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Back and forth, I grind against hirabs , and what’s fillingthat’s not cracked and broken, but so that feels healthy and powerful

And alongside that heady warmth, a flurry of sensation rises fro pleasure and I ride hi exactly what I need in the way that I like to take it

He allowsup into ainst hi my pussy back and forth, while his cock stretcheswith intensity, ainst his shaft…

Then he , baby”

That’s apparently the only permission I need Pleasure floodsme to a place where it’s just me and him, and the rest of the world—the very scary world around us—can wait

I quiver and ins to dawn onsniff of his woodsy entle expression

Wanting to offer hiave tome “This wasn’t about me”

“But you’re—”

“Fine” He cupsat me deeply “Kiss me”

And I do, because right now in this moment, I’m not me, and in the th also fortifies me in my moments of weakness

When he finally backs away, he rests his forehead against mine “I can’t stay here, no matter how badly I want to”

I sigh and lean away “I know you need to go and find whoever did this to my father” Ryder’s never been unclear with me His duty to my father stands above all else And at that reminder, my mind snaps back “Jesus, my dad We shouldn’t have done this” I jump up and reach for my clothes

“You have ti me to face him “When Shawna knocked on the door, she said that your father’s gone into surgery Theat the hospital now to await the press conference If anything happens, I’ll know about it, and so will you There’s nothing you can do but sit in the waiting roos, as he relistening froase “So don’t rush Just breathe”

I shut ain

“I need to go to the police station to give the his thuht”