The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

hapter 0541 ‘But I thought...” My voice trailed. My brain was having a hard time processing Nicholas's words, especially since my body was already kicking into overdrive. My core was getting hot and wet. I pressed my thighs tight together for friction. “ Before you said...” i m It was hard to remember now. I forced myself to concentrate so that I could think back. I remembered we'd ~ had a fight about this. I didn't want to jump past something he'd felt so strongly about before. l “You were worried I'd get pregnant,” I said, remembering. I doubted that fear just up and went away. r “We'll be careful,” he said. He leaned closer to me. “I have a condom.”

I furrowed my brow. “Why do you have a condom?” Had he been anticipating this? “This isn’t a sudden decision, Piper.

I'd been thinking about it ever since our argument that day. I kept wondering why I was holding myself back from something that we both wanted.” He sh 00 k his head, looking for all the world like he thought his “We'll be careful,” he said again. “And ~ if things happen, we'll deal with it together. I'm not afraid of that future anymore.” da I lal My heart picked up speed, i jackhammering in my chest. He wasn't afraid of a future where he and I had a child? Hope creeped out from the dark recesses of my mind. I didn't want to let it have too much free reign. This didn't necessarily mean

that Nicholas wanted to jump into a future with me.

But it was difficult to keep my hope on a tight leash, when it was pulling so very hard at my heartstrings.

Nicholas searched my face. “We don't have to if you don’t want to.” “I want to,” I said quickly. I'd wanted to for months.

one I wanted to lay claim to this special moment. When I looked back at my life, I would only find relief knowing that such a good, earnest,

He might as

kissed me. He cupped my cheek with his hand

access as he wished. Whatever he wanted. It was all forhimy. «I i dr We kissed passionately, with I Nicholas leaning more and more into me. Until we both knocked somewhat off-balance and had to catch y ourselves

down from the tree too. I stood before him, looking

I was being wrapped up in

He held it to his side for a moment as I greedily took in the sight of his

and I moved my hands forward at ! once, eager to feel every line of hard muscle. He grinned at me, and it made him look youn ger. Carefree. In

In a flurry of deft fingers