Holding Her Heart by Melissa Tereze

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Eden’s heartwas ready to burst from her chest as Aster rested against her between her legs. Though Eden was fully prepared to experience a woman for the first time, Aster’s languid kisses didn’t quite quell the dread she couldn’t kick from her mind. Eden didn’t want it to be this way. What she wanted was to know exactly what she was doing.

As if sensing Eden’s concerns, Aster pulled back, staring down at her. Those chocolate eyes pierced Eden, her fear overtaken by the most intense tingling throughout her body. “It’s just you and me here.”

Eden smiled, hoping it would satisfy Aster. “I know.”

“And all I want is to touch you. To show you what you mean to me.”

Eden wanted that too, but could her own hands reciprocate? Would Aster be unimpressed when this was all over? “I’m afraid I don’t know what I’m doing…”

Aster sat back on her knees, lifting her T-shirt over her head. Her white bra contrasted beautifully with the gentle tan on her skin, her stomach muscles contracting as Eden lifted a hand, feathering her fingertips above the waistband of her jeans. “Trust me, you’re doing amazing.” Aster shuddered when Eden repeated the movement. “Fuck. Really good.”

Okay, that praise helped a little.

“I never thought I’d feel your fingers against my skin.”

“It’s all I’ve thought about,” Eden said, her voice low. “This moment…with you.”

“Then I hope I live up to your imagination.” Aster unhooked her bra, allowing it to slowly fall away from her body. Yes, she was absolutely living up to every fantasy Eden had allowed herself.

She wrapped her legs around Aster’s waist, satisfied when Aster braced herself above Eden. Her exquisite breasts hung freely, but Eden’s instant reaction was to trail her tongue up Aster’s neck, finally capturing those full lips.

Aster’s hand wandered, palming Eden’s thigh before moving further back and over her knee, then down the back of her calf. Just that simple touch had wetness slipping between Eden’s cheeks. God, it was intense.

Emboldened by just how calm Aster appeared, Eden lifted her hand, squeezing one breast, her thumb grazing Aster’s hard nipple.

Aster pulled away from the kiss, her mouth falling open as she gasped lightly. “Yes. That feels…”

Eden tweaked a nipple, lifting her head and covering it with her mouth. If Eden focused on what she, herself, enjoyed, she surely couldn’t go wrong.

“O-oh, shit,” Aster whispered, staring directly into Eden’s eyes. “Your mouth is everything I knew it would be. And more.”

Eden sucked, rolling her tongue as she watched Aster’s reaction change. Okay, she was doing something right. But then Aster sat up, taking Eden with her.

“May I?” She gripped the hem of Eden’s T-shirt.

Eden nodded, lifting her arms as Aster undressed her. As her T-shirt hit the floor, Aster’s eyes never leaving her chest, Eden felt the intensity of her stare. Nobody had ever looked at her that way, and no look had ever felt so…all-consuming.

“Beautiful,” Aster whispered, lowering Eden down to the bed again. Her hips pushed Eden’s legs up, her knees bent mid-air. But it was the press of nipples that had Eden instantly soaked through her shorts. Aster settled her hand against the side of Eden’s neck, her lips parting as she took Eden’s bottom lip between her teeth. “So fucking beautiful.”

“Aster…”

Aster pressed her forehead to Eden’s, her eyes soft. “Talk to me. Tell me what you need.”

“I need to be naked. With you.”

Aster didn’t hesitate, climbing from the bed and tugging her shorts down her legs. She kicked them away, her boy shorts following. But then her eyes landed on Eden’s shorts, her lip between her teeth.

Eden lifted her hips, urging Aster to take control.

And she did. Aster got to her knees in front of Eden, her palms smoothing up her thighs, teasing with each stroke. And then her fingers held the waistband, Aster’s eyes finding Eden’s.

She lifted an eyebrow. Eden simply nodded.

With the steadiest hand, Aster lowered Eden’s shorts, her eyes lighting up when she discovered Eden wasn’t wearing underwear.

Lay naked, Eden felt exposed, but she felt safe first and foremost. It was hard to feel anything else in Aster’s company. This woman hadn’t once given her a reason to worry.

As Aster placed her hands on Eden’s skin, she gently nudged her legs open, desire written all over her pretty face. Her hands moved higher, massaging as they reached the junction of Eden’s thighs. The intensity that roared through Eden had fresh arousal spilling from her.

Aster shifted forward, dipping her head and pressing lazy kisses to Eden’s inner thighs. “God, I need to taste you.”

Eden wasn’t shy when it came to sex, but Aster’s voice, that look in her eyes…nobody had ever wanted Eden quite like this. But Eden’s biggest fear now was that Aster would touch her, and she’d explode.

The longing, the teasing in each kiss, the want spanning months…it all came down to this moment. It couldn’t be premature.

“What do you want, Eden?” Aster watched her with a hunger.

“I want your mouth on me.”

“Yeah?” Aster grinned, swiping her thumb down between Eden’s wet folds, garnering a low, throaty moan.

“O-oh.”

Aster swiped her thumb again and then dipped her head and replaced her thumb with one long drag of her tongue.

Eden’s hips lifted, her hands grabbing at her breasts, pinching her nipples. It was the simplest action, but God, it meant everything. The trust she felt when Aster had her hands and mouth on her…it was indescribable.

“Fuck,” Aster breathed, her hooded eyes looking up at Eden, desire staring back at her.

She dove back in, expertly lashing her tongue against Eden’s clit. And when she held Eden’s hips down, separating her lips to expose her engorged clit, Eden lost her mind. Gripping the bedsheet with one hand, the other pressed against the back of Aster’s head.

Eden’s thighs quaked, but she wouldn’t give in. She’d waited this long; she could wait some more.

Aster teasingly dipped a finger inside, slowly but surely building her orgasm again. And then she placed a gentle kiss to Eden’s mound, climbing up her body. When Aster’s body pressed her into the bed, the weight providing a comfort, Eden dug her nails into her shoulder, their mouths crashing together.

“I want to touch you,” she murmured against Aster’s lips. “I need to touch you.”

Aster repositioned herself, guiding Eden’s hand between her legs. “I want you to know just how wet you make me.”

Eden’s eyes fluttered closed when her fingertips found hot, wet heat. Aster was more than ready. But was Eden?

Aster placed a slow kiss to her lips, her own fingers drifting to where Eden desperately needed them to be. “Ever fucked yourself?” she asked, smirking as her tongue swiped Eden’s sensitive earlobe.

Fuck! That’s hot.

Eden nodded, blushing. “Y-yes.”

“Then I want you to touch me how you know you like it.”

Eden’s body thrummed. Aster was certainly vocal.

She pressed her fingers to Aster’s clit, rewarded with a guttural moan as she dipped lower. She eased two fingers into Aster, capturing her lips as she sunk deeper. And then Aster followed suit, entering Eden in one swift move.

Eden clenched her jaw, breathing through the climax she felt building. But it wasn’t to be; she couldn’t hold on any longer. Aster scooped her up in one arm, pushing in and out while her thumb landed on her clit. Her lips caressed Eden’s neck, her throat, and her hand…God, her hand was doing unimaginable things to every nerve ending in Eden’s body.

“Aster, I-I…” Eden trailed off, her head falling back as her mouth gaped. Aster only lavished her neck even more, sucking on a spot below her ear. “Oh, shit…” Eden’s breath hitched, her fingers moving inside Aster matching her rhythm.

Aster shook when Eden pressed her thumb to her clit. A deep moan rumbled in her throat. “I’m gonna come, babe.”

Those words tipped them both over the edge, a strangled cry erupting in Eden’s throat. But Aster continued to work her magic between her thighs, curling her fingers as they convulsed against one another.

So this is what it feels like when the person in bed with you knows what they’re doing?

Incredible.

Eden shook, her thighs closing around Aster’s hand. She didn’t want this to end, but she did need a moment to breathe. To gather her thoughts and her emotions. As Aster slowed, placing soft kisses to her collarbone, a tear slipped from Eden’s eye. She couldn’t help it. That had to have been the most intense orgasm she’d ever had.

“Hey,” Aster whispered, noting how Eden’s eyes were squeezed shut. “Look at me, beautiful.”

Oh, when she calls me that… Eden’s emotions were close to exploding.

“Eden?”

Eden’s eyes opened, an overwhelming sense of love sitting in her chest.

“Checking in with you.” Aster smiled, stroking her skin. “You good?”

Eden lifted her head, craving Aster’s lips. “Oh, you’ve no idea.”