“This is a lot.”
“I know, but it’s not a mistake. If you want me to stop, you need to tell me. It will be hard as fuck, but I will. I don’t want you to hate me.”
Her hand came up to the side of my face. “I could never hate you.”
What should have been a reassuring statement left me with fear in the pit of my stomach. She could hate me, she probably would once she learned everything I had done. She had outright asked me if I were the one leaving her letters and I’d ignored her question, instead distracting her with how badly I needed her. How could she ever forgive me? I shook my head, clearing the visions of losing her, and focused back on the beautiful woman in my bed.
Noelle’s hand carefully slid between us as she looked up at me for reassurance.
“Can I touch you?”
“Yes.”
I couldn’t help but grind my hard cock into her hand the second she ran it over me. Even with my sweatpants on, every touch from her felt amazing.
“You’re sure this is okay?”
“It’s not okay, it’s fucking amazing.”
I caught her mouth with mine as she continued to run her hands over my body. The pain of taking things slowly was the only thing that kept me grounded. I ran my fingers over her hip and up her side, but her body tensed when I reached her belly.
“Not there,” she panted out between breaths.
I pulled back, looking. “Why?”
Tears sprung up in her eyes faster than I could stop them. “Please, Max, not now.”
I pushed her onto her back. “Yes, now.”
Her head shook as the tears continued and when her arms went to cover her body, I nearly saw red. All the years my brothers and I spent defending my sweet girl as a kid, followed by all the asshole men who tore her down, left a larger wound than I could have ever imagined.
“Don’t hide yourself from me.”
I pulled her hands from her, and she tried to turn away from me. I caught her chin and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.
“You have no idea how beautiful you are.”
She watched me carefully as I moved my way over her body. I took her breasts into my hands, sucking one of her taut nipples into my mouth as I pinched the other. Her eyes closed, and she let out a small moan.
“Open your eyes, Elfie. I want you to see how much I love your body.”
Noelle did as I asked and I moved further down her. Kissing the soft curve of her belly and her sides as I ran my hands over her soft skin. It wasn’t until I felt her hand reach out and touch me I stopped and looked up at her. The love that radiated from her was something I wasn’t prepared for. I knew how I felt about her, but the look she gave me at that moment made me wonder if there really was a chance for the two of us.
“You are too good to me,” she whispered.
“I’m not nearly good enough, but I’ll try my hardest to prove to you I can give you what you need. I’ll remind you every day how beautiful you are. Those negative thoughts that crept in will be a thing of the past because you, my sweet Elfie, should never have had them to begin with.”
I crawled back up her body and slid my fingers between her folds, circling her clit as I lowered my head and sucked her nipple into my mouth. Her back arched, and she groaned.
“It’s your turn.”
“Not yet. I want to see you come undone again. It was the most erotic thing I had ever experienced and I can’t wait much longer to see it again.”
Chapter Seven
Noelle
Itookinthesight of Max as he crawled up next to me. He pulled my body close, positioning himself on his side. He moved my leg over his hip with such deliberation that the simple gesture had me trembling. The sensual ministrations of his hands and mouth threatened to unhinge me completely.