Page 33 of My Ex for Christmas
She wastes no time circling her sensitive bud, working herself up. Her inner walls flutter around my cock, and then she detonates, clenching around me.
I follow shortly after, spilling inside her. Without a condom, the sensation is unreal.
When I pull out, I marvel at the mess of our releases slipping out of her.
Hadley collapses on the bed, fully spent. Her eyes flutter closed as I head to the bathroom to grab a cloth. Then I return to her and clean us both off. She hums at the sensation, but her eyes remain shut.
While I finish in the bathroom, Hadley manages to tuck herself beneath the sheets of the bed. When I search my clothing, I notice she stole my t-shirt for herself. I smile as I find my sweats on the floor and tug them on before sliding in beside her.
She turns to face me, and I drink in her features. I don’t think I could ever get tired of looking at her. Especially when she’s gazing at me like that—walls torn down, vulnerability shining through.
Hadley Knight has wholly ruined me for anyone else.
I reach out a finger, tracing the freckles that dot her cheeks and the bridge of her nose. Her eyes flutter closed.
Silence settles over us as our heartbeats return to normal. It’s comfortable, lying here with her. I could do it forever. Iwantto do it forever. But does she?
“Come home with me for Christmas,” I blurt.
Hadley’s spine goes rigid and her eyes fly open.Shit. I didn’t mean for the request to come out so abruptly. But too late to take it back now.
“To Pineridge?”
I nod. “Mom and my sisters would love to see you,” I say. “And…I’d like to spend the day with you. The way we used to.”
I brace for the rejection. I’m not sure how, but I can tell it’scoming. She may have let me in her bed, but spending the holiday with my family? That wouldn’t be without its implications.
“Sam’s spending the day with her girlfriend’s family. She asked if I wanted to join.”
There it is.
I try to smile. “That’s alright. You should go see her. I know you haven’t had the chance since you’ve been home.”
But Hadley shakes her head. “I haven’t given her an answer yet. As much as I want to…” She trails off as she lifts her gaze to mine. “I’d much rather spend Christmas with you.”
In response, I fuse my lips to hers, swallowing her gasp of surprise. It only takes her a second to return the kiss, moulding herself to me. Before we get carried away, though, I draw back.
“Next time I see Thiago, I’m going to have to thank him.”
Her brows scrunch adorably. “For what?”
“For bringing you here. Bringing you home.”
Home to me.
There’s still a real chance this will all go up in flames. But fuck, if being burned by her wouldn’t be the greatest privilege of my life.
Hadley’s eyes go soft. “We’ll both have to thank him, then.”
That hope that’s been sitting inside my chest, waiting, grows a little stronger. Because maybe she wants to stay after all.
And with any luck, she’ll keep me, too.
CHAPTER 13
HADLEY
When I openmy eyes and see Brooks still sleeping beside me, everything about last night comes flooding back, but I don’t panic like I did that morning in his apartment. This time, I let the feelings settle over me.
