Chapter 35
Detective Casey
For the first time in what felt like ever, heaven was upon me. The visitors were gone, the house was empty of everyone but me and Anna. Bliss. I didn’t think it would ever come. Especially after Mrs. Marks appeared back at the house upset. Supposedly, Boston had run off and Dr. Patron went after him. She waited three hours before she got a call. They were both okay, and Dr. Patron managed to talk Boston into a session. It was pure relief when they picked her up and left. Now, it was just me and Anna, and with the way she was staring at me, nude beneath the blankets…the night was ours.
I lifted my hand, fitting a loose curl behind her ear as I moved in to brush my lips over hers. The hunger that met me brought my fingers deeper into her hair, squeezing against the silky strands. A gasp separated us only a moment before her mouth crushed into mine. Anna pushed her breasts into my chest, applying pressure as she rolled me to my back. The smile that flashed was quick and full of seduction. She wanted me. And not just wanted, but desired. The depths were limitless. The black hole of desperation that took us over had a current we couldn’t escape. It was me and her. It would always be us.
Weight settled over the underside of my hard cock, registering against my stomach and chest as she lowered herself on top of me. Gentle rocking was met with her wetness as teased herself along my length. I couldn’t stop myself from squeezing into her ass and grinding against her. Firmly, I held the back of her neck. The more we kissed, the more we moaned at the friction.
“I’ve been waiting for this,” I breathed out. “I want you.”
“Show me.”
I spun her to her back, trailing my mouth along her neck to suck at the sensitive skin. Anna’s legs spread wider, opening to me even more as I nipped over her chest. I brushed the pads of my fingers over her folds, extracting a deep sigh as I eased one of my digits into her channel. The deep arch of her back had me lifting. The sight didn’t compare to what I saw in my dreams. Blonde curls from her hair cascaded over dark sheets, and her full breasts were thrust toward the ceiling. With how far her legs were spread, she held no restraints to what was happening. She was embracing it. Embracing us.
Deeper, I entered, only to withdraw and ease another finger inside. She was so wet and ready. Her body’s response matched the pleasurable sounds that grew louder with each breath. They blanketed me, warming my heart as I reached forward to squeeze against her nipple. They were already so hard. Everything about her told me this was it.
“Braden.” Brown eyes opened, and she held my wrist as she moved against my thrusts. I bit my lip, easing the direction of our hands until they were level to where I was pleasuring her. When I took her index finger, leading it to her clit, surprise dawned. It faded just as fast as she flattened over the sensitive nub and began moving in a circular motion. The sight turned my blood to fire. I barely remembered reaching up to tease her breasts again. I watched, fascinated, and so hot for her, I couldn’t think straight.
“Fuck, baby. Don’t move. Keep doing that.”
I removed my fingers, laying on my stomach as I worked my tongue along the inside of her folds. When I dipped into her entrance, Anna cried out. Faster, she worked over her clit, moving against my face as I pushed in. Fingers clutched my hair and her head was raised. The taste took me over, and I couldn’t get enough as I began to fuck and suck all over her pussy. For minutes, we didn’t stop looking at each other. I wasn’t sure either of us could.
“That feels so good. I…Braden. Come up here.”
A tug pulled at my hair, but I shook, letting her juices wet my face.
“Come, then I’ll give you what you want.”
“Braden.”
“You’re so close. I want to taste it. Come.”
I eased my tongue back into her channel, fucking to her rhythm. It didn’t take long before spasms and screams filled the space. Anna’s body jolted as I moved her fingers and sucked over her clit. When I went back to taste her, the savoring didn’t last. Impatience had Anna pulling at me, harder, and I was all too happy to move up and inch my way inside her.
Tightness gripped my cock, causing my blood to heat even more. When I surged forward, joining our mouths, I couldn’t help but grind and bury myself inside her. I kept my pace slow, relishing in how she reacted to each thrust.
“I want to make this permanent with us again. Anna…I need you.”
I didn’t slow or stop as I let her search for an answer. I kept our eyes connected, still kissing as little whimpers broke free of her lips. Nails dug into my back, and I saw her surrender long before she spoke.
“You want to be exclusive again? A couple?”
“Until you’re ready for more. But I won’t lie. I want it all. There is no one for me but you. So long as we love each other, we can work through anything. Look at us.” I kissed her hard, wrapping my hand around the back of her head so my thumb could stroke her cheek. “Look at us,” I emphasized. “We’ve weathered the worst, and we still love each other. That’s real. True. Let’s make it official. Be mine again.”
Sweat beaded my skin for more reasons than controlling my release. My life revolved around her answer. My happiness…she held it all. Sure, my world wouldn’t end if she said no, but it could spin out of control. I would never give up. I couldn’t.
“You want there to be an us. I can see it, A rúnsearc. Tell me.”
Pleasure intensified as she wrapped her legs around my waist. I pushed deeper, withdrawing, and slamming into her with a force that had my attention going to her breasts. Squeezing her nipple, I let one of my eyebrows raise.
“Well?”
“The thought has appeal.”
“Appeal?” I plunged into her again, causing her to gasp. “You like that, huh?”
“Again.”
“I’ve got a better idea.”
I flipped her over and pulled her up on all fours. A moan tore from both of us as I entered her again. The soft, romantic side was gone. I let her adjust, sliding in and out slowly. Fingers dug into the mattress, and when she was arching to get me deeper, I began pounding my cock into her. More screams. Beautiful sounds of encouragement.
Wrapping my fingers in her hair, I pulled back, bringing her near orgasm as she tightened around me.
“You can keep trying to avoid an answer, but you’re mine whether you accept this or not. You know that, don’t you.”
“Braden.”
“It wasn’t a question. Say it. You know.”
“Yes. Yes!”
“And you want to be mine, right.”
I fucked her harder, nearly coming as her grip around my cock became almost painful. With a tug on her hair, Anna whimpered.
“Yes…but—”
“No. You just said it. It’s us. Anna and Braden, boyfriend and girlfriend. More, if you’ll ever give it to me. We love each other. Nothing else matters.”
“Please. Braden.” She sucked in a breath as I lowered my chest against her back and reached around, gripping her shoulder. I used the hold to grind myself into her mercilessly.
“I love you. Say it, because God knows I need to hear it.”
“I love you. I love you,” she said, turning to meet my lips.
“Eyes open, baby. See our new beginning. See me.”
Tears welled and fell to the sheet as our lips brushed. Still, I thrust, torturing us both as we tempted the power of fate. It tried to rip us apart once. I was here to make sure it didn’t do it again.
“Mine?”
“Yes.”
Moving my hips, I pushed in again.
“Mine?”
At her mirroring question, I kissed her harder, increasing my speed. It was all it took for Anna to shatter. Her body rocked, shaking while she clutched around me. A broken breath mixed with my deep moans, and I swelled, answering as I came inside her.
“Forever, and ever, and always.”
Something flashed across Anna’s face akin to surprise or pause, but she swallowed hard, nodding, shedding more tears.
“Always.”