Page 60 of Reckless Kiss

Because I wanted Claudia to hear that there were men in the world who cared, who were in her shoes, waiting and hoping the person they cared for could get past their walls, I told her about Esme. I never mentioned her name or any specific details, just our general situation and how I felt towards her.

“It’s scary to love someone who’s been hurt that much,” she murmured. “They’re always in survival mode and you never know if that instinct will cause them to hurt you too.”

She was right of course. Every day I was scared of losing Esme. “It’s worth it. All these years I’ve been restless. I felt like I had a purpose but no matter how hard I tried I never felt fulfilled or like I’d accomplished anything. I was always ready to spring into action. I don’t feel that way anymore. I feel peaceful for the first time in my life, like I’ve found my reason. So she can hurt me. I know that if she does it’s because she’s reacting on instinct. That she has no choice. I’ll be the person she can hurt, who will never hurt her back. I’ll take it all...as long as I get one more day.”

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The only thingI wanted when I got back from New York was to bury my dick inside Esme and stay there. Talking to Claudia fucked with my head and I just wanted to be home.

I walked into our bedroom and found Esme reading a book in bed. I threw down my luggage and tugged off my tie. “Naked. Now.”

Her eyebrows jumped.

“I said,” I rounded the bed and threw back the covers. “Naked. Now.”

“Should I expect you to return from all business trips as a caveman?”

I considered this possibility and decided I liked it. “Yes.” She made me insane in every possible way. Jealous, needy, horny. It was time to stop fighting it. Nothing about us had ever made sense and trying to make heads or tails of it now was pointless. “One, when I see you I want to be in you. Period. I can’t see straight and I can’t think.” My physical reaction had been immediate and reckless from the moment we met. It didn’t seem to be slowing. “Two, when we’re apart that need multiplies by the day.”

She whipped her shirt over head, a gorgeous flush already coloring her chest and neck. “You should know the feeling is mutual.”

I tossed aside my shirt and pants. “Then why did you look uncertain a moment ago?”

She leaned back on her elbows, thrusting her naked breasts up. I took a moment to just look at her. I loved her gorgeous curves and soft skin, but if I was being honest, it was the look in her eyes that really made me hard.

“You surprised me, Leo. I was reading a book and then all of a sudden you were in front of me ripping off your clothes and demanding I get naked. It’s hot as fuck but also shocking.”

I could deal with that answer. “I’m sorry darling but I’m going to have to have you hard and fast at first.” We’d stopped using condoms every time. We tried to use them as often as possible but sometimes...I thrust into her bare because I. Had. To. Have. Her. Now.

She was warm and wet but I was a lot. She cried out and arched her back to accommodate me, so I stilled then kissed her deep. Sometimes I thought kissing Esme was almost as good as having sex with Esme. It was always so intimate. There was a gentleness to the way she kissed that shook me.

“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be,” she gasped. “More. Now.Please.”

“Fuck. I love it when you beg. Did you touch yourself while I was gone? Like I asked?”

“Yes.”

Fuck me.“Tell me.” I pounded her hard until she replied. Then I slowed to a teasing rhythm.

“I imagined we were in the shower.”

“Were you in the shower while you imagined this?” I pulled back so I could watch her as she described it all. I didn’t want to miss the way her eyes grew dark or her cheeks flushed.

“Yes. After work.”

After a long day and she needed to relieve some stress. “What was I doing to you?”

“You had me against the wall. The water was on my breasts.”

I dipped down to capture her nipple between my teeth. “Did you imagine I was doing this to you?”

She nodded furiously. “Yes. And then...and then you speared me. Over and over.”

I saw stars as the image overwhelmed me. That’s when I realized my body had taken over and I was pounding into Esme again. Relentlessly.

I kept pounding. She was close but I couldn’t hold back. I let it all go and unleashed my need for her, wishing I could somehow get a little bit deeper when I spilled inside her.

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