Love Survives (Love's Suicide #2)(28)

Kat’s lip were meant for me to kiss, and as she matched my movements I started thinking about the next step. Our first line of business was to get off the roof. I needed her to be warm, so that I could remove her clothes. I knew just how to heat up her chilled body.

My hands traveled over her ass, and explored other areas of her body, while I took my time, respecting that she could stop this at any moment. She ran her hands up my shirt, kissing me again. “We should stop.”

With ease my shirt was removed. I didn’t even mind the brutal temperature. “Five more minutes.” Our tongues raced to a combined tempo again.

I shoved her dress up over each hip, tracing her panties with my fingertips. When I slide them over to the side I felt the smoothest * beckoning me to keep exploring. This was all too much. I wanted her naked, immediately.

I got so caught up that I had to peer down and watch what I was doing because every other time I’d touched her had been in the dark. This was a pivotal moment for me, like a teenager learning the female anatomy for the first time.

I practiced a pattern on her tantalizing clit while gradually working my finger inside of her. She was so warm and welcoming, giving off a vibe that this was just the beginning. I was hot for her, steaming with the thrill of what we were doing. I didn’t care who found us, or what was going to happen next. We were living in the moment, taking everything else in our lives for granted.

Kat reached down and started unfastening the buttons to my pants. “We need to stop,” I announced abruptly.

She leaned in for a chaste kiss. “Don’t you want me?”

If she only knew how much. “I’ve got two fingers inside of you while on the roof of a building. My dick is going to rip out of my pants, and you’re asking me if I want you.” Our next kiss was ravenous, giving her more proof of what was going to happen if we didn’t stop. “You’re all I’ve ever wanted.” In that moment the button to my trousers popped open. I felt her chilled fingers sliding down under my boxers. In that moment her hand took ahold of my cock and immediately got to stroking it. I sucked in a deep breath, trying so hard not to lose control.

Before I knew what was happening, I grabbed her arm. “How far are we going to take this, Kat?”

Kat let go of me, only to remove her panties and fling them away. “That was the only thing standing between you being inside of me. You can sit there and think of a million reasons why we shouldn’t be together, or you can take me in that stairwell and f*ck me like we both know you want to.”

A jolt awakened my cock. I’d never been so turned on, not by any other woman in my life. She was my kryptonite, and I was desperate. I wanted to shout out to the world that I loved her more than life itself. Perhaps she already knew it, but I’d held it in for so long that it felt trivial to not say constantly.

Kat had told me what she wanted me to do, but I wasn’t about to waste it in a dirty stairwell. I stood up, quickly putting my shirt back on. “I’m not f*cking you in that hallway.”

I took her hand and started leading her back inside. “You’re coming back to my room and I’m making love to you, and this time, you’re going to know it’s me you’re in bed with.”

I peeked out of the door to make sure nobody was around before we made a mad dash to my room. Once inside, we both leaned against the door and started laughing. This was so bad, but I almost like the naughty side of her; a part I knew she’d probably never revealed to anyone else before.

This was it. Nothing could stop us, because I wasn’t opening the door until she knew, without a doubt, that we were supposed to be together all along. Our clothes began to come off quickly with one intention on our minds. When her nipple became exposed I lowered my mouth and lapped it up, then sucked on it hard. I shoved her against the door. Our lips were almost touching. I kissed her softly and then pulled away just enough to speak. “Are you sure?”

She nodded. “Are you?”

“Baby, I’ve never been more sure about anything.”

While carrying her to my bed my thoughts were of how I was going to be able to keep her, because now that I had her, I knew I’d never let go.





Chapter 14


Our hunger to be together was constricting our ability to understand what we were doing and how all of this would change our lives. I knew there would be no going back, but I was too scared that I’d lose her again if I brought it up. This was something I had to be selfish about. She’d never be able to understand that being alone with her on that roof had altered my decision to keep the peace. I was done sitting back and letting her get away from me. After my brother’s actions, it was obvious that she’d made a huge mistake. Branch would never be able to give her the life that I knew I could. I’d love her through good, bad, and even the ugly. I’d make sure she was never taken for granted, and if we had to flee the country to keep me from being court marshaled, I’d do it. All she had to do was say she wanted to be with me forever, and I’d drop everything in my life to make it happen.

Clearly we had a ton to discuss, but for right now, we needed to take it one moment at a time.

While she lay naked next to me, I traced over her exposed skin around her mouth, and then down the rest of her body. I moved slow, making sure to watch every inch that I was exploring. This was all new for me. Before, I never had time to spare on little details. I wasn’t letting any of her out of my sight until I’d seen every single square inch. This wasn’t just a spontaneous decision between two people. I’d had years to imagine what it would be like if we could be together.