Silence surrounds us apart from the echo of our skin connecting over and over as Ellis starts to tighten around me taking me over the edge with her. We come together; I groan into the skin of Ellis’s shoulder as she wraps her arms and legs tight around my waist pulling my weight down over her.

We float back down from whatever other planet we just reached together. But neither of us talk, too scared to break the energy that we feel in the room. I’m content to just hold her though. We have to talk about what this will mean, I know that, but this isn’t the time. Right now is the time for us to bask in the feelings we have for each other, while I hope she knows how important this is for me, how important she is to me.

I know when my cum starts to leak out of her, Ellis will let me know she is uncomfortable. When that comes, I will run to grab a wash cloth for her, but for now she rests in my arms. Exactly where I hope she stays.

As we lay there, the thoughts come in hot and fast. This might have been a mistake in the long run. Sleeping with Ellis is amazing but this throws every boundary I tried to set out of the window. I gave into temptation and I fear this is going to push me back ten steps. I want this to mean something, but what if it doesn’t?

Her breathing becomes deeper as her eyes are heavy and sleepy. But those thoughts are what keep me from falling into an easy sleep.

Chapter Twenty-One

June

Ellis

Finding a two-bedroom flat so close to Bloom and Blossom was the luckiest thing that happened to me. It means that I can walk there when I don’t feel like driving. Besides, I just didn’t have the capacity to stuff myself behind the wheel of a car this morning.

Today I decided to waddle to work with the early morning sun refreshing on my skin. My ankles protest at their use but even with their swelling, I want to keep my blood flowing. I don’t want to be put down by elephantitis when I have so much to do. Plus, by the time the baby comes the weather will be cooling down so I want to make the most of the summer while we have it. The walk is also a welcome distraction from images flashing through my mind. Images of Liam and I. What we did when we were alone.

I don’t have the brain power to think about it right now. About what it might mean. About whether I made a mistake. I’m simply too busy, and Liam doesn’t fit into the Bloom and Blossom schedule today.