Rose of Thorne (22 page)

“
AHHH! Don’t stop, please don’t stop!! AHHH… YES! SEBASTIAN!!!!” Turquoise eyes drown in mine when she comes. That look alone unravels me, and I release inside her harder than I ever have in my entire life.

If I
have ever doubted it before, I know now in this moment that I love her and can never let her go. She is who I want to spend my forever with, however long forever can be. Still connected to one another, I look deeply into her eyes and confess, “I love you, Skylar Rose.”

“And I love you
, Sebastian Thorne.”

Skylar

I could lay here in his strong arms until the end of time. The gentle light of the morning peeking through the windows makes me smile. We lay in his huge bed wrapped around one another, with our legs entwined. He holds on to me so tightly in his sleep it’s as if he is afraid I will disappear. I drop my head closer into him and smile into his neck, allowing his warm breath to tickle my cheek. His spicy clean smell fills my nose and I breathe him in. I take the opportunity to study his gorgeous sleeping face and savor every last detail of it. He looks so peaceful laying here next to me; it’s so different from the way I normally see him. I gently kiss his chest and settle in closer being careful to not wake him. He makes me feel so safe. He feels like home. Our night had been absolutely incredible. I had no idea that it could have been this beautiful… this perfect.

Last night he had been so patient and gentle
with me as he took his time kissing and caressing every inch of me. We made loved two more times before we both drifted into a deep exhausted sleep. I had been terrified that last night had all been a dream and that I would wake up this morning in my bed alone. Thank the Lord above this is real because I honestly don’t think my heart can beat without him. There is no doubt that I love him with everything in me. He fills that deep gaping hole inside of my soul and I never conceived that to be possible. For the first time since the night of the accident, I feel completely safe and truly alive. I can see a glimpse of my future and it looks happy and bright. Yes, Sebastian has awakened something inside of me and I know that I will never be the same.

I d
on’t know where we go from here, but I am ready for whatever life deals me. I realize this will prove to be challenging with us working together, but I know after last night there is no way I can hold back my feelings when I am around him. Sebastian can have anyone he desires, so why me? I worry that he may not want to acknowledge our relationship because it is obvious that I don’t fit into his world. I am not in his society of people and I don’t come from wealth and power. All I know is that the powerful man the world knows sleeps is soundly beside me, but I know and love the wonderful caring man that lies deep within.

“I
love you,” I whisper and close my eyes hoping to return to a peaceful slumber.

I
wake to the wonderful smells of bacon and maple syrup... oh… and the loud beeping sounds of a smoke detector. Wrapping myself in the towel that I wore last night, I make my way to the stairway. I see a thick cloud of smoke and hear him cursing as he fans the smoke detector frantically with a magazine. Giggling at the sight of him, I turn to make my way back to his bathroom. No one will believe that Sebastian Thorne is actually cooking breakfast for me… well, actually burning breakfast for me.

Sebastian’s bathroom shouldn’t even be called a bathroom;
it is more like a woman’s paradise. The huge white tub sits on the far side of the wall and looks so tempting.
I bet a bath in there would be simply heavenly.

Turning
the bronze handle on the enormous bathtub, I wait patiently as it begins filling up with warm water. After adding the soap beads, I drop my towel and step inside.

I
was right; this is simply pure Heaven!

As I lay back into the
thick foam, the jets begin pounding against my sore muscles. I can’t help but grin as I relive every single stroke and sweet kiss we had shared. It makes every ache I am feeling right now just melt away and leaves me craving him again.

Gosh, what
is happening to me? It is like I have turned into some sex crazed vixen.

I must have drifted off to sleep for a few minutes because I
wake up to gentle hands rubbing on my shoulders. Smiling at his tender touch, I look up to see his stunning eyes looking down upon me. He leans down and kisses me gently on the lips.

“Hey, there
, beautiful. You want some company?” he says and I nod. Without hesitation, he drops his pajama pants and steps in the bath with me. I’ll never grow tired of looking at this god of a man and his phenomenal body.

He sits facing
me in the tub and grabs my legs. His hands are absolute magic as he begins to gently massage the arches of my feet. Leaning back in the tub I moan at the sheer pleasure of having them rubbed. Tenderly he works his way up to my thigh and gently pulls me on top of him. My body now straddles his in the warm water. His dark amber eyes are filled with so much emotion as he smiles up at me. Wrapping his arms around my waist, he leans forward and gently places a kiss on my chest. I can feel his hardness beneath me as it teases my entrance. Regardless of my soreness, my body ignites with need and desperation for him to be back inside of me. I begin rocking my hips against him back and forth. He then takes my breast into his mouth and begins sucking and biting on my nipple. He makes a load frustrated groan and eases me to the side so he can get a condom, but I pull him back down. I want to feel him… all of him.

“I am on the pill
, Sebastian. I have been for a long time now. Ever since…” I stop myself from mentioning Trevor.

I don’t want him to know that ugly secret. It makes me feel dirty.

”I want to feel you
… all of you… Please, Sebastian,” I whisper. He looks deep into my eyes. They seem to darken with an intense hunger and lust.

“I w
ant you to know I have always used protection and I was tested just two months ago. Skylar, I haven’t been with anyone since before I met you. I just want you to be sure about this.”

He hasn’t been with anyone since meeting me?
My heart fills with even more love for this man.

“I’m sure…
so sure,” I whisper across his lips. He responds with a growl, and I feel him pull me across his length. The desire I feel for him is so spellbinding. The energy surges through our bodies and I feel myself pulling him in closer to me. There is burning desperation for our bodies to be one again.

“I need inside you
now, baby,” he pleads. I nod and he lifts me up over him. With both of his strong hands on my hips, he guides me slowly down onto him. It is so erotic to feel his hardness slide inch by glorious inch inside of me. He throws his head back against the tub and lifts his pelvis up allowing him to go even deeper.

“FUCK! BABY…
OH MY GOD!” He groans loudly as he loses himself in the pleasure. I have never had him in me this deep and it feels magnificent. This isn’t sweet and slow like last night’s lovemaking; our need is too desperate. He is still gentle with his movements, but his force and pace have tremendously quickened. He feels so incredible and I find myself moving up and down faster and faster. Foamy water sloshes off of the side of the tub with every hard thrust. I can feel that wonderful warm feeling growing deep in my belly. My release is near and I can feel myself about to fall over the edge.

“Sebastian! O
h, you are so deep! Ahhhh… Don’t stop. I’m so close!”

“
Oh, Skylar. Baby… FUCK! YOU FEEL SO… AHHHH… FUCKING GOOD! I’m not going to last, baby... are you close?”

Unable to speak
because of how close I am to climax, I manage to nod a ‘yes’ to him. Wrapping his strong arms tightly around me, he sits up straight and yanks me to him. I can’t get close enough; I just want to crawl inside of him. He slams up into me twice, and that’s all it takes. My inner walls clamp down around him, and I scream out his name.

“SEBASTIAN
... OH… OH MY… GOD!”

“Skylar
, baby… AHHH!” We climax together and our bodies continue to ride out the pleasure. Soapy water is now all over the floor, but I could not care less. Sebastian gently rests his forehead against mine as we try desperately to slow down our breathing.

We hold each other for a little longer
, and then he helps me out of the tub.

“I think my breakfast is cold now,” I tease as he wraps me in the
plush chocolate towel.

Shooting me a sly grin
, he lifts me and tosses me over his shoulder. I giggle as he runs with me into the bedroom.

“And that breakfast
is going to be getting even colder,” he teases and tosses me onto the bed. He moves over my body as if he is a predator hunting his prey. After tortuously teasing me with his skilled mouth, he lunges forward and closes the distance between us, and I shriek in delight. Moments later, we wrap around each other as we lose ourselves in one another all over again. Our screams of pleasure echo throughout his penthouse as he explodes inside me, coating my womb with his hot seed.

I am
safe… I am loved… For the first time in almost eight years, I am truly happy.

Sebastian

The sweet smell of cotton candy fills my nose as I begin to awaken.

Oh God! Please don’t let this be a dream.

Her sweet breath is steady and calm against my neck.
I instantly relax when I feel her warmth against me. Those long dark waves are spun around her pillow and fall back across my chest. Her legs are wrapped around me and my arms hold her close to my body. Smiling down I take the sight of her in. Right now, I don’t think I have ever been so happy in all of my life. When I stare at this beautiful goddess in my arms, I know that there is nothing I wouldn’t do to keep her with me always.

So many firsts I have shared with her.
Not only was she the first woman I made love to but also the first time I have had no barrier between myself and the woman I was with. I could still feel her sweet tight warm folds around my cock.

Fuck! The mere memory of it
was making me hard again.

There was no comparison between making love and fu
cking. Love… that’s just what this is. Pure. Magical. Sweet love. Being with her is unlike any sexual encounter that I have ever experienced. It is as if her body was created entirely just for me. If I am given a thousand lifetimes with her, it just simply will never be enough.

I finally told her that I loved her.
She is, and will always be, my whole world and never again will I be the same. She is truly my life now, my only purpose for living. However, with my biggest gain comes the possibility of my greatest loss. She can never know about that night of the accident. I make the decision once and for all, that I will never tell her. I can’t lose her. I simply won’t survive if I do. She is worth fighting all the demons I have fought in my sleep because as long as she is here beside me, there is nothing I won’t do to keep her there and there is nothing for me to be afraid of.

“I love you
so much, my beautiful girl,” I whisper to her as I begin softly kissing her face.

She opens those fucking
breathtaking eyes at me and once again takes my breath away. I can see such a difference in her now, as opposed to when we first met. Her eyes no longer hold the emptiness they once had. Now, the emptiness has been replaced by the twinkling of life and love… our love.

She reaches over and places her soft hands upon my face.
Her skin is soft as silk and like liquid fire to my soul. She brushes her thumb across my lower lip and never breaks our intense stare.

“I love you so much
, Sebastian,” she says to me before she pulls me in for a kiss. Her sweet lips mixed with her intoxicating flavor are maddening. If it were up to me I would keep her in this bed all day every day, but we need to eat.

“Are you hungry, baby?” I ask as I kiss her forehead and stand to pull on my pants.

“Yes, I am. So are you going to try to burn the place down again cooking for me?” she teases, and I pounce back on the bed and straddle her while relentlessly tickling her.

“
STOP! PLEASE STOP!” she begs through her hysterical laughter.

T
hat laugh is so marvelous! It gives me a high unlike anything else!

“Take it back
,” I warn her through my unyielding tickling.

“NEVER!”
she replies and I see the tears form in her eyes from laughing so hard.

I wipe them away and kiss her cheeks
then move to kiss the side of her mouth. Leaning over her with her hands pinned down beside her, I push her hair away from her perfect face. Her smile never fades, and I just sit there and take her in.

“You are so
perfect, baby. You have no idea just how happy you make me, Skylar.”

Pulling my hand to her chest
, she pauses and holds it there while she continues looking into my eyes.

“Thi
s is yours, Sebastian… all yours. Always,” she promises me.

And with that
, her hand finds my pants and pulls them down. I never break my gaze from hers as I slowly slide into her wet, warm entry. With each slow push, I can feel her body surrendering to me. When we come, it is together and perfectly synced. We lay there holding each other without saying a word. Our souls are now truly one. She is my dream come true and always will be.

It
is now late afternoon, and I watch as she emerges from the bedroom wearing my black Armani boxers and grey shirt. The sight of her is simply glorious, and I allow my eyes to slowly take her delicious body in. She walks towards me, and I grab hold of her and devour those plump lips. Since we both are now starving, we decide to order in something from the deli down the street. It is amazing how content she is with simply watching movies and laying on the couch with me. Sadly, I can’t say I’ve ever done that with anyone ever before.

I want
her to stay the night again, but I understand she needs to get back home since her sister is returning. I stand at her front door and kiss her like some lovesick teenage boy who doesn’t want to say goodnight to his girl.

“I better get inside
. I have to work tomorrow. I have this awful boss who yells at me when I’m late and won’t even accept my resignation,” she teases as she bites my lip.

“Sounds like you work for a real son of a bitch
. He better not yell at you, or he will have to deal with me,” I joke back to her.

“Hey, I happen to love that son of a bitch, so watch
it, buddy!”

S
he tugs on my shirt and then pulls me in for a long deep kiss. She renders me useless, so I happily surrender to her. To her, and only her, I will gladly submit all control. I am hers.

“I love you
, baby,” I whisper against her ear.

“Not as much as I love you,” she returns.

She has no clue, obviously, just how damn much I love her.

She flashes me that wonderful smile of hers and I feel my heart swell with pride.

This beautiful girl
is mine.

I love this woman more than life itself
, and now she is finally, really mine.

She has to push me off the porch to get me to leave.
I try to convince her to let me stay the night, but she doesn’t give in to my charms. Like I said before, I have finally met my kryptonite.

Morning soon
comes, and I can’t wait to get to work so that I can see her. Today will be different because today I no longer have to fight what is happening between us. As soon as she arrives at the office, I meet her at her desk. She looks like a fucking vision in her short, light blue wrap dress and heels.

“Thank heavens you are finally here, Ms. Rose.
We have lots of work to get done for the presentation later this week. Gather all of your notes and meet me in my office, please. The sooner we can get started, the better,” I say urgently and turn to address Sara.

“Sara, please hold all my calls and cancel any appointment
s. We are not to be disturbed under any circumstances. Is that understood?” I say, trying to keep my voice even and my face straight.

“Of course, Mr. Thorne,” she replies with a keen smirk on her face.

Is
that a smirk I just saw? The older woman obviously can see right through me.

Minutes later
, there’s a knock on my door, and Skylar walks in carrying all the folders from the Yung presentation. I know for a fact that everything is in perfect order for our meeting with him later this week, but I have to find an excuse to spend the rest of the day with her. I rush over, take them out her hands, and place them on the side table.

“What about the prese
–” I interrupt her by covering her mouth with my hand and pressing my forehead against hers. Her beautiful turquoise eyes twinkle with delight.

Dear
Lord, that’s all it takes.

My lips crash into hers
, and I push her against the thick mahogany door. She wraps her arms around me, and instantly I feel better. This woman has truly breathed life into me. The world that had been so damn dark and gray now holds vibrant color and clarity. She is my miracle… she is my saving grace.

Skylar

As my back presses against the wooden door, I feel my body ignite with passion and desire. He looks glorious in his dark navy suit and silver tie. His delicious mouth works feverishly over mine. I feel the warmth radiate over me and I feel as if I have no control over myself. He slows his kiss down, but I can feel his hardness against my belly. He cups my face with his hands, feathers me with soft, sweet kisses, and tucks my curls behind my ear.

“I missed you so much
, baby,” he says softly against my neck. He trails his kisses down my neck and up to bite on my ear. His hot breath against my skin is not helping the burning desire I have surging through my body. Sebastian reaches around me and I hear the distinct clicking sound of the bronze latch.

Hmmm.
.. He locked the door.

Looking at me deviously
, he grabs my wrists in one of his hands and holds them above my head. Sebastian gently slides his hand up my pale blue dress and caresses my bare stomach. Suddenly, he is lifting me up and carrying me over to his desk. I smile when I see the gift I gave him sitting on the nearby table.

He notices me looking at it and shyly gives me a grin.

“That was the second most beautiful gift anyone has ever given to me,” he says and my heart falters.

Who
gave him the first gift and what had it been?

He sees my saddened exp
ression and pulls me to him. Turning my chin to face him, I slowly drag my eyes to meet his. He is staring back at me with such intense emotion that I don’t know what to say or do.

“My beautiful sweet girl…
why do you look so sad? Don’t you know? The best gift I have ever been given is you,” he says, and I can feel the burning tears in my eyes. Sebastian leans in to me and drags his lips across mine, never closing his now glowing eyes. Pushing himself in between my legs, he gently tugs at the tie of my blue wrap dress.

H
e unwraps me like a present and pushes me back onto his desk. I feel his hot breath on the outside of my silk pink panties as he nudges his nose up the outside lining of my folds. Tenderly, he slips his fingers around the seam thrusting one and then two fingers inside of me. I am soaking wet with my intense arousal, and he watches me intently as I squirm with delight. Sebastian places his fingers around the sides of my panties before tearing them off of me and diving between my legs. I arch my back against the cold hard desk and feel my body relinquish the juices of my pleasure.