A frown flickered briefly across Tucker’s face like he was having difficulty flipping the switch from their serious conversation to something purely carnal. But then it cleared, and she saw empathy and understanding before he pushed her backward and rolled on top.

“I can go all night.”

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Eighteen

“Well…” Selena blinked as Della finally finished spilling everything that had happened between her and Tucker. “You have been busy since I saw you last.”

She turned from the window to look at Selena. That was an understatement. It’d been ten days since she and Tucker had first made love. Yes, made love. Maybe it was stupid, given the temporary state of their arrangement, to think of their sex lessons as making love, but, as far as she was concerned, it was what she was doing with Tucker.

Being with Tucker in the most intimate way possible was an act of love for Della. Every time he held her, every time he joined his body with hers, it was more than a physical experience. It was an emotional connection. And every time he settled his hips into the cradle of her pelvis and stared down into her eyes, she felt he must be able to see it, too. Her heart so full of love it was actually brimming out of her eyes.

She should be calling it off. She knew that. Prolonging this liaison was only going to make it harder when it was over. Every morning, she told herself she’d end it tonight. And every night, she welcomed him into her arms and said nothing.

Frankly, she didn’t know how to give Tucker up.

“It’s been…” Della shook her head, still marveling at how good it was between them, how…intense. “Wonderful.” And torturous.

Selena laughed. “That good, huh?”

“God…Selena…” If only she’d known at seventeen sex could be that everything. No way would Todd have ever been able to get a foothold in her psyche. “The man’s some kind of…” She searched around for an appropriate word. “Orgasm whisperer. He should rent himself out by the hour.”

Selena laughed again. “I’m very pleased to hear that. And you haven’t had any issues? Apart from the panic attack you had waking up in the dark? No triggering or flashbacks?”

“No.” Della shook her head. Tucker had been the most considerate lover. Maybe a little too considerate. He kept such a tight rein on himself she doubted he’d ever do anything remotely triggering.

Selena pursed her lips and regarded Della for a moment or two, her head tipped to the side a little. “So why do I feel like there’s a but?”