On a normal day, it would’ve taken me almost thirty minutes to drive from Toluca to my house in Kissler. That day, it took me less than twenty.

Coming to a sliding stop in my driveway, I killed the ignition and jumped out of my Tahoe. I practically ran around the front end to reach Shelby’s door. Popping it open, I lifted her off the seat and tossed her over my shoulder.

“Anthony,” she yelled, swatting my lower back with her hand. “You could have at least let me put my shorts back on. My ass is on display for the whole world to see!”

Holding her tight with my right arm, I smacked her ass with my left palm. “Nobody is outside, sunshine. I already checked. Besides your ass isn’t the only thing hanging out.” Her laughter surrounded us as I unlocked the front door and moved us inside. Slamming it shut with my foot, I twisted the deadbolt and headed straight for my bedroom.

Once in my room, I dropped Shelby onto her back on the bed. She bounced on the soft mattress; her heavy breasts swayed, and her legs fell open on impact.

My cock jerked in response.

Heart racing, I raked my gaze over her from head to toe. Just looking at her made my cock throb. I wanted her; needed her.

I fucking craved her.

Encircling her ankles with my fingers, I yanked her to the edge of the mattress. She squealed and wrapped her legs around me, forcing her hot center to press against my cock.

She moaned at the contact, and I bit the inside of my cheek to maintain control.

I ran my hands up the outside of her thighs in long, firm strokes. “Do you have any idea how gorgeous you are?”

Her cheeks flushed, and she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth. “I’ve been told that a time or two.” Smartass. “But it never meant much until I heard you say it.”

My hands stilled. “Yeah?”

“Yeah.” She tilted her head to the side, and her eyes gleamed with something akin to adoration. “Want to know a secret, Tony?” I nodded. “You make me believe things I never believed before.” She inhaled through her nose. “And you make me want things I never thought were possible.”

I placed my hands on the bed and leaned over her. “What do you want? All you have to do is ask. I’ll move heaven and earth to give you anything you want, baby.”

She sucked in a breath. “You can’t say stuff like that.”

“Why not?” I ran my nose along the line of her jaw. “It’s the truth.”

Raising herself onto her elbows, she brought her face to meet mine. “Because saying stuff like that gives me hope.”

I stilled, completely taken aback by her words.

At that point, I still didn’t know what Shelby had gone through or what had happened to her in the past, but whatever it was, it’d obviously done more damage than I’d initially thought. Not only did my girl not have much faith in the things I said, but she didn’t have any hope for the future either.

Both were things I was going to change.

I pressed my lips to her throat, tasting her skin. “Tell me what you want, sunshine.” She arched her neck, giving me better access. I took full advantage and trailed my tongue up the delicate column of her throat. “Anything you want, it’s yours.”

Lifting her hands, she slid them beneath my untucked shirt. Her small hands scorched my skin as her palms slid from my abs to my chest. “Well,” she replied in a teasing tone. “First, I think you should repay the favor I did for you on the drive over.” Her fingers pinched my nipples, and I hissed at the sensation. “Then, I’m hoping you’ll give me a few more orgasms with that big cock of yours.”

My control snapped.

I straightened and shoved her back on the bed. “Don’t you fucking move.”

She grinned but didn’t speak nor move. I ripped my shirt free from my body with one forceful jerk. Shelby laughed as buttons sailed through the air before falling to the hardwood floor and scattering in ten different directions. Fisting my undershirt behind my neck, I pulled it over my head in one quick move.

Shelby moaned and gripped the blanket beneath her at the sight of my bared torso. Her eyes dipped and traced every inch of my chest and abs. When her nipples hardened beneath her tank top, I lost it.

“Get your damn shirt off,” I snapped. Bending over, I ripped my shoes, pants, and socks off in record time. Wearing nothing but a pair of dark grey briefs, I looked back up, fully expecting Shelby to be naked.

She wasn’t.

Her panties had disappeared, but her shirt was still on.

“I know you don’t listen very well baby, but when we’re in this bedroom, I expect you to do as you’re told.” I waited for her to hurl a smartass comment my way but she didn’t. Instead, she looked at me with unsure, almost pleading, eyes. “Shelby—”

“My shirt has to stay on, Tony.” There was something in her voice that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. “And before you ask, no, we’re not going to talk about the reasons why right now.”

She sat up and pulled the thin straps of her shirt down her arms. Then, she pulled her arms through the neck of the shirt, stretching the fabric. Tugging it down her chest, she revealed the lacy blue bra she was wearing. Stomach still covered by her shirt, her hands disappeared behind her back. A second later she’d unsnapped and completely removed the lace.

My mind blanked when I got my first glimpse of her tits.

Standing there like a mute, I did nothing but stare.

“Tony,” Shelby said, leaning back on the bed. “Are you going to keep staring or are you going to touch me?” She lifted her bare foot and rubbed her toes along the front of my briefs. “Because if you’re just going to stand there gawking at me, I guess I’ll have to take matters into my own hands.”

Not happening.

I pointed to the head of the bed. “Get your ass up there.” Surprisingly, she rolled to her knees and moved like I asked. “Good girl.” After pulling off my briefs, I climbed onto the bed behind her. Placing my hands on her hips, I flipped her onto her back and covered her body with mine. “You ready for me, Shelby?”

She closed her eyes and exhaled. “Yes, but I need to tell you my hard limits.”

I dipped my head and pressed a kiss to the center of her chest. She arched her back, pushing her tits towards my waiting mouth. “Tell me,” I said, taking the first pebbled peak between my lips and sucking. Hard.

Shelby gasped and snaked her fingers into my hair. “I n-need,” she stuttered, barely able to speak. “I need to see…” her voice trailed off, and I pinched her neglected nipple between my index finger and thumb.

“Tony!” She screamed my name, yanking on my hair so hard my scalp burned. “Please!”

I released her nipple and looked into her glazed over eyes. “Hard limit, baby... Tell me what it is because I’m seconds away from tearing your first orgasm from you.”

Her eyes popped open, and her head jerked up. “Okay,” she nodded, “I need to see your face when you—”

I took her breast in my hand and kneaded the soft flesh. The sensation caused her mouth to snap shut and her eyes to roll back in her head. “You need to see my face when I slide into you, is that it?”

Face reddening, her gaze crashed back into mine. “Yes.”

I moved my hand to her other breast. “What else?”

She shook her head frantically. “That’s it.” My hand slid between her thighs, finding her wetness. Brushing my thumb over her clit, I slipped my middle finger deep into her tight pussy. “Oh God!” Shelby screamed, pressing down on my hand.

Sweat dripped from my brow. “What do you want first, baby? My mouth or my cock?” Her hips twisted and her hands flew to my shoulders. I added a second finger and slammed it inside of her. A choking sound ripped from the base of her throat. “Answer me, Shelby.” My voice was hard, my tone forceful. “Tell me what you want.” She jerked and moaned but didn’t speak.

I pressed my thumb against her clit and wrapped my hand in her hair. Jerking her head back, I forced her eyes to meet mine. “Talk to me,” my breath came in quick, heavy pants, “do you want me to make love to you? Or do you want me to fuck you?”

Digging her fingertips into the top of my shoulders, she licked her lower lip. “Fuck me, Tony.” Her deep southern accent went straight to my cock, making it even harder. “And hurry up. Else I’ll push your hand away and use my own.”

Two words: Fuck that.

I pulled my fingers out of her pussy, leaned back on my calves, and hooked her right leg over my hip. “You on birth control?” She shook her head. Exhaling, I reached over to my nightstand and pulled out an unopened box of condoms. “We need to make that a priority.” I ripped the box open and grabbed a foil pack. “I don’t want anything between us.” She opened her mouth to say something, but I cut her off. “I’ll get tested, prove to you that I’m clean.” After rolling the condom down my throbbing cock, I leaned over and cupped Shelby’s jaw with both hands. “I won’t ever do anything to put you at risk.” Pressing a soft kiss to her chin, I whispered, “I’ll die before I cause you harm.”

Her chin wobbled and if I didn’t know better, I could’ve sworn she was about to cry. “Don’t make promises unless you plan on keeping them, Tony.” The words were spoken so softly I barely heard them.

Sliding my hands up her face, I caressed the apples of her cheeks with my thumbs. “One day, you’re going to trust me. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but one day, sunshine, you’re going to realize that every word I speak is the truth.” She visibly swallowed and wrapped her arms around my neck. “I will never lie to you, and any promise I make might as well be written in stone.” She exhaled, and her sweet breath wafted across my face. “I wasn’t kidding when I told you that you’d become my life.” Pressing one last kiss to her lips, I leaned back and positioned the tip of my cock at her entrance. “From now until forever, you are mine, Shelby. The sooner you realize and accept that, the better.”

With no further warning, I thrust inside of her, sinking balls deep into her tight channel in one stroke. Her silky-smooth heat gripped my pulsating flesh, and every muscle in my body tensed as red-hot pleasure ripped through me.

“Tony!” She screamed, gasping for breath and clawing at my shoulders with her sharp nails. Wrapping a second leg around my hip, she arched her back and rolled her hips making me slip free an inch or two.

I grabbed her shoulders, stopping her from tearing herself away from me. “Don’t you…” I gritted my teeth and inhaled deeply through my nose. She felt so damn good. “Move.”

Her hands dropped from my shoulders and wrapped around my wrists. Half-lidded eyes stared up at me. “I can’t… It’s so…” She cried, lifting her head off the mattress and looking down at where our bodies were connected. “It’s so fucking big!”

Needing to give her time to adjust to my size, I fought for control.

Breathe you, idiot, I told myself. You can’t hurt her.

“sunshine,” I said, exhaling through gritted teeth. “You good?”

Shelby moved her hips again and sucked in a breath. Nodding once, she placed her hands on the back of my head and pulled me down for a kiss. Our lips met, and my heart stuttered, it’s cadence suddenly becoming off rhythm.

“Anthony…” Shelby ripped her mouth from mine, and I growled in protest. “Sugar, you’ve got to move. If you don’t, I feel like I may die.”

I didn’t need her to tell me twice.

Grasping the back of her neck with one hand, I wrapped my free arm around her lower back and lifted her off the mattress. Still impaled on my cock, her chest crashed into mine. Lips inches away, I couldn’t resist kissing the fuck out of her again.

She moaned—low and deep—into my mouth before breaking away.

Leaning her forehead against mine, she clutched my biceps with her hands. “Move, sugar.” Her eyes slid closed, and she took a shaky breath. “Give me what I’ve been missing all these years.” Her eyes fluttered back open. “Give me what I’ve never had.”

I didn’t have a clue what she meant by that, and I wasn’t in the position to ask. Spreading my knees further apart to give me more leverage, I pressed my lips to the shell of her ear and whispered, “Hold on, baby, because you’re about to take one hell of a ride.”

I didn’t give her a chance to reply before I lifted her up and then slammed her back down on my rigid length. She tossed her head back, exposing her neck, and screamed something indecipherable at the top of her lungs.

A cocky grin spread across my face. “That’s it, sunshine,” lifting her once again, I slammed her down once more, “scream for me.” Wrapping my hand in her hair, I tugged at the strands. Shelby screamed again, and I attacked the soft curve of her throat. Lips, teeth, tongue—I gave her everything I had as I licked, nipped, and sucked her delicate flesh.

Her fingers tangled in my hair. With a rough jerk, she pulled my face from her neck and looked me in the eyes. “I need…” She bit down on her bottom lip as I continued to impale her in quick, jarring thrusts. “Need you on top of—”

I didn’t let her finish speaking before I tossed her back onto the bed. Following her down, I lifted her legs higher around my waist and leaned over her. Pressing my chest onto hers, I gave her a second to adjust to our new position.

“Like this?”

She nodded; a bead of sweat dripped from her brow. “Please, Tony—” My hands gripped her outer thighs as I pounded into her. “Yes!”

Her fingertips dug into my back, cutting my skin, and marking me.

I released one of her thighs and snaked a hand between our chests. Tweaking a nipple between two fingers, I watched with disbelieving eyes as Shelby jerked against me, and thrust her hips into mine, matching me stroke for stroke.

She’s so damn perfect. How did I get this lucky?

Her tight pussy began to flutter against my cock, and I knew it wouldn’t be long before she exploded. “Tony,” she gasped, pressing her sharp nails deeper into my skin, “I’m about to… about to….” Her entire body tensed and her hands dropped to my ass. “Oh God!”

The base of my spine began to tingle, and I knew it was about to be over for me. Normally, I’d be pissed that I was about to come so quickly but I wanted to go over the edge with her; I wanted us to come together.

“Anthony!” Her accent had become even thicker. I internally smiled at the realization. “I’m there!”

Releasing her nipple from between my fingers, I slipped my hand down her fabric covered belly and pressed a thumb to her clit. That’s all it took. One small touch and she went off like a rocket.

Screaming. Jerking. More screaming.

My balls clenched and my cock pulsed. Not able to hold back any longer, I spilled into the condom as Shelby’s pussy clamped down on me like a vise grip. Thrusting while massaging her clit in short, quick strokes, I pulled every ounce of pleasure that I possibly could from her.

When her body went lax, and her eyes slid closed, I removed my hand and slowed my thrusts. Pushing her sweat-slicked hair out of her face, I kissed her forehead and pulled out of her. I could’ve stayed in her all day, but I didn’t want to hurt her. I already knew she’d likely be sore. It was obvious she hadn’t had sex in a long time, and my cock certainly wasn’t small.

“You alright, baby?”

“Mmmm.” It was the only response she gave.

I climbed off the bed and walked into the master bathroom that adjoined my bedroom. After disposing of the condom, I grabbed a washcloth from the linen closet and soaked it with warm water.

Feeling like I was walking on air, I moved back into the bedroom. Shelby was still laying in the same spot I’d left her; her eyes were still closed. Standing beside the bed, I slipped the warm cloth between her legs and cleaned her as gently as I could.

“Baby,” I ran my finger down the side of her cheek, “you asleep?”

One side of her mouth quirked up. “Almost.” She yawned. “You exhausted lil’ ol me.”

I pulled the blanket over her. “Go to sleep. When you wake up, we’ll go pick up Lucca.”

One of her eyes slid open. “I have to go back to work.”

That wasn’t happening.

I shook my head. “Maddie said for you to take the rest of the day off. She said she had it covered.”

Shelby snorted. “That little shit.” Yawning again, she snuggled against my pillow. “When I wake up, I fully expect you to feed me, stud muffin.”

I tossed the cloth in the general vicinity of the bathroom and climbed into the bed beside her. Pulling her into my arms, I pulled the blanket over my lower half. “Rest, baby.”

For once, Shelby didn’t argue.

Within seconds we both drifted off to sleep.