traveling over my body, making a slow run from my face all the way down to my feet and then back up to my eyes again. I felt that familiar want begin to take over my body and I leaned into his touch when he rested his palm on my cheek, pulling me to him so that his lips met mine softly.
“Can I assume when you find your new place that you’ll invite me for sleepovers on occasion?” he asked, his voice in that low, rugged tone that caused my heart to beat faster as his lips hovered so close to mine.
“All the time,” I answered.
“Good, because if you said no, I’d have to tie you up and never let you go.”
I started laughing, but was silenced when his mouth crashed against mine as he crawled over me, forcing me into the softness of the couch as the weight of him pressed against me, his hands crawling under my shirt, goose bumps exploding when his skin touched mine. Everything about him felt right and I felt like a fool limiting my access to him and these feelings, but I didn’t have time to dwell on that as his hands continued inching up my body.
“You’re gonna miss this,” he whispered in my ear, a deep throaty whisper that made me want him even more as he moved to my neck, planting a kiss at the base, his lips lingering there, soft and warm, before his tongue began a trail up my throat across my jaw line until he was at my ear. “And you’ll miss this every night.” He nibbled at my earlobe, pulling and sucking, his breath heavy and deep, and I felt my hips begin to move again. “If you’re this eager when I’m right here, what will you do when you’re all alone in your apartment?” He propped himself up on his elbows so he was staring down at me, the smug grin on his face that always did me in.
“I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it,” I said, pulling him closer to me. The grin left his face and our eyes locked, focusing on now, not what would happen when I no longer shared this apartment with him. I’d learned in life to make all you can of the moments you’re given and as we moved together, there was no other moment I’d rather be living.
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We went to bed early that night. After watching TV for a little while, Drew turned it off and we headed down the hall to the bedroom. We were both tired and had to get up early for work the next morning. I changed into my pajamas and I pretended not to notice that Drew was watching me. He always watched me when I undressed. It had embarrassed me a little at first, but now I liked the way it made me feel…that he wanted me.
Once in my pajamas, we made our way into the bathroom, brushing our teeth side by side. My eyes drifted to the spot on the counter, just like it did every time I was in that bathroom, thinking about what Drew and I had done there the night of Thanksgiving, the night Ethan found out about us. It had been one of the most sensual moments I’d ever experienced and now whenever I entered the bathroom, I couldn’t look at it without blushing. I wondered if Drew ever thought about it. I’d never asked him, but I thought maybe I should because someday I wanted to recreate that moment.
Drew finished brushing his teeth first and he smacked me playfully on the ass as he walked out of the bathroom. I grinned and rinsed my mouth, following him to the bed. I crawled under the covers and watched as he peeled off his t-shirt, standing there for a few seconds, his lounge pants hanging the enticing way they did on his hips before he slid them off, only his boxers remaining. He pulled back the sheets and climbed in beside me.
“Good night, Natalie,” he said sweetly, smiling at me before he kissed me and then flipped off the light, leaving us in darkness. While my eyes adjusted, I turned away from him, resting my head on the pillow and spooning into him. He wrapped one of his arms around me and he played with my hair with the other.
“Good night,” I said back and I felt him