Valentine Next Door by Willa Edwards Page A

with a family now. But for her, time was running out. She couldn’t wait for him.
    Blinking back tears, she enveloped him in her arms, loving the feel of his skin touching hers and needing the connection now more than ever. “I just missed you.”
    He pushed the hair back from her face, his hands warm and comforting. She leaned into them, seeking as much of his touch as possible.
    “You don’t have to worry, baby,” his murmured against her cheek. “I’m here, and I’m not going anywhere ever again.”
    Thankfully, he leaned down and kissed her, stealing any chance she had to speak. How she wished that were true. She wanted Jeremy forever. She could feel it all the way down to her bones, but it wasn’t fair to him. She loved him too much to trap him to her in a life he didn’t want.
    But she had him right now. She still had tonight. And she planned to experience as much of it as she could. To squirrel it away for the lonely future before her to be pulled out and used whenever the night became too quiet and cold.
    She kissed him back, taking the caress from soft and sweet to blistering in seconds. She twirled her arms around him, pulling him close until their bodies were entwined. She lifted her legs higher on his hips, reaching between them to find his cock. Wrapping her fingers around him, she slid her grip up and down his length three times, his flesh hard as stone. She positioned his cock at her entrance and pressed down as she lifted her hips off the counter.
    They moaned together, his thick cock filling her. Her inner muscles massaged him until he gasped. He gripped her hips, plunging deep. Tingles of sensation rocketed from the bottom of her feet all the way to the top of her head.
    “God, baby, you feel so good,” he whispered as she moved with him, thrusting up to meet his hips.
    She gripped his ass, stabbing her nails into the hard muscles, holding him tightly while she still could. Tomorrow she’d have to let him go. Tomorrow they’d have to go their separate ways, toward their separate goals.
    She threw her head back as he picked up his pace, drilling into her so deeply her entire body vibrated. He took advantage of the position, sucking on her throat and licking the column of her neck.
    “You’re amazing,” Jeremy mumbled against her skin. He gazed into her eyes with such wonder.
    Her heart skipped a beat.
    “I could do this the rest of my life and never have enough of you.”
    If only that was possible. The honesty within his eyes almost undid her. He meant it. Truly. No one else had ever looked at her that way, not even Leo. But it couldn’t be. They were both in different places in their lives. They needed different things. And if she tried to force him to conform, she’d only hurt him more in the end.
    She couldn’t do that to Jeremy. She cared about him too much to hurt him like that.
    Her orgasm stole over her so quickly it surprised her. The pleasure overtook her, stealing all oxygen from her lungs and robbing her of any rational thought. Her pussy clenched around him, holding onto him. She was desperate to feel close to him for one more minute.
    Jeremy plunged into her once more, before spilling inside her. His cock jerked along her sensitive inner tissues, bringing tears to her eyes. She leaned her head against his shoulder to hide her sobs.
    If only I was ten years younger, I could have this every day.
    But she could never change her age just like Jeremy couldn’t change his. There was no point in wishing it. She wrapped her arms around him, memorizing his smell, his touch, and the feel of him, while she still could. She tightened her grip a fraction, loath to release him. He placed a kiss on her head, curling her into his arms.
    The obvious truth hit her like a brick against the temple. Another tear leaked from her eye as she lost the fight to her sadness. There was no question in her mind. Her heart would always be his. No matter where he went next.
     

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