Chapter 23 #2
"We should probably…" Aaron started as his fingers tangled in her hair.
The hunger and need festering in his gaze matched Izzy's.
It was as if the longing and yearning could never be quenched or satisfied.
Grabbing Aaron's hand, she pressed it to her bosom and savored the tingling in her hardened nipples under his touch.
"I want you," she whispered in his ear as she let her teeth graze over his skin. The way his body quaked under her only added to her desperation.
"I cannae take advantage of an injured woman. Yer head is still burnin', and ye've been on the brink of death for so long."
"All the more reason to seize the moment while I can. I would hate to die not ever knowing what it was like to truly have you."
Aaron's eyes widened. "But ye do have me. Ye've always had me. Or did ye nae ken what ye do to me every time I saw ye?"
The air was thick as Izzy shifted into the pillows, ensuring that her gaze remained locked on Aaron as she shifted. With her heart fluttering out of her control, she guided Aaron's hand from her breast to her knee. She didn't say a word as she hiked the fabric of her shift up over her knees.
"Isabella." Her name lingered between them.
There was no hiding the eagerness and longing tainting her name.
She shivered as Aaron's fingers slipped under the hem of her shift and drifted like feathers over her inner thighs.
Izzy kept her eyes on Aaron. It didn't matter to her what he was going to do, as long it was with the man she loved.
"Me Laird," she replied as she pushed his fingers into her. The air whistled through her parted lips. Aaron's shoulders slumped with defeat as he shifted and moved his fingers slowly around, exploring her body from the inside.
"Ye're so warm," he whispered as the need and hunger took over. "Do ye have any idea how temptin' ye are? This is torture."
"It's only torture if you don't give in," she said as her hips rocked every which way.
She wanted him to go deeper. The pleasure he gave her made her forget about the scars covering her arms, but it wasn't enough.
She stopped and stared at him. He pumped his fingers in and out of her, refusing to let her stop.
"More," she pleaded. A smile pulled at the corners of Aaron's lips.
"But ye've been sick, and I daenae think—" Aaron started only to be silenced by Izzy's firm grip around the shaft of his cock. She squeezed and marveled at the way he throbbed in her hands. "Easy. Ye've got to be gentle."
"I want this," she said, batting her eyes as she followed the rhythm of his hand as he guided her down his shaft and back up it again.
"It's yers, Me Lady," Aaron answered as he shifted. The sound of his kilt hitting the floor was like thunder against the hills. She glanced to the door, expecting someone to come charging in.
When she realized no one was coming, she turned her attention back to Aaron.
He smiled as he positioned her like a doll and put her underneath him.
Izzy chewed on her lip as she felt the tip of his manhood pressing against the opening of her body.
For a moment, she wondered if maybe she might have made a mistake.
Surely something the size of an axle spoke couldn't fit anywhere in her.
"Relax," Aaron whispered as he hovered over her. His voice was sultry in her ear. Izzy's body tensed as Aaron pushed into her, filling her in ways she wasn't expecting. The pressure grew from deep within her. "Are ye all right? I'll nae move till ye tell me."
"You're in me, aren't you?" Izzy whimpered as she felt every inch that Aaron had to offer.
"Would ye like me to get out?" Aaron asked as he started to ease back. Instinctively, Izzy curled her legs around Aaron's waist, refusing to let him go anywhere.
"Don't you dare move," Izzy said as her body molded and welcomed Aaron's.
His smirk stretched to a smile as he slowly moved his hips.
New sensations came over Izzy as Aaron moved.
She didn't know where he started and she ended.
It was a continuous wave of joy and love crashing over her as she tried to seep into Aaron's being.
There, she would find her safety and acceptance.
"I love you," Izzy whispered into Aaron's chest. The words sounded so foreign and silly, yet it was the only thing that seemed to summarize the emotions that pummeled Izzy.
She knew that after this moment, things between her and Aaron would be different.
After all the fuss she had made to prevent this very thing from happening, here they were together, joined as one for now and always.
"I think ye ken…" Aaron replied as he pushed deeper into her. Izzy gulped the air and held him. "Ye should ken, I love ye too. And I'm never lettin' ye go. Ye're me heart, me soul, and me body."
Aaron leaned down and crushed his mouth to Izzy's. There wasn't a doubt in her mind about his loyalty to her. Time after time, Aaron had proved to her he was the man she never knew she wanted.
"I will love you forever," Izzy proclaimed as her body quivered and trembled like never before. She had lost herself in Aaron and the moment. Gravity had given her up and sent her soaring beyond the moon and stars. She closed her eyes and let herself float.
"Finally, ye learn to relax." Aaron's voice was in her ear but still sounded miles away. Every muscle and joint in Izzy body felt as if it had been unlocked and disconnected from the rest of her being.
"Well, if this is how it's done, then maybe we should do it more often," Izzy suggested as she tried to keep her head above water. But the current was too strong and sleep was calling.
"If that is what ye want, I'll do it to please Me Lady."
Izzy glanced at Aaron. He looked as if he had conquered the world and come back to tell the tales. There was a sleepy smile plastered to his face that Izzy loved seeing. For the first time since she arrived in Scotland, she felt at home.
"What's that grin for?" Izzy asked as she lifted a tired hand to touch Aaron's lips.
"Seein' ye in me bed," he answered. "There's just some moments when reality ends up bein' just as ye had it playin' out in yer head. This is just one of those moments for me."
Izzy turned to her side. Despite her head still feeling a bit foggy, she was happy to have Aaron at her side. And there was no doubt in her mind that she would find him right there next to her all the days of her life.
"I take it this moment is everything you had always hoped it would be?" Izzy asked. Aaron reached for her and tucked her hair behind her ear.
"More than I could have ever dreamed," Aaron answered.
"And what could possibly make this moment better?" Izzy asked as Aaron's smirk returned along with the playfulness in his eyes.
"If I find out ye're with a bairn," he answered.
"You want children?"
"When ye think about it for so long, the idea ends up growin' on ye," he answered as he pressed his hand to her belly. "And I hope that ye're with a boy."