Page 93 of I’d Be Honored

They looked at each other for a beat before Hayley started to shake with laughter. Maddie joined in until they were both breathless.

The love she felt for Hayley in that moment wholly consumed her, and she didn’t want to waste another second. Maddie curled her arms around Hayley and pulled her close, molding Hayley’s body against her own. Hunger surged through Maddie, an ache born from weeks of fasting.

Arousal pooled hot between her thighs as Hayley’s tongue slid along hers. Maddie traced Hayley’s sides with her fingertips, up and around her shoulders before digging in her nails and scratching long, deep furrows down her back.

Maddie left one hand there, her palm anchoring Hayley against her while her other hand slipped between Hayley’s legs. Maddie’s fingers slid through her slick heat, feeling Hayley's desire match her own.

She would never get tired of touching Hayley, hearing her say she wanted Maddie, wanted a life with her. This woman had crossed an entire country for her, and that truth alone felt like a vow.

Maddie brushed her fingers the length of Hayley’s center, and Hayley’s breath hitched.

Hayley gazed deeply into her eyes, cupping her cheek as her other arm twined around her neck. “Please, Maddie. I need you.”

Maddie drew soft, teasing circles over Hayley’s clit, and Hayley tried to grind her hips downward harder against Maddie’s hand.

“Tell me you’re mine,” Maddie murmured, her movements slowing.

“I’m yours, baby. All of me.” Hayley’s body shuddered, her teeth biting hard into Maddie’s neck.

Maddie closed her eyes, savoring the sharp sting of pain as she ground the heel of her palm between Hayley’s legs.

“Make me yours, Maddie,” Hayley breathed between her moans. “For good.”

Maddie slid two fingers deep inside her.

Hayley rolled her hips, pulling Maddie farther into her with every thrust.

“More,” Hayley begged. “I need more of you.”

Adrenaline surged through Maddie, and she stood, lifting Hayley up and tossing her back against the cushions before settling between her legs.

“Fuck,” Maddie groaned, biting her lower lip as she watched Hayley drip. She curled her arms tight around Hayley’s thighs, pulling her closer until her lips met Hayley’s wet clit, her tongue darting out to savor the taste.

“Maddie,” Hayley panted, her back arching. “I love you.”

Maddie glanced up to meet Hayley’s gaze as she continued the long, rhythmic strokes. When a low moan escaped Hayley’s lips, Maddie realized she could never live without this again.

She kept her eyes fixed on Hayley’s face, watching the reaction Hayley’s body had to each flick of her tongue. She was breathtaking.

“God, baby,” Hayley gasped. “Oh, yes—I love you,” she cried out, whimpering as she came undone, and it was the most intoxicating sound Maddie had ever heard.

Maddie crawled up Hayley’s body to look directly into her eyes. “Say it again.”

Hayley’s gaze was wide and pleading.

“Say it again,” Maddie whispered against her lips.

“I love you,” Hayley burst out, the words tumbling from her lips again and again, like the chorus of a song she couldn’t stop singing.

Maddie’s lips met Hayley’s in a rush, the release of every single lingering glance and unspoken desire that had plagued them. The kiss was messy and frantic, a reckless collision that tasted of whiskey and unlimited promises.

Hayley’s fingers tangled in Maddie’s hair, holding her captive. The solid weight of their pressed bodies grounded Maddie, a steady pulse amidst the chaos.

The room fell away around them, leaving only the thick heat of their skin and the frantic racing of their hearts.

Pulling back just a breath, Maddie’s blue eyes filled with a burning passion. “I love you, Hayley. I’m yours.”

Maddie pushed three fingers inside Hayley once more, her thumb rubbing tight circles around Hayley’s clit. Their eyes locked, and the intensity in that moment was everything Maddie needed.