Page 80 of Broken Heart

The next thing I knew, with the front of our bodies pressed tight to one another, Cooper kissed me for a long time. I didn’t realize it would happen so soon afterward, but that kissing led to round two, which was much lazier than our first time, even if it was no less spectacular.

After we finished, cleaned ourselves up, and climbed back into the bed, Cooper turned out the light, draped his arm over my waist, and tucked my body close to his.

He spooned me, his hand curled up and holding my breast possessively. It was the best feeling in the world.

And for the first time in a long time, I fell asleep with a smile on my face, believing I’d just made the best decision of my life.

COOPER

When I fell asleep, I did it thinking I’d wind up awake at some point in the middle of the night. If Skye woke up, I wasn’t going to stay asleep. I intended to give her whatever she needed to make it possible to doze off again, whether that was with a reassuring conversation or something more physical that would lead to exhaustion.

But much to my surprise, I peeled my eyes open this morning and found Skye still sleeping and tucked tight to my body.

We’d shifted at some point throughout the night. And if what I was experiencing now was any indication of what to expect moving forward, it was clear I needed to prepare myself for Skye being a cuddler.

Technically, it felt understated to call her a cuddler. This was not cuddling. If it was possible for Skye to climb underneath my skin, I wasn’t sure she would have declined the opportunity. She seemed to like having as many points of contact as possible. I wasn’t the least bit upset about it, either.

Then again, I wasn’t quite sure what there would be for me to be upset about when Skye and I had finally taken the step we did last night. I hadn’t expected it—I knew she was coming around, and I was relieved to get the admission from her that she wanted us to explore something more than just friendship. Never did I think we were going to go where we had gone.

She’d been worth it, too. For a woman who’d been rather timid and reserved, she had far exceeded any expectations I could have had about what she’d be like in bed. She was hungry, greedy. She didn’t hesitate to beg.

I loved it. I loved that she had it in her to give me both sides of her personality, and I liked knowing that the wild side of her was reserved just for me. The last thing I wanted to do was take the time to think about her with her ex, but if he had been lucky enough to have Skye in his bed the way she was with me last night and could still bring himself to cheat on her, he was an even bigger fool that I had originally thought.

Fortunately, for both Skye and me, he was an idiot. And now she was mine, and I didn’t intend to screw things up with her ever.

I dropped my hand to her hip and allowed my fingertips to trace random, delicate patterns on her skin there. For weeks I’d been itching to touch her skin, to hold her hips and thighs and breasts in my hands. I’d done it repeatedly last night, and I still hadn’t gotten enough.

So, in between the random patterns I drew on her hips, I gripped a handful of the flesh there. When I released it, my hand drifted back toward her ass and traced delicately over the skin.

Skye moaned and scooted herself even closer to me than she already was. I kept at her, loving the feel of her warm body pressed close and the softness of her skin beneath my fingertips.

Though she kept her body close, Skye pulled her head back slightly and tipped her chin up to bring her eyes to mine. She smiled at me, and the look in her eyes caught me by surprise. They were shining brightly, no doubt an indication of how happy she was.

“Good morning, sweetheart.”

“Mmm. Good morning, Cooper.”

I loved the way my name sounded coming past her lips first thing in the morning. I should have expected nothing less. “It looks like you had an excellent night of sleep,” I pointed out.

“I’m just as shocked as you are.”

“I think I wore you out last night. All you needed was a couple of orgasms,” I reasoned.

Her body shivered. “I mean, I’m not going to say that wasn’t a contributing factor, but I don’t think that’s the reason I slept well.”

“What do you think it was, then? This was the first night you slept through the night in months, wasn’t it?”

“It was. But I think the bigger reason I was able to sleep all night is because you spent the night with me. It’s like my heart and mind finally realized I’m not lonely any longer.”

My arms tightened around her gorgeous body. “Sweetheart, I don’t know if it just clicked for you last night or what, but you haven’t been alone ever since I came into your life. I’ve been trying to make you see that for a while now.”

She nuzzled her face back against my chest. “I was afraid to trust you. I didn’t want to believe you were the real deal, only to wind up hurt again.”

Keeping one arm clamped around her body, I drove the other into her soft hair. “I know this might sound crazy, Skye, but I’m not going to do anything to screw this up with you, so I hope you’re finally feeling confident in the man I am.”

“I never expected you, but you are the best surprise of my entire life, Cooper.” Her fingers started to creep down between our bodies. “I think it would be nice if I could show you how happy you’ve made me.”

“I thought you had to work today.”