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My brain was still struggling to compute his words, and all coherent thought left me. Since I couldn’t form the words I wanted him to hear, I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him.
Then those strong hands were on my hips, his beard against my skin.
I needed this.
I’d missed him too.
Avoiding him at work and at the gym had been awful. I missed his smile, his cocky attitude, and the sweet way he looked at me when he thought I wasn’t paying attention.
Hell, the way he’d been staring at me at the bar had basically incinerated my panties.
And now I had left my insecurities and doubts at the door. I was his. It was as inevitable as the sunrise.
“Damn, Adele. It’s been two days, and I’m dying without you.”
He worked his way down the column of my neck, dragging his lips over my skin. Then he picked me up and carried me toward his room, and once again, all reasonable thought left me.
Chapter24
Finn
Iwas a man on a mission. Somehow, after a night filled with jealousy and embarrassment and that damn moose peeing on my truck, the tide had turned. I had been given another chance. And I would not waste it.
My apartment wasn’t large. My bedroom was only a handful of steps from the door, butI wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to carry Adele to my bed. The whole way there, I kissed her and touched her and relished the feel of her body in my arms. I intended to lay her down and worship her. I had already used my words, now I’d follow through with my actions to make sure she’d be mine.
I set her down on my bed and pushed her back, pinning her arms gently and kissing her neck. During our night in the forest, I had discovered a secret spot beneath her ear, and I’d use that knowledge to my advantage.
Adele’s body was the perfect combination of soft and strong, and she felt perfect pinned beneath me. Not that she wasn’t fighting me for control. Oh no, my girl was kissing me back, and she already had her hands in my hair, loosening it from its tie.
More than anything, I wanted to undress her slowly and carefully. Our first time had been rushed and dark, but now, with all the time and space we needed, every inch of her was begging for my hands and lips. She didn’t seem to agree with my plans, though, as she shoved her shorts down and went directly for the waistband of my pants.
“Slow down, She-Ra,” I pleaded, cupping her face. “There’s no rush.”
She pouted, with her bottom lip stuck out and everything. “I can’t stand down when your equipment is poking me in the stomach,” she said, palming my erection over my sweats. “Get naked.”
With a shake of my head, I dipped low, demanding a languid kiss from her. We were alone in my apartment, in a comfy bed. There was no way I wouldn’t savor every second of this.
Before I could start my carefully constructed plan, though, she pushed up and rolled me onto my back.
With her hands on my shoulders, she straddled me and rubbed her core against my aching erection. As if this moment couldn’t get any hotter, she lifted her arms and whipped her shirt off, then tossed it to the floor. In record time, she’d unclasped her bra and had sent it soaring.
I put my hands behind my head and smirked, soaking in the way she wiggled out of her panties like they were on fire. Once she’d freed herself of them, she settled on top of me again, completely naked.
This angle only highlighted how gorgeous she was. She was athletic, with strong shoulders and legs, but still feminine. Her tits, perfect and round, with dark pink nipples, were just the right size for my hands. I hadn’t even touched her, but as I let myself take in every inch, she threw her head back like she could feel my perusal. And just like that, I changed my plans.
Needing something to anchor myself as she kissed, licked, and teased her way down my body, I gripped her hips.
As she went, stroking me over my sweats, she traced some of my tattoos with her tongue.
“You are beautiful,” she said, her fingertips teasing along my waistband.
I grabbed her hand and sat up. “And yours,” I whispered. “I’m yours, Adele. For whatever you want for however long you want. Any day, any time, I’m yours.”
Her face flushed pink, and she grasped the waistband of my pants and boxers. “Then I guess I better enjoy myself.”
She kissed down my abs, pulling at both layers until my cock sprang free.
Her eyes widened as she licked her lips.
