SHATTERED AND TEMPTED
My heart squeezed—relief and a fresh wave of longing for my little girl all at once.
“I should go soon,” I whispered.
“Soon,” he agreed. “Not yet.”
He rolled us, so I was tucked under him again. His mouth found the hollow of my throat, pressed a slow open-mouthed kiss there, then another lower, over the fading mark he’d left last night.
We stayed like that for the promised hour—tangled, quiet, breathing in the same rhythm.
No words.
No rush.
Just the two of us