Andi pulled back, then twirled once, twice, and winked. “Since it’s forever, I figured I better make it good.”
“It’s a two-twirl moment,” I agreed.
She giggled. “I thought so.”
“Come here.” I held out my hands.
Tentatively, she walked toward me, naked, her perky breasts like a siren call, her curvy body my ultimate demise.
“This,” I said once she reached me and I was able to press a kiss against her hot lips, “this is what people wait for.”
“It’s fair.” Her forehead touched mine.
“What?”
She shrugged and then wrapped her tiny arms around my neck. “I’ve been saying it over and over again. How is it fair that I only get you for a few short weeks, a month, maybe two?” She sighed against my mouth. “But in this moment, right now, I can honestly say it’s fair.”
“Yeah?” I croaked. “Why’s that?”
“Because we get to live… we get to love… together. We get this.” She pressed her palm against my chest. “Regardless of the journey, of how hard it was, of how hard it is or how short we— The time — we still had it — and that, my friend, is a beautiful ending.”
“I’ve always loved the end.” I fought to keep my tears back. For her, I smiled when I wanted to cry.
“They’re my favorite too,” Andi agreed, her lips teasing mine. “Because you know, after everything, they’ll be okay.”
I nodded. “They’ll be okay.”
“You will be.” Andi cupped my face. “You know that, right?”
“No,” I blurted. “But for you… I’ll try.”
She crushed her mouth against mine, and I savored it. I lived for that feeling right there where everything was right in the world, where sex was making love, and making love to my wife, Andi, was my destiny, my purpose — the reason I’d been spared.
The reason I hadn’t been killed up until this point…
Was in order to love her.
Amazing, I’d always wanted a higher purpose. I’d had no idea it would be my wife.
Yet it was.
“I love you…” I choked. “…so damn much.”
She wrapped her legs around me as I walked us back toward the bed. The back of my knees touched the mattress. She jumped down and crawled on top of me as I scooted up on my elbows.
“Show me…” She winked. “…just how much.”
“Pretty sure I just did.” I pointed around the room.
She burst out laughing. “Aw, Italy, you can do so much better.”
“I can.” I gripped her hips and tossed her next to me. “Wanna see?”
Andi laughed as I made quick work of stripping my body of the rest of my clothes.
I started at her foot.
It made sense.
To start at the bottom, work my way up.
She tried to kick me. I pulled her leg tighter. “Hey now, let me do my job.”
“But it tickles.”
“Good.” I kissed the inside of her ankle. “Shh… you’re going to wake up the animals.”
“What?” Andi squealed. “They’re stuffed!”
“Shh, they’ll hear you!” My lips met the inside of her knee.
The covers bunched up in her hands as her head thrust back. “You’re the devil. That really, really tickles.”
“Andi, Andi, Andi…” I licked the inside of her thigh. “…you taste so soft.”
“Mmm…” Her body arched.
My mouth inched higher.
Every muscle tensed.
“Shh…” I blew across her skin. “Enjoy this. I know I am.”
“Sergio,” she panted, “hurry up before I kill you.”
“Please, I hid all the knives.” My mouth licked at her core.
A yelp and then, “You’re evil.”
“I’m your husband.” I sucked until she squirmed. “Your fault.”
No more words, just panting and cursing.
Andi fisted my hair into her hands and tugged my head up then slammed her mouth against mine.
I rolled onto my back as she straddled me. “You were going too slow.”
“Oh?” I choked out a laugh then stopped when she slowly lowered herself onto my body, inch by aggravating inch.
“Who’s laughing now?”
I lifted her up, then slowly down. “Not me.”
She gasped. “Me either.”
“Faster.”
I tsked. “Slower.”
“Damn you, Sergio!”
“Let me enjoy this.” I rolled my hips.
She cursed again, her nails making permanent marks on my chest as she pushed against me, her way of trying to go faster.
“You feel amazing.” Her eyes closed.
I moved faster. She kept my same tempo and then threw her head back, her hair flying across her shoulders, whipping my hands where they were placed against her skin, causing such an erotic sensation and vision I had to grit my teeth to keep from finishing.
“Let go,” I said through clenched teeth.
“If I let go…” She blinked open her eyes.
And I knew the truth; it was just another moment passed, another second closer to the end, which is why she wanted fast. Because she wouldn’t have to think. With a growl, I pulled out and tossed her onto her stomach and covered her with my body, with my warmth, my strength. I gripped her hands and slowly inched into her then moved.