Where We Found Our Home (Lost & Found, #1)

by Natasha Bishop

“Make a choice, Lincoln.” “A choice between what?” “Your past and your future.”

Isaiah: Where you going? The bell don’t dismiss you, I do

“I’m not a loner.” “You’re kind of a loner. Nothing wrong with that. It just means when you do allow people into your circle, they’ve truly earned their place there.

“Ci, sex can be a religious experience when done right.”

“Don’t run from me, Angel.” My pussy clenches at his words, and I am a fucking goner. I feign a dramatic fall as Nevaeh tags me to hide the fact that I desperately need friction between my thighs.

“Dating someone who puts their life on the line every time they walk out the door is not for the faint of heart. It takes a special person to accept that. But high risk brings high rewards, and being loved and cherished by someone whose heart is big enough to be willing to sacrifice for others every single day is an honor. And to ask a person who has made it their purpose in life to save lives and change the world to step away before they’re ready is a cruel injustice.”

“Listen to me. She didn’t deserve to die, but if I can be honest, she didn’t deserve you either. You didn’t steal her happiness, Linc. She gave it to you because you were worth it. You are worth it. Her issues with your job were more about her than you. It was wrong of her to ask you to stop. She put you in an impossible position, and if you had given it up for her you would’ve grown to resent her because you are absolutely right that you were meant to do this. You can’t blame yourself for what happened after the break-up. It’s okay to mourn her, but do not take that guilt on or it’ll eat you alive.”

“Cheers to the love of a good woman.”

“Tell me no, Angel. Tell me to stop, and I’ll leave right now. We can forget it ever happened or we can slow it down. But if you tell me yes—if you tell me you want me—I’m going to carry you to your bedroom and worship your body from head to toe until you scream my name and then I’m going to bury myself so deep inside you, you’ll still feel me there tomorrow.”

Did I say I almost came from that kiss? No, it was right now. This moment.

“Angel. Nothing is more important to me than your safety. If you need this to feel comfortable, let me give it to you. I wanna be the only thought on your brain when I sink inside you.”

Oh my ……

“Believe me, Ci. I’ve seen your thighs, and there’s nothing I want more than to have them on both sides of my ears.”

“You taste better than I imagined. I need more. I want you to rain down on my tongue.”

cock,

sigh

What’s happening between us right now is more than sex. It’s a possession. We own each other.

The marks we’re leaving will fade physically, but we’ve embedded a piece of our souls within each other, and I know already that it can never be undone.

“Can I help with anything?” He shakes his head, pointing to the chair he’s already pulled out for me.

“You can sit that pretty ass down and let me serve you.”

“Do you ever feel like your entire life is an out-of-body experience? Like you put this husk version of yourself on display for everyone to see, but inside you’re slowly dying but you don’t know how to stop it?”

“You think it’s selfish to want love and acceptance?”

Yes. I’m not worth the trouble.

“You think telling them about this part of your history will invite your past to join your present?”

You are so strong for everyone else. Let me be strong for you. Please don’t run. Please let me be here for you.”

I’m honored you trusted me with this. So now I’m asking you to trust me to make my own choice with the information you’ve given me.

I choose you. I choose to be the person you lean on, the person to keep you safe, the person to be your strength when you feel like you don’t have any.”

I find myself letting go of the things I can’t control. I can only control my reactions, and I will not let Eddie win by not living.

“Lincoln, you are a dream I long thought impossible. Thank you for dragging me out of my darkness and into your light, and thank you for allowing me to carry your darkness too. I’ll treasure it the way you treasure me.” Knocked. On. My. Ass.

“I love you. I think loving you was inevitable. I didn’t want it to be, but my soul recognized its match in you the moment you jumped in front of that car. It forced my heart to start beating again, just to answer your siren call.”

Your courage feeds the piece of me that’s been hiding beneath the ashes of my life. Your selflessness calls out to my soul that’s been drifting away so slowly I didn’t even recognize it at first. I feel like myself again with you. You set me free, Angel.

So I don’t care if you’re never ready to say the words back to me. I will always be yours.”

“Because your very existence is proof that angels exist. I knew the moment I laid eyes on you that my life had forever changed. For the better. I didn’t recognize it at first. I tried to fight it. I tried to keep my heart locked up, but your beauty, your compassion, your strength, your smart-ass mouth, and your love were stronger than any chain I could wrap around it. This guy, whose name I won’t even say because he’s not worth the time, wants to snuff that out. He wants to take all the magic that is you and deprive the world of it. Don’t let him.”

You kept her heart safe. That’s all she needed you to do.