“I won’t. I promise.” She rubbed the side of her face against my chest and kissed it.
I knew all along she could be trusted. I was furious with myself for listening to Abe and Cori. So fucking furious. But I didn’t want to dwell on it. I couldn’t change the past, but I could do right for the future. Nothing else mattered at this moment more than having Miranda in my arms again.
“A baby… I still can’t believe it.” I squeezed her, breathing in her sweet essence.
“I didn’t plan it, you know. I wasn’t trying to trap you.” She peered up at me, worry crossed over her face.
“Shh.” I rubbed the palm of my hand up and down her back. “I know. I’m thrilled about the baby. I guarantee you my mom and Simone will go nuts. Our little girl will be incredibly loved and spoiled.”
Miranda giggled. “I feel like the weight of the world has fallen off my shoulders.”
“I’m glad, baby.”
“I want to come home.”
“Soon. Dad and Axel believe you’re safer here.”
She propped up on my chest. “Do you really think I could be in danger? I mean, Jason creeped me out from the very beginning, but would he actually hurt me?”
“I don’t know, and I don’t want to find out.”
“Okay.” She worried her lower lip.
“Let’s not think about Jason for the rest of the day. I want to focus on us.”
Miranda smiled radiantly. Her baby blues sparkled like the ocean. “Yes. I want you to make love to me. I need you.”
My chest expanded, and my heart felt whole again. I felt whole. One look, one smile, one kiss was all I needed from Miranda to piece my brokenness back together.
But what I needed most before I left her again was for our bodies and souls to reconnect after weeks of separation. I wanted to wipe away all the heartache I’d caused her. Lavish her with love for as long as possible.
I took possession of Miranda’s mouth and slowly kissed her, brushing my tongue along hers. I couldn’t get enough of her. I licked a trail down her neck and filled my hands with her breasts, circling my thumbs around her nipples.
“Yes…” She arched into me.
“So beautiful, M. So fucking beautiful.”
“Don’t make me wait. I need you inside me.”
I smiled at her neediness. I felt the same way, wanting to be buried deep in her heat. My only mission was to please my beauty. I settled between her legs and filled her to the hilt.
“Oh yes, just like that!”
“Still so tight.” I groaned, rolling my eyes back. I didn’t move, only wanting to relish being inside her warm, wet pussy again. I lifted her leg and wrapped it behind my thigh. She opened even more and took me in further. “Damn, I missed this.”
“Me too.” She bucked into me, her hands gliding over my biceps and shoulders.
I melted at her touch as our bodies moved in unison. I pulled out and thrust back in, out and in. We set a relaxed pace, neither in a rush this time. I’d make love to her for as long as I could. Reclaiming her body, mending her shattered heart, making her mine all over again.
I knew she wouldn’t sleep with Derek. But it bothered me that she would have had I not barged into her life last night. It wasn’t fair to blame her for any of this. She did nothing wrong, trying to move on after I destroyed her. I’d make Jason pay for upending both our lives.
“I love you, M. Always and forever.”
“I love you, Will. Always and forever. Thank you for coming for me…”
Sweetest words ever.
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