“Oh fuck, baby. Move your hand up and down my dick again. Yes, that’s it. Fuck, that feels so good.”
A low groan filled the room and then he thrust his hips up, the water sloshing around the bath as he found his release. She gentled her hold on him, running her hand lightly up and down the shaft before pulling back. When she looked up at him, he was staring at her, his eyes warm with pleasure and satisfaction.
“Thank you, baby girl.”
Happiness filled her. And she leaned in to kiss him lightly. “The pleasure was mine. Come on, let’s get you dry and I’ll give you that massage I promised you.”
He groaned. “You’re spoiling me.”
He deserved it. And if she could ease his sadness just a little bit, she’d be happy. He stood and let her dry him off, watching her with a hint of wonder in his gaze. She quickly grabbed a dry towel and the massage oil from the cabinet. Then she led him to his bedroom. She laid down the towel on the bed and he climbed onto it, lying on his front. She stood at the side of the bed and squirted the oil onto her hands, warming it before she dug into his tight muscles. Standing meant she could put more power into her hands, but it made it harder for her to reach his other side.
“Do you mind if I straddle your hips?” she asked him. “I’ll try not to rest too much of my weight on you.”
“Baby, you weigh nothing. Straddle away.”
She climbed over him, felt the heat of him against her pussy even through the material of her shorts and panties.
Calm, Gigi.
She moved her hands over his smooth skin, digging into the knots she found, delighting in his pleased sounds. After a while, he had completely relaxed and she realized that he’d fallen asleep. Hm, she hadn’t expected that. Pleased with herself, she climbed off and took a moment to stare at that truly delicious bare ass.
Really. It was wrong for one person to be so freaking gorgeous.
Then, feeling like it wasn’t right to stare at him when he was asleep, she grabbed a light blanket from the wardrobe and placed it over his body. She left the room quietly to clean up the bathroom, take her meds, and lock up the house.
Exhaustion tugged at her. Her entire body ached. Stress and the long, emotional day were going to play havoc on her body. She quickly slid on one of Macca’s t-shirts, needing the comfort tonight. She pulled back the covers on her side, and climbed in. Now she wished he hadn’t fallen asleep. She really needed to feel him close. She closed her eyes. Images of Penny filled her head. Tears dripped down her face.
A quiet sob escaped.
Penny was gone.
The wonderful woman who’d saved her would never gift her with that gentle, knowing smile. Would never give her another kind word. Or piece of advice. Or tell her a story about the protective, kind, fearless warrior lying next to her.
Another sob. Shit. She had to get up before she woke him. She pushed the covers up and sat. An arm wrapped around her waist and she let out a startled cry.
“Stay,” a rough voice demanded. Then he rose and drew the covers back, climbing in before tucking her in close to him.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you.” She could hear the tears in her voice. Shit. She was supposed to be staying strong for him. “I’ll just get up and—”
“You’re not going anywhere,” he told her in a gruff voice.
“But—”
He rolled onto his back and settled her on his chest, wrapping the blankets around them both before clasping hold of her ass. He even pushed one hand under her panties to cup her bottom cheek.
He placed his other hand on the back of her head, keeping her in place before placing a kiss on the top of her head. “It’s okay, baby. Let it out.”
“I. . .I. . .” She shook from the sobs that were building up inside her. “I can’t.”
“Why not? I can feel you shaking.”
“I’m supposed to be taking care of you, not the other way around!”
“You did take care of me. Nobody has looked after me so well since I was a child. It’s my turn to look after you.”
“But you always do that!” she protested. “You’re hurting. I should be doing this for you.”
“What? Lying with me on your chest and your hand on my butt? Hm, actually I could be down with that.”