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NOELLE'S POV
He kissed me back.
That was the part I wasn't ready for. Not the kissing. I started that. But the way he kissed me back. Slowly and yet urgently. He kissed me like he had all night and intended to use every second of it.
His hand came to my waist. Warm through the thin fabric of my dress.
I pulled back and looked at him.
His eyes were dark.
"Come up," I said.
It was not a question.
He looked at me for one long second. Making sure I meant it.
I meant it.
"Okay," he said.
I fumbled with the key card twice before the lock clicked. Roman's chest is already against my back, his breath hot on my neck. When the door swings open he walks me inside without letting go.
The room is dark except for the moon cutting white shapes across the bed. He kicks the door shut. Then I feel his hands, his palms sliding under my dress, pulling the fabric up and off in one move. Cool air hits my skin everywhere the cotton leaves bare.
"Turn," he says.
I turn.
He looks at me like he is deciding where to start. His shirt drops. Then his belt. The metal clink makes my stomach flip. I reach for his zipper but he catches my wrist.
"Me first."
He unhooks my bra with one hand. The straps fall down my arms. Cool air, then his mouth, warm and slow, licking a circle around my nipple before he sucks. I gasped as he took the hard nub in his mouth. I am already wet and he has not even touched my pussy yet.
He drops to his knees. Hooks his fingers into my underwear and drags it down my thighs. I step out. Fully naked. My heart pounding in my ears.
He stays on his knees and looks up at me.
"Perfect," he says quietly.
Then he stands and strips. His shorts come off first, then his boxers
His cock springs free. Thick, curved slightly upward, the head shiny and pierced with a silver barbell. I stare. I have seen pictures. Never the real thing. The metal catches the moonlight like a warning.
He notices me looking.
"Problem?" he asks.
"Absolutely not," I said, entranced.
I reach out without thinking. I trace the piercing with my thumb. A small bead of wet gathers at the tip. I spread it slowly, my whole body already shaking a little.
Roman's eyes darkened. "Lie on the bed."
I lie down. The sheets are cool. He spreads my knees and settles between them, pushing my thighs wider until I feel completely open.
His first lick is slow. Flat tongue from bottom to top. My back lifts off the bed. He hums and the vibration shoots straight through me. The second lick circles my clit, soft and teasing. The third, he sucks it between his lips and flicks his tongue against it.
I cry out.
My fingers twist in his hair. He doesn't stop. He licks and sucks and owns every part of me like he has done this a hundred times and plans to do it a hundred more. Two fingers push inside slowly. Curling up to press the spot that makes my legs shake. In and out. Wet sounds filling the quiet room.
The first wave builds fast.
I come hard. My hips jerking. His name breaking apart in my mouth. My pussy squeezes his fingers again and again and he keeps licking until the last shudder leaves me and I drop back limp.
He wipes his mouth on my inner thigh and kisses the skin there.
"One," he says. Voice rough.
I am still floating when he climbs up and pins my wrists above my head with one hand. His cock nudges my entrance, the pierced head sliding slow through my wetness. Every time the metal grazes my clit I jerk, I was too sensitive but wanted more anyway.
"Look at me," he says.
Our eyes lock.
He pushes in slowly. It feels so good I whimper. The piercing drags inside, hitting places I did not know could feel like that. When he is all the way in he stops. Jaw tight. Breathing through his nose.
"Okay?" he asks.
I roll my hips.
He takes that as the answer it is.
He pulls back and drives forward. Slow at first. Then faster. Then harder. The bed creaks. The headboard taps the wall. I wrap my legs around him and meet every thrust. The silver bar hits the same spot over and over. My eyes rolled, pleasure shooting up my spine and I stop thinking in words entirely.
The second one builds faster than the first.
I feel it coil tightly and then snaps.
I come louder this time. My nails dragging down his back. My whole body shaking under him.
Roman groans and loses his rhythm. He drives in once, twice, then buries himself deep and stays there. I feel him pulse inside me, his cock jerking, the piercing pressing against walls so sensitive I shake through the whole thing with him.
We collapse together. Breathing hard.
The room is quiet.
The sea comes in through the cracked balcony door.
After a while Roman gets up. Uses the bathroom. When he comes back he dresses in silence, eyes on me the whole time. I should say something. Stay. Go. Thank you. The words feel too heavy.
At the door he stops.
"Tomorrow?" he asks.
I nod. I don't trust my voice.
He leaves without another sound.
The room goes dark again. I lie there, ceiling fan turning slowly above me. The sheets smell like sweat and sea salt.
I press my hand between my thighs. Still swollen. Still wet with him. A shiver moves through me. Then something heavier behind it.
This was supposed to be fun. A holiday story. Something to laugh about later in a drawer somewhere.
But the ache inside me is not soreness.
It is something else entirely. Something I desperately want.
THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURTROMAN'S POVThe drive back to Noelle’s apartment was silent.Painfully and suffocatingly silent.I gripped the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. The city lights blurred past the windows, but I barely noticed them. My eyes kept darting to her, hoping she would look at me or say something. Anything at all. But Noelle sat in the passenger seat, her body angled slightly away from me, staring out the window the entire time. She hadn’t glanced in my direction once since we left the restaurant.Not one look.Not one word.NothingThe weight of that silence pressed down on me harder than anything Liana or the board had ever done. I wanted to beg her to speak. To scream. To yell at me. To do something. Anything but this cold, distant quiet that made me feel like I was already losing her all over again.I replayed the rooftop conversation in my head. Her conditions. Her tears. The way she had turned her face when I tried to kiss her. The way she had s
ROOFTOP RECKONINGROMAN'S POVMy hands wouldn’t stop shaking.I arrived at The Rooftop Garden Restaurant twenty-five minutes early, my heart slamming against my ribs like it wanted to escape. The elegant outdoor setting was cute but the string lights twinkling overhead, the soft jazz playing from hidden speakers, and the glittering city skyline stretching endlessly felt mocking. Everything was beautiful while I was falling apart inside.I sat at the corner table, leg bouncing uncontrollably under the tablecloth. I had changed three times before leaving the penthouse. Black shirt. Dark jeans. Watch. Cologne she once complimented. I even combed my hair, though it was still damp from the shower. I needed to look like a man worth fighting for, not the wreck I had become.Every second that passed felt like torture.What if she changed her mind?What if she didn’t come?What if this was the last time I ever saw her?Then she appeared.Noelle stepped onto the rooftop, and the entire world na
ONE RINGROMAN'S POVThe hot water beat down on my shoulders like a punishment. My whole body ached.I stood under the showerhead with my eyes closed, hands braced against the cold marble wall. Steam filled the large bathroom, fogging the glass doors, but it did nothing to clear the fog in my head. I took a deep, shaky breath, letting the scalding water run over my face, my neck, my chest, hoping it would wash away the exhaustion, the guilt, the self-loathing that had become my constant companions.It didn’t.I scrubbed my body mechanically, fingers digging into my skin as if I could somehow scrub away the last few weeks. The board suspension. Liana’s blood on my floor. The forced phone call that shattered Noelle’s heart. My mother’s belated apology. Everything.I stayed under the water until it started running cold. Only then did I turn it off, stepping out and wrapping a towel around my waist. Water dripped from my hair onto my shoulders as I walked barefoot into the bedroom.The p
HOME AGAINNOELLE'S POVThe airport terminal buzzed with the usual chaos of arrivals. Tired travelers dragging their suitcases, families reuniting with hugs and tears, drivers holding up name signs. I wheeled my suitcase behind me, feeling the dream of two weeks in paradise slowly slipping away as reality crept back in.Bria walked beside me, glowing. Her skin was sun-kissed, her hair loose and wavy from the sea air. She looked happier than I had seen her in months.“There he is!” she squealed.John stood near the exit, holding a small bouquet of pink roses. The moment he spotted Bria, his entire face lit up. He rushed forward, dropped the flowers on a nearby bench, and pulled her into his arms.He showered her with kisses. Deep, passionate ones on her lips, then smaller ones all over her cheeks, forehead, and neck. Bria laughed loudly, wrapping her legs around his waist as he lifted her.“I missed you so fucking much,” John murmured between kisses. “Two weeks felt like two years.”Br
EMPTY HOMECOMINGROMAN'S POVMy body was running on fumes.I had been standing outside Noelle’s apartment door for nearly an hour like a desperate fool, knocking softly at first, then louder, pressing my forehead against the wood as if I could will her to appear. The hallway smelled of faint lavender air freshener and old carpet. Every second that passed without an answer carved another piece out of me.Eventually, the kind old lady from across the hall had opened her door, sympathy written all over her wrinkled face.“She left a few days ago, sweetheart,” she had said gently. “Went on vacation with her best friend. It looked like she needed the break.”The words had landed like bricks in my stomach. Noelle was gone. Healing. Breathing somewhere far away from the chaos I had created. I thanked the woman numbly and walked away, legs heavy but my heart even heavier.The drive back to the penthouse was a blur of city lights and regret. I didn’t remember stopping at red lights or how I go
VOICES FROM ACROSS THE OCEANNOELLE'S POVThe Caribbean sun felt like a warm embrace on my skin as I lay stretched out on the plush lounge chair. The private beach of the resort was breathtaking. White sand, crystal-clear blue water that sparkled under the bright sky, and gentle waves rolling in. Palm trees provided dappled shade, and the distant sound of laughter mixed with the soft calypso music playing from the beach bar.For the first time in what felt like forever, I was starting to feel like myself again.Bria was beside me, flipping lazily through a fashion magazine, her bright red bikini glowing against her skin. She let out a contented sigh and reached over to steal a sip from my fresh coconut.“This is heaven,” she murmured. “No deadlines. No toxic men. Just us, the sun, and unlimited cocktails. We should do this every year.”I smiled, adjusting my wide-brim hat. The past few days had been exactly what I needed. Morning beach yoga, long spa sessions with hot stone massages,







