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"Ethan" His nah on my lips, a desperate plea that I can’t hold back as I treainst hi now, too, as he rolls over onto his back and pulls me over him

"What--" I start to ask, but he stops ht now you’re in control, Chloe" Those are the last words I’d ever expect to hear from Ethan, but I know hein his eyes, feel it in the tight restraints he’s keeping on his own needs

And though I want to tell him that I don’t need it, that I’m happy to cede control to hiht That just for tonight, just for this first time, I need to be the one in control of my body

I need to be the one who takes hiers with his "Help me?" I ask, suddenly uncertain despite all my reassurances to the contrary

He lifts our joined hands to er down my cheek "Always, baby Whatever you need"

With those words,back It drowns the uncertainty, drowns the fear, drowns everything but the need I have for this beautiful, beautiful o to ently, ever so gently, astride him as he keeps his eyes on mine I push down, softly at first and then harder as pleasure--unbelievable, unbearable pleasure--streaks through me And then, with one doard thrust, he’s buried in me to the hilt

Part ofsprint toward ecstasy But another part of me, the one that is so in tune with Ethan, wants to take it slow To savor every second

In the end, he helpselse on this unexpected journey He clutches ers and slowly--oh so slowly--lifts asp, take a deep breath He feels so good This feels so good Exactly like I expected, but not So

And so I ride hi him and us and this one perfect moment the only way I kno I immerse myself in him in the way he looks at s that grow larger, lide of my body on his

He fills me up, and each h me Indescribable Unfathomable Delicious I rise up on ain and again, bitingfor just a little while longer But the relaxed rhyth toward this ins to build inmore and more unbearable I can tell it’s the same for him, can feel it in the tautness of his body beneathof his hands onto keep fro control from me and it only makes me want him more Only makeswithinFor both of us

I lean over to give hilistening on him as well His body entices me, all hot and wet and eous, glea breaks free in Ethan then I can hear it in his swift, sharp intake of breath, feel it in the heavy, powerful thrust of his hips beneath mine

"Now, Chloe" His hands clamp on my hips like a vise "Please I need you, now"

And just that easily, I yield control This is Ethan and I trust him more than I’ve ever trusted anyone else He’ll take o, and take care of me when it’s done

He reaches between us, strokes his thumb over my clit With his other hand, he pulls me down hard even as he lifts his hips and thrusts into e of the world together

Chapter Twenty-four

I stay with Ethan all day Making love, having that evening picnic we never got a chance to have yesterday, talking about a s Like fireflies and caramel versus peanut butter and what our favorite bands are And while his taste into overlook it considering just how talented he is with his tongue

It turns out Ethan’s insatiable, and now that I’m past the stress and insecurity of that first time, so am I We make love everywhere--in the pool, on the beach, on the patio, in his bed, on his kitchen table

That ht actually befor a late lunch in a belated effort to keep fro under the sheer nu inside the fridge for cold cuts, turns to me with a can of whipped cream in his hand and a mischievous look on his face The rest is history…but suffice it to say I’ve never had so much fun with a dairy product in my life

Under duress, he dropsHe wantsI’d like more, I feel like I need to put some boundaries on the relationship Soht up in hi more than to stay in his bed forever I want to wrap o

But that’s a probleer than that to decide on buying a new pair of shoes The fact that I chose him as a lover in a lot less time than that makes me nervous even as it makes me smile, and I need a little time to process To decompress

Which is why I let h Ethan is pouting in the car while he watches , brilliant, beautiful man can pull off It’d be funny if the steamy look in his eyes didn’t make me want to run back outside and hurtle myself back into his arms To hell with distance To hell with perspective Ethan Frost is

Even the truth

The second the apartment door closes behind me, Tori pounces onlittle text es to make sure Ethan hasn’t chopped e Every ti her back, but I didn’t give any details

Tonight she wants details

"Oh My God," she exclais--still shaky fro--refuse to carry me any farther and I collapse on the couch next to her