“Baby, I want you, too. But I want you to take some time. Figure out what it is you really want—”
She silences me with another kiss. Goddammit, I don’t have the strength to pull away or stop her. She tastes like heaven and wine and everything I thought I’d lost and once again, I have a mind to murder whoever breaks this moment.
“Clara—”
“I want you.” She threads her fingers through my hair and gently tugs, all while shifting her hips on my lap to straddle me even closer. Her sugary lips brush against mine and the combination with that wiggle is not helping my mind stay clear. “I need you.”
I sigh. I know I’m going to regret asking this. “What do you need me to do?”
“I need you inside me. Around me. All over me.”
I swallow. Hard.
Clara’s lip still trembles, but she looks at me with
