Page 103 of Derecho

I nodded, reaching for the condom that had slipped precariously close to the edge of the mattress. Lainey’s hand covered mine a second later, and I froze.

“It’s okay if you don’t⁠—”

“Let me,” she whispered. I was already so close to losing it that I honestly don’t know how I managed to keep my dick under control while I watched her tear open the package with her teeth. She rolled the condom over my throbbing shaft, but by some goddamn miracle, I held it together.

“I might have to go slow, I’m sorry.” One again, that pouty bottom lip of hers was between her teeth as she straddled me. Her ass pushed back against my erection, and I saw stars.

“Baby, take whatever time you need. If you decide tonight isn’t the night, then we stop. No questions. Nothing. Okay? You’re in control.” I set my hands on her thighs, letting my thumb stroke over her soft, warm skin.

“I don’t want it to be bad for you,” she whispered.

“This night has already been one of the best in my life.” I reached up, cupping her face until she got the hint and lowered her mouth to mine.

“I wanted to be wild, and passionate⁠—”

“And I want to show you the gentleness that you bring out in me. You’re precious to me, Lain. I want you to have what you need, but I want to show you what it’s like to be loved how you always should have been loved.” I kissed her lips again. “To be worshipped.” My lips moved to her neck. “Cherished.” I let my kisses trail down her chest. “You are worthy of softness.” My thumb grazed over her pebbled nipple, smiling as her head tipped back and her lashes fluttered close. “And safety.” My warm breath caressed her skin before I slipped her nipple into my mouth and swirled my tongue over it, tasting the sweet release of her milk. Her back arched before I finally pulled away. “And connection on a level so deep you feel it in your soul. Because that’s where you live for me. You consume me, Lainey Calloway. Mind. Body. Soul.”

She gripped my cock, lining it up to her entrance before she slowly—oh God, so fucking slowly—lowered herself onto me. Her warmth wrapped around me and I whimpered, gritting my teeth so I didn’t lose control.

“Sorry,” she hissed. I froze. “I just need…I just need a second.”

“Breathe, Lainey. We can stop if you need to.”

She shook her head, her eyes still closed but her smile growing. I felt her hips move, just enough to have me biting the inside of my cheek to keep still. And then she moved with more purpose, until I was fully seated inside her.

“Oh, Lach…” she moaned, her chest heaving with the heaviness of her desire. “I want…”

“Use me,” I begged. “Please, baby.”

Her hands landed against my chest, nails raking through my chest hair down to my flesh, every scratch setting my nerves ablaze. She rocked, my fingers pressing into her hips, helping hold the pace she was setting so perfectly.

“Fuck,” I groaned, releasing my hold on her to let my finger slip between, rubbing back and forth against her clit. “You’re going to come for me, again, Lainey. Just like in the barn. Just like when I was eating you out. I want to hear you scream my name.” She moaned as her head tipped back, lips parting while she sank back down on me. “That’s it, baby. You deserve this. You deserve to feel so good. You make me feel so good.”

I reached up, using my free hand to rub my thumb across her pebbled nipple. My other hand gently pressed against her hip, slowing the pace just a fraction. I wanted this to be so good for her.

“You feel so good, Lainey. Like every fucking dream I ever had come true.”

My eyes rolled back, hips thrusting up into her as she moaned, and whimpered, and clawed at my shoulders and my chest. Still working her nipple with my thumb, turned on beyond anything I’d ever been before as her milk leaked down my fingers, I used the other hand to circle her clit.

And that’s when I felt it. The moment Lainey’s orgasm slammed into her. Her walls clamped down on me, fluttering around my cock, hurling me over the edge into my own spiral of ecstasy.

She stayed there, on top of me, while we both caught our breath. Until I gently wrapped my arms around her, rolling her to lay down beside me.

“You’re so beautiful. That was everything, Lainey. Everything.” I kissed her, my muscles relaxing as our breathing synchronized.

When I finally came back into my body, I nipped at her shoulder before slipping out of her and rolling away. “I’ll be right back.”

I shuffled to the bathroom, my body more relaxed than it had been in years. I might have even been able to get away with not using my cane, but I didn’t want to chance it. The tight muscles in my left leg seemed to have loosened, the dull pain I’d gotten used to being in the background of every day more muted than it had been in years.

She was magic. I threw the condom in the trash, cleaned myself up and headed back into the bedroom with a soft washcloth I’d run under warm water. Only, I didn’t find a blissed-out Lainey lying in our bed.

“Baby…” I cooed as I slipped under the covers beside her.

“I’m fine.” But the tears and the way she hid behind her hands had my stomach souring.

“Did I…did I hurt you? Did I⁠—”

“You did nothing wrong! My God, Lach. That was…” Her breathing slowed as she reached out, threading our fingers together. “I didn’t know it could be like that. Our kiss…and then the way you took care of me. And you expected nothing in return when we got home. You touch me like I’m precious. Like I’m breakable. Like you would burn the world down just to keep me safe, even if it meant sacrificing yourself.”