Chapter THIRTY-EIGHT ELLIE

Holy. Fuck

I licked my lips. Desire warred with misgivings. But I’d just been through a lot and I needed something to make me feel grounded, anchored, part of the real world again.

I wasn’t a sex goddess.

I didn’t think I was good at this kind of thing.

But I wanted to be. And for Andres, I would try.

He loved me. He wouldn’t judge me or make fun of me. And as I quickly stripped, too eager to feel him inside me to even attempt to go slow, he watched.

Andres’ eyes never left my body as I pulled off my clothes until I was standing there in my plain black cotton thong.

“Leave those on,” he said, and I nodded.

I expected him to tug my hand or drag me down on top of him, but Andres didn’t move.

Biting my lip, I took the first step. I sat on his lap. Pressing my hands to his shoulders, I leaned down and took his mouth.

He tasted so good. Like whiskey and lemons. I licked into his mouth deeper, moaning as I rubbed my nipples against his hair-roughened chest.