Chapter 12 Bates #3
She does as told, clenching around me and pulsing vigorously as she falls apart. I ride her through each wave, prolonging the pleasure as much as I can.
Once her pussy begins to calm, I relax my muscles, and it’s all it takes to roll my eyes to the back of my head.
“Fuck, Serena,” I growl, resisting the urge to come inside her.
Pulling out, I pump myself quickly. Two strokes are all it takes to spill across her reddened ass. I brand her with my cum, staking my claim.
When I release myself, my chest burns with a different desire, and I act before I can think.
Sliding off the bed, I walk around to the side and kneel on the mattress. I slide my hands along her jaw and into her hair, cupping her face.
My lips crash on to hers, my face contorted with overwhelming emotion. She freezes for the shortest second before she moves with me, her lips becoming as hungry as mine.
Parting the seam of her lips, my tongue finds hers, which dances to the rhythm of my kiss. She’s bound, but her hands struggle to get free, wanting to grab me.
But this isn’t going to be the moment I reveal my identity.
Slowing our passion down, I gently claim her lips over and over, mentally straining to send every feeling I have for her through the connection.
My forehead rolls against hers, our warm breath mixing together between us. I part my lips to ask if she’s okay, but the wrong words try slipping out and I seal my mouth shut to prevent their escape.
She beats me to it. “That was …”
My chest tightens.
“The hottest thing … ever.”
I steal another kiss, the last one this time, and a smile takes over my face. “Good.”
Reaching up, I pull my mask back down, fastening it in place before I release her from her restraints. “Stay there.” I grab a towel from her clothes basket and quickly clean her off.
Sitting up on her knees, she stretches her wrists out before taking the eye mask off. She blinks rapidly, her eyes adjusting to the light. I make a mental note to write a raving review on for that damn good eye mask.
She slinks down, melting into her bed with the biggest smile tugging her lips up. I’ve never seen her happier, giddier. Pure joy radiates from her, and if she could see me right now, my expression would mirror hers.
She’s never been so relaxed around me, so at ease. It’s beautiful, watching her guards come down.
Propping herself up on her elbows, she bites down on her bottom lip. “Now what?”
My heart aches, a deep agony striking through the center. I want to tell her that we cuddle and watch a movie. That we go downstairs and play with Freddie. But somehow, even after what we just did, that feels more intimate in a way, especially when she doesn’t know my true identity.
Words, opposite of what I really want, leave my lips. “Now, I’ll leave you alone and let you rest. I have to get back home. I have a … meeting early in the morning.”
I don’t miss it—the way her face falls and eyes soften with disappointment. Fuck. That’s the last thing I wanted to do.
As if Freddie knows we’re done now, he trots into the room, up his ramp, and onto the fuzzy blanket hanging on to the corner of the bed by a thread, pulling my attention from Serena with his cuteness.
Flicking my gaze back to her, I suck in a pained breath as I see her eyes welling with tears. I know what we just did was intense, probably overwhelming, and a shock to the system.
Shit. Shit. Shit. I can’t leave her like this.
Without a word, I turn and walk over to her closet, grabbing a cute set of pink pajamas, my dick bobbing. I pull my boxers and joggers up.
When I turn back to her, she watches me with a hint of hesitancy in her eyes.
Walking over, I stretch my arm out. “Here, change.”
Her eyes bounce between me and the PJs, her face dumfounded and lips parting. “W-what?”
“Take your cute little ass into the bathroom and get into something comfortable.” I clench my jaw, not because of anger, but because I’m a breath away from changing my mind.
Again, her questioning gaze flutters back and forth between the pajamas and my mask, but the sadness in her eyes fades away. “Will you still be here when I get back?”
I nod. “Let’s see how fast you are.”
Her smile returns, and she springs up in bed before rushing across the floor and into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
I turn my attention to Freddie, and he looks up at me, wagging his tail.
“Good boy, letting your parents have some alone time.”
Serena emerges from the bathroom, hair up in a ponytail and pajamas on her body, her outfit complete with a big smile and a vulnerable gaze.
I gesture toward the bed, and she slowly walks over and slides beneath the comforter, looking uncertain as she watches every move I make.
I turn the light off before striding back to her side and sliding in beside her. Her breathing is uneven as I tuck an arm beneath her, pulling her into my side.
I'll stay—just for a minute, just until she’s more relaxed. Then I have to leave.
She rolls into me, her hand finding my chest. Her whisper is soft, barely audible, but my ears catch every syllable. “Thank you.”
Another risk. Another boundary. Another thing I shouldn’t be doing.
Lifting the bottom of my mask, I kiss the top of her hair and pull the mask back down before her gaze catches an exposed inch of my face. But she doesn’t try to. Instead, she nestles deeper into my side, clinging to me, like if she lets up at all, I’ll vanish.
Her breathing slows, her body relaxing into mine with every passing second. She stretches her hand out, gesturing toward the remote, and I grab it for her. She turns a movie on, and my hand finds her back, brushing softly.
Within minutes, she’s melted completely in my embrace. I’ll wait just a little longer, until she falls asleep, and then I’ll sneak out. But even the thought of leaving her at all claws at my chest.
Without realizing it, we’re handing our hearts over to one another.
I don’t think it’s been a secret to me, but after tonight—after she gave me her trust, her safety, herself over to me completely—I’m falling harder than ever before.
There’s no way––even if she discovers the truth and hates me completely––that I’m ever letting her go.