Slightly bending, I ran my hands down her thighs and picked her up. Her legs instantly cinched around me. I turned us around, trying to make it to her bedroom. It was difficult. My mind was too hazy to remember the layout of her apartment, and I couldn’t stop kissing her to look properly. When Kiera started grinding against me, sending shockwaves of pleasure through me, I stumbled against the wall. Fuck. Could I just take her here? “God, I want you so bad…” I groaned.

“I want you too,” she moaned back.

I found her room, set her down, and shoved the door shut. The second the door was closed, I pulled at her clothes while she pulled on mine. The need grew painful as more of her skin was exposed, as more of mine was freed. I felt incoherent, drunk on her nearness. When the last pieces of our clothing were finally gone, I pushed her onto the bed, moving over the top of her as she laid back. I paused for just a second, trying to slow down, but Kiera whimpered beneath me. “Yes, take me…”

I let the madness fully take me over and drove into her, hard, owning her. She moved against me just as intensely, the cries leaving her only filled with ecstasy. It was so hard, deep, fast…it didn’t take long to feel the build-up cresting. I didn’t try to resist it. I wanted this too much, wanted her too much. Kiera’s legs around me tightened as a loud moan left her. Feeling her climax sent me over the edge. My body tightened as the euphoria exploded through me. I rode out the sensation with Kiera…it felt like it lasted forever.

Worn, I sagged against Kiera when the bliss ebbed. My breath was still fast, my heart was still racing, and I was slightly sweaty. Kiera too. She held me tight to her as she panted in my ear. A flash of guilt went through me. That hadn’t been the anniversary greeting I’d wanted to give her. That hadn’t been making love at all. That had been flat-out, lust-filled fucking. But also love-filled. Maybe that brought it a step up from fucking, a step down from tender love making. A passionate, fiery, much-needed in between. I hoped Kiera felt the same, but even still, I felt the need to apologize.