Chapter 27: Lucas

She’s already under the shower; her sleek black hair sticks to her back as the water cascades down her body. I step into the spray with her and pour soap into my hands. Once I’ve rubbed it into a lather, I begin to wash her. Starting at her neck, I move down and under her arms, across her chest, kneading her breasts and teasing her nipples until they are hard under my hands. I massage her shoulders, and she groans with pleasure. I work my way down over her abdomen; then I get down on my knees to wash her feet and up her legs, massaging her calves and thighs as I go. I get to the junction of her thighs and my fingers begin to explore her sex, teasing as I go, and she braces herself on the shower walls as she gasps at the sensation.

My lips and teeth latch onto her clit making her tip her head back, eyes closed; and she moans, flexing her hips towards my mouth. I push two fingers inside her and begin to move slowly.

‘Ahhh’, she moans loudly.

I stand, unable to wait any longer, and I lift her, my hands supporting her ass and her back against the shower wall.

‘Wrap your legs around me, sweetheart,’ I tell her and she obeys immediately. I take her mouth roughly, giving into my desire. I pull back and look into her eyes. They are hooded, hot, and filled with lust.

Then slowly I push inside her; it’s a tight fit and she throws her head back as her pussy clenches around me. I continue to move slowly in and out of her, taking my time. She gasps and moans with every thrust, her eyes closed.

‘Open your eyes, Alaina. I want to see you,’ I tell her as I continue to move.

She lifts her head and opens her eyes slowly, and focuses on me. She pushes her hips down to meet mine, taking me deeper inside her. I keep my eyes on hers, completely spellbound.

‘I love you, Alaina,’ I say softly as we move together. I don’t know where it came from, but, as soon as I say it, I realise that it’s completely true. I’ve been in love with this woman since the day I met her.

She looks at me, her eyes soft, and a smile lights up her face.

‘I love you too, Lucas,’ she tells me, and I groan, increasing the pace. She meets me thrust for thrust, never taking her eyes from mine. I can feel the tension inside her building and I can tell she’s close.

‘Come for me, sweetheart, now!’ I tell her, and she comes hard with a loud moan of my name that sets me off, and I’m right there with her.

We both slowly come back to Earth, and I kiss her softly, my tongue leisurely exploring her mouth. She kisses me back with passion, and I slowly lower her to the floor but keep my arms firmly around her.

‘You know that I will keep you safe, don’t you?’ I ask her, staring down at the woman who has become the centre of my world.

‘I know you will, baby,’ she replies, kissing me softly.

‘You mean everything to me, Alaina. No one is ever going to hurt you,’ I tell her emphatically.

‘Say it again,’ she asks me, and I’m only too happy to oblige.

‘I love you,’ I say again, and she smiles widely.

‘I love you too.’

We decide to get out of the shower. Alaina wants to call her Dad and update him about what’s going on. She doesn’t want him to hear about it at work, which I understand. I watch her as she gets dried and dressed, marvelling at how she has had such an effect on me in no time at all. After Veronica, I never wanted someone in my life like this again. I was happy with the occasional one night stand, and work took up ninety-nine percent of my time which was the way I liked it. Now, however, Alaina is my every waking thought. I want to be done with work as quickly as possible, just so I can have time with her. Even though she works in the room next door, it’s not enough. Surely this level of infatuation isn’t healthy, but I just can’t find it in me to care. All I know is that I would walk through hell itself for this woman.