Page 57 of Icebreaker

"I've got a question."

I raked my fingers through his hair. "Sure. What do you want to know?"

Axel was silent for a beat. "How do you see this all working out between us? I'm talking long term."

I pushed my elbows back against the bed until I was partially sitting up. "What do you mean? How far in the future?"

He sighed. "I guess I just want to know how you think this will all unfold. We're at very different places in our lives and careers. Can thatreallywork together?"

I thought about his question and then tried tomake sure I chosemy words carefully."I think it will work because that's what we want.We will put the effort in,andwealready know how to communicate and compromise on the most important issues when necessary."

He nodded, but I thought I saw some doubt hiding out in the corners of his eyes. "And a few years from now? What aboutwhen I've retired, and you're at your peak?You knowsome people will whisper about you wasting your best years with a grumpy old man."

I cupped his chin in my hand. "Listen to me. By now, you should know I don't give a fuck about that. I'm not with you because of hockey, your age, or anythingridiculously superficial. I'm with you because we're in love, andit can't be fully explained, and nobody should expect that of us. I can't imagine my life without you in it."

He leaned in. "But what if love isn't enough? Maybe we'll want different things, or we'll grow apart, or—"

I cut his words off with a kiss, putting all my passion and certainty into it.

"Our love is enough, Axel. We'll face some challenges. Everybody does. We might have to work hard sometimes. That's normal, too. A relationship is choosing to be together when you first wake up in the morning, every morning." I smiled. "My mom taught me that."

Axel pushed forward and captured my mouth in a searing, hot kiss that made me dizzy. His hands started to roam my body. I surrendered to the pleasure. He pushed my head to the side, trailing his lips down my neck to my collarbone. Simmering desiretook the place ofthe tension I'd had to endure much of the day.

He lay on top of me, the weight of his body holding me down. His teeth grazed the sensitive skin near a nipple, and I rolled my head back, gasping for breath.

"Quinn, I'm sorry for being such a fucking ass this whole day, but now, forget it. Please, throw it away because I need you."

"No apologies. I'm yours." I gripped his shoulders as he started to slide downward, and he nibbled across my ab muscles.

Axel's hands seemed to be everywhere at once. They caressed, teased, and worshipped every inch of my body. He traced theoutlines of my muscles,curvesof my hip bones, and the ticklish spots on my inner thighs.

When his fingers wrapped around the shaft of my throbbing cock, I moaned deeply. "Axel…oh, damn."

He took me in his mouth, and the wet heat of his tongue sent shivers up my spine. I tangled my fingers in his hair and started to rock his head up and down. I was in no hurry, so when my balls tensed and began to ride up in anticipation, I pulled Axel's mouth off my cock.

He gazed into my lust-drunk eyes. "Everything okay?"

"Perfect, but I want you inside me. After a day like today, I need all of you…deep in me."

He slowed things down even more, pushing my legs wide and diving in with his lips and tongue. My thigh muscles quivered when his tongue brushed my ring.

Axel moaned and murmured, "The taste of you." His deep voice vibrated against my sensitive skin.

I couldn't take it anymore. I reached forhisarmpits and did my best to tughimforward, leaning back with my legs spread wide. I didn't have to say anything in words.

He rose and locked eyes with mine. Slowly, almost reverently, with his cock sheathed, he pushed it inside me, filling me and stretching me. I wrapped my legs around him, doing my best to pull him in deeper. I knew that I could never get him close enough to satisfy me.

Our bodies moved in rhythm. Each thrust and roll of Axel's hips drove me higher. My body climbed steadily toward the peak of arousal. I reached out for his chin, pulling his face down and kissing him hard when I was close.

Axel devoured my lips, and he gasped for breath. "Quinn…fuck…I'm yours. Ready? Fuck,gonnafill you."

"Please…Axel…"

He slipped his fingers around my cock and began to stroke it feverishly. "I've got you. Let go. Let go with me."

With a few more skilled strokes, he sent me over the edge. The release crashed over me in waves of pure bliss. I cried out his name, and my fingertips dug deep into his shoulders while my entire body shook with the impact of my climax.

A few seconds later,he followed me off the cliff, shouting my name.His cock pulsed inside me, filling the condom while he yelled out, "Fuck!"

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