Page 58 of Lust & Lies
I nodded. I could wait. She looked so sleepy. Her rest came before my arousal.
After yawning again, she whispered, “You gonna let me suck it for breakfast?”
My mouth damn near dropped open.This woman!Smiling, I lowered my forehead to hers. Nothing should make me blush, but this woman always could.
“You can do whatever you want to me once you’ve rested,” I told her.
“Promise?”
“I promise.”
“Let’s seal the deal with a kiss,” she countered.
I lifted my head and stared down at her. Damn, this woman owned me. She was my entire world wrapped up in one beautiful, precious package. I would give my life to keep her with me. I lowered my head and claimed her lips in a soft kiss.
When I pulled back, I whispered, “Now, go back to sleep, beautiful.”
“Okay, handsome,” she mumbled before snuggling against me.
I rested my head on my pillow and held her, listening to her breathing as she drifted off to sleep. It was a long time before sleep claimed me. My mind was too full for me to rest easily.
But when it finally came, I dreamed of my future with Noe. It was a sweet dream, a dream I strove to turn into our reality. But that dream was shattered by a loud scream. I jolted awake, sitting up, reaching for her.
I found the space next to me empty. Fear hummed through my veins as I rushed from the bed to search for my wife.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
NOELLE
I AWOKE TO THE WARMTHof Aiden’s body pressed against my back and his arm wrapped around me. One hand was cupping my breast possessively while his soft snores filled the room. My lips curved into a smile before I even opened my eyes.
I stared at the far wall, realizing I must’ve turned over at some point, because I remembered falling asleep facing him. Gently, I lifted his hand from my chest and lowered it to the bed, careful not to wake him.
I stayed still for a moment, listening to his breathing, ensuring I hadn’t awakened him, before turning so we were face-to-face again. Strips of sunlight slipped through the blinds, falling across the bed and brushing over his bare shoulder.
He was perfectly still, his face relaxed, lips parted slightly.Those wicked lips.I was tempted to kiss him awake, but decided to let him sleep. After the way he’d licked me into oblivion hours ago, he and those lips deserved some sleep.
He’d licked me like this pussy was the last scoop of ice cream in the ice cream shop. Smiling, I watched him. He looked so peaceful and innocent now after being so filthy earlier.Savage and sweet...Those were the perfect words to describe my husband.
And he wasn’t just being that way with me now. He’d always been that way. Last night, after he came back to bed and I fellasleep in his arms, I had another dream that hadn’t felt like a dream at all. It felt more like a memory.
In it, he’d brought me here to this very country estate. It looked exactly like its picture in theHome and Gardenmagazine, and I remembered being shocked he’d actually bought it. Shocked that he’d purchased something I’d circled in the magazine.
He’d walked me through each room, revealing every item he’d purchased, which was every item I’d circled. This man had brought them all.For me.Random things I’d selected, like door handles with heart symbols etched into them and pillows with our initials on them.
They were all things I thought were cute or simply cuter than other things on that page. I’d only circled them because he’d kept bringing me magazines, telling me to choose things for our future home.
I hadn’t wanted them, not all of them. Mainly because I never imagined we’d actually get to have the life we’d dreamed of. Yet, I’d enjoyed fantasizing about our life together. While I’d been fantasizing, Aiden had been plotting and planning.
And he’d brought that fantasy to life for me, for us. After the tour, we ended up in the backyard with a blanket spread over the grass. Aiden had prepared a picnic for us. It had been a picture-perfect day.
The sun had sat high in the sky, and the air had smelled like flowers and fresh-cut lawn. We’d sat there for hours, talking about nothing and everything while the breeze blew, causing the edges of the blanket to ruffle.
Aiden’s hand had stayed locked with mine. His eyes focused on me as I talked. I loved the way he gave me his undivided attention, making me feel like I was the most important person in his world at all times.
Every now and then, he’d lift my hand and press a kiss to my knuckles. The way he’d looked at me had made my heart race. Though it had been a dream, the emotional memories had been strong.
Even now, they lingered, leaving me feeling giddy. Aiden Park loved me. It was obvious in the way he talked to me... then and now. In the way he looked at me, smiled at me... both then and now.
