He rests his head back on the chair and closes his eyes, humming in pleasure as I play with his hair. “Just being here is enough. Everything about the last week and a half was hard. But being away from you was the worst of it. I missed you so damn much.”

I feel his sorrow in my bones. Grief for his mother. Worry about his brother. I can’t help but feel like I’m responsible for some of his pain as well. All I can do is be with him now and do everything in my power to lessen his heartache.

“I’m here now,” I reassure him, pressing my lips to his in the gentlest kiss. “I’m here now, and there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”

We sit together as the minutes tick by, then an idea comes to mind.

“Do you want to take a bath together?” I ask.

“Hell yeah, I do,” he replies, rising to stand with me in his arms. “Go get all that strawberry stuff you like from the guest bathroom. I’ll fill the tub.” He places me on my feet and swats at my ass as I scurry out of his room and down the hall.

By the time I make it back to his bathroom, the tub is half-filled and he’s already removed his shirt.

Goddamn. I really did miss this man.

I wrap my arms around his lean, muscled torso, then squeeze him so tight he lets out an involuntary umph.

“Arms up,” he murmurs when we finally break apart, lifting my shirt for me and discarding it with his on the floor. He bites his bottom lip as he assesses me, and I preen under his gaze.

I shimmy out of my shorts, then unhook my bra and let it fall off my shoulders. I give him a cheeky grin before turning around and dumping strawberry shower gel into the tub.

He swats at my backside, then sidles up behind me, completely naked now, his erection lined up perfectly with my ass. “You better get in there before I change my mind and carry you over to the bed instead,” he murmurs against my neck.

I peel down my panties, taking longer than necessary to step out of them, then climb into the tub and gingerly scoot toward the front. The thing is massive—it’s honestly the size of a hot tub, so we’ll have no problem fitting together. I admire the view while he climbs in and hisses slightly as he gets used to the hot water.

Once he’s seated, I move back, lining up my legs with his and draping my body over him.

“Right there, baby girl,” he encourages as I melt into his arms. He encircles my waist and positions me so I’m sitting on his lap, my back flush against his chest with his very erect cock lined up along my center.