Chapter 24
Chapter Twenty-Four
MARCUS
“ G od, I’ve missed you.”
Lifting Harper into my arms, I carry her up the stairs. The rain is quieter now. I know the girls will sleep through the night with the sounds of the TV on downstairs. Which means I can have Harper all to myself.
“We talked every day you were gone,” Harper tells me.
“But I didn’t get to see you.”
I shut my bedroom door behind me—making sure to lock it—before resting both of us in the center of the bed.
“Tell me something no one else knows about you.”
“You know everything.” Harper smiles up at me.
I shake my head, pulling her closer to me. We’re on our sides facing one another. I push a leg through hers, wrapping her leg over mine so we’re tangled together. Resting my hands on her waist, I drop my forehead to hers.
Breathing her in.
“Not everything. I want to know everything that happened to you these last few years.”
“Nothing significant happened to me. No broken bones. No new house. A new job is about the only thing that changed about me.”
“That’s it?” I tuck a lock of hair behind her ear, trailing my thumb along her jaw. “Nothing else happened?”
Harper presses a kiss to the corner of my mouth. “I missed you. I tried not to, but every time I thought I was over you, something would happen—something small—and it would remind me of you. I hated it. Hated that I still wished I could have you.”
“You know why I don’t really drink?” I ask her.
“Why not?”
I sigh. “There was one night when the girls were two maybe. Sadie had a raging fever and Sam wouldn’t settle down. My mom was with me that night because I had a game, but when I got home, neither of them would settle down. Even with the two of us, I think I got maybe an hour of sleep? I was rocking with Sadie and, in a moment of weakness, looked at your social media. You were with some guy.”
“Really?” Harper questions.
I nod. “I was so upset that I got wasted after Sadie finally fell asleep. The next morning, her fever got worse and I needed to take her to the hospital. I was so miserable, I had to have my mom take her and I stayed home with Sam.”
“You know that’s not your fault, right?” Harper whispers.
“It felt like it. I let them down and I never want to do that.”
“You know there was never anyone serious, right? I don’t think I could have ever made room for anyone but you.”
“I wish I could go back and change things, Harper. ”
“I know you do. But we can’t change the past. We can only move forward.”
A smile tugs at the corner of my mouth. “Into the future. You and me.”
“Yeah. Me and you.”
I capture her lips with mine. A hard, deep kiss that pours out every ounce of emotion I’m feeling for this woman right now. Hell, emotions I’ve always felt—love and adoration for her.
Flipping us over so she’s on her back, I link our hands together and pull them above her head.
“Marcus.” There’s a sexy rasp to her voice.
“I can’t wait to have my way with you tonight, Harper.”
“You can have me any way you want.”
Rocking back onto my hips, I tug the sweater she’s wearing up and over her head. Her nipples are tight through her bra as I let my eyes drink her in.
I didn’t get to do this last time. I was too desperate for her and had to have her. Tonight, I am going to take my time. There is no rush to go anywhere. No need to be back home.
Just the two of us.
“You are so fucking sexy, Harper.” I drag a finger over the black cup of her bra. “The way you drive me crazy.”
“Not as crazy as you make me.”
I kiss my way down Harper’s body, stripping her of all her clothes. By the time I’m throwing her underwear over my shoulder, I’m dizzy with lust.
All this beautiful, naked skin laid out before me. I can’t wait to get my mouth on her.
I nibble and lick her leg, taking my time. Each nip and suck is making my dick rock hard. The mewls and purrs from Harper make this so much more fun .
By the time I make it to her pussy, I can see her need. She’s dripping.
“Do you know how sexy you are when you want me like this?”
“I need you, Marcus. Oh God, please.”
Her begs are a balm to my soul as I kiss her everywhere except where she really wants me. She’s writhing beneath me. Setting a hand on her stomach, I hold her down.
“Patience, Harper.”
“Go faster,” Harper groans.
Peeking one eye up at her, I grin when I see her hands are covering her face.
“Not a chance. I want to savor every drop.” I flick her clit with my tongue, the softest move designed to tease her. “Mmm, so fucking good.”
“You are infuriating!”
Putting her out of her misery, I run my tongue through her wet folds. I devour her as I listen to the praise she’s heaping on me.
I spread her legs as I eat her pussy. Harper’s hands sink into my hair, clutching the strands with a firm grip.
“I’m going to come.”
“Yes. Let me taste you, baby.” I suck on her clit again, flicking it with my tongue before thrusting it back inside her.
“Gah!” Harper comes on a cry. I take everything she is giving me, drinking down every trace of her orgasm.
“So fucking perfect.”
Her body is spent. I crawl up her and fuse my lips onto hers. She’s needy, chasing my tongue with hers.
Fuck. She’s not the only one. After seeing her come, tasting her release, I need to be inside her.
“On your stomach.”
Standing, I shuck the rest of my clothes and grab a condom from the nightstand. Harper’s eyes rake over my body, stopping as I stroke my cock. “See what you do to me?”
“Why don’t you let me feel what I do to you…” she fires back.
“Careful, or I might not let you,” I chuckle.
Except I don’t want to keep teasing her. I want to be balls deep inside of her more than anything. Pushing her legs together, I drop mine on the outside of her thighs and pull her hips up.
Harper’s heels dig into my ass as I slide into the tight heat of her pussy. Made even tighter as I squeeze her legs together.
Fuck. I have to take a few deep breaths so I don’t come immediately. “How do you feel so damn amazing?”
“It’s only because it’s you,” Harper purrs.
Leaning over her back, I grab her chin and plant a kiss on her lips. Even buried inside her warmth, I can’t resist touching her everywhere. The desire to be closer, connected, drives me wild.
Fuck. Being with Harper like this is everything.
“Perfect, babe. So sweet. So perfect. Absolutely fucking perfect.”
“Fuck me, Marcus,” Harper breathes against my lips.
“Gladly.”
I set a punishing pace. Her pussy squeezes my cock to within an inch of its life. Pleasure snakes through me as I pump my hips inside her.
The pressure builds as I keep moving. It’s pure bliss being with Harper. “God damn. You feel fucking amazing.”
“So do you. Your cock. It’s…”
“It’s what?” I push Harper’s hair to the side and nibble on her earlobe. “Tell me. ”
“Perfect. It’s the perfect size. I love the way you fit inside me.”
I thrust again, letting her feel my full length. “It’s like you were made just for me.”
“Only for you.”
“Hell yes, baby.”
I can’t hold back any longer. My hips are moving at a frantic speed, needing to get both of us off now. When Harper starts to come again, it only takes two more thrusts before I’m emptying my release into the condom.
“Fuck,” I growl. “Fuck!”
Holding her hips, I let the pleasure wash through me.
It’s unreal. Every minute of tonight has been unreal. Because I’m here with Harper.
Pulling out, I tie off the condom and take it into the bathroom before heading back to the bed. She hasn’t moved. Her eyes are closed, a happy smile firmly in place.
“You good?” I drag a finger down her back.
Harper peeks one eye open at me. “I’ll be even better once you get into bed with me.”
Shifting Harper so I can pull the sheets over us, I tuck her into my side. “I can’t wait to do that again.”
“And again,” Harper echoes.
Until then, I’m going to hold her in my arms and never let go.