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My eyes flew open as the orgas sure we rode this one together My ring banged against the headboard, but we kept going Fighting the tide and the current Holding on for life while our bodies were tossed in endless pleasure With one final thrust, Saed into me and I felt his release as his body tensed before he lowered his lips to mine and kissed the hell out of me

“Oh on on his arm

He kissed et so lucky?”

“You?” I couldn’t catch my breath We had outdone ourselves

He tucked ainst his arm “Is it okay if we sleep soht two bottles of chane”

“Two?”

He nodded over ement” He sounded drowsy

“Naked nap, yes” I closed my eyes in my fiancé’s ar the shore

Sam

I sat on the stoop of the cottage and held the fresh cup of coffee between my hands I ran to the office to pick up one for Natalia while she slept I didn’t want to wake her, so I waited here instead and watched the birds fly over the lake

The lake was peaceful in the ether Tian rehearsals with the troupe And forIt was only a feeeks away

I took another sip and thought about as in front of us I thought about lers We may not have won back-to-back titles, but I had outperforh, I don’t know if it would have happened

Maddie had screwed me over I was convinced that I’d never date another wo football season because of her That was until I met Natalia She was patient with me when no one else would have put up with my shit

She shared herself so willingly, so easily, that I trusted her It was the trust I needed to get over the fear that she’d leave I was terrified she’d walk out like Maddie did And it was the fear that got in my head—not the woman It was the fear that distractedidiot I had trust issues and didn’t know it I could have lost the best thing that happened to me because of it

I heard the door creak and I turned around