Written in the Stars

Chapter 4

Joelien Point of View

Joelien stood there living with Josh across from her, the weight of every unsaid word pressing between them like a held breath.

They had been each other's first love, first everything, and when he left after high school without a goodbye she had spent years piecing herself back together. He had taken the bursary overseas to study mechanical engineering and she had stayed, still living in the same town, still carrying what he had walked away from.

Her chest tightened as she stepped closer, the distance between them shrinking. "Josh, I would always care for you," she said, her voice soft and breathy with the truth she could no longer hold down.

Their eyes locked, his light blue ones framed by thick black lashes, and she felt the same ache she had felt the day his parents told her he had gone.

She came to stand before him. "I was broken when you left me."

"I never should have left, Jo," he said, regret thick in his low voice. "I should have stayed with you here and I regret it every day."

She licked her lips and her gaze broke away, the heat rising in her body as she leaned in to take his warm hand in hers.

"We never said goodbye to each other."

Joelien felt the warmth of his skin through the thin cotton of his shirt as he take her hand and place it on his chest, her palm rising and falling with each breath he took. The silence stretched between them, heavy with everything they had left unsaid for years.

"Do you feel that …. My heart never stopped beating for you JO “ he said, his voice low and rough. “ You would always be the only woman who would make my heart beat like that matter where we go in this world or what happen with us….. I will always love you “

She didn't think when she heard those words what make her heart swell.

It took just those words what pushes her over the edge and she felted like that Seventeen year old girl what fall for her best friend back in high school .

Joelien rose on her toes and pressed her mouth to his, the kiss clumsy at first from how long she had wanted it.

Josh made a sound low in his throat and answered with his own, his free hand coming up to cradle the back of her head. His lips moved over hers, warm and insistent, tasting faintly of the coffee she had served him that morning. She felt her body lean into him before she decided to, the front of her thighs meeting his.

He walked her backward without breaking the kiss, and when the back of her knees met the couch she sat, pulling him down with her.

Josh followed, bracing one knee beside her hip and the other between her legs as he hovered over her.

She reached for his shirt, fingers fumbling with the fabric, needing to feel him. He helped, yanking it over his head and tossing it aside.

For moment her eyes widen as she saw the lean muscle across his chest and stomach, the small scar near his ribcage from a childhood bike crash, still familiar. Her hands went there, palms flat against the heat of his skin.

His hands found the hem of her shirt, sliding underneath to touch the curled-in skin below her waist.

She shivered at the contact, but not from cold. Her breath came shorter now, her lips swollen from his kisses. He lowered himself over her, his weight settling half on top of her, his thigh pressing between hers in a way that made her hips cant upward without thinking. She felt him hard against her hip through his jeans, and that alone made her mouth part against his.

"Josh," she breathed against his mouth.

He answered by trailing his mouth down her neck, pressing kisses there that felt like both apology and possession.

She tipped her head back to give him more space, her fingers threading through his hair. She felt him smile against her skin before continuing lower, his hands already moving her shirt up pushing it up until she take her and removed it of her body. Instant his lips move to the chest tracing his soft warm lips over each other her hard breast. His kisses was soft and warm making her moan softly as he felt his mouth move over on of her hard n****e . Teasing it over his tongue over her hard n****e and giving it slight playful bit between his teeth.

She tilt her head slight back and left out soft moan , her hands tightening in his hair.

His mouth over her hard n*****s felted so good making her everything between her leg more wet and silk. Joelien looked down and catch his blue eyes looking up at her as meet his gaze with her then a play full smile full his lips. She watch him how he lean back in and began to kiss her stomach tracing his kisses all down to her abdomen until he found the hemp of her checked sweet pants.

Warm finger fold under her pajamas sweet pants then she felt him in one motion tucking her pajamas of her body , removing of her body and over her legs then toss it aside . But he need to have him and to feel him was crawling in her skin that she need him now.

Joelien adjust her body slight up right and reach out to his jeans and grabbed it , working at his button and zipper until she felt him free against her palm, hot and hard.

In the heat of the moment they started to stripped each other with impatient hands, clothing falling to the floor or pushed aside. Her silk wet panties to the ankles and then off.

While Josh removed all the clothing of his body even his shoes and shocks.

Gasp left her lips as she saw him fully now, the familiar lines of his body altered slightly by years overseas, but still Josh only the older version of him.

She opened her legs for him as he settled between them, his hand guiding himself against her wet entrance. She saw him look up at her for permission before he pushed inside.

He filled her slowly, her body taking him in one inch at a time. She felt him stretch her, felt the thickness of him against her walls, her name torn from his voice once he was fully seated. She wrapped her legs around him and urged him forward with her hips.

Josh began to move, first slow, then faster as she met him each time. Her hands gripped his shoulders, her nails digging into his skin. She felt him inside her, the movement creating friction that build and build inside her.

Josh point of View

Each thrust sent her closer to the edge as he buried his hard c**k deep inside her. Their breaths came harsh and ragged between them. Josh eyes drifted down to her face, catching a glimpse of her beauty—even with all her little imperfections, she was still breathtaking.

Her big, warm golden-hazel eyes looked up at him, that small nose dusted with soft brown freckles across her cheeks, and those full, soft lips parted slightly. Just looking at her made him even harder. He leaned down, crashing his lips against hers in a deep, passionate kiss. She tasted warm and sweet, like honey and love. He gave her bottom lip a playful bite before trailing hot kisses down her neck, sucking gently on her soft skin.

“Josh…” she moaned softly, the sound vibrating against his mouth.

“Say it again,” he growled, thrusting harder in to her walls. “I love hearing you say my name like that.”

“Josh… oh god, Josh,” she whimpered, her voice breaking as he drove deeper.

Her hands slipped from his arms, fingers desperately grabbing onto the sofa railing above her head, her back arching as he sank even deeper. The sound of their skin slapping together filled the room.

“You’re so hard,” she gasped, tilting her head back, biting her lip. “I can feel every inch of you.”

He gripped her hand tighter, threading his fingers through hers and pinning it above her head against the cool leather. “You like how deep I’m f*****g you……your so f*****g warm inside?”

“Yes… don’t stop,” she moaned, her walls fluttering around him. “Please don’t stop.”

“I won’t. Not until you come for me.” Josh picked up speed, pounding into her with long, powerful strokes.

“I— I’m close,” she panted between her heavy breath. “Josh… yes… I’m coming!”

Her walls suddenly clenched tight around his throbbing length, squeezing him rhythmically as her orgasm ripped through her. Her body shook beneath him, a broken cry of pleasure spilling from her lips.

“f**k, Jo! ” he groaned, his voice rough. “You’re squeezing me so tight… I can’t hold it.”

He kept thrusting through her climax, chasing his own release. The pressure built unbearably fast until it crashed over him.

His body tensed, trembling as he spilled deep inside her with a low groan. Only then did reality crash back in.

“Oh s**t,” Josh muttered, quickly pulling out. But it was too late—most of his c*m had already filled her

For a moment, they both stayed still, breathing heavily. Josh looked down between her thighs and saw the evidence of what he’d done. His face tightened with worry.

“s**t… Jo….. I didn’t mean to—” he started, voice thick with regret. “I wanted to protect both of us. I should’ve pulled out sooner.”

Joelien slowly adjusted her body, pushing herself upright on the sofa. She studied his face and immediately noticed the concern in his eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asked softly, reaching out to touch his cheek.

Josh swallowed hard, running a hand through his hair. “I don’t want to get us both in trouble. I was careless. I never wanted to risk anything like this happening.”

She gave him a gentle, understanding smile and took his hand in hers. “Hey… you don’t have to worry about that. Because of my anemia… and it got now so worst I don’t think that …….I can’t get pregnant. My blood cells aren’t strong enough to carry a baby or give it the oxygen it needs. The doctors made that very clear.”

Josh’s expression didn’t lighten. If anything, he looked even worse—guilt and sadness flickering across his face.

He leaned in, cupping her face with both hands, and kissed her deeply, slowly, pouring all his emotions into it. When he pulled back, he drew her close against his chest and lay down beside her on the wide brown leather sofa, wrapping her in his arms.

“I love you,” he whispered against her hair, his voice rough with feeling. “I love you so much, Joelien. I wish I had never left when we were eighteen. I should’ve stayed right here with you. I never stopped loving you… not for a single day.”

She nestled deeper into his embrace, her fingers tracing soothing patterns on his skin. The room grew quiet around them, filled only with their breathing and the warmth of their bodies pressed together.