CHAPTER TWENTY SIX - AMBER
I awoke some time before the sun was up. Emery’s head still rested on my lap, and I was leaning against Luke’s chest. His arms were wrapped around me. It was a wonderful way to wake up. All of us together on the couch like that made me feel warm inside. It felt like coming home, like I had a family.
Luke stirred behind me. “Morning, beautiful,” he said quietly.
“Morning, yourself.”
He nuzzled his face in my hair. “You know, I had the most amazing dream.”
“Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah. I dreamed that the most amazing woman in the world walked into my house last night and decided to stay.”
“Sounds nice. I’d like to meet this fantasy woman.”
“You’d like her. Long dark hair. Gorgeous blue eyes. Can cook like nobody’s business. She’s the total package.”
I laughed softly. “Well, if you gave her compliments like that, it’s no wonder she stayed.”
He inhaled deeply. “She also smells nice.”
“Keep it up, and you’re going to wake up Emery.”
“Good point. I think it’s time we put her to bed.”
Luke slid out from behind me and scooped Emery off my lap gently. Her eyes didn’t open and she didn’t make a sound. She was still fast asleep.
I followed Luke upstairs and watched from the doorway as he tucked Emery into bed. He tiptoed out of the room and closed the door behind him. When we were alone, he pulled me back into his arms.
“Now I think it’s time to get you into bed, too,” he said, his voice, low and sexy.
He picked me up in his strong arms, just as easily as he’d picked up Emery. He took me into his bedroom like a groom carrying his bride. The first rays of dawn filtered through the curtains, painting everything in the room gold.
Luke laid me gently on the bed. I watched as he stripped his clothes off. His skin glowed like a bronze statue, making my insides clench exquisitely. When he was finished with his clothes, he started on mine, undressing me slowly like he was unwrapping a package.
His eyes roved over every inch of my body as he did it, like he was savoring the sight of me. “You’re so fucking beautiful,” he said. “Do you know how much I missed you, baby?”
The words sent a warm fluttering through my core. I knew he found me attractive, the thickening shaft between his legs was evidence enough of that. But it was still nice to hear him say it out loud.
When I was naked except for my panties, Luke laid down next to me. I pressed against him, thrilled at the feeling of being so close to him again. It had been too long.
Luke kissed me slowly, sensually. It almost felt like he was kissing me for the very first time. Tasting me. Exploring me. Discovering me.
I melted against him. My fingers trailed over the hard lines of his muscles. They rippled and flexed with every movement, radiating strength. After everything we’d been through over the past few weeks, I finally felt like he was mine. Truly mine.
His powerful hands caressed my flesh, leaving hot lines of fire in their wake. I moaned at the warmth blossoming in my core. “I want you so bad, Luke.”
“Good. No need to beg, kitten. I’m all yours right now. We’ll play another time. I just need you to know what you do to me.” He glanced up at me. “I’m in love with you, Amber.”
I tried to find air to breathe. “Me too.”
Luke trailed kisses down my neck and my chest until he got to my breasts. He teased my nipples into hard points, nipping and sucking at them until my body writhed beneath him. Then his mouth moved down over my stomach, making me shiver every time he kissed me. Slowly, but surely, he moved ever closer to my center.
His tongue traced a line just above my panties. The way he tormented my sensitive skin felt amazing. My thighs clenched together, trying to still the aching need building inside me.
Luke began sliding my underwear down my hips slowly. Taking his time to lick and suck at every inch of newly revealed flesh. Every part of me felt hypersensitive now. The slightest brush of his lips sent jolts of sensation directly to my core.
His mouth coaxed pleasure from me in ways I didn’t think possible. Still, it felt like he was doing more than just making me feel good. It was like he was getting familiar with my body again. Like he was restoring the intimacy we’d lost during our separation.
Whatever he was doing, I never wanted him to stop.
Finally, he slid my panties all the way off me, exposing me to his hungry gaze. The look of raw passion in his eyes sent electricity roaring through my veins.
I sat up and kissed him. Then I lay back, bringing him with me. His body pressed over mine, and his hard length probed between my legs. I reached down and guided him inside me. His hips thrust forward and he penetrated the very depths of me. I moaned at the feeling of it.
Luke moved in and out of me with a slow, steady rhythm as he watched me intently. Every lingering stroke of his hard length sent waves of pleasure through my entire body. I writhed beneath him, unable to control myself.
“I wanna make love to you every morning.” He brushed his nose by mine as he rocked deep inside of me. “You’d let me, right?”
“I’d beg for it.” I wrapped my legs around his sexy hips and pulled him down, tightening my arms around him. “I love how you feel inside of me. Now, make me come.”
He chuckled low in his chest and turned, burying his face against the side of my neck. He quickened his pace, and my hips rose to meet his thrusts, moving in tempo with him. He thrust deeper inside me, finding my most sensitive parts and setting them ablaze.
Pleasure built up inside me, cresting like a giant wave. I could feel myself getting close. Every stroke of him pushed me closer and closer.
The dam burst and wave after wave of pure bliss washed over me. My body bucked beneath him, tightening up with every pulse of pleasure. Luke thrust deep inside me and groaned. His hips jerked against me as he came. I realized he didn’t have a condom on, but I wasn’t saying a damn thing. We would be married in a few months if it were up to me.
We stayed locked in our embrace for what felt like forever, just enjoying being together, neither of us wanting to let go ever again.