Chapter 167: Ivy

His length, his girth...sliding down on top of him was heaven.

Why hadn't they done this before? Why had she fought it so hard?

She wasn't going to have sex with Austin Bishop, that was why. That was crossing the final line. That was the ultimate lie. It was okay if she made him believe she was a thriving artist – a real success down in California. It was okay to let that little fib sit between them. It sat between her and everyone else in the world. Why not Austin too?

But that fib and having sex with him...they couldn't exist in the same universe. It was a betrayal he'd never get past.

In that moment, though, she couldn't stop. She was bouncing up and down on him, his hands guiding her, their pants and cries mingling together and she couldn't care any more. She couldn't make herself do the right thing. She wanted him more than she wanted breath or pride or family or life itself.