Page 549 of One More Kiss

Andrea

I laywith my head on Mick’s chest, wrapped in his thick arms, a warm layer of contentment surrounding me. His muscles were hard, yet they yielded perfectly to my body as I curled against him.

As he promised, we’d had sex only minutes after the first time. Afterward, we dozed for several hours until the first rays of dawn began to light the sky. I tipped my head up and watched him as he slept, his long, dark lashes resting gently on the curve of his cheek. It took my breath away sometimes how handsome he was, and how much I was already feeling for him after such a short period of time.

His reticence from the past two weeks now made complete sense. It was still hard to wrap my mind around the fact that he was a virgin—past tense, I thought with a satisfied little smile.

Mick let out a little sound as he stretched and came awake, turning slightly so we were facing each other. Coffee brown eyes blinked open and met mine, and a slow, sexy smile stretched his face. “Hey, beautiful.”

“Morning.” I snuggled closer, sliding my knee between his legs. I wanted to burrow into him, soak up the heat from his body, draw all of him into me.

His hand moved to my hip, then slid around to my bottom and squeezed gently. “Sleep well?”

“Very.” I breathed him in, trying desperately to hold onto this moment. Soon he would have to leave. Maddie would be awake before long, and Mick would have to go to work. But right now, in this moment, it was just the two of us.

I loved having Mick around. He made me feel… I couldn’t quite explain it. Whole. Happy. Like everything was exactly the way it was supposed to be. He was kind and respectful, and he treated me like a princess. He didn’t make a lot of money, I knew that. But I didn’t care.

I thought of his past once more, and how much of his childhood he’d missed out on. Would he regret dating a woman with a child when he could be out seeing different women, having fun with friends? I almost wished I’d waited to have sex so he could have been my first. I’d never felt like this before—not even with my ex. Even as it crossed my mind, I discarded it. I would never take back Madison. She meant everything to me. But I could see myself falling for Mick. Pretty sure I already was. And it scared the life out of me.

“Do you regret it?” The words left my mouth before I’d even processed what I was going to say, and Mick’s eyes popped open again, landing immediately on mine.

He studied me for a second before responding. “Having sex with you?”

“Making me your first.” I cleared my throat. “Dating me… All of it.”

Hell, we hadn’t even discussed the dating situation. I kept inviting him over, and he kept showing up. I assumed that meant we were dating, but… I had no idea. Maybe he and I were on completely different pages.

Mick’s hand left my bottom and slid up my body until he framed my face. “Being with you was perfect. I feel like I waited for you.”

Tears stung my eyes. It was irrational, I knew, but I couldn’t help it. It was exactly the answer I was looking for, so I couldn’t understand my emotional response. No, that wasn’t true. His words, spoken so honestly, touched me deep in my soul. “I’m glad I was your first.”

Mick smiled, and his tone turned teasing. “I’m glad one of us knew what to do.”

Despite my emotional roller coaster, I chuckled. Mick rolled me to my back, and his weight settled between my legs, his erection already seeking entrance. “One more before I have to go?” he whispered.

“Are you sore?” He had to be.

He made a little shrugging motion. “I can handle that. I can’t stand the thought of not being inside you right now. I need you so bad it hurts.”

I swept my hands up his back. “I feel the same.”

Reaching to the side, he grabbed a condom from the nightstand and rolled it on. It took him a minute to get it properly situated, but I knew better than to interfere. I didn’t want to jeopardize his newly found confidence.

Once he was ready, he levered himself over me, every delicious inch of his body pressed to mine. I coasted my hand down his torso and took his shaft in my hand, stroking it for a moment before lining it up with my folds. He gave a little push, and I bit my lip as he sank an inch inside.

His head dropped into the crook of my neck as he rocked his hips, the motion taking him all the way into the hilt. “Goddamn, babe… You feel so good.”

“So do you.”

This time was slower, more intimate. We kissed and touched every inch as he slowly thrust in and out, and I let him make love to me as the sun rose slowly in the sky, bringing with it a brand-new day.

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