Page 12 of Fearless to Love

He trailed off, and I decided to save him. “I’ll tell them you’re my boyfriend. I’m sure I’ll have some explaining to do with the girls, but they’ll love you.”

“Good. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d ever be having this conversation, let alone after knowing someone for only a couple of days, but I’m glad we’ve had ‘the talk.’ You’remineand I’m yours.” I swore I heard him say forevermore under his breath, but I had to have been imagining it. We had a special connection, but we were far from declaring our eternal love.

“I like the sound of that. How about we go inside and get cleaned up? I need to make a trip to the store to get a few things for tonight and maybe we could get you a few things to keep here?” I blushed at my forwardness.

“My beautiful, Siren, there’s no need to feel embarrassed.” He kissed the tip of my nose and smiled down at me. “I want to be here as greatly as you want me to stay. Should I be ashamed of wanting you in my arms while we sleep?”

The heart wanted what the heart wanted, and my heart was falling at the speed of light for Dante Ricci. Not only that but he felt the same. I only hoped I didn’t ruin it with my baggage from Tommy. Every time I was unable to accept a compliment, I saw a determined look cross Dante’s handsome face. Even though I hadn’t told him about my past, he seemed to understand. At least somewhat.

Leaning up, I lightly kissed him. “Definitely not. In fact, I find a man who’s in touch with his sensitive side sexy.”

“Is that so, Miss Valenti?” He grinned down at me salaciously.

“Very much so.” I nipped his bottom lip. “If we had time, I’d show you right now, but we really need to get ready. I promise to show you tonight how sexy I find it when you open up to me.”

Pulling myself from his arms, I wrapped the blanket around myself and started to run to the house. The blanket flowed behind me leaving most of my body exposed and invigorated. I could hear Dante laughing as he caught up to me. In one fell swoop, he had me up in his arms and over his shoulder. He smacked my ass and pulled the blanket around me.

“My, what a little vixen you turned out to be.” He laughed, opening the door. “Enticing me with your body and then running away. I can’t let you get away with it.” He took two stairs at a time as we ascended the staircase and went into my bedroom. Going straight to the shower, Dante turned it on and placed me on my feet only for me to be hit with freezing water.

I tried to jump out of the way, but he held me close, caging me in. We were both laughing hysterically while our bodies shivered. Slowly the water started to warm, and our laughter died out as it changed to moans and whispers for more.

“Put your hands on the wall behind you,” Dante growled, his fingertips dug into the flesh of my hips. “Fuck, you’re so hot. My own personal siren sent to tempt me and drive me insane.”

My hands hit the cool tile as Dante thrust his cock between my ass cheeks. Lifting one leg, he wrapped it back around his hip and held it there, keeping me wide open for him. His other hand skated down my body until he reached the apex between my thighs and dove in with two fingers.

“You’re so hot and ready for me. This is going to be hard and fast so hold on.” He nipped the back of my neck. Before I had a chance to do anything, Dante withdrew his fingers and drove his stiff cock deep into me. My mind went blank as he brutally thrust into me over and over again, hitting me in a spot only he’d ever found. My nerves were alive in the best possible ways. Explosive jolts of pleasure shot deep into my core causing my toes to curl. If it weren’t for Dante holding me up, I’d surely slip and fall. Instead, he kept me tethered to him to the point I didn’t know where I ended and he began.

With one pinch to my clit, I exploded. My body quaked, now flush against the cool tile. My heated flesh zinged with each wave of pleasure rolling through me.

Dante curled around me, stilling and swelling deep inside of me. His harsh breath beat against the shell of my ear as he let out a few muttered words in Italian. Turning me around in his arms, he held me close until we were almost breathing normally again. Resting my head on his chest, I listened as his heartbeat raced and then slowly returned to normal. The entire time, Dante stroked his hands down my arms and up my back as his cheek rubbed the top and side of my head. He reminded me of a lion. A very sexy and affectionate lion.

We didn’t speak as we pulled away and started to wash each other. There were a few lingering touches, but now that we’d abated our lust, we were thinking more clearly. We didn’t have time for another round if I wanted to have dinner ready by the time my friends arrived.

Slipping out of the bathroom, Dante dressed in his clothes from last night. I felt bad that he didn’t have anything else to wear, but we really didn’t have time to make it to Riverside and back.

Peeking into the bathroom, Dante’s eyes trailed up and down my towel clad body. “I’ll be downstairs. I’ve got to call my sister and tell her I won’t be in tonight.”

“Oh no! She’s going to hate me.” I bit my lip. I didn’t want him to leave, but I knew he couldn’t drop everything in his life for me. It was easy for me to forget since I worked from home.

Walking in and slipping his arms around me, he locked eyes with me through the mirror. “She won’t hateyou. She might not be too happy with me, but I’ll handle it.”

“Are you sure? I don’t want to cause any problems.”

“I promise. I’ll never lie to you, Lily.”

Somehow even after only knowing Dante for a couple of days, I knew he was telling me the truth. He must have seen it on my face because he nodded and leaned down to kiss my neck. I watched him walk away in the mirror before I quickly finish lotioning up and got dressed.

Bouncing down the stairs, I heard Dante on the phone in a heated conversation. The pep in my step diminished until I heard him say the most beautiful words in the world.

“Because Franca, she’s ‘the one.’ I can’t explain it, but deep inside I know. Don’t fuck this up for me or you’ll never live it down.” He paused and sighed. “Yes, you can meet her soon. When? I’m not sure, but soon. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”

Stepping down from the last step, I knew I had a smile so bright on my face that it could have rivaled the sun. “Ready to go?”

Chapter Seven

DANTE

The ride to the local grocery store didn’t take long, even though Lily lived on the outskirts of her little town of Fairlane. The more time I spent there, the more charming I found it. There was something to say for small town living. For the most part, the people were pleasant and there was little to no traffic.

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