“Holy fuck.” I latch on to her nipple again as I thrust in and out of her, hoping it will be a distraction from how fucking incredible she feels. My blood is running hot through my veins as I feel every inch of her hug every inch of me.
I’ve never had sex without a condom before, even with my ex-fiancée. We were young, and I didn’t want to risk getting her pregnant. I’m glad I had the common sense to think about that given how that entire relationship panned out.
But with Penelope? If she told me she were pregnant tomorrow, I would be ecstatic. Hell, that would mean we’d be attached forever. And that’s what I want.
“Maddox. Oh, God... it’s so good.”
I pull back and slide out of her slowly just so I can catch my breath. But the look in her eyes as our gazes meet causes something to shift in my chest.
“Penelope...” I stare into her eyes, holding back the words I so desperately want to say.
“Maddox.” She gasps and presses her lips to mine chastely before pulling away.
We stay there like that, our eyes locked, breathing each other in as I move in and out of her—swiveling my hips, dragging out long strokes, pressing our bodies together so she can’t fight our connection.
My heart rate climbs and so does that flash up my spine warning that I’m about to come.
“Keep going, Maddox. Oh, God,” she moans, closing her eyes. “Keep going.”
“I’m there, baby. Are you?” I reach up and pinch her nipple, tweaking it just slightly.
And that sets her off.
“God, yes!” She clings to me, and we both snap at the same time, the ache that was building finally detonating and radiating out through all of my limbs.
My knees almost buckle, but I hold it together long enough for her screaming to subside and my dick to stop twitching. My legs are practically numb, but I can’t move. I don’t want to. If I could stay attached to her like this for the rest of my life, I’d die a happy man.
Once we relax, I wrap my arms around her and carry her to the bathroom, holding her in my arms as I wait for the water in the shower to heat up.
All we do is kiss, letting our mouths do the talking and saying the words that I don’t think either of us could vocalize right now—well, at least maybe not her.
Me, on the other hand? I have three words on the tip of my tongue that are just dying to come out.
* * *
“What about sunrises?” I scoot closer to Penelope and kiss her shoulder as we lie in bed. We spent the rest of the night exploring sex with nothing between us, and it was fucking incredible, but not quite as incredible as waking up with her next to me.
That’s right, ladies and gentleman—she stayed the night, even though it took a little coaxing.
I could tell she was overwhelmed at one point, after the second time we had sex, so I put on a movie to quiet her mind, one starring Robert Downey, Jr., of course. It only took about twenty minutes of me softly rubbing her head as she rested it in my lap before she was sleeping in my arms.
But then about an hour later, I woke up with my dick in her mouth, and then she rode me until we passed out again.
And believe me, I’m not complaining.
“What about them?” she asks, stretching her limbs and then pushing her ass into my crotch.
“Well, I know sunsets are one thing you can’t live without. But what about sunrises?” I press my lips to her skin again. “Those are pretty spectacular as well.”
“I don’t disagree, but there’s something about the end of a day that makes the sunset more poignant.”
“What do you mean by that?”
She twists to face me now, tucking her hands under her head. And God, the woman looks radiant in sunlight. Her green eyes sparkle, the red in her hair is highlighted and shines against her tan skin, and her entire body looks relaxed, like she’s not ready to greet the world just yet. “Sunsets are like the curtain closing on the day. They’re a time for reflection. And I just feel like the colors are more vibrant when you get to look at one and ask yourself if you made a difference that day.”
“Is that important to you? Making a difference?”
She cracks a small smile. “Yeah, more as I get older, I think. I mean, I actually feel like since I was assigned to the Bolts that my job gives me more of a purpose now, you know?”