Chapter 23: Honeymoon Ave


    Hayden kissed my head gently and rubbed his hand down my back gently. “Are you okay?” he asked. I


    smiled gently and kissed him. I was great, I was better than great, I was fantastic. I slid on top of him


    andid my arms on his chest.


    “I’m great,” I smiled.


    “I didn’t hurt you or anything, did I?” he asked, slightly worried. I shook my head.


    “Sore… but I’m fine… promise,” I said. He smiled lightly and ran his thumb along my cheek.


    “You’re beautiful, you know that,” he said softly. I chuckled and rolled my eyes.


    “You’re just saying that because you finally got your way,” I joked. His smile fell.


    “I mean it, Jo. I love you,” he said as his thumb ran along my cheek again. He reached up and kissed


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    me gently. My eyes fluttered close as he rolled us over so that he was hovering above me. The sheets


    ran over my skin as they moved with us. He kissed me passionately. I was stirred. I pulled him closer to


    me and he chuckled. “Round two,” he said jokingly. I, however, was not joking. I wrapped my legs


    around his waist and attached my lips fiercely to his.


    Hourster, we were lying next to each other again with our underwear back on. Hayden was propped


    up on his elbow, looking at me. I smiled at him gently as he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. He


    chuckled and kissed my head. “You’re going to wear me out at this rate,” he joked. I kissed him


    tenderly. All I wanted to do wasy in bed with him all day- or what was left of it- but my stomach


    protested. Hayden chuckled and started to get up. I pulled him back down.


    “Stay, please?” I asked. He smiled mischievously before he scooped me up. I squealed as he carried


    me to the kitchen. I pped his hands away andughed before he set me down at the bar. He went to


    the kitchen and started cooking. He was so cute standing there, cooking in his boxers. He had scratch


    marks running down his back from our rounds in his bed. I smiled at them. He was mine. I walked over


    and wrapped my arms around his waist as I rested my head against his back. He chuckled and turned


    to face me. His arms went around me too as he kissed my head.


    “I love you,” he said softly. I smiled ad reached up on my tip-toes to kiss him.


    “I love you too,” I smiled. I guess you could say that we were in a honeymoon phase. I let go and he


    turned back to whatever he was making, giving me a good view of the red scratch marks on his back. I


    sat back down and just watched him. It was like watching a really good movie; you never wanted it to


    end. His muscles rippled with every move he made. All too soon, he set down a te in front of me. He


    leaned over and kissed me deeply before he handed me a fork. I dly took the fork and dung in. He


    opened his mouth in anticipation and I gave him a bite too. He sighed in delight and closed his eyes.


    “I’m a damn good cook,” he said. Iughed and rolled my eyes. It was true, but I wasn’t going to let him


    know that. I smiled as I took another bite. He leaned over and kissed my cheek. “I’m going to go take a


    shower, love,” he said. I smiled at him before I turned back to my food. Hayden made a lot. By the time


    he came back, I was just finishing. I hopped off of the bar stool and stretched. I went to my room and


    took a shower too.


    The hot water felt amazing against my skin. I washed my hair and shaved my legs again, just in case. I


    noticed faint bruises on my hips, stomach, and legs. They made me smile. It reminded me of Hayden. I


    untangled my hair and put moisturizer on it after I got out of the shower. I put lotion on my whole body


    before I put on a spaghetti strap sports bra and some Nike pro spandex shorts. I flipped the band on


    the shorts down before I walked back out to the main room. Hayden was just finishing up his food. He


    turned to me and kissed me gently. I took his hand and we walked into my bedroom.


    “Round three?” he asked, excitedly curious. Iughed before Iid down.


    “Oh no, I think I’m even more worn out than you are,” I said. “We’re just going to sleep,” I rified. He


    crawled over me andid down on top of me. Iughed and pushed him off of me. He held me around


    my waist. I hissed in a breath as his hand grazed the bruises on my stomach and hips. He pulled up


    and looked at my stomach before he chuckled.


    “Where did thesee from?” he asked. I rolled my eyes as a sly smile started to spread across my


    face. He got the hint. He smirked and flipped me onto my back before he lowered his face to my


    stomach. He kissed one bruise after the other; making his way across my stomach and hips. I was


    expecting to winch but I didn’t. It was actually really rxing. I let out a breath and closed my eyes.


    “You know, I wasn’t expecting my first, and second, time to be so… euphoric,” I said with a slight smile.


    Heid his head down on the pillow next to me. I opened my eyes to see him smiling my favorite half


    smile at me.


    “Want to see how your third goes?” he asked, attaching his lips to my neck. Iughed before I pushed


    his shoulders back gently.


    “I’m exhausted, Hayden. And we have practice tomorrow. Plus, I’m already going to look like I got


    tossed in a blender,” I said. He chuckled and pressed his forehead against mine as his arm went


    around me loosely.


    “You’re beautiful,” he said softly. I smiled and kissed him tenderly. And with that, round three


    began.