Overwhelmed by the powerful emotions he stirred in her, she raised her hands to his face and opened her mouth to his tongue, allowing him to sweep her up in another wave of powerful desire. She loved him, too. Of course she did. But if she told him so, if she said the words, it would change everything.

Was she ready to change everything? To take a huge leap with a man she’d known only four months? Her father’s words from earlier echoed through her mind as Slim began to move again, thrusting slowly this time, leaving no doubt in her mind that while the first time might’ve been wild sex, this time was all about lovemaking.

He never looked away, he never stopped touching her or kissing her or letting her know with everything he did that he meant what he’d said.

Erin felt like a coward when she closed her eyes against the intensity that was suddenly too much for her—and not enough at the same time. Yes, she was that much of a mess on the inside as she tried to make sense of the powerful feelings he evoked in her.

“Mmm, so good,” he whispered in her ear. “It’s never been so good.”

Erin tightened her arms around him, determined to enjoy every second of this unexpected time together. There’d be time for life decisions later.

He told himself it didn’t matter that she didn’t say it back, because it didn’t. At least, not yet it didn’t. If this went on for much longer, it would start to matter, but for now, he was thankful to be with her, to be naked in a bed with her in the middle of the day, to have her soft skin brushing up against him and the sweet fragrance of her hair invading his senses.

It was enough.

“When do you have to be back to the hospital?” he asked, nuzzling her neck. After three explosive orgasms, he should’ve been completely spent, but the soft ass cheeks cradling his cock had him hard and ready to go again. He would never forget the way she’d dropped to her knees to take him into her mouth. Just thinking about it made him even harder than he already was.

“Not until later.” She covered the hand he had on her belly with hers, linking their fingers. “I should text my mom at some point and tell her I left to do some errands or something.”

“Is that what we’re doing?” he asked on a low chuckle. “Errands?”

“That can be our code word.”

He could hear the amusement in the words that gave him hope there might be a future for them, because suddenly that was the one thing he wanted the most—more of her.

“Slim…”

“Hmm?”

“What you said before…”