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lotion on my ha nd and then pull hi s arm to my lap. He opens hi s ey es

and looks up at me.
“Wha t are you doing ?” he mumbles .
“Shh. Go back to sleep ,” I say. I pres s my thu mbs int o the palm of
hi s hand and rotate them upward and then out. His ey es fall shu t and
he groans int o the pillow. I cont inu e massaging hi s ha nd for about
fiv e minu tes bef ore switchi ng to hi s other ha nd . He keep s hi s ey es

closed the who le time. When I’m fini shed with hi s ha nd s, I roll hi m
ont o hi s stomach and straddle hi s back. He assists me in pulling off
hi s shi rt, but hi s arms are like no odles .
I massage hi s sho ulders and hi s nec k and hi s back and hi s arms.
When I’m fini shed , I roll off of hi m and lie down bes ide hi m.
I’m runni ng my fing ers thro ugh hi s ha ir and massaging hi s scalp
when he opens hi s ey es . “Lily?” he whi spers , looking at me sinc erel y.

“You just might be the bes t thi ng tha t’s ev er ha ppened to me. ”
Tho se words wrap around me like a warm blank et . I don’t kno w
wha t to say in res pons e. He lifts a ha nd and gent ly cups my cheek , and
I feel hi s stare deep in my stomach. Slowly, he lea ns for ward and
pres ses hi s lips to mine. I ex pect a pec k, but he does n’t pull back. The
tip of his tong ue slides across my lips, parting them softly. His mouth

is so warm, I moan as hi s kiss grows deep er.
He rolls me onto my back and then drags hi s ha nd down my body,
straight to my hi p. He moves closer, sliding hi s ha nd down my thi gh.
He pushes agains t me and a surge of hea t sho ots ins ide me. I grab a
fis tful of hi s ha ir and whi sper agains t hi s mouth. “I thi nk we’v e waited
long eno ugh. I would ver y much like for you to fuck me no w.”
He practically growls with a renew ed sens e of energ y and beg ins to

pull my shi rt off. It bec omes an int erl ude of ha nd s and moans and
tong ues and swea t. I feel like thi s is the firs t time I’ve ev er been
touched by a man. The few who came bef ore hi m were all boys—
ner vous ha nd s and timid mouths . But R yle is all confid enc e. He
kno ws ex actly where to touch me and ex actly ho w to kiss me.
The onl y time he’s no t giving my body hi s und ivided attent ion is

when he rea ches to the floor and fis hes a cond om out of hi s wallet .
Onc e he’s back und er the covers and the cond om is in place, he
does n’t ev en hes itate. He takes me brazenl y in one swift thru st and I
gasp int o hi s mouth, ev er y muscle in me tens ing .