Chapter 13
Chapter Thirteen
“Iwant more, too,” Christos said. “I want your love.”
A tear trailed down her cheek. “I haven’t stopped loving you.”
“Good.”
She smiled, thinking of the test results that waited on that paper. She wasn’t sure what he’d say, but it was the only olive branch she had. “Good?” He still hadn’t looked at it.
“I think I meant fantastic.”
“Why?”
“Because I love you, too. I think I always did. But I’ve been afraid to let you see how much you matter to me.”
“Oh, Christos, why?”
“Because…” Christos whispered in her ear. “If I didn’t love you, then it wouldn’t matter if you left me.”
“I’m not going anywhere.”
“I know,” he said, shifting her more comfortably in his lap.
“Your father was sure you were testing me.”
“I think I was testing myself. Can you forgive me for not believing in you?”
“Yes. I can.”
He took her mouth with his, letting his hands wander over her body.
He untied the sash at her waist and pushed the sides of her robe open.
She shivered and undulated against him. He leaned down to lick each nipple until it tightened.
Then he blew gently on the tips. She raked her nails down his back.
“Oh, Christos, I’m afraid to believe this is real.”
“Doesn’t it feel real?” He shifted to lay her on the bed then moved further down her body, kissing his way over her stomach, his tongue tracing over the silvery stretch marks and lingering on her belly button.
He continued moving lower until he hovered right over her center.
“Open yourself for me,” he said.
Her legs moved, but he took her hands in his, bringing them to her mound. She hesitated but then did as he asked.
“Hold still,” he said.
He leaned down, blowing lightly on her before drawing her flesh into his mouth. He skimmed his hands up her thighs, then lifted his head and looked up her body.
Her eyes were closed, her head tipped back, her shoulders arched, throwing her breasts out.
He lowered his head again, hungry for more of her. He feasted on her body the way a starving man would, giving her as much pleasure as he could to celebrate the joy she brought to his life.
He wanted this night when they’d both confessed their love to each other to be one she never forgot.
He concentrated on driving her toward her climax.
He used his teeth, tongue and fingers to bring her to the brink but held her there, wanting to draw out the moment of completion until she was begging him for it.
Her hands left her body, grasping his head as she thrust her hips up toward his face. But he pulled back so that she didn’t get the contact she craved.
“Christos, now.”
He scraped his teeth over her and she cried out as her orgasm rocked through her body. He kept his mouth on her until her body stopped shuddering and then slid up her.
“Your turn,” she said, pushing him over onto his back.
She took his erection in her hand then followed with her tongue, teasing him with quick licks and light touches. But he was too close to the edge to let her continue. He pulled her away from his body, wanting to be inside her.
He moved her until she straddled his hips. Then, carefully, he pulled her down while he pushed into her body.
He pulled her legs forward, moving them farther apart until she settled even closer to him.
He slid deeper still into her. She arched her back, reaching up to entwine her arms around his shoulders. He thrust harder and felt every nerve in his body tensing. Reaching between their bodies he touched her between her legs until he felt her body start to tighten around him.
This time they cried out together, and then she collapsed on top of him, her head on his chest.
As they lay snuggled together, he found peace and contentment with her. Something he’d never known he’d want or need.
There was one more thing he had to do. He reached for the paper with the paternity test results, which had ended up next to Ava on the bed. Slowly, without looking at it, he tore it into tiny pieces and let them flutter out of his fingers. “Now, do you believe I love you?”
“Yes,” she said.
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