Chapter 12

“It’s your fault,” I pointed out. “You gonna clean it up?”

“In a bit. Let me explore first. I want to cherish you, Adrian. I want you to know how much you mean to me, how much I missed you the past year, and that I appreciate all you’ve done to get us back to this point. Te amo, you know?”

I felt a swell of emotion. “I love you, too.” With that, I pulled him to me and let him have his way.

* * *

Brandon laved my body from top to bottom. He missed nothing in his exploration, not my eyelids, or the delicate shell of my ear. The tender skin at my throat, the mixture of gray and blond hair on my chest were all of interest. He nibbled, tasted, and teased me to the point of madness.