Page 51 of Keeping Lilith

Julian climbed back on the bed and stroked her arm gently. “You good?”

“Yes, but I’ll be even better with you on me. In me.” Where she found the bold words, words she’d never said until today, Lilith didn’t know, but it was clear Julian liked them.

“I can never deny you anything.” He moved and settled himself over her, bracing himself on his elbows. His dick rested against the top of her pubic bone. “You want this?” he asked.

“Yes, more than anything.”

Julian reached out and took her hand, bringing it to his cock. “We do this together,” he whispered, and together they guided him to her entrance. The significance of the gesture wasn’t lost on Lilith. With this small action, Julian was showing her she wasn’t powerless in this aspect of their relationship. He was showing her they were partners. Equals.

Their gazes connected as Julian slowly entered her. There was a bit of discomfort initially, but as Julian worked his way in until he was buried balls deep, the discomfort turned to pleasure.

With each stroke in and out, Lilith fell further under Julian’s spell and hoped the reverse was happening for him too. The tingling feeling started again, and this time she knew what to expect from it and she wanted it even more than before.

“Oh, yes, J. More. Please.”

“I need you to come again. Can you touch yourself, Lil?”

Lilith reached down and found where they were joined and strummed her clit. An overload of sensations bombarded her, and in seconds, she orgasmed all around Julian. He thrust into her one more time before stilling, shouting out her name as he came.

She clutched to him, afraid that if she didn’t, she would float away. That was how boneless she felt. Her body was a mass of emotions she didn’t know how to handle, but knew that, by not letting go of Julian, he would keep her safe.

“You doing okay?” he asked, brushing his lips against hers.

All she could do was nod. She was more than okay, and it was all due to the man still buried deep inside of her.

Chapter Twenty-Four

A warm bodysnuggled closer to Julian, and he tightened his hold on Lilith. Their night together had been amazing, and he was inordinately glad that he didn’t have to go into work and could spend the day with Lilith.

“Morning,” she mumbled beside him, her husky, sleep-laden voice going directly to his cock. As much as he wanted to bury himself inside her again, he knew she had to be sore after what they’d done the previous evening.

“Morning to you. Do you have any plans today?”

“Apart from job hunting, no.”

“How about you take a day off from job hunting, and we head down to Santa Monica? Walk the pier. Ride a few of the attractions. Dip our feet into the water. Forget about work and everything else.”

It wasn’t usual for him to spend a day not focusing on work because there were always bad guys popping up, but he was going to make the most of his day off. He wanted to show Lilith how good things could be between them.

Somewhere during the night, his feelings had turned. He’d thought himself in love with her, but when she cried out hisname and looked up at him with so much trust, he’d tumbled all the way over.

He didn’t know if Lilith felt the same way, and no way was he going to pressure her by blurting out how he was feeling. He would keep it locked down for a little while longer.

“I like the sound of that a lot.”

“Good.” He leaned over and pressed his lips against hers. “Why don’t you shower while I make us some breakfast?”

“Hmm, we could be economical here and shower together to save time and water.” Her fingers tiptoed down his chest, and his cock stood to attention, anticipating the moment her fingers closed around it. He groaned when she gave him a light squeeze.

“I’m not sure if we will save time and water. Besides, you have to be a little sore from last night.”

“I am, but yeah, you’re right.” The disappointment in her voice wasn’t hard to miss, and he silently cursed himself for being insensitive. Here she was making the first move, and he’d shot her down as if the idea didn’t even merit him thinking about it.

Julian hauled Lilith over him so that her hair fell down around them like a black curtain. “I’m sorry, Lil. Don’t for one second think I don’t like the idea because I really do.” He lifted his hips to show her he was even harder than when she’d had her hands around him.

She still didn’t look convinced, so he cupped the back of her head and brought her lips to his, putting everything he felt for her into the kiss, hoping that she understood it.

Her fingers dug into his shoulder, and her mouth opened to allow him access. She squirmed against his cock, and he gave up trying to do the right thing, especially when he wanted her as much as she wanted him.