"Miss you—what?" Finn murmured, his fingers tracing delicate circles on the fabric above Lauren's chest, coaxing soft gasps from her lips. He was teasing her, baiting her to utter the endearment he craved.
"Sugar and spice, everything nice— I mean, my star! No! What I mean is, babe! I miss you, babe!" she stumbled over her words.
'Sht!'
Finn's chest expanded with a deep, resonant inhale, his face hovering mere inches from hers, their breaths melding in a heated exchange. She could practically sense the whisper-soft touch of his lips teasingly close to hers, igniting a fierce longing within her.
"That's more like it," he said with a satisfied smile before claiming her lips fully. Lauren felt as if she were floating on cloud nine.
Before she could fully process the sensation, his l
