Page 5 of Fearless to Love

“Oh, it is serious. Good luck, not that you need it.” She flashed me a smile and disappeared out the door.

Little did she know what a fool I was when I was around Lily.

Stopping by the store, I scoured the flowers, trying to find the right ones. I was ready to give up when I saw a bouquet of dark purple tulips and knew I’d found the right flowers for Lily. I could have gone with lilies, but I knew that was a copout. I wanted to show her that she’d been on my mind since I saw her last night.

Earlier, I had taken the address she’d given me and put it in the GPS on my phone. It would take around forty minutes to get to her house; she really did live out in the middle of nowhere. After dressing in a light blue button down with the shirt sleeves rolled up to my elbows and dark jeans, I headed out not wanting to be late.

Instead, I was early. I thought about sitting in my car, but knowing I was close to Lily, I found myself knocking on her door eager to see her again.

It only took a moment before the front door opened and I was greeted by Lily’s beauty. She was breathtaking. If I thought she was beautiful last night at the bar, it was nothing compared to the goddess that stood before me in a long flowy dress that proudly displayed her perfect breasts. I couldn’t wait to cup them in my hands and lave them with my tongue before sucking her nipples into stiff peaks.

The war in my pants was not what I needed. Down, boy. I’ll see to you when we get home. Alone.

“Dante.” She smiled up at me, placing her hand on my arm, and pulled me into her house before rising on her heeled feet to kiss my cheek. “You look so handsome tonight.”

Shaking my head, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t told her how beautiful she looked, and then I remembered the flowers I’d brought her that were dangling in my hand as I took her in.

“These are for you.” I handed her the tulips. “You’re absolutely gorgeous tonight. A true goddess.”

Placing one hand over her heart, Lily blinded me with a bright smile. “Oh,” her cheeks pinked up, “thank you for the flowers and the compliment. They’re beautiful by the way. Let me put them in some water and then we can go.”

“Perfect.”

I watched her hips sway as she walked away and once I could no longer see her, I rearranged my cock, so it wasn’t obvious that I was hard and about ready to burst out of my jeans.

Her dress swished as she walked back to me with a small purse in her hands. I hadn’t noticed before but there was a large slit up the side of her dress and with each step one tan leg tantalized me.

“You and your dress are going to be the death of me.”

“I bought it just for you.” She winked at me, resting her tiny hands on my chest.

“Well, I greatly appreciate you buying it for me. It’s going to make it hard for me to remain a gentleman for the night.”

“Who said I want you to be a gentleman tonight?” Lily whispered as she rose on her toes. For a moment I thought she was going to kiss my cheek again and to my utter shock, her lips brushed against mine. They traveled feather light back and forth across my mouth. I couldn’t stop myself from pulling her body tight to mine while my cock poked her in the stomach through the denim of my jeans.

When her tongue swiped over my bottom lip, I drove in. Tasting every inch of her mouth, I devoured her until we both needed to come up for air.

Delectable.

I was in both heaven and hell. Her body was heaven as her soft curves melted into my hard frame. The ache in my pants was my hell. One I knew I’d be feeling for the rest of the night.

Our bodies didn’t break apart as we panted, trying to catch our breaths. I reveled holding her in my arms. Never wanting to let go.

“I’ve wanted to do that since I first spotted you in Rocco’s last night.” Lily cleared her now husky voice. “I thought it might be better if we got our first kiss out of the way.”

“While I’m happy you did—” I pulled her further into my body letting her feel how much I wanted her. “I’m afraid now I’m going to be distracted thinking about that kiss and your body.”

Lily hummed, and a gentle smile graced her lips. Wrapping her arms around my neck, she pulled me to her lips. “I’m not normally like this. This…direct, but I can’t help myself.”

“Good, because I can’t control myself either. Somehow you’ve put me under your spell.”

Kissing me gently, I let her take the lead. For now. It was a simple kiss telling me there would be more to come.

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We talkedabout anything and everything the entire way to Riverside. I learned that she’d lost everyone in her family and now counted her close friends as her family. I liked the notion that we could pick our family. When I moved to the United States, I hadn’t been as close to my sister as I was growing up. If it wasn’t for Franca, I’d have no one. I couldn’t help but think of being included in Lily’s family one day.

I took her to my favorite restaurant that reminded me of home. It was a little hole in the wall that most didn’t know about. A hidden gem I was lucky to find when I first moved to Riverside.

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