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“This is the same funeral home where we held the services for my mother and father,” she said as

we stood in front of the double doors that led inside.

I put my arm around her. “You don’t have to do this; you can call your cousin and tell her you got

sick or something.”

“No, that’s the coward’s way out. I can’t escape reality. Besides, I have you with me,” she said.

As we walked inside, we were greeted by Ellery’s cousin, Debbie. It was unfortunate that we had

to meet under these circumstances. I gave her a hug as well as my condolences. She led us to the room

where her mother and father were laid out. I held Ellery tight as we walked up to the caskets. I had an

image of her standing in this very room in front of the casket that held her mother. Tears almost stung

my eyes just thinking about it. She was only 6 years old at the time, and having to experience that was

awful. Even though she had nobody to protect her then, I’m here to protect her now and heal her from

all the pain that she experiences in life going forward from this moment.

Ellery kneeled down in front of the caskets and prayed. I clutched her shoulders with my hands to

comfort her. Once we were done paying our respects, we walked around so Ellery could catch up

with some relatives. She seemed to being fine until we began to hear the whispers of people talking

about her and her father. Ellery heard someone say that she wouldn’t have attempted suicide if they

would have taken her away from her father. She was enraged as she stormed up to them, shoved her

scarred wrists in their faces, swore at them, and then told it wouldn’t have mattered. That’s my girl. It

upset me to hear that bullshit they were talking about, but Ellery was someone who can take care of

herself, and she certainly did. She made no qualms about being heard. I grabbed her hand, telling her

that it wasn’t worth it, and then led her outside to cool off.

“I must say, you can put on quite a show,” I smiled as I hugged her to lighten her mood.

“I’m sorry, I just couldn’t take anymore; I knew this was going to happen if I came back here,” she

said as she buried her face in my chest.

“It's ok, you’ve said your goodbyes to your aunt and uncle, you told off a few people, and now we

can go; unless you want to stay?” Ellery shook her head and said she wanted to leave.

We hopped into the Range Rover, and I had my GPS search for a luxury hotel nearby. Ellery

laughed and told me to reserve a room at the Athenuem Suite Hotel. I smiled because that’s the first

hotel that came up on my GPS, so I reserved the Presidential Suite. I asked her where she wanted to

go. I knew she wanted to visit her mom and dad’s grave, but I wasn’t sure if she needed to go

somewhere else first. Our fingers were interlaced as she brought my hand up to her mouth and lightly

kissed it. She was an amazing woman, and she made me feel so good.

We stopped at the flower shop, and I bought the flowers for her parents’ graves. She became angry

at me when I wouldn’t let her pay; that’s the one thing that I loved most about her. She doesn’t love

me for my money; it never did matter to her. She would rather buy something herself. I don’t care; I

plan on spending every last dime that I have on her. She’s more than worth it, and I want to give her

the world.

Ellery led me to where her parents were buried, and I stepped away to give her some privacy with

them. I overheard her talk about me to them and how she believes that I would do anything for her. I

smiled because she was right; I would do anything and everything for her, and I believe she would do

the same for me as well. I know she loves me. Even though neither of us has spoken those three words

yet, I can feel her love every time she looks at me, holds me, kisses me, and makes love to me. She’s

completely taken over my heart and soul like I knew she would when I first laid eyes on her. I walked

over to her, helped her up from the grass, and took her in my arms.

“You’re far too young to have experienced so much death, Ellery; it hurts me to know what you’ve

been through,” I whispered as I kissed her head. “I can’t even imagine losing my parents, especially

at such a young age. You amaze me with your strength, Ellery, because I don’t know if I could have

made it through if I was in your place.” She let go of me and bent down to pull some weeds that were

surrounding the grave area.

“That’s something you decide whether or not you’re going to do. You can move on and try to live

your life as normal as possible, or you can make the decision to let go of life and let sorrow consume

you. I’m a big believer of fate, and I believe God took my dad so his pain and suffering could end,

and he could be with my mother again.”

This woman amazed me. Her strength and hope was incredible. I was in complete awe of her, and I

planned on spending the rest of my life showing her. “You’re amazing; I don’t know what I did to

deserve to have you in my life,” I said to her as I stroked her long blonde hair. She stood up, wrapped

her arms around my neck, and kissed me. I picked her up and carried her to the Range Rover.

“What are you doing?” she asked with a smile.

“I’m taking you for ice cream,” I smiled back as she buried her head into my neck.

We stopped at a local ice cream parlor and got two cones. We sat across from each other at a

wrought iron table inside the shop. She was turning me on the way she was licking her ice cream, and

she knew it because she was smiling as she was doing it. Damn that smile. I’ve found myself being in

a constant state of arousal when I’m with Ellery. Even when I’m not with her, I still am because I’m

constantly thinking about her.

“You better hurry up and eat that because we need to get to the hotel immediately,” I said.

“Why the hurry, Mr. Black? Are you anticipating something?” She grinned.

“You have no idea what I’m anticipating, Ellery, but I will say it involves some panty ripping,” I

whispered so no one would hear.

She quickly got up from the table, grabbed the ice cream cone from my hand, and threw both of

them in the trash. She grabbed my hand and led me out of the ice cream parlor.

“You better make good on your promise, Connor,” she whispered in my ear before getting into the

SUV.

Chapter 13

We arrived at the hotel and took the elevator up to the Presidential Suite. The expression on

Ellery’s face was exquisite as I opened the door, and she walked in. I walked over to the fireplace

and turned it on. Ellery walked over to me and wrapped her arms around my waist. “You feel so

good,” she said.

I turned around to face her and held her tight. “Not as good as you feel, baby,” I whispered as I

buried my nose in her neck, taking in her arousing scent.

“Dance with me,” she smiled.

“I would love to dance with you, but let me put on some music first.” I walked over to the stereo

that sat on the table by the window and turned it on. I walked back to where she was standing and

wrapped my arms around her waist. We held each other and slowly moved to the soft melody that

was coming from the radio. This moment was surreal, and I didn’t think that I could become happier

than I already was. We didn’t need words; we knew how the other felt just by the way we gazed into

each other’s eyes.

“There’s no place I’d rather be than here with you,” she softly spoke.

I leaned in closer and brushed her lips with mine. I lightly nipped at her bottom lip as she smiled.

Our kiss turned passionate as we continued moving to the music. I slowly unbuttoned her blouse and

pushed it back off her shoulders until it fell to the floor. I moved my hands along the curves of her

beautiful body until I needed to feel more. I took my hand and ran it along the inside of her upper thigh

as I pushed up her short black skirt. A moan escaped her as I touched the lace around her thong. She

unbuttoned my pants and moved her hand down them, taking my entire length in her hand. God, she felt

so warm. I undid her black lace bra and threw it on the floor, and then she took my shirt over my

head. I held her tight, feeling her soft, naked breasts pushing against my bare chest. I gently laid her on

the floor in front of the fireplace. I pulled her skirt from her waist while kissing her stomach and

making my way down her body. I softly kissed and licked the inside of each thigh, stopping at her

sensitive spot. I looked up at her with a smile as I grabbed the sides of her panties and forcefully tore

them off her.

“I promised you panty ripping,” I said.

“You certainly keep your promises,” she seductively smiled.

I brought my mouth back to her inner thigh, running my tongue in circles as she ran her fingers

through my hair. She was already wet and wanting me. I softly kissed my way to her clit as she

moaned and arched her back the minute my tongue touched her. She had me so aroused that I was

about to come right then and there. I felt around her, taking in her wetness and desire for me. I inserted

my fingers and leisurely moved them in and out of her as my mouth engulfed her swollen parts until

she came. Her body tensed as her hands tightened their grip around my head. I moved on top of her,

kissing her and letting her taste what I do. I couldn’t wait anymore; I needed to be inside her as bad as

she wanted me to be. I took my throbbing cock and pushed inside her. She smiled and yelled out at the

pleasure she felt. The warmth of the fire was heating every inch of our bodies as we made passionate

love for over an hour.

After our passionate love making, I wrapped us in a blanket as we stared into each other’s eyes. I

ran my finger up her jaw line and behind her ear. I wanted to tell her that I loved her, but I was too

nervous and scared. I’ve never said those words to anyone except my family, but they didn’t count. So

instead, I asked her if she was hungry as I kissed her bare shoulder.

“Yes, I’m hungry for you,” she smirked.

I took in a sharp breath as I began to get aroused again. I stroked her cheek with my fingers, “I’m

always hungry for you, but we’ll eventually have to eat real food. I hate to break it to you, baby, but

we can’t survive on sex alone.”

She pouted, and I started to tickle her. She giggled and grabbed my hands to try and get me to stop. I

loved watching her laugh like that. I finally stopped when she said ouch because her cut started to

hurt. I softly kissed her stitches and got up to order room service. I went to the bedroom and put on a

pair of black pajama bottoms while Ellery put on a robe. It wasn’t too long before our room service

was delivered, and we were enjoying a nice dinner. I was a little concerned as I looked at her, and

she seemed a little pale.

“Are you feeling alright, Elle? You look a little pale.” I asked with concern.

She told me she was fine. She said she was a little tired, and she winked at me as she said I was to

blame for that. She did have a long and emotional day, so I can understand her being exhausted. I was

just ready to suggest we go to bed for the night and relax when she looked at me seductively.

“Would you care to join me for a hot bath, Mr. Black?”

“I would love to, just not too hot; I don’t want you passing out,” I smiled.

The bathtub was large enough for four people. I started the water and took off my pajama bottoms,

got in, and laid back against the tub, making room for Ellery. We’ve showered together, but this is our

first bath together and the thought of her wet, naked body lying against mine was highly arousing. I

watched her as she twisted up her hair and put it in clip so it didn’t get wet. I loved her hair up. It

showed off her elongated sexy neck that I love to kiss so much. She removed her robe and let it drop

to the floor as she walked to the tub. She was so damn sexy, and I wanted to spend every minute

letting her know how sexy she is. She slid into the tub and laid her head against my chest. I put my

arms around her and took in the softness of her damp skin. I couldn’t help myself as I started to gently

kiss her neck; it was inviting and alluring.

“I love it when you wear your hair up.”

“Is that so?” She smiled as I continued to plant small, delicate kisses down her neck.

“You have no idea how bad I wanted you that night of the charity event. I did everything I could to

restrain myself and not take you in the bathroom to have my way with you.”

“I wish you would have,” she said as she continuously moved her finger up and down my arm.

“No, you don’t. I would have been too rough, and I might have scared you off.”

“You can never scare me off,” she said as she turned her head to face me. She placed her hand on

the side of my face. “Infinity is forever, and that’s what you are to me. You are my forever, Mr.

Black.”

I swallowed hard because she was bringing tears to my eyes. I was so moved by her words. I

traced the outline of her lips before I kissed her.

“There's no limit to what I wouldn't do for you. Just ask, and it will be done, no matter the