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September 25 - September 27, 2025
“And I took that Goldschläger shot to give myself liquid courage to do what I’d wanted to do for a while,” he said. “Afterward, I convinced myself that I wasn’t into you, or that it wouldn’t have mattered if we had kissed, because nothing else would’ve happened. But yeah, Lily. I’ve wanted you for well over a decade.” His lopsided smile made her stomach swoop. “I’m playing a long game here, so take your time.”
This was like a master class in kissing. His mouth was agile and expressive and oh my God.
“You know,” she said, her breathing ragged. “Slowness? Totally overrated.”
It made her fall for him, just that little bit more. I am in trouble here.
He wanted to see what they could be. And hell, yes, he wanted to have sex with her. Preferably for a few weeks, until he got the hang of exactly what it took to make her shiver and yell and go absolutely insane. Then he’d probably spend a few more months just perfecting it. But only when she was ready for it, and only if it meant they were leveling up to something more.
“This okay?” he said, then swallowed against the lump in his throat and tried his best to not . . . well, poke at her.
It took her a second to figure out where he was headed, mostly because . . . well, again, in her experience, oral wasn’t something guys were into, especially not the first time. “Oh, you don’t have to . . .” “I’d love to, though,” he said. God, his voice ought to be illegal. She felt herself go wet just from the deep bass of it, rumbling over her skin. “So unless you hate it, can I?”
“Do you want more than this?” he asked, between licks. “’Cause I can get you off like this again, if you want. In fact, it’d be my pleasure. I don’t want you to think we have to do anything more than this.” “Are you bucking for sainthood?”
Little did she know, he had every intention of sticking with her for as long as she’d let him. He hadn’t felt this way about anyone. In a million years, he never would have expected it to be Lily—but now that they were together, it seemed like his entire life had led him to this moment, this woman.