Chapter 7

7

AURORA

I felt a little shy as I opened my eyes and looked down at the man I’d given my virginity. I was in love with him.

I was worried he’d see it on my face. Was it wrong? This could be a one-time thing for him, after all. I doubted it, but it was possible.

Without breaking eye contact, I continued moving on him. His eyelids slid shut as he gripped my waist. But his grip wasn’t maneuvering me. He left that up to me.

I could go a little deeper, but not too much, and I wondered if that made a difference for him. It didn’t seem to. As I watched him, a muscle in his jaw twitched. It was barely noticeable, but I already knew this guy’s micro-expressions.

I even knew when his orgasm overtook him. He sucked in a breath and that jaw muscle twitched again. And then I felt him pulsing. If he weren’t wearing a condom, this would be when he’d come inside me. This would be when it would be possible to create a life together.

For the first time in my life, I got it. I understood why people wanted to have children. This was only part of it, of course, but when you found someone you loved, making a baby was the most profound way to share that love.

Was I in love?

As he stilled, he pulled me closer to him, his breath still coming hard and fast. Yes, I was in love.

“I don’t want to scare you off,” he said. “But I think I’m already falling in love with you.”

I pulled back and looked down at him. Was he for real?

The look in his eyes told me all I needed to know. He was dead serious. And I suddenly knew, without a doubt, how I felt.

“I’m falling in love with you too,” I said. “I was worried you might not feel the same.”

He tilted his head slightly. “Of course, I do. I’ve felt this thing between us from the second I saw you standing on my front porch. We can take our time. No rush. But I know where this is heading.”

I sucked in a deep breath and nodded. “Me too. It was why I told my brother to send you to the basketball court. I couldn’t wait to see you again.”

“I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find you.”

I laughed. “It’s a small town.”

“Well, now that I found you, I’m not letting you go.” He ran his hands up my waist. “What do you say we get back to my cabin before we’re arrested?”

My eyes widened, and I looked out the window. Oh shit. I’d completely forgotten we were parked on the side of a public road. No telling how many cars had driven past. I would have been mortified if we’d been busted by the cops. And he was right. It wasn’t too late for that to happen. I was naked in a public place, after all.

I quickly climbed off him and moved back to the passenger seat, where I rushed to get dressed. Then we held hands all the way back to his cabin.

As we pulled into the driveway, I smiled to myself. I’d never imagined when I first approached this charming cabin that by the end of the night, I’d be sleeping here in the arms of my soulmate.