Page 51 of Kiss Me Ever After
Our gaze locked. I reached up and cupped Lennon’s face with my hands, drawing her towards me. Our breaths mingled as we both silently scaled the peak, before the world spun on its axis and the pleasure release hit at the same time.
Afterwards, we lay together, Lennon’s head resting on my chest.
This time it felt different.
We’d had sex plenty of times these past two months.
Whether it was the thought of everything changing once Lennon went back to university, I didn’t know.
All I knew was having her in my arms was everything I’d ever dreamed of.
“Justin?” she murmured. “I love you.”
The bottom fell out of my stomach. Although I hadn’t articulated the words, she had pinpointed the exact same emotions I was coming to terms with.
“I love you too, Lennon.” I kissed behind her ear and moved my body to spoon hers.
As I drifted off into a dreamless slumber, I couldn’t remember ever being so happy.
Waking up the next morning tangled in Lennon’s limbs was the absolute best. Her naked body moulded to mine, soft, sweet smelling smooth skin sparking my senses. It took all my willpower not to flip her over onto her back and repeat everything we’d done last night. I buried my nose in the crook of her neck, inhaling the lingering scent of her perfume. She murmured and nestled back against me, my hard-on building as I brought my hands around to cup her tits.
I wished every morning could be like this.
Her alarm shattered the peaceful mood. Lennon snaked a hand over to the bedside table and hit the snooze button.
“Just a few more minutes,” she mumbled.
“A few more minutes of sleep or…?” My fingers fluttered down past her stomach, gently stroking her clit.
“Mmm…” Lennon arched her back against my touch. “This, please…”
She had slept with her necklace on, having declared at some point during the night she was never taking it off because she loved it so much—because she lovedmeso much. I kissed the back of her neck where the clasp sat, and her body shuddered against mine.
“But you can have too much of a good thing,” I said, pulling my hand away although I didn’t want to stop.
“Justin! Don’t tease me!” She wriggled around to face me; eyes hooded.
“Ah, I like to leave you wanting more.” I playfully swatted her arse. “Now go get in the shower. I need breakfast before we go out.”
Lennon pouted. “You could shower with me? You know, use less water, save the planet and all that.”
“Now who’s teasing?”
Kicking off the covers, Lennon moved away to the bathroom. She threw a wink over her shoulder before shutting the door behind her. I grinned. At the sound of the water running, my imagination ran wild thinking of what she might be doing to herself in there. I demonstrated excellent restraint in not rushing in after her. And also by not bringing myself off while I was waiting.
We managed to keep our hands off each other while we had breakfast and checked out. The first appointment wasn’t far from Lennon’s college, so she took me there first, taking me on a brief tour of the campus. As it was still the summer holidays, there were barely any people around. It was easy to imagine her sitting in the courtyard with her friends, chatting and laughing together. Despite my wobbles the previous day, her reassurances I was going to be part of her life eased those fears.
The flat share she was going to see was around a twenty-minute walk away from the campus and we had to hurry to be there on time. The last thing I wanted was for her to be late, make a bad impression and miss out on the opportunity.
A guy around the same age as me answered the door. “Lennon? I’m Lucas. Great to meet you, come on in.”
Lucas got top marks for his welcome, the friendliest of the bunch we’d seen.
“I’m Justin, Lennon’s boyfriend.” I stuck out a hand.
His brows knitted. “Um, hi? I thought it was only Lennon who was looking for somewhere to live? We only have room for one more.”
I could have taken his comments personally, but they washed over me for once. “Just helping her find somewhere. Doesn’t mean I won’t visit occasionally,” I explained. “If that’s okay with you, of course?”
