He dropped her gently on the bed and closed the door, and Tessa watched him in awe as he took off his clothes. Heat flooded between her thighs as he pulled the old T-shirt over his head, and she watched every muscle in his upper body flex.
As he tossed the garment to the floor, he said, “You didn’t have to come here.” He nodded to an overnight bag by the window of the bedroom. “I was coming back to Maine in the morning. I was willing to seduce you, too. I was ready to try anything to get you to stay with me.”
Tessa’s heart started to accelerate. “You were coming for me?”
“Yep. I kept trying to talk myself out of it, but I knew I was going to cave.”
“I’m glad I came here. I wanted to tell you how much I loved you.”
“I’m damn happy you did, too. I don’t think I can keep getting myself off to fantasies of us together anymore. It’s not helping.” He popped the buttons on his jeans and pushed them down his legs, along with his boxer briefs. “I needed the real thing.”
Tessa sighed as she viewed Micah in all his glory. Then, she held her arms out to him. “Come to me. I need you so much.”
He strode to the bed and crawled after her like a stalking predator, his eyes dark and possessive.
This was obviously going to be on his terms, and Tessa was okay with that. Mutual need was about to consume them both.
He bodily lifted her up and dropped her down so her head hit the pillow, then he spread her legs and positioned himself between them. “I need to make you come, baby. Hard.”
Before she could protest, his head was between her thighs, his wicked tongue stroking through her folds boldly, and Tessa let out a squeal of surprise. He devoured her like he hadn’t had sustenance in weeks, using his mouth, nose, and tongue to consume her.
“Micah. Oh, God. Please. Fuck me now.” She was desperate to have him buried inside her.
He ignored her, continuing to feast on her pussy until Tessa was thrashing on the bed, her hands gripping the silken coverlet.
She moaned as he slammed two fingers into her channel, using the digits to mimic what he planned on doing to her very shortly with his cock.
Tessa fisted his hair, jerking violently on the strands to pull him deeper, closer, her entire body quivering with ecstasy. This was no gentle climax approaching; it was a tidal wave of pent-up need that had been haunting her night and day since she’d last seen Micah.
Suddenly, he lifted his head and covered her body with his. “Next time, baby. Right now, we come together.”
Her body hot and frustrated, she wrapped her legs around his hips as he plunged deep inside her, dragging a moan from her lips.
“You’re mine, Tessa. Say it,” he commanded, his face tense with fierce desire.
“I’m yours. I’ll always be yours, Micah.” She was panting as he pumped hard and fast into her slick sheath like a man possessed.
“Jesus, you feel so damn good, sweetheart,” he told her right before he kissed her, claiming her lips with just as much fervor as he was claiming the rest of her body.
Their tongues dueled as their bodies were screaming toward release. Tessa met his marauding tongue stroke for stroke, and his invading cock with every pump of his hips.
She felt consumed, claimed, and loved.
“Micah. I can’t hold it back.” Her impending orgasm was so strong it was already pounding through her belly and to her core.
“Don’t hold back. Let go. I’ll be here to catch you when you fall,” Micah replied, his mouth running fiercely over the skin at her neck, then finally biting hard enough to leave a mark.
Tessa’s back arched from the pleasurable pain of his bite, a carnal act that she was sure he’d apologize for later, but seemed so natural during their desperate coupling.
Her fingernails tore into his back, Tessa feeling just as feral as Micah as her climax ripped through her. She screamed as the orgasm went on and on, watching Micah’s face as he finally spilt his warm release deep inside her.
Rolling to her side, he gathered her into his arms, sheltering her, protecting her.
“I love you.” The words burst from her mouth as she shivered with the lingering bliss of her climax.
Micah kissed her tenderly before replying, “I love you, too.” He kissed her forehead gently.
They fell asleep a few moments later, their exhaustion both mental and physical.
Tessa sighed as she succumbed to slumber, knowing her life would never be the same.
It would be much, much better.
CHAPTER 22
“You look beautiful, baby. Are you nervous?”
Tessa adjusted the gorgeous skating ensemble she was wearing, knowing it was the most elegant performance costume she’d ever owned. The bright red was bold, and the elegant gold embellishments were classic. She was wearing her favorite tan custom skates to complement the outfit.
She smiled at Micah. “Surprisingly, I’m not at all. I guess the atmosphere feels normal to me.” She stopped as she fingered her bracelet. “I wonder if I should take this off.”
The jewelry was delicate, and wouldn’t interfere with her skating. But she didn’t want to lose it.
“Leave it. It has a strong safety clasp, and I’ll buy you something else if it falls off.”
Since she loved the comforting feel of knowing she was wearing something Micah had given her, she left it on. But she wasn’t as nonchalant as he was at the thought of losing it. “It’s almost time.”
Earlier in the week, Micah had managed to get her ice time at the same stadium they were in right now. It had given her an opportunity to keep running through her routine. She was nowhere near the Olympic-champion-level skater she’d been almost a decade ago, but she was also older, pretty much over the hill for a female figure skater. She smiled, knowing that for an old lady figure skater, she could pull off a respectable performance.