zipped his pants, but sweat beaded on his forehead, and his shirt was disheveled. His chest heaved as he looked down at me.
Slowly, he bent down until we were face-to-face.
“Mine,” he said, but his voice was soft instead of possessing. Like he was saying it to convince me. Or convince himself.
“I’m yours,” I said, even though I probably wasn’t supposed to speak yet.
He closed his eyes and stood up. “I like hearing you say that.”
Fin went to the bathroom and got a washcloth to clean me up, and then he crawled back into bed with me and took me again, slowly this time, as he kissed my neck and held me close. It was the opposite of the first time, but equally as good. It didn’t matter what he did. I’d always want him.
“I love you,” I said, because we hadn’t talked about the first time I said it. I didn’t need him to say it back. I didn’t know if I’d ever actually get him to say those exact words, but I could feel his love. He showed me rather than told me. And that was enough.
“Mine,” he said in my ear.
We barely had enough time to get ourselves presentable before we had to dash downstairs and get in the car. My stomach growled because I hadn’t eaten, but I’d survive.
“Thank you for that,” I said, kissing his cheek. “I missed that part of you.”
“I missed all your parts,” he said with a wink. “So, I’ll pick you up when you’re done.”
Yet again, our hours together were ticking down. I wanted to smash every clock in existence, then maybe time wouldn’t exist and we wouldn’t be its bitch.
“Okay,” I said. There were so many other things I wanted to say, but I didn’t.
“I’ll see you later.”
He held my chin for a second and gave me a quick kiss. “I’ll be waiting,” he said with a smile, but I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach again. Why couldn’t I get control of my anxiety over him? It was really messing with my life. I took a deep breath and got out of the car, pausing for one moment before Carl shut the door.
“Love you,” I said.
“I’ll see you later, my Marisol.”
And Carl shut the door.
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