A Sunday Evening Beyond the Whistle

A man and woman embrace in a kitchen; his lips near her shoulder as she leans back agai...

# The Heart of a Hoosier ## Chapter One: Beyond the Whistle The Indiana University football facility hummed with the low energy of a Sunday evening. Practice had ended hours ago; the echo of whistles and pads had faded into the quiet rust

Chapter 1

The Indiana University football facility hummed with the low energy of a Sunday evening. Practice had ended hours ago; the echo of whistles and pads had faded into the quiet rustle of paperwork. In his office, Ethan, the tight ends coach, ran a hand over his smooth scalp, his focus divided between the playbook on his screen and the lingering memory of a warm, confident smile from earlier in the week.

He was a serious man by nature, a trait honed in the meticulous world of route trees and blocking schemes. Shyness often kept his kindness reserved, shown more in actions than in words—staying late to help a struggling player, remembering a support staffer’s birthday. But around Morgan, that shyness felt different. It wasn’t fear, but a profound respect that made him choose his words with care.

His phone buzzed on the desk, pulling him from a diagram of a seam route.

*Morgan: Still buried in X’s and O’s? Or have you escaped for food?*

A small, genuine smile touched his lips. Their first coffee date had been a revelation—easy conversation that flowed from faith to family to their shared passion for guiding young athletes. He’d been captivated not just by her stunning beauty—the athletic curve of her shoulders, the expressive depth of her brown eyes, the fullness of her lips that seemed always on the verge of a smile—but by the substance beneath it. She carried herself with the quiet, grounded confidence of a former Division I athlete, a woman who knew her worth without having to announce it.

*Ethan: Officially escaped. Food sounds perfect. Your pick?*

*Morgan: My place. I’m cooking. 7 PM. Don’t be late, Coach.*

His heart did a curious flip. This was new. He typed back a simple affirmation, his mind already drifting from football.

***

Morgan’s apartment was warm and inviting, smelling of spices and herbs. She moved around her kitchen with an athlete’s efficient grace, her long, dark hair swept into a loose bun, a few tendrils framing her face. She wore simple leggings and a soft sweater that clung to the generous, curvy lines of her body—the powerful legs of a volleyball player, the strong, toned arms, the full, heavy swell of her breasts.

“You made it,” she said, her voice a rich, warm alto as she opened the door. Her eyes, the color of dark honey, scanned him with playful appraisal.

“Wouldn’t miss it,” Ethan said, stepping inside, his shyness manifesting as a soft, appreciative gaze. He handed her a bottle of wine. “You look… incredible.”

“Thank you,” she said, taking the bottle, her fingers brushing his. A simple touch, yet it sent a current through him. “And so do you. I like this casual look on you.” He was in dark jeans and a simple henley, the fabric stretching slightly across his shoulders.

Over dinner—a delicious jollof rice with chicken—the conversation was as easy as ever. They talked about their days, their players, their hopes. The tension wasn’t in the words, but in the spaces between them. In the way her foot occasionally brushed his under the table. In the way his brown eyes would hold hers a moment too long, his serious expression softening into something tender.

“Can I ask you something?” Morgan said later, as they cleared the plates. She leaned against the kitchen counter, her posture relaxed but her gaze intent.

“Anything.”

“You’ve never dated a Black woman before.”

It was a statement, not an accusation. He met her gaze, his own earnest. “No, I haven’t. But Morgan, I’ve never met anyone like you before. That matters more to me than anything else.”

She nodded, a slow, thoughtful smile spreading across her full lips. “I’ve never dated a white man. I guess I always thought my ‘type’ was something else. But I realized I was looking for a good man. A kind, solid, faithful man.” She pushed off the counter and closed the small distance between them. “And I think I found one.”

He was motionless, captivated. “I think I’m the lucky one.”

Her playful side emerged then, a spark in her eyes. She reached out, her hand coming to rest flat against his chest, feeling the steady, accelerated beat of his heart. “Your heart’s racing, Coach.”

“You have that effect,” he admitted, his voice low.

Her hand slid up to cup the side of his face, her thumb stroking the stubble on his jaw. “I’ve been thinking about this,” she whispered. “About you.”

She kissed him then. It was not a tentative kiss, but a confident, exploratory one. Her lips were as soft and full as they looked, moving against his with a sensual pressure that drew a low groan from his throat. His hands came to her hips, feeling the firm, athletic curve of them through the soft fabric of her leggings. He was a serious man, but in this, he was entirely present, entirely focused on the feel of her—the taste of her, the scent of her skin, like vanilla and warm spice.

The kiss deepened, becoming a slow, languid dance of tongues and shared breath. His shyness melted away under the heat of her touch, replaced by a growing, aching need. When they finally parted, both were breathing heavily.

“I want you, Ethan,” Morgan said, her voice husky. “All of you.”

She took his hand and led him to her bedroom. It was tidy and personal, with a large, inviting bed. The soft glow of a bedside lamp painted everything in warm gold.

Standing before him, she held his gaze as she slowly pulled her sweater over her head. Ethan’s breath caught. Her bra was simple lace, struggling to contain the magnificent, heavy weight of her breasts. Her brown skin glowed in the low light, smooth and flawless over the toned definition of her shoulders and abdomen. She was a masterpiece of powerful femininity.

With a playful smirk, she reached for the hem of his henley. He raised his arms, letting her pull it off. Her eyes roamed over his chest, his arms, her expression one of open admiration. Her hands followed her gaze, tracing the lines of his shoulders, his collarbones.

“So strong,” she murmured, her voice filled with awe. “So… different.”

She undid his jeans, pushing them and his boxers down in one motion. He stepped out of them, standing completely bare before her. Her eyes widened, and a soft, genuine “Oh…” escaped her lips.

His cock, already thick and fully erect, stood out starkly against the backdrop of his skin. It was not exceptionally long, but the girth was impressive, a solid, heavy weight. The pale skin was almost luminous, a vivid contrast to her own rich complexion and the fiery thatch of red hair at its base.

“It’s so… thick,” she breathed, her playful curiosity fully ignited. She sank to her knees before him, her eyes level with his cock. “I was curious. I am curious. But seeing it… I’m excited.”

Her confession, so honest and sensual, made him throb. He looked down, watching as she, a confident, adventurous woman, approached this new experience with a sense of wonder.

She didn’t rush. First, she simply looked, her dark eyes studying him from root to tip. Then she reached out, her fingers wrapping around his shaft. Her touch was warm, slightly tentative at first, then firmer as she gauged his substantial circumference.

“You fill my hand,” she whispered, a smile in her voice. She began to stroke him, a slow, slick up-and-down motion, her thumb swiping over the broad, flushed head. Pre-cum beaded at the slit, and she leaned forward, catching it with the very tip of her tongue.

The sensation was electric. Ethan’s head fell back, a deep groan rumbling in his chest. “Morgan…”

“Mmhmm,” she hummed against him, the vibration traveling straight to his core. She opened her mouth, and with a deliberate, sensual slowness, she took the head of his cock between her lips.

Her mouth was a paradise—hot, wet, and impossibly soft. Her full lips stretched around his width, and he felt the gentle scrape of her teeth, the eager pressure of her tongue flattening against his underside. She took more of him, her head beginning to bob in a shallow, exploratory rhythm. One of her hands stayed wrapped around his base, the other fondled his heavy sac with a gentle, knowing touch.

He tangled a hand in her dark hair, not to guide her, but to feel the connection. His strokes were gentle, reverent. “You feel… God, Morgan, your mouth…”

She pulled off with a wet, lewd pop, a string of saliva connecting her lips to his glistening crown. Her eyes were dark with desire, her lips slick and swollen. “I love how you feel,” she said, her voice ragged. “The taste of you. The way you stretch my mouth. My first white cock… and it’s perfect.” She dove back down, taking him deeper, her enthusiasm growing. Her throat worked as she swallowed around him, her nose pressing into the coarse red hair at his base.

Ethan was lost in sensation. The visual alone was overwhelmingly erotic: her beautiful, dark face fervently working his pale, thick shaft, her toned shoulders flexing with the motion. The sounds she made—soft gags, wet sucks, hungry hums—were a filthy symphony. He felt the familiar, urgent tightening in his groin, the climb towards release.

“Morgan… I’m close,” he warned, his voice strained.

She pulled off immediately, her hand taking over with a frantic stroke. “Not yet,” she panted, her own desire evident in her blown pupils and heaving chest. “I want you inside me first. I need to feel all of this inside me.”

She rose to her feet, her body a breathtaking silhouette against the lamplight. She shimmied out of her leggings and panties, then reached back to unclasp her bra. Her breasts spilled free, full and heavy with dark, taut nipples. She was completely bare, gloriously thick and strong, a Venus of athletic grace.

She pushed him gently onto the bed, and he went willingly, his eyes devouring her. She climbed over him, straddling his hips, her warm, wet core hovering just over the throbbing head of his cock.

“Are you sure?” he asked, his kindness, his innate care for her, surfacing even now.

She leaned down, kissing him deeply. “I’ve never been more sure of anything,” she whispered against his lips. “I want my good man.”

With that, she sank down, taking him inside her in one slow, inexorable slide.

They both cried out.

For Ethan, it was a sensation of being utterly consumed by a devastating, velvety heat. She was incredibly tight, her inner muscles clenching and fluttering around his thick intrusion, stretching to accommodate him. For Morgan, it was a fullness beyond anything she’d known, a delicious, burning stretch that touched places deep within her. She braced her hands on his chest, her head thrown back, a long, guttural moan tearing from her throat.

“Oh… my… GOD, Ethan!” she screamed, the sound raw and real and unfiltered. It wasn’t a performance; it was pure, overwhelmed reaction. “Fuck! It’s so… you’re so *big*! You’re filling me up!”

He could only gasp, his hands flying to her hips, gripping the firm, lush flesh. “Morgan… you’re incredible…”

She began to move, finding a rhythm that was both powerful and graceful. She rode him with the same focused intensity she’d once brought to the volleyball court, her strong thighs working, her hips rolling in a sensual grind. Each time she sank down, she took him to the hilt, her full lips parted in a continuous stream of pleasure.

“Yes… yes… fuck your Black queen, baby,” she moaned, her dirty talk falling from her lips as naturally as breath. “Give me that big white dick! I need it! I’ve never felt anything like this!”

Her words, her honesty, her sheer abandon, shattered his last remnants of control. He met her thrust for thrust, driving up into her as she slammed down. The slap of skin on skin, her screams, his own ragged groans, filled the room. He could feel her tightening around him, her inner muscles gripping him like a fist.

“Ethan, I’m gonna come!” she shrieked, her body beginning to tremble. “Make me come on this cock!”

That was all the encouragement he needed. He sat up slightly, wrapping his arms around her, holding her tight against him as he pistoned up into her wet, clenching heat. The change in angle drove him even deeper.

Morgan’s scream was primal. Her body locked, her back arching spectacularly as her orgasm ripped through her. Her channel convulsed around him in rapid, milking pulses, the sensation so intense it tipped him over the edge immediately.

With a shout of her name, he buried himself to the root and erupted. His release was powerful, pulse after hot pulse emptying into her depths. He held her through it, their bodies slick with sweat, shuddering together in the aftermath.

For long minutes, they simply clung to each other, hearts hammering against each other’s ribs, breathing in ragged unison. Finally, Morgan slumped against him, her head nestled in the crook of his neck. She placed a soft, tender kiss on his skin.

“Well,” she sighed, her voice hoarse but filled with a deep, satisfied warmth. “That was definitely a first.”

Ethan chuckled, the sound vibrating through his chest. He stroked her back, his touch reverent. “For me too,” he whispered. “In every way that matters.”

She lifted her head, her beautiful brown eyes soft and sated. She smiled, that warm, genuine smile that had first captured him. “Good,” she said simply. Then she kissed him, a kiss that was tender, loving, and full of promise for all the firsts yet to come.


Chapter 2

Just as her tongue swirled a lazy pattern across the broad, flushed head of his cock, the sharp buzz of her phone vibrating on the nightstand cut through the wet, intimate sounds of her mouth on him.

Ethan flinched, a groan of frustration mixing with his pleasure. Morgan pulled off with a soft, wet pop, her brow furrowed. “I’m so sorry,” she whispered, her voice husky. She reached for the phone, her thumb swiping the screen.

A visible, complicated wave of emotion passed over her face—amusement, then guilt, then a vulnerable honesty. She let out a soft sigh, turning the screen to show him.

The text from her best friend, Maya, was clear: *‘So?? How’s the experiment going? Need deets on the white boy.’*

Ethan’s expression softened from arousal to concern. “An experiment?” he asked, his voice gentle, though the word hung in the air between them.

Morgan put the phone face down, her eyes meeting his with a pained sincerity. She ran a hand along his thigh, her touch now more apologetic than sensual. “It’s not like that. Not how it sounds.” She took a shaky breath. “Before I met you… I was curious. I’d never been with a white man. I’d heard things, wondered things. So, I started writing it down. Just private thoughts in my notes app. Not about you as a person, but about… the idea. The curiosity.”

She looked down, her fingers tracing the veins on his shaft, now softening slightly from the interruption. “When Maya found out I was going on a date with you, she started calling it my ‘interracial experiment.’ It was a joke to her. But for me… it started as curiosity, Ethan. Then I met you. The good man. The kind man. And it stopped being about an experiment the moment you smiled at me over coffee.” Her eyes glistened. “I should have deleted those notes. I’m so sorry.”

Ethan sat up, wrapping his hands around hers. He brought her knuckles to his lips, kissing them softly. “Morgan,” he said, his voice low and sure. “Your curiosity is beautiful. It’s honest. You exploring me…” He guided her hand back to his cock, which began to stiffen again under their joined touch. “You exploring *us*… that’s not something to apologize for. It’s something to share.”

A tear escaped, tracing a path down her cheek. “You mean that?”

“I want to read them,” he said, his brown eyes earnest. “Not now. But sometime. I want to know what you were thinking, what you wondered. And then I want to show you the reality.” He cupped her face. “The reality is just you and me. No experiment. Just us learning each other.”

Overwhelmed with a surge of affection and desire, Morgan crashed her lips to his, the kiss deep and grateful. When she pulled back, her playful spark had returned, now laced with a new, profound intimacy. “Okay,” she whispered. “Then let’s learn.”

She kissed her way down his chest, her confidence restored. “For the record,” she murmured against his stomach, her breath hot on his skin. “Note for the archives: The reality is so much better.” She took him back into her mouth, not with tentative curiosity, but with hungry, focused purpose, her hand working his thick base in a slick, twisting rhythm.

Ethan watched, his heart full, as she devoted herself to the reality of him, her moans vibrating around his flesh, a sound far sweeter than any note she could have written.


Chapter 3

Her mouth was a revelation of heat and softness, her tongue swirling with a focused rhythm that had Ethan’s fists clenching in the sheets. Just as she took him deeper, a low, insistent buzz vibrated from the nightstand. Morgan flinched, pulling off with a wet gasp.

“I swear, I’m turning this thing off,” she muttered, her voice thick with arousal and frustration. She grabbed the phone, her eyes scanning the screen. This time, instead of guilt, a burst of incredulous laughter escaped her. She shook her head, a wide, disbelieving smile spreading across her kiss-swollen lips.

“You are not going to believe this,” she said, turning the screen toward him.

The text was from Maya.

*Maya: OK, I can’t pretend anymore. I’ve been rooting for you two since I saw him look at you in the training room. He’s a good one, J. Now, since this is your first rodeo with a pale stallion… some friendly coaching: 1) They’re sometimes… sensitive. Praise goes a long way. 2) The visual is EVERYTHING for them. Make sure he can see. 3) Have fun, you gorgeous explorer. Report back!*

Ethan read it, a slow blush creeping up his neck even as his cock twitched against his stomach. “She’s been… secretly cheering?”

“Apparently,” Morgan said, tossing the phone aside. She crawled back up his body, her full breasts brushing against him, and straddled his hips. Her expression was a mix of amusement and deep affection. “She’s my best friend. And she’s not wrong.” Her gaze grew more serious, more intimate. “You are a good one. And I do want you to see.”

She leaned down, her lips a breath from his. “But before we get back to Maya’s visual lesson… you said you wanted to know what I wrote. In my notes.”

He nodded, his hands settling on the powerful curve of her waist. “I do.”

She took a steadying breath, her brown eyes holding his. “The entry was titled ‘Curiosity.’ I wrote… ‘I wonder if the skin tastes different. I wonder if the texture feels different in my hand. I’ve heard they can be thicker. I’m nervous. But more than that, I’m excited. I want to see the contrast of his hands on my skin. I want to feel what it’s like to be full of something so… foreign, and so wanted.’” Her voice dropped to a husky whisper. “That’s what it was. Just curiosity about a new world, before I met the man who lived in it.”

The raw honesty of her confession, the intellectual and sensual hunger in her words, struck him with more force than any physical touch. He cupped her face. “And now?” he asked softly.

“Now,” she said, shifting her hips, letting her wet, hot core glide along the rigid length of his shaft. “Now I know. The skin is smooth and tastes like you. Salt and clean soap. It feels incredible in my hand—solid and alive. And you are thicker than anything I’ve ever known.” She rocked against him, making them both shudder. “And feeling you inside me wasn’t foreign. It was coming home.”

Her words dismantled him. With a groan that was part surrender, part fervent need, he rolled them over, settling his weight between her powerful thighs. The lamplight carved their contrasting skin into a beautiful tableau: his pale, freckled shoulders over her rich, brown curves.

“No coaching needed,” he murmured, kissing her deeply as he positioned himself at her entrance. “Just you. Just me.”

“Just us,” she echoed, wrapping her legs around his waist, her eyes gleaming with trust and desire.

He pushed inside, a slow, deliberate invasion that made her cry out, her head tipping back against the pillows. He moved with a serious intensity, each deep stroke a deliberate answer to her curiosity. She met him thrust for thrust, her nails scoring his back, her voice rising in a continuous, unfiltered stream of pleasure.

“Yes! Oh God, Ethan, just like that! It’s so deep! Fuck your Black queen, baby! Give me that big white cock! I need it!”

Her dirty talk, fueled by love and liberation, ignited him. He drove into her harder, the sound of their bodies meeting filling the room. He could feel the tight, fluttering tension building at her core, could see her control beginning to shatter.

“Ethan, I’m gonna come!” she screamed, her body bowing off the bed. “I’m gonna come on this perfect dick!”

Her climax ripped through her, violent and beautiful. Her inner muscles clamped around him in rapid, milking pulses, the sensation so intensely pleasurable it tore his own release from him instantly. With a shout of her name, he buried himself to the hilt and erupted, pulse after hot pulse emptying into her welcoming depths.

He collapsed atop her, spent and shuddering, their sweat-slicked skin glued together. For long moments, the only sounds were their ragged breaths slowing into sync.

Finally, Morgan stirred beneath him, pressing a soft kiss to his shoulder. “So,” she whispered, her voice hoarse and sated. “Report for Maya: Curiosity satisfied. Hypothesis proven. The experiment is officially concluded.”

Ethan lifted his head, meeting her eyes with tender seriousness. “Good,” he said softly, brushing a damp curl from her forehead. “Because what we have isn’t an experiment. It’s a discovery.”

She smiled, that warm, genuine smile that held all the promise of their future. “It is,” she agreed, pulling him down for a kiss that tasted of shared secrets and a new, beautiful beginning.


Chapter 4

Sunlight streamed across Morgan’s bed, painting Ethan’s pale skin gold where he lay sprawled beside her, one heavy arm draped over her waist. They were tangled in the sheets, in each other, in the quiet aftermath of a night that had deepened everything. Morgan traced the freckles on his shoulder, a peaceful smile on her face, when a soft but persistent knock sounded at her apartment door.

She frowned, checking the time on her phone. “Who on earth…”

Ethan stirred, his brown eyes blinking open. “Expecting someone?”

“No,” she whispered, pressing a kiss to his cheek before slipping out of bed. She pulled on one of his discarded henleys, which hung on her curvy frame, and padded barefoot to the door.

Peering through the peephole, her eyes widened. She unlocked the door and opened it just a crack. “Miles? What are you doing here?”

Standing in the hallway was a man Morgan’s age, with a gentle face and nervous eyes. Miles, a fellow staffer in the athletic department, was someone she considered a close, if quiet, friend. He wrung his hands.

“Morgan, hi. I’m so sorry to just show up like this. I was… I was walking by and I just…” He took a shaky breath, his gaze dropping. “I saw you two together last night. Coming back from dinner. The way he looked at you. The way you looked at him.” His voice dropped to a near-whisper. “I’ve never seen an interracial couple look at each other like that. It wasn’t just lust. It was… tenderness. It was so beautiful.”

Morgan’s protective stance softened. “Miles…”

“I know it’s a massive, insane thing to ask,” he rushed on, his cheeks flushing. “But I’ve admired you both for so long. You’re so strong, Morgan. And Ethan is so… solid and kind. I was wondering…” He swallowed hard, his submissive nature laid utterly bare. “Would you ever consider… letting me watch? Just once. I wouldn’t make a sound. I’ve never seen intimacy that looks so loving. I just want to witness it.”

From behind her, Ethan’s voice, calm and serious, floated over. “Morgan? Everything okay?”

She turned to see him pulling on his jeans, his bare chest and feet making him look both vulnerable and powerfully present. He came to stand behind her, his hand resting on the small of her back, a silent question in his eyes.

Morgan looked from Miles’s hopeful, ashamed face to Ethan’s steady gaze. She turned fully to her lover, her voice low. “It’s Miles from compliance. He… he saw us last night. He’s asking if he can watch us. He said it looked tender.”

Ethan didn’t react with shock or anger. He studied Miles through the crack in the door, his expression thoughtful. After a long moment, he looked down at Morgan. “Do you trust him?”

“Implicitly,” she said without hesitation.

Ethan nodded. He addressed Miles, his voice quiet but firm. “It’s not an exhibition, Miles. It’s us. You understand that? You’d be a guest in something very private.”

Miles’s eyes glistened with gratitude. “I understand. I would honor it completely. I just… I want to see how a good man loves a good woman. I want to see the contrast, the care. I’ve never seen it up close.”

Morgan looked at Ethan, a silent conversation passing between them. Her playful curiosity was piqued, but so was her deep affection for this shy man who had laid his heart so bare. She saw Ethan’s own kindness, his willingness to offer a form of solace to someone who admired them, warring with his innate privacy. He gave a single, almost imperceptible nod.

“Okay,” Morgan said softly, opening the door wider. “Come in, Miles.”

Miles stepped inside, his movements hushed. “Thank you. Thank you so much.” He moved to the far corner of the living room, curling himself into a armchair, making himself small. “Please, don’t mind me. Just… be yourselves.”

Back in the bedroom, Morgan closed the door softly. She turned to Ethan, her hands coming to his bare chest. “Are you really okay with this?” she whispered.

He pulled her close, his strong arms wrapping around her. “He sees us,” Ethan murmured into her hair. “The real us. The tenderness. That’ s what he’s asking for. I can give him that.” He kissed her forehead. “And I want to give you everything.”

His hands went to the hem of the henley she wore and slowly pulled it over her head. She stood naked before him, her full breasts, her powerful thighs, her smooth brown skin glowing in the morning light. From the corner, Miles let out a soft, awed breath.

Ethan guided Morgan back onto the bed, following her down. He didn’t rush. He worshipped her with his eyes first, then his hands, tracing the curve of her hip, the swell of her breast, his pale fingers a stark, gentle contrast against her skin. He kissed her, a deep, slow kiss full of promise, before his mouth trailed down her neck, to her collarbone, finally taking one of her dark, peaked nipples between his lips.

Morgan gasped, her back arching, her fingers tangling in his short red hair. “Oh, Ethan… yes…”

His mouth was hot and wet, his tongue swirling and suckling with a focused intensity that made her moan. He moved to her other breast, giving it the same devoted attention, his hand cupping the full weight of the first. Every movement was slow, deliberate, a showcase of adoration.

His kisses journeyed lower, over the soft plane of her stomach, down to the apex of her thighs. He nudged her legs apart and lowered his mouth to her.

The first touch of his tongue made her cry out, a sharp, beautiful sound. He licked her with broad, slow strokes, savoring her taste, his hands holding her hips firmly against the mattress. He focused on her clit, teasing it with the very tip of his tongue before sucking it gently between his lips.

“God… right there… don’t stop…” Morgan babbled, her head thrashing on the pillows. She was already so wet for him, her hips moving in tiny circles against his mouth.

From the chair, Miles watched, utterly rapt. He saw the way Ethan’s broad, pale shoulders moved between Morgan’s powerful brown thighs. He saw the tender ferocity of Ethan’s attention, the way Morgan completely surrendered to it, her trust absolute. He saw the contrast—of skin, of power, of submission—woven together into a single, breathtaking act of love.

Ethan brought her to the edge with his mouth, feeling her inner muscles flutter around nothing, hearing her breath hitch. Then he gently pulled away, crawling back up her body to kiss her deeply, letting her taste herself on his lips.

“Now,” he whispered, his voice ragged with need. “Now I need to be inside you.”