Submitting to My Best Friend's Dad by Scarlett Rossi
Chapter 574 -

*Natalia*

Tallon knelt on the floor between my legs as he kissed me. I pulled him closer, trying to urge him up and onto the bed with me.

I wasn't sure if he wasn't taking the hint or if he was trying to savor the moment.

I didn't have the patience to savor right now. I was desperate to touch him. I grabbed his shirt and pulled forcefully.

He laughed as he stood and allowed me to pull him over me. I shifted back onto the bed until we could both fit comfortably.

I wrapped my arms around him as he hovered over me for another kiss.

I ran my hands over every inch of him that I could reach. I slipped my fingers beneath his shirt and sighed in contentment at the skin contact.

I felt a little embarrassed by how much I had missed his physical presence. After all, he had been gone for less than two weeks. For me to feel this desperate after such a short separation seemed silly.

I blamed the fact that we didn't know how long he would be gone for. There was a very real possibility that he would be gone for years, if not forever. The fear made the distance between us feel so much worse than it really was. The timing was a factor, too. For Tallon to be ripped away from me while we were in the middle of planning our future together was beyond cruel.

Everything had been thrown into question. Overnight I went from worrying about what my wedding dress would look like to wondering if I would even make it to the altar.

I shouldn't have needed a reminder of how dangerous this lifestyle is, but apparently, I did. The reality was, Tallon could be taken from me at any moment. Either through arrest or murder, there was always the risk that I could lose him. I wouldn't make the mistake of taking our time together for granted again.

I pulled Tallon into a heated kiss that drew a low, deep moan from him. I smirked. I loved when I could get an unguarded reaction from him.

He pulled back after a few moments to pull his shirt over his head and toss it away. I took advantage of the momentary distraction to slip from beneath him and scramble up the bed.

I giggled helplessly as he grabbed my ankle and pulled me back.

"Where are you going?" he asked in a faux irritated voice.

I grinned up at him. "Just getting more comfortable," I said. I reached blindly above me and grabbed a pillow. He raised an eyebrow at me as I hugged the pillow between us.

"Don't tease me," he said in a warning tone.

My grin widened. "I'm not teasing," I said. "I just want to get comfortable because I have a feeling we're going to be here for a while."

He released me and looked at me expectantly.

I felt my face heat up as I squirmed from beneath him and crawled up to the pillows. I could feel his eyes burning into me as I made a show of carefully arranging the pillows. When I turned to face him the look on his face almost made me lose my resolve.

I looked him in the eye as I slowly hiked up my dress and pulled it over my head.

That was all the patience that Tallon had to spare, apparently. The moment I dropped my dress onto the bed, he flew forward and pulled me against him.

I giggled helplessly as he kissed his way down the side of my neck. My giggles turned to moans as his mouth latched onto my collar bone. I tangled my fingers in his hair as he sucked a bruise onto my skin.

It stung in the best way possible, and I got a thrill from the knowledge that there would be a physical sign of our first night together after the ordeal we'd been through.

I ran one hand up and down his back, dragging my nails gently. The other hand remained tangled in his hair.

His hands were firmly on my waist, holding me in place like he thought that I was going to slip away again. I didn't mind at all. I loved the feeling of his bare skin against mine.

I wrapped my legs around him and pulled him closer, wanting to feel more of him.

Tallon made a soft, breathy sound against my skin in response.

"Impatient," he muttered.

I tightened my legs and pulled him closer. He sat back abruptly and started to undress.

I watched in satisfaction as he shed the last of his clothes.

Being able to affect Tallon like this always gave me a little bit of a rush. He was such a powerful and intelligent man. Making him lose his composure was thrilling.

"Keep that grin on your face," he said with a growl. "It's a good look for you."

I raised my eyebrows and looked at him in surprise. "Is it?"

"Yes," he answered. He grabbed my waist without warning and pulled me until I was flat on my back beneath him. "I like seeing you look so self-assured."

He grabbed my knees and pushed my legs apart. I grabbed his biceps and held on tightly as he pushed into me.

The sound that escaped me was embarrassing, but I couldn't bring myself to care. I sounded desperate because that's how I felt. I needed this. God, I needed to feel him so badly. I needed to know that he was really back and that we could be together again.

I felt tears pricking my eyes as the emotion of the moment threatened to overwhelm me.

This was my soon-to-be husband. I had fought to get him back, and no one was going to take him from me again. I pulled him closer so that I could wrap my arms around his neck.

He braced himself over me and nuzzled the side of my neck.

"Are you alright?" he asked softly.

"I'm wonderful," I said breathlessly.

He stroked my hair with one hand while the other held him above me. If I wasn't careful, I knew I really was going to start crying.

Given our current position, that would be more than a little awkward.

I tugged lightly at his hair and, when he lifted his head and gave me a curious look, I kissed him passionately.

The heat of the kiss pulled a moan from him. His tongue licked into my mouth, and I rolled my hips up into him. He took the hint and started to move.

The pace he set was steady, but not fast, and the force of his thrusts was enough to push me up the bed.

I put my hands above my head and braced them on the headboard so that I wouldn't be pushed up into the wall.

The angle was perfect, and in only a few minutes my legs were starting to shake.

I clung to Tallon and let my nails dig into his flesh just slightly. He gripped my hips and picked up the pace.

I could tell by his haggard breathing that he wasn't going to last much longer than I was.

It had been too long for both of us, and the emotion of our reunion was making every touch that much more effective.

I could feel that I was on the precipice of my climax, and I wanted Tallon to go over the edge with me. I pulled him as close as I could and moved my hips in time with his.

He moaned and pushed himself up as he continued to move in a steady rhythm.

I could feel his eyes on me, and I knew that if I met his gaze I would be finished. This was already so intense.

Tallon didn't give me any breaks though.

His deep, wrecked voice seemed to fill the room as he said, "Look at me."

My eyes flew open and locked onto his. As I predicted, the moment my gaze met his, the heat that had been growing inside of me reached its pinnacle.

I cried out his name as my back arched hard and my body shook uncontrollably.

Tallon held my gaze as I shuddered and gasped for air. Then he went over the edge, too.

He went stiff and moaned deeply.

I collapsed beneath him and did my best to catch my breath.

I felt cold the moment he pulled away, but he was back in a few seconds. He lay beside me, and I cuddled into his side. He kissed the top of my head.

For several minutes we lay like that, both catching our breath and enjoying the afterglow.

I closed my eyes and sighed in contentment. It was early, but I was exhausted, and this was the most relaxed I had been in a long time. I knew I could easily fall asleep like this.

"Did I miss any wedding updates?" he asked sleepily.

I smiled and nuzzled closer to him. "Of course not," I laughed. "How could I think about wedding planning without you?"

I hadn't been able to think of anything but getting him back. The wedding was a far too positive topic for the state of mind I was in during his incarceration.

"Good," he said in a satisfied tone. "I want to help with the rest of the planning. I want to be involved in all of it."

I lifted my head and looked at him in surprise. "Really?"

"Yes," he said emphatically. "I had a lot of time to think about it, and I want to be more involved. It wasn't fair of me to put so much of the planning on you."

I smiled and kissed him lightly. "I appreciate it," I said. "I want it to be our day, not just mine."

"I'm glad," he said. "But before we jump back into the planning, I think we deserve a little vacation."

"Vacation?" I asked in surprise.

There was so much work that needed to be done to reassure the family, deal with the media circus, and make sure that Antonio didn't throw the rest of the family under the bus. Was this really an appropriate time to take a vacation? "Yes," he said. "I know that the timing seems wrong, but I think that we deserve a little escape, don't you?"

"I do," I said with a wide smile. Spending some time alone with Tallon, away from all the stress and work that was waiting for us outside of this room, sounded like a dream come true. "Where are we going?"

"It's a surprise," he answered with a smirk.

"I've had enough surprises," I pouted. "Tell me where we're going."

"It'll be worth the wait, I promise. Just trust me."

"When are we leaving?"

"A few days," he answered.

I sighed dramatically and lay my head on his chest. I would rather he just told me the plan, but he seemed genuinely excited about it, and I didn't want to spoil that for him.

I wondered when he started planning a trip for us. He could certainly arrange something quickly, but I had a feeling from his demeanor that this wasn't a spur-of-the-moment thing.

He wrapped his arms around me, and I smiled.

Wherever we were going, I knew that I was going to have a great time.