It was exactly 8 PM when I got out of the house to go over to Max’s place. The rain was pelting down hard, and I didn’t have an umbrella, so I got drenched pretty badly.
His eyes widened in surprise when he pulled open the door and saw me standing there, all wet and shivering. “My goodness, Elaine,” he gasped, pulling me inside at once and holding me close, getting himself wet as well. “What’s wrong with you? Why didn’t you come with an umbrella?”
I wanted to tell him I didn’t have one, but he was already dragging me with him toward the stairs. “You naughty girl. Don’t you care about yourself? Come on, let’s get you cleaned up.”
“Wait – ” I clamped a hand on his wrist to stop him. He swiveled around, a look of relief crossing his face when I crashed my lips against his. Groaning, I locked my arms around his neck, shoving my tongue out to meet his. We savored each other’s mouths, our lips moving in sync for a few minutes before I drew back for air. “I’m so sorry,” I blurted out honestly, clinging onto him as if my life depended on it. “I don’t want to keep making excuses so I wouldn’t have to be with you, Max. But you’ve got to understand that I don’t want to come off as eager, and you’d get bored of me later. What we share is much more special to end quickly.”
“Well,” he smirked, tracing his thumb over my bottom lip, his eyes adoring. “Even though you suddenly become boring, I won’t mind. I love boring. I love everything, as long as it’s you. So, please be eager. Be nagging. Unsettle me. I don’t care. I love you, Elaine Matthews.”
He leaned down to claim my lips again, and tears filled my eyes. Honestly, I had no idea what good I’d done to deserve… such a great man like him. Tonight, he showed me that I was completely powerless whenever it came to him. I couldn’t afford to lose him, even though soon, I knew I would.
He cupped my butt and lifted me off the ground, bridal style, his lips never leaving mine as we ascend the stairs together.
The least I could do was to hold tight onto him and brace myself against our fall.
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I lay on my side with my palm flattened against his chest, staring into his beautiful blue eyes. Naked and sprawled, with only the peach-colored sheets covering us, I sighed in contentment, still pumped with the euphoria of our rounds of lovemaking. It didn’t surprise me that I was still unsatisfied. I couldn’t get quite enough of his amazing cock no matter what.
So, this was what bliss felt like? Every moment with him, both in and out of the bedroom was phenomenal and out of this world. I couldn’t stay away tonight because he sounded so damn serious about ending what we had. I couldn’t let that happen, he meant so much to me and I could never want to end what we had on purpose because I was well aware of how beautiful it was.
We watched each other as I ran a finger over his prickly stubble, his smooth, pink lips, and his perfect, sculptured nose. He made to bite my finger, but I snatched it away just in time, giggling. “Crazy boy.”
He rolled his eyes, his large hands cupping my bare butt cheeks underneath the sheets. “I’m only crazy over this… booty of yours. Fuck, the way you twerk it… so fucking beautiful. It drives me insane.”
I laughed, slapping his chest. “Guess all you’ve ever experienced is rough sex. Which is nothing but meaningless at best. What we both had is called lovemaking, hun. We’re both in love.”
His eyes held mine, his voice dropping just below a whisper. “You’re right. I’ve never… had sex with someone I’m so crazy about. It’s… new to me.”
My heart warmed. “Same, sweetheart,” I whispered. “You’re the first and only guy I’ve been in love with. This is so sacred,”
He brushed his lips against mine softly, the atmosphere between us charged with a kind of fuzzy energy I’d never experienced before. I was certain it was love, but what did I know? We’d only known each other for like… seven days, which wasn’t enough time to decide if it was all genuine.
Still, they were the best seven days of my life.
“I don’t deserve you, Elaine,” he blurted out quietly. Frowning, I supported my jaw with the heel of my palm, staring at him in confusion.
“I don’t understand. What do you mean?”
He hesitated, before answering. “What you said earlier… about me being all demanding and shit… it made me search myself, and I realized that you’re right. You’re an adult, and I have no fucking right to decide what you do or boss you around. I don’t normally care what girls do. That isn’t… me.”
I let out a breath, kissing his left cheek. “Did you hear me complain? Even though you were kind of annoying, it felt good to have someone care so much about me for once. And it’s normal – losing control while in love. We’re nothing but humans here, Max.”
“Maybe… that’s what I’m so afraid of. I don’t want to control you. I don’t want you to change yourself, to fit my standards. I want you to be you. To be your original self.”
“I also want that as well. But you’re a man, Max. A good man, and I know you’ll never do anything to hurt me. You’ll never do something out of the blue. You always have a reason for each action you take or the words you say to me. I can’t bear losing you. That’s why I had to rush down here. Two weeks together isn’t enough. Hell, a lifetime together will never be enough.”
“I can’t even stand the thought of you not being with me for a second,” he held me close. “It’s killing. It’s criminal. It’s absurd.”
My eyes became blurry with tears. “You have no idea how hard it is for me to stay away from you. How hard it is to pretend to everyone, that we’re just boss and assistant when there’s a bigger picture.”
“Then let’s change that, Elaine. Let’s get married.”
I gulped. Oh boy. “As much as I love the idea of that, we still don’t know each other so well. I mean, let’s give it time. Maybe after three months, and we’re still going strong, then I’ll be honored to be your wife. Yours alone.”
His eyes searched mine as he processed what I’d just said. “I know myself, sweetheart. I’ll ruin things… I know. I may become too demanding and toxic that you’ll run away…”
“Stop saying such things. I’m positive you’ll be a great boyfriend. I believe in you.”
I believed in a lot of things too, and one of them was helplessly breaking his heart before the three months were up. Who was I kidding, I was going to break his heart any minute from now. I just had to find the courage to do so, and I hoped that courage never came.
He relaxed. “Right. I’m Max Sturm after all. I can do this.”
I raised my imaginary glass in the air. “I’m looking forward to all the sweet stuff you’d come up with to keep me interested. And I’d also like you to know that this girl, won’t make it easy for you.”