This Love

by Kelly Elliott

  “Shite,” I moaned out while Cord cupped me arse and squeezed.

  “Cord. I don’t think I can,” I gasped.

  He flicked his tongue, and I soon found meself rocking on his face. I could determine the speed, the pressure, where his tongue went.

  “This is amazing,” I whimpered.

  Cord squeezed me arse as if agreeing. When I felt me buildup, I slowed down on purpose. I was being a greedy lass, but I didn’t care. This felt so good.

  Then his tongue went faster, and I lost control. Me hips rocked into his face as I gripped the headboard harder.

  “Yes. Oh, God. Yes! I’m coming. I’m coming!”

  I didn’t give two shites who heard me. Me eyes rolled to the back of me head, and I swear the most powerful orgasm hit me fast and hard.

  “Oh God…Cord!” I cried out as I felt me entire body go weak from me third orgasm in less than fifteen minutes.

  Cord was now over me, his mouth everywhere on me while his fingers moved inside of me.

  “Not again!” I cried out as he pulled me nipple into his mouth and pressed his thumb against me clit.

  “Feck!” I cried out, me body trembling. Was it another orgasm? Or the same one? Christ, I didn’t even know anymore, they bled one into another. All I knew was I was knackered, yet me body demanded more.

  “Jesus, Maebh, you’re fucking beautiful when you come.”

  Me head thrashed back and forth. If I had another orgasm I would die. How did he do this? Most women seemed lucky to have one, and I was on me third…or was it me fourth? Shite if I knew anymore.

  Then, I felt him there.

  “Are you ready?” he asked, and I opened me eyes to look at him. His ocean blue eyes sparkled.

  “Condom?” I asked, my voice barely there.

  “Yes.”

  When had he put it on? Jesus, I think I blacked out. His mouth, his hands, his body had been all over me. Shite. Why had we not had this conversation before this? I was still riding on me high and probably not thinking clearly at all when I said me next words.

  “I’m on the pill.”

  He stilled.

  “What?”

  “I’m on the pill, and I want me first time with you to be without anything.”

  Cord’s face looked pained. He shook his head. “I can’t. I mean…I want to.”

  His gaze fell, and I knew I had ruined the moment.

  Shite. I’m such an eejit.

  “It’s okay, don’t stop. Please don’t stop.”

  Cord lifted his eyes. “I want to protect you, Maebh. And until I can go and get tested again, I want to be safe. I care for you too much to do that to you.”

  Me breath stilled in me throat. He was thinking of me safety, and it nearly brought me to tears. I forced the tears back and found me voice.

  “Make love to me, Cord. Please.”

  He smiled and pushed inside of me slowly. The feel of me opening to him was like sharp little knives piercing into me. I gasped, and Cord stopped.

  “No! Don’t stop,” I begged, gripping his arse and pulling him deeper.

  I started to speak in Irish about how amazing it felt yet at the same time how incredibly painful this was. Cord looked at me mouth and smiled.

  “Agra, hope you’re saying how fucking big my cock is right now because I have no fucking clue what you are rambling about.”

  I laughed. Cord’s body stilled. He closed his eyes and moaned, almost a pained sound.

  “Fucking yes. You’re so goddamn tight, and when you laugh you squeeze my cock.”

  I laughed again, just because he’d said it felt good.

  “Fuck. I’m going to come the moment I’m balls deep inside of you, Maebh.”

  He pushed in more, and I jerked, feeling a stabbing pain.

  “Are you okay?”

  I nodded as I bit back the tears. It burned like a bitch, and I knew me friends weren’t lying when they said the first time hurt. It hurt like hell.

  “I’m all the way in, baby.”

  Our eyes were locked on one another.

  “The pain is slowly going away,” I said.

  “I’ll move slowly when you tell me you’re ready.”

  Me eyes closed, taking in the feel of him inside of me. So this was what all the fuss was about.

  “I want to stay like this forever,” I whispered.

  He kissed me lips and then trailed soft kisses along me jaw, to me neck, and finally to me ear. Sucking in me earlobe, he blew hot breath on me, making me body tremble.

  “I can arrange for this at least once a day—or more, if you want—for the rest of your life.”

  Tears built in me eyes. God, how I hoped he meant that.

  “Cord,” I gasped, me arms wrapping around his neck. “I want more.”

  He slowly gave me more. Pulling nearly all the way out, and pushing back in even slower. I needed more of him now that me body was adjusted to Cord’s size.

  “Faster,” I said, wrapping me legs around him.

  “Shit,” Cord panted as he picked up his speed.

  “Yes! Cord, yes!”

  The feel of him moving inside me was almost too much to handle. I had given myself to him and a part of me was now terrified he’d break me heart. Then he looked into me eyes and all I saw was love and I knew this man would never intentionally hurt me.

  Cord Parker was making love to me, and it was fecking amazing.

  “Harder,” I heard meself saying.

  Cord closed his eyes and bit his lower lip. That one action and the change in his hip angle had me grabbing onto him.

  “Oh God!” I cried out.

  His eyes opened and pierced mine. “Are you coming?” he asked as I moved me hips in perfect rhythm to his.

  “Yes,” I whispered before his mouth crashed to mine. He kissed me like it meant everything to him.

  He pulled slightly away, his forehead to mine and cried out me name.

  “Maebh. I’m coming with you, baby.”

  And just like that, I fell even harder. Into me orgasm and in love.

  My dick twitched inside of Maebh as I forced my shaking arms to hold my body off of hers the best I could. I didn’t want to pull out. If I could stay inside of her forever, I fucking would.

  “Christ,” I gasped. “Someone needs to bottle this feeling and sell it. They’d make a fortune.”

  She laughed, and her pussy tightened around me. I swear my cock was coming up again. Round two.

  There was no way. I was emotionally and physically spent, and I know that with it being her first time, she needed some downtime before I ravaged her again.

  “Was that good for you?” she asked, her voice sounding so unsure.

  Drawing back and looking into her eyes, I replied, “That was amazing and couldn’t have possibly felt any better. I can’t even put my feelings into words right now. I’m fucking blown away.”

  She smiled, and my chest squeezed with an unfamiliar grip.

  I was falling in love with this woman. When she started talking in Irish, I damn near lost it. I almost came on the spot. Her rambling and the look of pleasure and pain mixed on her face was the sexiest thing I’d ever seen. I would remember that moment for the rest of my life.

  “Cord,” she whispered, her finger moving lightly over my face. “Thank you for making that so beautiful.”

  An ache filled my chest, but it was a good ache. One that I had never experienced before, yet it filled me with so much emotion, I was unable to stop the words that tumbled from my mouth.

  “I love you, Maebh.”

  When the words came out, I could hardly believe my own ears. But it was true. I was pretty sure I’d loved her the first moment she smiled at me. The first moment I heard her say my name.

  “Cord, please don’t say that because you think I need to hear those words. We’ve only been dating for a few days.”

  I pulled my brows tightly together. “Do you love me?”

  Her lips pressed together, and her eyes f
illed with tears. “Yes.”

  “And I love you, so why shouldn’t we say it? I knew I was falling for you, but what we just had together was absolutely unreal, and believe me when I say I’m the last person who ever thought I’d be telling a woman I loved her, let alone a woman I officially started dating a few days ago.”

  She giggled, and I loved how it made my heart feel.

  “But I do love you, and I don’t want to overthink it, or be afraid of it. I want to tell you. Hell, I want to shout it from the top of the tallest mountain. And damn anyone who says it’s too soon.”

  Leaning my head back, I screamed, “I love you, Maebh O’Sullivan!”

  She laughed and slapped her hand over my mouth. “You, eejit! Stop that.”

  I was still inside of her when our eyes met again, and I leaned down to kiss her.

  “Are you sore?” I asked, scared to death she would say yes.

  “Not right now, but I’m sure I will be.”

  “Let me run you a hot bath.”

  She grabbed onto my neck. “Will you take one with me?”

  With a sexy smile, I replied, “Hell yes. I need to massage those aching muscles of yours—and get you to massage my aching muscles from that fall.”

  Her eyes turned dark, and I knew my sweet little Maebh was ready for round two, and I wasn’t even pulled out of her yet.

  Slowly taking myself out of her, I grabbed some tissues on the side of the bed and took the condom off. Tossing it in the trash in the bathroom, I started the bath water and got it to a pretty good temperature before walking back into the bedroom.

  Maebh was lying on the bed looking thoroughly fucked and beautiful. Jesus, it hit me hard as hell that my heart would break into a million pieces if this woman ever left me.

  “Ready?” I asked, extending my hand to her. She let the sheet fall from her, and I took in her body.

  I pressed myself against her.

  “I want you again, but I don’t want you to be sore.”

  “Me pain tolerance is very high, Mr. Parker.”

  Laughing, I crushed my mouth to hers and kissed the hell out of her. When I withdrew, she was panting.

  With a quick slap on her ass, I led her to the bath.

  Maebh slipped down into the hot water and winced for a second.

  Shit. I wanted to punch myself for hurting her.

  “You okay?” I asked, sliding in behind her and pulling her back to my front.

  “Just a wee bit of a burn.”

  Brushing her dark hair from her neck, my lips tasted her soft skin, and she let out a contented groan that went straight to my already-hard-again cock.

  “I want to stay here forever. Da can run the restaurant.”

  I chuckled. “We’d never see daylight again if we stayed here. I’d have you in bed every single moment of the day. Worshiping your body and trying to figure out what in the hell you were saying to me in Irish while I make love to you.”

  Maebh giggled, then rested her head against me while her body relaxed. My hands moved over her, finding her breasts. I massaged them as Maebh whispered my name.

  Christ, there was something about the way my name came off those pretty pink lips. Like it was the first time I’d ever heard it.

  “Cord, that feels…so good.”

  Dropping my other hand, it trailed down her stomach. Maebh pulled her legs apart and hissed, “Yes. Please.”

  Finding her clit, I rubbed it slow and soft.

  “Oh, Cord.”

  Her hands landed on my thighs, and she squeezed them tight. I knew she was close, and I fucking loved how fast I could make her come.

  Her moans filled the bathroom when I thought I heard a noise.

  “What was that?” we both asked at once.

  I stilled for a few seconds, but the silence proved it to be nothing.

  My fingers went back to work as I dropped my head back against the tub and took in how her body began to build again.

  She pushed her hips out and whispered, “Mmm. That feels so good.”

  “Whatcha doing to Maebh, Uncle Cord?”

  My eyes flew open and Maebh went rigid in my arms.

  “Cord, tell me I’m dreaming,” Maebh whispered.

  “If my niece is in this dream, we need to have a serious talk.”

  “Not funny, you eejit!”

  Chloe laughed from the doorway. “You talk so funny! Are you Uncle Cord’s girlfriend now? Why are you in the bathtub with her, Uncle Cord? Do y’all have bathing suits on?”

  Looking between Chloe and Maebh, I let out a nervous chuckle.

  “Of course we have our suits on!” Maebh said with a fake laugh.

  Chloe gave us a look like she didn’t believe us. Thank fuck I’d put the lavender bubble bath shit in.

  “How come you’re in the tub though?” Chloe asked.

  “Well, Maebh’s toe got stuck in the drain and…”

  Maebh turned and looked at me like I had lost my damn mind. “My toe?”

  “How come you have bubbles in there? Are you taking a bubble bath together? Are you helping her pull out her toe?”

  I made a face at Maebh that said I had no fucking clue what I was doing, but that she needed to go along with me.

  “And I had to slip in behind her to fit in, um…to…ahh…”

  “Pull it out?” Chloe asked.

  Maebh giggled while I groaned. “Something like that, pumpkin.”

  “Chloe?”

  Paxton’s voice rang out.

  “Paxton!” I nearly screamed. “In here, quickly, please!”

  When she came into the bathroom, she threw her hand over her mouth and lost it laughing.

  “Paxton!” Maebh said, with an urgent need for her to get the other woman to stop laughing enough to help us out.

  “What’s going on?” she casually asked.

  “Maebh, who is now Uncle Cord’s girlfriend, has her toe stuck, and he was trying to help her get it out.”

  “Her toe is stuck?”

  Maebh shrugged. “That wasn’t my idea.”

  “Don’t worry, Mommy. They have their bathing suits on. Can I see yours?” Chloe asked, pointing to Maebh.

  “Sure, but I need to, um…”

  “Chloe, will you run downstairs and help Grammy bring in the groceries?”

  “What?” I nearly yelled out. “Mom’s here?”

  Paxton nodded as she ushered her daughter out the door. “We’ll be right down.”

  “Okay!”

  And like that, Chloe was gone and Paxton was handing me a towel.

  “What in the fuck are you doing here? And with Mom?”

  “I can’t talk to you knowing you’re naked. Get out and we’ll talk.” She headed into the bedroom and waited for us to get out of the tub. I wrapped a towel around Maebh and cupped her face with my hands.

  “I’m so sorry.”

  She giggled. “I’m just glad they weren’t here an hour ago.”

  My eyes closed while my shoulders sagged. “Fuck, me too.”

  “Love birds, you need to get your asses in swimsuits and downstairs before Chloe comes back up here.”

  In the bedroom, Maebh walked up to Paxton and they linked arms. Before I could say a word, they hurried out of the room and headed to the other master bedroom before I had a chance to ask why in the hell they were there.

  I dried off and pulled on a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. My body was aching from the tumble down the steps and the lovemaking session, so I was pissed I’d had to cut my hot bath short. Walking up to the other bedroom door, I knocked.

  “Y’all about ready?”

  “Go away, Cord!” Paxton shouted.

  “What? Why?”

  Giggles came from the other side of the door.

  “Girl talk!”

  With a roll of my eyes, I leaned in closer. “Girl talk about what?”

  The door opened, and I jumped back, my hand going over my heart.

  “Shit! You scared me!”

  Paxt
on lifted a brow. “If you think I’m not going to ask her about you two doing the deed, you’re nuts. I’ve got Waylynn, Corina, and Meli on a conference call. We’re about to discuss how well you…performed.”

  My cheeks heated, and my mouth suddenly feeling very dry. “W-what? You’re kidding,” I stated with a half-hearted laugh. “Right? You’re not going to talk to my sisters about that. Are you?”

  She shrugged and wiggled her fingers goodbye as she shut the door.

  Spinning, I walked down the hall to the stairs that had nearly killed me last night.

  Chloe was running around the living room singing a song to Gage.

  With my fingers threaded through my hair, I silently prayed. “Please don’t let anyone else be here.”

  When I made my way through the house, I found my mother in the kitchen standing next to an ungodly amount of food.

  “Mom?”

  She spun around and gave me a once over.

  “Cord Parker, you scared the shit out of me. Why did you not answer your phone? I called and called and even called Maebh this morning. You left me no choice but to make the almost three-hour drive to make sure you were telling me the truth that you were all right.”

  My mouth hung open. “Mom, did it ever occur to you that maybe we were…”

  Her brows lifted, and I snapped my mouth shut.

  Shaking my head, I pointed at her. “This is all your fault.”

  She pointed at herself like she had no clue what I was talking about. “My fault? How is this my fault? I simply…double booked.”

  I tossed my hands in the air. “Double booked, my ass! You knew we would be here together and you knew something would happen between us.”

  Her eyes lit up. “My goodness, son, did you use protection?”

  Stumbling back, I tried to find air for my now closed-up throat.

  “I hope you were gentle with her. Paxton told me Maebh hadn’t been deflowered yet.”

  Tripping over the chair, I shook my head and managed to find words. “Stop! Please…for the love of God, stop talking, Mom!”

  “Dear Lord, I hope you didn’t go all caveman on her like your father did me.”

  This time I turned and ran right into the sliding glass door. I fell on my ass and pain shot through my already aching ribs. With a shake of my head, I blinked a few times to clear my vision.