Page 89 of Dylan
“Hey, what’s on your mind?”
I come out of my thoughts and look up. Ciara is standing before me naked as she studies me closely. We had been in the shower together when I noticed my phone lighting up on the counter.
I stepped out to see what Aidan wanted. If not for business, I’m sure we would still be in the shower. Ciarán has some new thing he’s working on, so I’m sure we’re not going to see him for the rest of the night.
“I was thinking about how happy you were when I gave you your gift,” I reply.
“You didn’t think I would be?”
I reach to glide my hands up her sides. Her skin is always so smooth and soft. It’s no wonder that I always want to have my hands on her.
“I wasn’t sure, to be honest. I hoped you would.”
Cupping my face, she leans in to kiss me. I capture her lips and devour her. As I take the kiss deeper, I pull her to straddle my lap.
She breaks the kiss. “I’ve been trying all day to put my feelings into words. I want to tell you how your gift made me feel and what it means to me.”
She pauses and searches my eyes with her gaze as she runs her fingers through the front of my hair. I give her waist a gentle squeeze of encouragement. She takes in a sharp breath before she continues.
“Dylan, all my life I’ve wanted to feel safe and loved. To have a loving family. I mean, I’ve always had this feeling, like once upon a time I had that.
“Then I came here, and I found you and you’re proving that I did have all of that. The shop isn’t just a gift. It’s a gift that says so much.
“I know you see me, and you want me to be happy. I get that this is your love language. You mean it from the heart.
“It’s not a carrot you’re dangling for my trust to be pulled away the moment I don’t do as you want. You asked me to trust you and I do. You’ve shown me over and over that I can.
“That Ciarán can. I don’t just love the shop. I adore you for giving me something I can have as my own and learn to grow in. Since you have been in my life, you haven’t just helped me to remember.
“You’re helping me to find who I am as a person and restoring the love I have within myself. The love I’ve buried because Ciarán has been the only one safe to share it with.
“One of the most dangerous things in this life is love. Especially when you want it so much and have so much to give. People take that for a weakness and exploit it.
“However, while dangerous, it’s also beautiful to have and share. I have never wanted to share my love with anyone as much as I want to share it with you. You turned the lights back on just before the darkness took over.
“Before the little love I had left was lost forever. Only to be seen by my brother and his kind heart. I was bitter, hurt, and angry without knowing what caused the root of it.
“Now I want to wrap myself in all the love you give and return that love tenfold. It doesn’t matter how I got here like this. I want to be here with you for as long as I can be,” she says while staring into my eyes with her tear-filled ones.
With my thumbs, I reach to wipe away the tears that begin to fall. If I thought I was happy with myself earlier, her words have brought a new level of satisfaction. All I want is to make her happy and safe. I want to be her family.
“You are loved more than you know. If I can show an inch of the love I have for you in any way, I’m going to do my best to do so, believe me,” I say before kissing her soft lips.
She moans into my mouth and wraps her arms around my neck. I wrap my arms around her body and hold her tightly against my chest. As we kiss, I move back into the center of the bed, bringing her with me.
“Make love to me, Dylan.”
“That’s exactly what I plan to do, baby,” I whisper in her ear as I grasp her throat and tilt her head back to kiss my way down her skin.
She cries out my name as I suck her nipple into my mouth. My towel has fallen off, so there’s nothing between us. I grasp her ass cheek in one hand to stop the motion of her hips as she grinds her hot pussy against me.
Both of our skills have improved, and so has our knowledge of each other’s bodies. I know Ciara like the back of my hand. I’ve learned how to get her so wet she soaks the sheets.
However, tonight I want to take my time. I don’t want to rush this connection I feel. This is different. It’s a moment I feel we need to capture.
We reconnect our lips and kiss passionately. Ciara whimpers into my mouth as I roam my hands all over her body. My body buzzes with a hum I can’t explain.
I hiss when she takes things into her own hands and seats herself on my erection. She slides down with a sigh and her head rolls back. I bite my lip as a deep groan leaves my throat.
