Valorous(16)

“How are you able to be so calm?”

“I don’t know exactly.” She worries her bottom lip with her teeth, which is so freaking adorable. “I guess when you worry about the worst possible thing happening and then it does, you don’t have to worry about it anymore. Does that make any sense?”

“It makes a ton of sense. It’s almost a relief that the worrying is gone.”

“Yeah, exactly.”

“I’m so sorry you lost your job and your kids. I don’t know if I’ll ever get over that happening because of me.”

She gives me that stern look she normally reserves for Fluff. “It’s not your fault. I’m going to keep saying it until you believe it, too.”

“That might take a while, sweetheart.”

“Well, apparently we have nothing but time to spend together.”

I have a million things I need to be doing with a new film heading into postproduction, decisions to be made on upcoming projects and meetings galore about the hunger foundation I’m starting. But nothing is more important than her and whatever she needs.

I’ll put everything else on hold until this crisis has passed and I’m certain she’s really okay, not just acting the part for my sake.

Her hand on my chest demands my full attention when she slides it down the front of me, coming to rest on my stomach.

“What’re you up to?”

“Just touching you. Is that okay?”

“Fuck, yes, that’s okay.”

Smiling, she goes up on her knees and bends over me, peppering my chest with kisses and little bites that make me hard as a f*cking rock in about two seconds flat.

“Nat… What’re you doing?”

“Touching you.”

“Fuck…”

Then she laughs, and my heart literally contracts in my chest because the punch of love is that strong. I’m willing to put up with any torture she has in mind if it means she’ll laugh and smile. Then she closes her teeth around my nipple, and my mind goes blank. I grasp handfuls of her hair, trying to retain some control, but she won’t be controlled.

Holy motherf*cker…

She kisses her way down the front of me and uses her tongue to outline the hills and valleys of my abs. I thank Christ for every second I’ve spent in the gym. It becomes worth it right here and now. Her chin brushes against my cock through my boxer briefs, and I nearly lose my shit. That’s all it takes to put me right on the edge.

“Could I… Can I…”

I groan loudly. “Nat.”

She rests her face on my quivering stomach, her hair soft against my fevered skin. “I suck at this.”

“Oh my God, you do not! You’re about to make me come just by thinking about what you want to do.”

She turns so her chin is propped on her hand and she’s looking up at me. “I am? Really?”

“Yes,” I say through gritted teeth.

Her smile stretches across her face, making her eyes dance with joy. I’m swamped with love for her.

“You’re quite pleased with yourself, aren’t you, sweetheart?” I ask with a grunt of laughter. She’s so f*cking adorable.

“You have to admit that making a guy like you tremble does come with a certain amount of thrill.”

“A guy like me… What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Strong,” she says, kissing between my pecs. “Sexy.” More kisses, some tongue action and f*cking hell… teeth. “Commanding.” She nuzzles my happy trail, and my dick surges, wanting in on this right now. I don’t know what I need more—for her to touch me where I’m dying for her or to hear more words that describe me from her point of view.

Touch. I definitely want her to touch me right f*cking now. “Natalie… Have some mercy, will you?”

She hooks her fingers into the waistband of my briefs and draws them down slowly, so f*cking slowly she nearly finishes me with only the drag of elastic over my rigid erection. I’ve never been so f*cking hard in my life.

I grab the hem of her T-shirt and pull it up. “Can we take this off?”

She hesitates, but only for a second before the shirt clears her head and hits the floor. Her full, gorgeous breasts fall into my waiting hands.

She twists out of my reach. “No! You’re not taking over my show.”

“What?” For a fraction of an instant, I forget who I am with her, and I nearly remind her who’s in charge here. Thankfully, I catch myself before I can make that critical error, but the near miss humbles me.