I rolled her underneath me again and kissed her soundly. Keeping her securely captive until I was good and ready to let her go was something I needed after listening to her pretty speech and many compliments. Praise could be tricky, and sometimes it was hard to hear from other people, but hearing it from Gabrielle? Very, very special indeed.

You can shoot an arrow like a Greek god and you fuck like one too… and you are unbelievably beautiful while doing both of those things.

Now that was something I’d remember for the rest of my days, whether my life was long or short. I would see Gabrielle naked in bed beside me telling me she found me unbelievably beautiful when shooting an arrow or when I was fucking her.

There was no better compliment to be had in all the world.

So, when we got down to it a second time, it wasn’t the wild, raging fuck of our previous session, but a gentle exploration of our bodies merging together in a way that bordered on a religious experience. At least for me it felt that way. And when I relished the incomparable pleasure of coming inside her without the barrier of a condom between us, I had to think about the consequences of my decision if her birth-control should fail. We’d be right where Ethan and Brynne are now.

It didn’t stop me from doing it.

I knew I’d do it again if given an opportunity.

Gabrielle pregnant with my child was a rather wonderful vision to imagine though. Not that I’d try to make it happen under current circumstances. We’d only known each other for a short time, and there was so much still for us to learn about one another before we even got close to taking such a monumental step together. Lots of demons to be put to bed for the both of us, I imagined, but if it should happen by accident, I wouldn’t be capable of regretting such an experience with her. It would be easier to cut off my own arm than to regret ever finding her, or making a baby together, accidental, or otherwise.

Afterward, when she was snugged into my side and we settled in for what I thought would be to sleep, I sensed she needed to ask me something or wanted to talk more about the events of the day. I kissed the top of her head and inhaled the sweet citrus spice of her hair blended with the scents of our skin and the sex all swirled together. Closing my eyes, I concentrated hard on everything tangible I could frame into my senses so I could tuck this moment away in my memories for safekeeping. Anything at all to help me remember exactly when I knew for certain what was really going on here.

I was falling in love with Gabrielle.

Chapter 12

GABRIELLE

I almost hated to break the moment between us after the second round of orgasms, but I still had questions. All joking aside about him being ten years older than me, my kinky lord could fuck like a twenty-year-old. On steroids. I didn’t like to imagine how he’d honed his skills, but I couldn’t help but appreciate the end-result.