CHAPTER 28
Madeline
I dropped the phone to the bed when the call was over. My entire body was tingling, and I played back the sound of Declan’s orgasm through the receiver again. It was so hot. I turned to the side to see that it was getting close to one in the morning and sighed happily. There was going to be some things to talk about when we had the chance, but I was open to hearing him out. I was just glad that he showed up at my house, even though the timing was a bit on the awkward side.
I slept well once I drifted off, worn into exhaustion from the first orgasm that I’d had that involved someone else for a while. When I heard my parents in the main part of the house, I snuggled tighter under the blankets for a few precious moments before getting up and pulling on some clean clothes. “Need any help?”
“I am just getting the coffee made. We’ll open presents before we eat.” Mom smiled at me as she poured me a cup and handed it to me. I took a long sip of the steaming liquid and smiled as I caught the scent of cinnamon. I loved this kind of coffee and Mom always brought me some, or sent it in a care package. Shelly came in from outside carrying a few logs to add to the fire.
We all made our way into the living room and sat on the couch as Shelly watched the twenty-four-hour news, chatting about last night and today. She always told me that she liked to be caught up with things despite her freestyle nature. I smiled as Mom told me again how much she liked Declan and his family. “He’s the kind of man that will take care of you while he lets you be yourself. That’s good.” I looked at Mom, seeing a tightness in her jaw. I knew that my dad wasn’t that kind of man and hated that I’d pushed the chance of love away for so long. My mom did the best she could, and he had his opinions, but they weren’t the opinions of every man. I needed to give Declan this chance. We opened gifts and made the usual breakfast of French toast, drinking more coffee as we ate.
I loved Christmas and the warmth that filled Declan’s house, but I needed another kind of warmth. Our families were flying out close to each other, so we met up at the airport to say goodbye. I felt a tinge of sadness as I watched Mom and Shelly leave, but Declan took my hand and we walked to the parking garage where he kissed me by my car. “My house.”
I felt his lips crash against mine again in a hungry kiss before he tore himself away from me. We’d driven separate cars since there was enough of a difference in schedules to do so, but right now I regretted that as I watched him walk away.
I started the engine and drove as fast as I could while still being safe. I saw that Declan beat me as his car was already parked and hurried to the front door, tapping on it with shaking hands. I wanted Declan more than anything and he opened the door to tug me against his body for a kiss as he kicked the door closed. I felt him slam me into it, his mouth hard and demanding against mine. I moaned against him, my hands gripping his shoulders before my arms wrapped around his neck. He’d already slipped his coat off and I felt his muscled, perfect torso pressed against me in my own thick jacket.
Somehow, we parted enough to get my jacket off before he was kissing me again as I wrapped my denim clad legs around his waist. He was hot and thick as he pressed against me, something I felt even though our clothes. I moaned, raising my hips to meet him as the hard edge of my jeans rubbed against my clit and making me shudder. “Declan,” I said as he moved down the skin of my neck with his mouth, thrusting into me. “I need you.”
He carried me to his bedroom easily, holding me tight in his arms. His lips still brushed against my jaw as I clung to him and closed my eyes, basking in the feeling of being in his arms. Declan dropped me onto the bed slowly, and I held on as I slid down every inch of his amazing body. His hands made quick work of removing my soft sweater before he unbuttoned my jeans before he kissed me again.
Declan slipped his hands down my jeans to cup my ass as our tongues danced together. I was desperate to feel him inside of me and gripped his hair as desire flooded me. “I need you… inside… of me.”
He pulled away and slipped my pants down before he took off his own I felt a rush of adrenaline and pushed him down on his back as he stared up at me with dark eyes. I watched as he spread his legs open and dropped back onto his pillows as I licked my lips.
I crawled over him, eyeing his erection as I moved, leaning down to press a kiss against his thigh. He was sweaty, and it turned me on as I moved my tongue along the side of his cock. Declan groaned as he slipped his hands into my hair and I moved my mouth over him, taking him deep in my throat. I bobbed up and down as he moaned my name, feeling him thicken inside of my mouth before he tugged me away.
“I need you, Madeline. I fucking need you so bad.” He rasped as he stared down at me. “Ride my cock now.”
I obliged as I moved to straddle him, slipping his cock inside of me as I cried out. He filled me, stretching me open as my walls dampened for him. “Oh, fuck.”
We rocked together as he closed his eyes, his hips moving with my body until he jerked inside of me. I knew that he was coming and then he turned us easily, so I was on my back. Declan started to move hard and fast inside of me as I whimpered and clawed at his back. I was coming within a few moments as I screamed his name and Declan buried his face inside of my neck.
We rested together, breathing heavily before he pushed away from me to get us some water from the bathroom. Declan brought me the glass and I drank a long sip before he followed suit, setting it on the table. “I know that I acted like an asshole before, but I was scared. I didn’t know what I was doing but it felt so right with you. I was going on what everyone was thinking about me, about us… and I ended up hurting you by the gossip anyway.” He searched my eyes for a long moment, seeing the pain cross my face as he winced. “That was nothing to me, Madeline. It was convenient at best, but I thought about you with her. I knew that I cared about you in a way I never had anybody. It just took me a while to man up and tell you. Of course, it had to be when your family was there.”
I laughed, tears sliding down my cheek. “I think they were impressed with it. They couldn’t stop talking about you.”
Declan moved closer to me, stroking my stomach gently as he pressed his lips to my bare shoulder. “I only care what you think. I want to try this with you. Really try. I want to take you out in town and have the hospital talk about us. I feel like I was hiding you before when I should have been proud of the fact that you were mine.” I gave him a surprised look. “Yes, you are mine. I might stumble in this process, but you made me feel alive again. You made me remember what it was to feel something for someone. You gave me hope for the future.” I smiled as he pressed his kiss to my lips.
“I want that, Declan. I missed you while we were apart.” I felt him settle beside me and slip an arm possessively over my stomach as I sighed happily.