Her breath hitches as I spread her legs wider with my shoulders before kissing her inner thigh. My tongue slides along her wet slit as her fingers sink into my hair.
As I slide two fingers into her, she arches off the bed. Her hips rock, meeting me with every thrust. My tongue teases the little bundle of nerves while her inner walls clamp down around my fingers. Her moans fill the room as she comes, only making me harder.
I kiss my way up her body once her legs stop shaking, paying special attention to both nipples. By the time I finally sink inside her, groaning as she squeezes around my hardened length, Hannah is writhing beneath me.
Her nails dig into my back as I thrust slowly, drawing out the feeling of having her wrapped around me for as long as possible. When her heels dig into my back, I thrust harder and deeper.
Hannah’s inner walls pulsate around me as I bury my face in her neck, sucking on her sensitive skin. She claws at my shoulders as she comes, her legs squeezing around my hips tighter.
“I love you,” I whisper as I finish, kissing her until the rest of the world fades away.
“I love you too,” she says as we lay back on the bed together.
As I pull her into my arms, holding her tight, I don’t know how life can get much better than this.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Hannah
Iyawnastheearly morning light streams through the thin crack in the curtains. The line of light flashes across the room, highlighting Holden’s toned body. I grin as I roll onto my side and tuck an arm beneath my head to admire him.
Kerri murmurs in her sleep and rolls onto her side, nestling deeper into Holden’s chest. I smile as I watch the way he wraps an arm around her, sighing as he tucks his head down.
There is something about watching Holden become a father that turns my heart to mush. It’s hard to see him as the same man I slept with a couple years ago. In the short time since he’s been back in the city, he’s changed entirely.
It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a few days since we’ve moved into the same room together. Everything feels like it’s changed in that time.
I can’t imagine living the rest of my life any other way, but there is the little voice in the back of my mind that says he could still change his mind at any moment. Our little family feels solid, but he is a wanderer at heart. He’s traveled the world for work, and I don’t want to keep him from doing what he loves.
While I don’t want him to continue putting himself in danger as a spy, I don’t know if he will be happy staying home. Sure, he’s building his business, but is he going to be satisfied with that forever?
I sigh and run my fingers through my hair, pushing it back from my face. I watch the pair of them sleeping, my heart racing. All this could come to an end before I know it.
But right now, life can’t get any better than this.
That’s what I need to focus on. I need to look at only the good things in life. I can’t think about the what-if scenarios that keep circling around my mind. Right now, Holden is choosing us. He’s here and acting like a father to our daughter. He loves me and trusts me too.
When he told me everything about his spy job on our flight to the mountains, I was shocked. I was mad at myself at first for doubting him. Everything he did, he did to protect our family.
I can’t lie, it’s a bit hard to get used to. I don’t even feel as safe as I used to but he has assured me that I have nothing to worry about. I love how we now work as a team, I believe I now know a lot more about him and his motivations than I did over a week ago.
Holden’s eyes open and he gives me a sleepy smile that makes my racing heart come to a screeching halt. He reaches over Kerri to put his hand on my hip, his thumb brushing against the bare sliver of skin between my shorts and my shirt. Sparks ignite with the casual touch.
“You look like there’s a thousand different things going through your head right now,” he says, his voice soft so he doesn’t wake Kerri.
I lift my shoulder slightly. “Not really. I just have a lot to think about with my next novel. Changing genres is a risky decision and I have to figure out how I’m going to post about that on social media this week. Then there is getting readers excited for the next book.”
Guilt claws at me for lying to him. In this moment, the next book I’m writing is furthest from my mind. I don’t want to tell him my doubts, though. Not when I don’t have any true foundation for them.
I need to trust him and believe that our relationship is going to work. I can’t go into this with the thought that everything is going to fail. He loves me and I love him. We’re going to work through anything that gets thrown our way.
“You know, I might not know a lot about romance books, but if you want to talk about anything with me, you can.” Holden stretches and gets out of bed slowly, careful not to disturb Kerri.
“I know.” I roll onto my back and prop myself up on my forearms, watching with disappointment as he pulls a shirt on. “I just don’t have a lot to talk about right now. I have to talk with Audrey first and see what she thinks the first steps should be.”
He nods as he pulls out a suit from the closet and hangs it on the back of the bedroom door. “I have a lot of work that I have to get done today. I shouldn’t be more than an hour late though. If anything else comes up, I’ll give you a call.”
My stomach ties itself in knots, but I nod. “Okay. I think I’m going to ask Audrey to come over later so we can talk about the book and marketing. Maybe see if she wants to hang out while the kids play.”