Page 102 of Defend Her Heart

I throw my head back against the pillows and laugh. “Youwouldsay that, Connor Smith.”

He moves in next to me on the pillow, propping himself up on his elbow.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” His other arm slides around my waist and he pulls me closer to him. I can feel how hard he is beneath his boxer briefs.

Pushing up onto my elbow, I glance down between us.

“Forget what I said. What are we going to do aboutthat?” I motion to his very hard, very large dick that’s currently poking me in the leg.

He leans forward and gives me a quick kiss on the mouth. “Nothing.”

I rear back. “Nothing?”

Connor shakes his head and boops me on the nose. “Nope. Tonight was about you, Aves. I’m fine.”

Unbelievable. Shaking my head, I laugh. “You are not fine. You’re about to rip a hole in those boxer briefs trying to escape.”

He pulls me so I’m flush against his chest, and I crane my neck so I can look at him. “I’m more than fine.”

And then he steals my next words with a kiss.

The sun isn’t even up yet but I’ve been awake for hours staring at the woman in my arms. If someone would’ve told me that one day I’d be waking up with Avery beside me again, I would’ve told them they’re crazy. I’ve dreamed of this a million times, holding her while the sun rises with no other place I’d rather be.

Avery stirs and her ass grazes against my already hard cock. It’s impossible not to be turned on with this gorgeous woman pressed up against me. She squirms again and this time pushes into me. If I didn’t know any better…

“Are you awake, Aves?”

She rubs herself against me again, and I scoot back, pulling her with me so she’s lying flat.

“You little troublemaker.” I lean down and kiss her like a starved man. Because quite frankly, that’s what I am. I’ve gone so long without her taste that I can’t seem to get enough now that I’ve had it again. I stroke my tongue against hers one more time before pulling back.

I peer down at her, trying to memorize the way she looks. She looks more content and relaxed thismorning than I’ve seen her since she’s been in Green Bay. She loops her arms around my neck, keeping me where I am.

“Good morning, Superstar.”

The use of that dreaded nickname has me tickling her sides until she’s a giggling mess. Once I think she’s had enough, I lie down and pull her on top of me. With the sun slowly rising, a golden hue is peeking through my curtains, casting her in an angelic light. And my god, if that isn’t what she is.

She’s not wearing anything except a radiant smile and it causes my chest to ache in the best way. I can’t believe she’s here.

“What are you thinking about?” she asks, as she starts rocking her bare cunt over me.

My hands grip her hips and I halt her movements. “I’m thinking about how much longer I can control myself before I take you in this bed and find out just how good you feel.”

She leans down, her hard nipples grazing my chest in the process, and stops when her lips are a breath away from my mouth.

“Ready when you are, Superstar.”

We’re a blur of bodies as I flip her onto her back, her squealing loudly with excitement.

My arms cage her in, and I watch her chest heave up and down as she waits for my next move.

“You’re so fucking beautiful.” I lean down and kiss her lips gently. When I pull back, her eyes scan my face. She looks like she wants to say something but when she parts her lips, nothing comes.

“What is it, Aves?”

She inhales a deep breath and slowly exhales it. Her hands find my hair and she runs them through it before sliding them down to my neck.

“I don’t want there to be anything between us anymore.And I don’t want there to be anything between us now either.”