“I’m sorry, Ethan,” I repeated. I should have let you explain things that night. I was just so overwhelmed with everything that had just happened, I was too scared to find out about anything else.”
“Liv, I get it, and you shouldn’t be sorry. I should have tried to find a way to tell you sooner. And because I didn’t, I had put you in harm’s way.”
“It’s all water under the bridge.” I paused. “Thank you for the video. It was so sweet. I cried the whole way through.”
“You do know that crying makes guys nervous, right?” There was a warmth in his teasing that put a wide grin on my face.
“I like making you nervous, Ethan. For a guy who drives a Harley and wears a leather jacket all the time, you’re surprisingly cute when you’re nervous,” I teased back, feeling my nerves lessen the more I talk to him.
He laughed. “I’ve always loved your feistiness.”
I smiled. “Can I see you?” I blurted out.
“I thought you’d never ask,” he said with a warm chuckle.
“When are you free?”
“Liv, I’ve been waiting for you for almost twenty years. So anytime you want, I’m free.”
I giggled. “Can I come over?”
Twenty minutes later, I felt a new wave of nerves as I knocked on Ethan’s door. But when he opened the door, I felt all my nervousness disappear when our eyes met.
“Hi.” My voice was breathy as I looked at him. He was more handsome than I remembered, and the way he looked at me made me feel incredible.
“Hi, Liv. It’s so good to see you.” There was a vulnerable tenderness to his voice that I’d never heard before. He pulled me into his arms and hugged me tightly.
“I brought some eggs as a peace offering.” I tried to hold back my laughter as I handed him a basket of eggs.
He laughed. “I swear I don’t have an obsession with eggs. Paesano’s brisket sandwich and Barbuzzo’s pizza were just a coincidence.”
“Uh huh. You weirdo,” I teased.
When we sat down on the couch in the living room, we shared a smile.
“Ethan, I may not remember you, but I know you had always been important to me.”
“Really?” There was hopefulness in his eyes as he waited for me to continue.
“Yeah. Anna told me that I came to Philly two years ago because of you. Someone had told me that you moved here, so I came to find you.” I frowned “But when I couldn’t find you, I think I just gave up hope. I think I probably told myself that I was foolish for believing in a childhood crush.”
He caressed my face and whispered, “Liv, it wasn’t just a childhood crush. What I felt for you was and is real.”
As I gazed into his deep brown eyes, my whole body seemed to be filled with a sense of longing and I realized that I desperately wanted him at that moment. Our eyes locked with sheer intensity and we sat there, staring at each other in silence.
“Make love to me, Ethan,” I finally whispered.
Without another word, our lips met in a raw, all-consuming kiss, eagerly exploring each other with our tongues. Our clothes were off in record time as our lips continued to devour each other with an insatiable hunger.
His eyes raked my naked body as he leaned over me on the couch. My mouth gaped open when I saw his erection. “Oh God, Ethan. I need you inside me now,” I begged as I arched my hips up against his body and tried to moved my clit up and down his hardness.
“Soon, baby,” he groaned as his eyes moved slowly across my body. Then I felt his rough hands move down my naked skin with purpose, and a shiver ran down my spine when one hand reached between my inner thigh. Once his hands reached my legs, they slowly ran back up the length of my legs until it finally reached my inner thighs, where they lingered. Then I gasped as I felt his thumb glide across my opening, but not entering me.
“Fuck, you’re so wet,” he groaned. He spread my knees farther apart, and before I expected it, he buried his face down into my sweetness, and I cried out in pleasure as I felt his mouth lap me up. Whimpers escaped my lips as I felt his tongue flick my clit, sending waves of intense pleasure to ripple through my body. Desperate for more, I arched my hips against his mouth, urging him to go deeper inside me.
I knew he heard my pleas. I cried out as my body began to convulse with exquisite pleasure as he plunged his tongue deep inside me.
“Oh, God, Ethan. I’m about to come,” I moaned.
“Not yet, baby,” he groaned in a ragged voice as he released my pussy from his mouth. “I want to be inside you the first time you come.”
His eyes were ablaze with passion as he got on top of me, his erection pressing against my inner thigh without entering me. He groaned as he grabbed my face and pressed his mouth on top of mine. My tongue explored his mouth, tasting myself in his mouth pushed me to the edge.
“I can’t wait any longer. Please make love to me, Ethan. I need you inside me now or I’m going to go crazy,” I begged.
“Baby, I can’t say no to you.” He flashed me a wicked smile. “I want you to grab my cock and guide me inside you.”
I smiled and obeyed. I grabbed his erection and guided it to my entrance. I let out a gasp as I felt him plunge the entire length of his erection inside me in one slow and hungry thrust. He threw his head back in pleasure as I tightened myself around him when he pulled out.
“Fuck! Liv, you are so tight!” He groaned. “And you feel so fucking amazing.” With that he lifted my hips and started pounding into me. Slow at first, but with each thrust, deeper and harder, pushing out wild gasps and moans from my lips.
After minutes of excruciating pleasure, I began to spasm as I reached the apex of my orgasm.
“God, I’m about to come!” I looked up at Ethan, and saw the raw need in his eyes. He pound harder and faster into me. Within seconds, I closed my eyes as an exquisite, delicious thrill slid through my body, and at last the intensity of the pleasure pushed me over the edge.
“Fuck, me too!” He groaned as he threw his head back. I felt his body begin to convulse inside me as he reached his climax.
In the afterglow, we laid there together in happy silence. He gently kissed me on my forehead, and I gazed into his loving eyes. He gently stroked the contours of my face and whispered, “I love you, Olivia Stuart. Forever and always.”
I felt my heart melt by his words. “I love you too, Ethan.”
As I sank my face deeper into Ethan’s warm embrace, I let out a slow sigh of contentment. For the first time since I’d awoken from my coma, I felt completely safe, delirious happy, and unconditionally loved.
EPILO GUE
Two Years Later
“Where are we going?” I asked into his ears as his bike sped down a familiar road. It’d been about a year since I’d regained all of my memories, but there were still days where something looked familiar but I couldn’t be sure why. The doctors said that this was normal for everyone, and had nothing to do with my amnesia.
“It’s a surprise,” Ethan said loudly through the wind.
Then I noticed a familiar sign, but it looked different—older. Where are we?
“Well can you at least tell me if we’re almost there yet? The sun set an hour ago, and you know I don’t like to ride in the dark.”
“Don’t worry baby, we’re almost there.”
He was right. It wasn’t long before he stopped near a remote area at the edge of a neighborhood. Something about this place seemed familiar. A few feet away from where we parked was a small eight feet hill.
“Come on.” He laughed as he saw the apprehension on my face. “Trust me.”
I rolled my eyes and followed him as he led me up to the top of the hill.
“Do you remember this place?”
On top of the hill was an opening clearing with lush green grass. I looked around the moonlit clearing. It reminded me of a meadow. A row of trees lined one side of the meadow, while the other side of the meadow opened out and overlooked a small stream. Overhead, thousands of stars were shining brightly. They were beautiful.
It was then that I knew where we were. My eyes lit up as I turned to Ethan.