Page 49 of Champagne & Handcuffs

She moved her legs, attempting to wrap them around my waist, but I stopped her, moving forward so her hips tilted up and her knees were almost hitting her face. I couldn’t get close enough to her. I wanted to swallow her up with my body. I picked up the pace, thrusting into her so hard that the tip of my dick was hitting the spot that made her moan.

“Fuck, baby,” I groaned, the bed squeaking with each drive of my cock.

Her boobs jiggled below me, her moans meeting my ears. Her breathing quickened, and I knew she was on the verge of tipping over. Just as she pinched her nipple, she came around my dick, her mouth opening as she screamed her release. I followed, spilling my seed deep inside her.

After we caught our breaths, we jumped in the shower and did it all over again.

I’d wokenup next to countless women in my thirty-three years. Women love a man in uniform and all that shit. It also helped that Lola’s was my favorite haunt and the chicks that frequented that bar were a sure thing. But I didn’t want any of them for more than one night. Sometimes two.

But Cat I wanted forever.

She was always supposed to be my forever, and I’d fucked us up. Secrets and lies kill relationships. Always.

Now though, Cat was lying in my arms, and I wasn’t going to let her go. After Joss and I took down Tony, I was going to figure out how to make us permanent. We both had our lives back home, but there was no way I was going to spend a second without her by my side. We also had to figure out how to tell Joss. I didn’t think she’d be mad that we were together, but I knew she’d be angry that we’d kept it from her for so long. If I had told Joss back in the day, she probably would have helped me win Cat back.

They say everything happens for a reason. I just didn’t know why it had to hurt so much.

Cat stirred in my arms, and when her chocolate eyes opened, I smiled. “Mornin’, beautiful.”

She grinned in return. “Never thought I’d hear you say those two words.”

I kissed her lips. “Well, get used to it, Kitty Cat. You’re gonna hear it for the rest of your life.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah.” I kissed her again. “Well, once this job is over.”

Cat frowned. “How is that going to work?”

I shrugged. “Not sure yet. We’ll figure it out.”

“Okay.”

I’d half expected her to tell me that it wouldn’t work out. That she’d run again. “Okay?”

“I’m just going to see what happens. Things work out in the end, right?”

“Right.” I kissed her soft lips again, needing to feel them every waking moment now that I could. “After my case ends and you go home …” A thought occurred to me. “And you end things with Nathan—”

Cat chuckled and rolled to her back.

“What’s funny?”

She ran her hands down her face, still smiling. “He likes men. Like I do.”

My eyes widened, and a sharp pain went through my brain. “What?”

“He’s my best friend. I brought him with me because I was scared you’d be with someone. I couldn’t walk into that.”

“Like I did.”

Cat turned to face me. “It’s different, 5-0. You broke my heart.”

“And you broke mine,” I countered. Because she had.

“I know,” she whispered. “And I don’t think we should re-live it.”

“You’re right,” I agreed.