They both moaned as their pubic hair meshed together. Cassidy could feel his balls pressing against her ass, and she shifted, wanting him deeper. Loving how he filled her up.
He’d thrown his head back as he’d entered her, but now he dipped his chin to see her. “I’m never giving you up,” he said.
Cassidy wanted to cry. She was more than okay with that. “And you’re mine,” she answered.
“Yours,” Leo vowed as he pulled himself out of her and slammed back in.
Cassidy grunted. She loved that he wasn’t going slow. She wanted, needed, to feel his possession.
Neither of them spoke after that. Leo forged in and out of her, and Cassidy did her best to meet each thrust by pressing upward with her hips. They were in complete sync. Connected by more than the flesh.
That G-spot orgasm had been so amazing, Cassidy was perfectly content to let Leo take his pleasure, but he had other thoughts. “Make yourself come,” he ordered.
Cassidy blinked up at him. “What?”
“Touch yourself,” he said.
“I’m okay,” she protested. “This is for you.”
“Wrong,” Leo retorted immediately. “This is for both of us.”
“But I’ve already come twice,” she argued.
“And I want to feel you come around my cock,” Leo told her. “Touch yourself, Cass. Squeeze my cock.”
How could she say no to that? Feeling self-conscious, she closed her eyes and brought her hand between them. She felt his pubic hair brush against the back of her hand as she tentatively touched her clit. It was still very swollen and sensitive, and she jerked at the first touch.
Leo groaned. “Fuck yeah, just like that. Open your eyes, and look at me while you pleasure yourself.”
Her eyes popped open immediately, and she stared up at Leo. His face and upper chest were red and blotchy, and she loved the way his jaw tightened as he ground his teeth together.
“Fuck, you’re so beautiful,” Leo breathed.
Cassidy was breathing hard, but she couldn’t look away from his eyes. His cock continued to press in and out of her body as he made love to her.
“That’s it,” he encouraged. “Make yourself feel good.”
“You make me feel good,” she countered. “I’ve never felt this way before.”
“Good,” he said a little too smugly.
Cassidy couldn’t help but smile at that.
“Faster, Cass. I’m on the edge here.”
She actually thought he had impressive staying power and told him so.
“I’ve been masturbating every morning, sometimes at night too,” he told her without any embarrassment. “My cock was too hard not to jerk off, but more than that, I knew if I didn’t, I’d blow the second I got inside you. But I’m only human, and you feel too fucking good. Get there, love. I’m begging you.”
Cassidy didn’t like the thought of Leo begging for anything, so she moved her fingers faster. She brought her legs up and planted her feet on the mattress, giving her more leverage. Lifting her ass, thankful for the hand Leo put on her butt to help her keep the exact angle she needed, she frantically tried to make herself come.
When her orgasm came, it was gentler and weaker than the previous two Leo had given her, but no less pleasurable.
“Fuck yeah!” Leo groaned as she spasmed around his hard-as-nails cock. He thrust into her forcefully four more times, then planted himself inside her as deep as he could get, and Cassidy watched in fascination when every muscle in his body tensed as he came. She wanted to feel his hot come fill her up, but the condom prevented it.
He collapsed when his arms gave out, but turned so he didn’t crush her. Leo pulled her against his chest, and they both lay there, trying to catch their breaths for a long moment.
He finally lifted his head and stared at her with a look so intense, it made her a little uneasy.
“What?” she asked shyly.
“I love you,” Leo told her. “So much it scares me.”
Cassidy was surprised he admitted that last part. “Me too,” she agreed.
“We’re gonna make it, though,” Leo said. “Wanna know how I know?”
“How?” Cassidy whispered.
“Because nothing that feels this right can be wrong. I’m not saying everything will be sunshine and roses, but I’ll fight for you, for us,” Leo said. “I’ve waited my whole life for you. Seen and done things I’m not proud of, but you and Mario are my reward.”
Cassidy’s eyes filled with tears. “Leo,” she choked.
“Shhhh,” he soothed. “It’s okay.”
And it was. She knew firsthand that relationships didn’t always work out, but for some reason, she wasn’t worried about her and Leo’s. He was right. Being with him felt natural. As if it was meant to be. They’d both been through a lot, and now that they’d found each other, she was determined to hold on as tightly as she could. Leo was worth fighting for—and fight she would.
They lay together for a long moment before he had to get up to take care of the condom. Cassidy hated letting him go, but he was back in a minute with a hot washcloth. He gently cleaned between her legs, which made Cassidy blush even more than she had before. But Leo didn’t comment on it, simply smiled tenderly at her before taking the washcloth back to the bathroom.
He pulled on a pair of shorts and leaned over her. “I’ll be right back. I want to check on Mario.” Then he kissed her forehead and was gone.
Alfred had never done that. Not once. When Mario had cried as an infant, he’d expected her to get up to take care of him. When she’d heard weird noises, he’d never investigated to assure her. Cassidy knew without a doubt that Leo wouldn’t simply roll over and go back to sleep if there was even the smallest chance something might be wrong. His going to check on Mario when there was absolutely no reason to think he wasn’t sleeping soundly just proved that he was the kind of man they could both count on. No matter what.
Leo was back within three minutes. He pulled off the shorts and climbed into the bed next to her. He reached over for his phone and pressed some buttons before putting it back on the nightstand. Then he gathered her against his chest, and Cassidy sighed in contentment.
“I don’t know how you feel about Mario knowing you’re sleeping in here with me, so I set the alarm for six thirty, just in case.”
Cassidy’s heart melted even more.
“I want you guys to move in, but I know you need your independence. I’m willing to be patient when it comes to us living together, but I’d like to ask that you see where Mario’s head is at. If you think he’s not ready for us to be a permanent thing, we’ll work on it slowly and gently. I really don’t want to go another night without you in my arms.”
She lifted her head. The fact that Leo was thinking about Mario went a long way toward making her not freak out that he’d pretty much just asked her to move in.
“I don’t like sneaking around behind his back,” Leo said. “I get that he’ll need some time. You guys have been a team for as long as he can remember. I want to be a part of that team, but I don’t want him to feel as if he’s being pushed away.”