Warning: This chapter contains steamy content towards the end. Read at own risk.

He loves me...

My heart was thudding anxiously inside my chest, pounding so hard; the feeling leaving my lungs desperate for air.

He loves me.

Nathan's lips left my forehead slowly. He ducked his head, hiding his face from my view as he took a few uneven steps away from me.

"Like I said, I know it's quick and we've only known each other for a few months but... that's how I feel," he mumbled, his eyes still cast down and studying his gradually dampening floor from our wet clothes.

The tone he spoke in split my heart in two painfully and I could feel my eyes beginning to sting. He sounded so shy, worried, and...unsure?

"You don't have to say it back now or... ever if you don't feel it. That's not why I said it." He ran his hand over the back of his neck, rubbing it back and forth and looking exceedingly more and more uncomfortable.

And that's when I realized; he thought I didn't share the same feelings for him.

He had to be blind.

"Say it again." I ordered, needy to hear him speak the words that I had been unsure of saying myself up until this moment.

Finally, he snapped his beautiful blue eyes up to mine, hesitation and slight rejection encased in his gaze. His eyes wandered over my face in uncertainty.

"Say it again... please."

His eyes settled on mine, an intense look replacing the uncertainty just as he spoke.

"I love you."

A rush of breath slipped through my lips and echoed through the thick air surrounding us. My chest began to heave up and down in desperate movements. The emotions cascading through my body were beginning to take over.

"Again."

He took a step forward, his stare still trained on mine intently. Passion and heat began to swarm behind his eyes as he gazed down at me, his eyebrows creased downward in truth.

"I love you, Alex. There's never been anyone before who has made me feel like you do, nothing even close."

I felt his hand cradle the side of my face gently, his thumb rubbing fiery circles on my cheek.

"I knew that first time you opened your mouth when we first met that you were special but I never imagined that you would be the first woman to claim my heart, to make me feel so... worthy, so special."

"You are," I whispered softy.

He smiled my favorite lopsided smile, his eyes sparkling with love. "I am so wildly, so deeply, and so lost in love with you, Ms. Merrick."

Before anymore could be said and my heart could explode, I lifted myself on my toes and propelled myself into his body, crushing our lips and bodies together.

Nathan caught me like he expected my sudden movement. He wrapped his arms entirely around my slim waist, both of his hands gripping at my wet dress, his biceps crushing my frame against his.

He leaned our bodies backwards as we deepened the kiss, my back arching with his movements, my arms fixed tightly around his neck.

Nathans lips pulled at mine eagerly, passionately as I tried to keep up with his fervent actions. I was beginning to feel heady as he continued to deepen our kiss with such intensity that I had never felt before. He was pouring every ounce of his love into this kiss that his emotions were practically tangible. And I was giving him everything back wholeheartedly.

Our love for each other was becoming all-consuming as all thoughts were ripped from my mind when Nathans arms tightened around my waist and lifted my feet off of the floor.

Our lips continued to dance together as Nathan walked us through his house, our wet clothing squishing together and leaving a trail of rain drops wherever we went.

I moved my lips off of his to take a small breath as I kissed his cheek and trailed my lips across his jawbone until they met his ear. My teeth nipped at his lobe teasingly, causing a growl to vibrate through Nathans chest.

Suddenly, I felt my back hit something; a door. Nathan pushed us through this door and dropped me to my feet when we emerged into the room. Which turned out to, in fact, be his bedroom.

My toes curled into the shag carpet of his bedroom floor in delight as Nathan once again invaded my space and latched his hot mouth onto my exposed neck. His lips caressed and I felt his tongue slide out and greet my skin, sending a shiver through my entire body.

His lips worked at my skin, leaving mark after possessive mark and making my core throb more and more with every passing second.

"You looked absolutely stunning in this dress tonight but all I want to do right now is rip it off of you." I heard Nathan mumble against my skin.

"So what's stopping you?"

And with that, I felt Nathans hand slide up and grip behind my neck as his other hand crept up my back until it reached the dresses zipper.

With one hand, he titled my head to the side, letting my head's weight fall into his awaiting hand as his lips stroked my neck in sweet kisses that trailed all the way across my collar bone. With his other hand, I felt the zipper give way. Ever so slowly, Nathans knuckles ran along every piece of newly freed skin on my back until the zipper reached its end and he peeled the rest of the damp dress off of my body.

I was left in a matching set of black lacy underwear and strapless push up bra with the same coloring and design.

With my dress now discarded, Nathan's eyes freely roamed my body. Lust and awe overwhelmed his gaze as he spoke.

"You're so goddamn beautiful, Alex. I don't think you even know just how truly gorgeous you are."

His words and the intense look embedded within his eyes struck me hard. In that moment, I had never felt more loved. Everything Nathan was giving me was too much for my heart to handle and I found it impossible to describe just how I was feeling in that moment. So instead I settled for throwing myself back into him, locking our lips together and working my fingers at the buttons on his shirt.

I decided that the only way I could truly express to him how profoundly I loved him was by my actions. I would make him feel the love that was coursing through my veins for him through every tender touch, every devoted, adoring look, and by giving myself over to him completely.

I managed to get all of his dress shirt buttons undone and yanked his shirt off and down his arms desperately. The need growing inside of me was becoming hard to contain. I could feel it growing as Nathan peeled off his under shirt and was left in his dark blue suit slacks that hung dangerously low off of his hips.

And then a thought struck me. I had never seen Nathan without a shirt.

I was kicking myself for not forcing this moment to come sooner as my eyes glazed over in pure desire as I took in his toned stomach. He had a solid six pack that led into the sexiest V I had ever been witness to in my entire life. That enticing V led my eyes straight down and I was beyond turned on when I realized he had a happy trail leading down from his bellybutton to under his pants where I was becoming more and more anxious to get to.

Before even thinking about it, my hands reached out and flattened against his toned stomach, feeling every ridge and dip of his abs. My fingers slid down his muscular waist until my fingers came in contact with his belt.

My movements paused for a moment so my eyes could find his.

Our stares connected and the electricity flowing between us was increasing gradually as I continued to hold his stare as I undid his belt, looking for any signs of uncertainly.

There was none.

Still with our eyes locked on one another's, I pulled his belt from his pants and heard the bustle of material falling and hitting the floor.

The room was encased in silence but the atmosphere surrounding Nathan and I was buzzing with waves of intensity and my heart began to pound harder and harder in my chest as I reached my arms up behind my back and unclasped my bra.

The garment fell from my torso and left me almost completely bare in front of Nathan. And even as exposing of an act as that was, I didn't feel uneasy or apprehensive at all.

Nathan groaned deep within his throat as his hungry eyes took in my bare breasts. His arms wrapped around my waist, sending sparks of warmth throughout my body at his touch as he began to move me backwards. He placed his mouth over mine once again and kissed me, his need growing more and more prevalent with each caress of his lips on mine.

The back of my legs hit something soft and I immediately knew it was his bed.

He detached his lips from mine as he laid us down on the bed, his body hovering over mine as his lips traveled farther and farther down my body until a sharp gasp escaped my lips when I felt his hot, wet mouth cover my perked nipple completely.

His tongue swirled around it and his teeth pulled and nipped at the overtly sensitive flesh until I was writhing on his bed, my hands fisting his comforter underneath me as his mouth continued its assault on my body.

My head was overrun with desire and my core was aching for attention. It was becoming almost painful with how badly I needed him to touch me and relieve some of the pent up sensations accumulating inside of me.

Soon, his mouth left my breast. He moved his head over and gently kissed the nipple of the other breast that he hadn't given nearly as much attention to. His tongue peeked out and stroked the skin teasingly before leaving my chest. I watched in awed excitement as Nathans thick head of brown hair traveled down my torso, kissing every bit of skin that he came in contact with until he reached the band of my underwear.

He skipped over the one part I wanted his lips on more than anything and a whiny groan slipped passed my lips, earning me a small chuckle from him.

Soon enough his lips were back on my skin, sucking and biting softly at my thighs. His smooth lips climbed higher and higher on my thighs until they passed tauntingly over my inner thigh, brushing the skin just barely.

I could feel my panties dampening even more so than they were from the rain at his lips prolonged teasing of my body. I felt like I would burst any second.

"Ahh," I gasped suddenly when I felt the warmth of his lips press into the center of my panties. He kissed me over my underwear at first until his fingers looped under the band of my underwear as he slowly slid them down my legs, leaving me completely naked underneath Nathans gaze.

My body quivered in anticipation for his touch. I could feel his breath fanning over my center in hot spurts, only increasing every sensation until-

"Fuck," I half gasped, half yelled the moment I felt Nathans mouth cover my center.

I threw my head back into the sheets, panting as I screwed my eyes shut and focused on Nathans mouth and every flick and motion of his tongue.

Within less than a minute, I could feel my body tensing with raw pleasure and Nathans mouth brought me higher and higher until I shattered under his touch, convulsing beneath him as my orgasm wracked my body for some time until my vision was left in a haze and every inch of my body tingled sensitively.

My chest was heaving up and down heavily as I felt Nathan scruff on his chin scratch and tickle at my skin as he kissed his way back up to my lips. His body laid in between my legs, his briefs being the only thing keeping his hardened member from finally being inside of me.

I watched as Nathan reached over to his bed side table, opened the attached drawer and pulled a condom out.

At the sight of it, my desire and need for him doubled from what it was just moments ago. It was finally going to happen. Nathan and I's moment had arrived and I could feel the anticipation welling up inside of me as he slid off his briefs and rolled the condom onto his large erection.

Nathan once again settled his body between my legs, his forehead rested against mine as he positioned himself. His breathing was shallow as he placed a ginger kiss on the tip of my nose.

"I love you," he whispered to me in such an honest voice, striking my heart with such a force that I was left speechless even though I knew exactly what I should have said. Yet, before I had the chance to form those three words, I felt Nathan steadily push himself inside of me.

We both moaned at the intrusion.

Nathans head dropped into my neck as he began to moved inside of me. I could hear every sigh and noise he made as he continued to bring us both obscene amounts of pleasure.

My arms wrapped around his back and my hands fisted into his thick hair as he picked up his speed, thrusting harder and faster, building up the pressure inside of me.

"Nathan," I moaned, arching my body up from the bed and into his chest. His hand slipped underneath my back and used it as leverage to go deeper, hitting new levels of pleasure points within me.

As my pleasure began to increase so were my emotions. They were beginning to overflow with every movement of our bodies as one, every sweet caress of Nathans lips against my skin. I relished in our connection, our all-consuming connection that filled the air around us and filled my heart with so much love that the words I had been longing to say stumbled out of my mouth as Nathan continued to rock harder and harder into me.

"I love you," I breathed into his ear in a strangled voice, my emotions finally over taking the situation as my throat tightened as my eyes welled with my admittance.

Nathans thrusts stilled with my words.

"I love you so much it hurts," I continued as Nathan raised his head out of the crook of my neck to connect out lust laden stares. "I never knew that was even possible until you... to love someone that deeply."

The profound look in Nathans eyes grew even more as he saw a genuine, happy tear run down the side of my face. His sapphire eyes swam with so much love as he bent his head down and pressed our lips together in an electrifying, passionate kiss in which we poured our souls into as he began to move thrust into me again.

It seemed as though a new found vigor ran through Nathans body as his hips thrust powerfully into me over and over again, my hips bucking up to meet his.

"Fuck... Alex," Nathan moaned as he picked up his speed and I could tell he was coming to his end by the gruff strain in his voice.

"Please don't stop," I begged as I could feel my own pleasure coming to it's peak again.

"Never," he spoke, picking up his speed even more, my body rocking up and down forcefully on his bed from the rough movements.

I continued to pant and moan his name over and over again. His grunts and the sound of our bodies coming together echoed through the room.

My body was on a high; my emotions were on overdrive and with Nathans hips slamming into mine roughly and relentlessly, it were only seconds before both of us fell over the edge.

"Alex," he moaned loudly.

"Nathan!" I yelled out as my body hit its peak and I came undone.

My core pulsed as waves of pleasure overcame my body, my legs twitched in satisfaction, and my nails dug into Nathans back sensually.

Nathan threw his head back in a strangled groan at the feeling of my nails digging into his skin out of pleasure, his hair masked onto his forehead by his sweat, while riding out his own orgasm simultaneously.

We both came down from our highs moments later, our bodies sweat covered and sated as Nathan laid his head down onto my chest, breathing heavily. My fingers came up and glided through his hair thoughtfully as I steadied my own breathing.

It wasn't much time at all until we both fell asleep, wrapped in each other embrace after what I hoped would be the first of many times that we would make love.

There you go, all of my hot and heavy readers! Lol it wasn't as steamy as I would have liked it to be but it's difficult balancing the immense emotions flowing and the first time sleeping together at the same time while keeping it pg-13. Lol

I hope you all enjoyed it! Things get pretty crazy after this! Please vote and comment if you loved it!