie, that’s a beautiful sight,” I murmured, thrusting harder as I gripped onto her ass. The bed screeched as it moved slightly across the hardwood floor. We were going to have to fix that.

She didn’t say anything, but her ragged breaths indicated she was close, so I pulled out of her. “Ryder,” she cried out, her voice sounding like she’d been possessed by something.

“I wasn’t joking, Lex. Punishing you is a favorite of mine.” I chuckled when she grabbed a pillow and flung it across the room in what I suspect was an attempt for it to hit me. Watching her breathing slow, I slid back in, and Lexie arched her long back, changing the angle of her hips.

Closing my eyes, I slowly moved in and out of her. This was torture for both of us, but I wanted it to last as long as possible. How long until she came to her senses and said no more? I achedfor this woman for three years, and there was no way I wanted this to be over.

Lexie’s arms were beginning to shake from holding herself up. “Lower onto your forearms, and rest your head on the bed,” I commanded, pleasantly surprised when she followed my directions. My wife was at my will.My wife.I’d longed to say that about her, and while we both knew why we’d done this, my entire world shifted in that moment. None of this was fake for me, but I’d have to wait and reveal that in time.

“Ryder,” she begged, and I stopped moving, leaving us connected but wanting her to fully give in to me. “Please, please let me come. This is agony.”

“You think it’s easy for me?” I huffed out. “God, I just want to empty into you, fill you with my cum so it drips out of you for the rest of the night.” I couldn’t hold out any longer, so I pulled out of her abruptly.

“No, Ryder. Please. I need you in me.” The whine of her voice almost made me shoot all over her back, but I grabbed her hips, flipped her onto her back, and pulled her to the edge of the bed. Lifting her legs and putting them over my shoulders, I lowered myself into her; this wasn’t going to last long.

“Oh, you’re needy and desperate for me, aren’t you? Come for me, sweetheart,” I said as I fought my own opportunity at bliss. Lexie threw her arms out to the side and gripped the bedspread in her hands as she arched her back and shuttered around me. I was a goner, watching her writhe on the bed as pleasure rocketed through her. One more thrust and I… “Lex,” I shouted as I dumped into her. Shuttering, I moved her legs off my shoulders and laid down beside her.

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