“Make love to me, Aaron,” she begged.
He quickly undressed and then helped her remove her clothing. He laid over her again, gently caressing her face and placing soft kisses on her lips, her eyelids, and the tip of her nose. His tenderness brought her to the edge of tears. She could feel the smooth tip of his erection pressing against her slick opening. She lifted her hips to him but he just rubbed against her seductively, making her whimper. He was in no hurry. He looked down into her eyes, holding her gaze as he slowly pushed inside her.
She felt him fill her completely. She arched beneath him, digging her nails into his shoulders as she opened to him taking all of him inside her. But she never looked away, never broke the trance that he held her in as he moved inside her. He made love to her slowly and sweetly, just as she’d asked. Caressing her, kissing her, loving her with everything he had. As their bodies moved in a slow, passionate rhythm her tears finally overflowed. She felt as if their souls were connecting, as if they had become one.
“I love you!” she cried out as she climaxed.
“Forever,” he promised as he buried his face against her neck.
Forever was all that mattered. The rest would work itself out.
18
Maggie lay with her head on Aaron’s chest listening to the steady beat of his heart.
“We should go. It’s getting late,” Aaron said as he softly stroked her hair.
“I don’t want to go,” Maggie said with all the petulance of a small child. She felt his chest rumble as he chuckled.
“Don’t you have to work in the morning?”
“Yes,” Maggie sighed. She wasn’t ready to let reality seep into the moment.
“Then you need a good night sleep, and you’re not going to get one up here in this loft,” Aaron said reasonably.
“I’m comfortable,” Maggie insisted as she snuggled against him. The balmy night air made it quite comfortable to stay just as they were with their naked bodies entwined. She saw no reason to leave.
“If we fall asleep like this we will be eaten alive by mosquitoes come morning,” Aaron warned.
“Okay, I’m up.” Maggie leapt up from the pallet on the floor with comic speed. Maggie had learned her lesson about mosquitos the day she’d napped on the rock by the pond. She wouldn’t make that mistake again. Aaron laughed as he sat up with her.
“I don’t believe I’ve ever seen you move that fast,” he teased as he pulled on his jeans. Maggie was searching for her clothing but so far had only come up with her wrinkled skirt.
“Here take this.” Aaron tossed her his t-shirt. “I think some of your clothes may have gone out the window accidentally,” he said apologetically, glancing out the loft window as he closed the doors.
Maggie pulled the t-shirt over her head as she followed Aaron to the ladder. He climbed down first and then braced the ladder from the bottom as he gestured for her to follow.
Halfway down she glanced over her shoulder to find Aaron staring up at her. More specifically staring up the shirt she was wearing, with nothing underneath. Maggie recognized the desire burning in his eyes and she smiled seductively as she slowed her movements down the ladder. As soon as she reached the bottom she felt Aaron’s arms snake around her waist.
“I can’t seem to keep my hands off you,” he whispered against her neck.
“I’m not asking you to,” she replied coyly as she turned her head to the side, exposing the length of her neck to him. She felt him laugh against her shoulder as he brought his mouth to her bare skin. She shivered as he began leaving a trail of kisses up her neck.
She continued to hold onto a high rung on the ladder as his hands moved from her hips around to her thighs. He pressed against her backside as he kissed her neck and began to slowly slide his hands up. She rotated her hips against him, feeling his excitement and taking pleasure in the groan her movements elicited from him.