Page 52 of Book Bae

Myraj and I were lying in the hotel bed the next evening. We had slipped out for some brunch and shopping earlier in the day and then returned back to the hotel to rest. We had just gone online to sign up for the tour of the maternity ward at the hospital.

“I didn’t want what I believed to be a beautiful fairy tale to turn into a lie. I was afraid that the fairy-tale night we had and the image I created of you in my head would disappoint me. Having regrets about who I gave my virginity to wasn’t something that I could live with.”

“Why didn’t you think I would live up to the man you expected me to be?”

“Because men have always disappointed me, and you were too good to be true. I figured you were such a gentleman that weekend because you were probably caught up in the essence of the fiction world like most of us.”

“Nobody is perfect, Myraj. I’m not an optical illusion, any more than you are. What I am is a strong, deeply flawed and hurting man who has chosen to believe in the power of love and romance. It’s what keeps me going, despite my disappointments. It’s what I suggest you do, too, because otherwise, you have nothing to believe in. If you have nothing to believe in, what’s the purpose of it all? Dating, marrying, feelings—all that shit is pointless if you don’t believe.”

“I want to believe, Micaiah, but it’s hard to let go of the memories of my past.”

“And as long as you hold onto them, you’ll always walk in pain and misery. Happiness will always be just beyond your reach, because you’re too busy with one hand pulling you in the opposite direction to hold onto the future.”

“How do I let go?”

“Let me help you forget.”

I gripped her hip with one hand and cupped her face with the other. My lips smoothed over hers in a sweet caress, and she locked her arms around my neck as I moved into position between her thighs. I deepened the kiss as I allowed my erection to brush against the warmth of her thighs. She spread her legs wider, and I moved down to kiss her neck, breasts, and her belly.

I cupped it with both hands, still in disbelief that what was being formed in her body was a part of me, something that she and I created during a magical night where I wanted to make all her dreams come true.

I had no idea that I was making more than one dream come true that night. I kissed her belly, and she cupped my head, holding me there.

“Hey, precious little one,” I whispered to my baby inside of her. “We cannot wait to meet you. I promise you that Daddy will spoil you and give you the world. I will protect you from all the monsters, and I’ll slay all the dragons. Nothing will come to harm you as long as I have breath in my body, and I promise to always protect your mommy and keep her safe. I won’t let a single teardrop fall from her eyes, but I will always work to put a smile on her beautiful face. I love you.”

When I kissed her belly one last time and pulled back, I glimpsed tears in Myraj’s eyes.

“Hey, didn’t I just promise that baby that I wouldn’t let tears fall from your eyes?”

“You’d better catch it then, because with your beautiful heart and those sweet words, tears will always form in my eyes.”

I reached up and wiped her eyes before I moved back up and kissed them.

“What did I do to deserve you?” she whispered before she kissed me.

When we finished kissing, I pulled back and whispered, “Made a wish.”

She bit back her smile, and I took one of her large nipples into my mouth. She arched her back and held my head in place as I swirled my tongue around the dark flesh.

“Oh, Micaiah, please me.”

I bit down on her nipple, and she released a tiny shriek before she pressed her breast deeper into my mouth. I moved away after licking all around it to ease the tenderness I was sure would be there. I moved to the next one and did the same thing.

“I need you inside of me, Micaiah. It’s been too long,” she pleaded.

I slid down again, kissing my way to her core. I lifted her legs over my shoulders and slid my hands underneath her ass. When I was satisfied that she was lifted high enough off the bed, I ate.

Her hips rolled beautifully for me, her thighs shook around my head, and her pussy creamed just the way that I liked it to. I fluttered my tongue inside of her, slid my fingers deeper and deeper, only to pull back again, and made her scream “Mi-cai-ahhh!” as she gripped the sheets and ripped them away from the edges.

As she continued releasing, I continued sucking, draining her of all her nectar. I sat back on my heels and licked my lips.

I rocked back on my heels and watched her try to pull herself together again after coming apart so beautifully. When she finally caught her breath and seemed to be resting, I climbed off the bed and walked to the closet. I removed the bag that I stored away yesterday afternoon, when I checked in and picked up the key card while she was getting pretty for the night.

I removed a feather and slowly dragged it down her side to her hip and then between her thighs. A soft smile formed on her face as she opened her eyes and watched me lazily.

“What are you doing?”

“Pleasuring you, just as you asked me to.”