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He pulls out his own spoon and gathers up some gelato. "Luca makes me spar with him sometimes. The Italian Special Forces training is no joke."
I sit up straighter as I gather some gelato on my spoon. "No way! Can you teach me a few moves?"
"Sure. After you try some gelato." He holds his spoon out to me and I clink mine with his. "Cheers."
Best. Gelato. Ever. "Oh shit. That's amazing."
He smiles at me and takes another bite. "I think we make a pretty good team."
We do indeed.
23
Miss Congeniality
Matteo
I'mstandinginbetweenmy living room and kitchen while Rosa circles me.
"So just attack you? What if I hurt you?"
I make a point not to make eye contact with her as she completes another circle around me. "Just do it. Don't overthink it." She's quiet for a few moments before I hear a battle cry from behind me. I catch her mid-air and bring her back to my bare chest. I hold her arms against her sides and laugh as she tries her hardest to wiggle free. I bend down so I can whisper in her ear. "Maybe you should lose the battle cry, Rosa. It's a little obvious."
I release her and situate her where I was just standing. "My turn. When I grab you, I want you to use your heel to push down on the inside of my foot. Hard. Right here." I show her where I'm talking about. "Then I want you to elbow me in the stomach here." I gesture to one side of my stomach. "If that doesn't work, try to turn and knee me in the balls. Well act like you're going to knee me in the balls." I place both hands on her shoulders and look her in the eye. "Don't actually knee me in the balls, Rosa."
Her eyes go wide and she nods her head. She giggles as I start making my own circles around her. "Are you giving me the self defense lesson fromMiss Congeniality?"
"I have no idea what that means, but if that helps you remember the moves, then sure."
She starts bouncing back and forth on her feet. "I can do this. I can do this." She cracks her neck. "Okay, I'm…" I don't give her a chance to finish. I grab her from behind and bring her back to my chest. She panics and grabs at my arms.
"You can do this, Rosa. Just think through the steps."
"Foot." She misses the important part of my foot, and hits my big toe instead. She's barefoot, so it doesn't hurt too bad. "Stomach." I loosen my grip when she makes contact with my stomach. Shit that one hurt. She turns in my arms and goes for my groin. The look of pure determination on her face makes me let go of her and place my hands over my cock.
"Okay. Okay. That's enough."
She backs off and jumps in the air. "Yay! I did it!"
"You did good." I rub my stomach. That's going to be sore for a little while. "Has anyone ever told you, you have bony elbows?"
"You mean these babies?" She blows on her elbows like you would the barrel of a gun. "So does that mean I know Jujitsu now?"
I walk to the kitchen to grab us some water. "No. That was basic self defense. You've got to become more aware of what your body can do before you jump right into something like Jujitsu." I lean back against the counter. I toss her a water and we both take a moment to catch our breath.
She's a vision in my kitchen. Still only in my shirt, hair a mess. She's never looked more beautiful. I set my water down on the counter and walk over to her. She sets her water down and we take each other in. She breaks the silence. "Thanks for teaching me."
I trail one finger down her neck and I trace the top of my shirt. "I want you to be safe."
She swallows as I move down to trace the hem of my shirt resting on her thighs. She takes in a shuddered breath. "Am I safe with you?"
I settle my hands on either side of her face. "You'll always be safe with me." I press feather light kisses to each corner of her mouth. She wraps both arms around my neck and I lift her up so she can wrap her legs around my waist.
"What are you doing to me, Rosa?" I kiss down her neck as I lay her down on the kitchen island. "What spell have you put me under?" I push the hem of my shirt up until I can almost see her belly button. I kiss the inside of her thigh as I work my way up her delicious body. "Why do you make me feel this way? Can you feel it, Rosa? Can you feel what's between us? This pull. This need." I prop myself up on my elbows so I can look at her beautiful face. "Tell me you feel it too."
With tear filled eyes she nods her head. "I feel it, Matteo." I kiss her. I kiss her with everything I have.
I pull my shirt over her head and run my finger over her nipple. She arches her back off the counter as I dip my head down to take her other nipple in my mouth. She grinds against me. I release her just long enough to push my boxers to the ground. I go to take her panties off, but stop when I realize what I've forgotten. I go to pull away. "Need to grab a condom."
