“Oh, it’s true. She wanted to take her sister’s place. Full disclosure. I told her there wasn’t a snowball’s chance. Just so you know, I haven’t dated much since my wife died.”
I sit next to him on the couch, and his eyes land on my breasts. My sundress has spaghetti straps and shows off a good amount of cleavage. He reaches over and traces a finger along my collarbone. It’s one simple gesture, but he’s managed to ignite my entire body. The thin, thong panties I have on start to dampen. I move away from him, but he inches closer. He puts an arm around me and runs his nose along the side of my neck.
“One kiss,” he whispers close to my ear. He kisses and licks the shell, almost making me combust. “One, and if you hate it, you tell me to leave.” He turns my face to his, but I jump off the couch before our lips can touch.
“We’ve already kissed.” I stand against the kitchen island with my back turned to him. I do everything to keep my breathing under control, but he hasn’t only invaded my apartment. He’s invaded me too. “I didn’t care for it,” I lie. I’ve thought about it nonstop since it happened.
I feel him against my back. He’s pressing himself to me, pinning me to the island. Large hands grab my hips and firm lips return to the side of my neck. I tilt my head to give him full access. A wanton moan escapes my lips, and those hands leave my hips and travel forward, but he spins me around to face him.
He looks into my eyes and bites his full bottom lip.
“Your eyes give it all away every time, Queen. One kiss.” I can hear the challenge in his voice. “Unless you’re afraid you won’t be able to stop.”
“I’m not naïve enough to fall for that shameless attempt at reverse psychology.”
“Hmm.” His long nose inhales at the base of my neck. He slides his hands up my dress and glides his long fingers along my thighs. “Kiss me. Just once. I dare you.” He lifts me off my feet, forcing me to look down at him. “Wrap those legs around me.”
There’s nothing I love more than wrapping my legs around a strong man while he holds me up. Gerald was the last man I did that with. “Wrap them around me. I know you want to.” And I do. It’s like coming home. We’re a perfect fit, and it hits me that this man is dangerous.
He looks up but doesn’t inch closer. He waits, and I admire those plump, full lips. I imagine putting my mouth on his and sucking that fat bottom lip into my mouth. And because it’s been years since a man has held me like this, and because his brown eyes are like magnets, drawing me closer, I lean down. It’s like an implosion of my senses. Everything gets scrambled, and I forget who I am, and who I’m with. One kiss. Just one kiss. That won’t be enough. I’ll need one night of kisses to purge him from my system. He smells so good, and feels so familiar that I close my eyes for a few seconds and just breathe him in. Right before I lower my mouth to his.
FOURTEEN
She offers no more resistance.At least for the moment, but I know that’s subject to change on a whim. She feels so soft and warm in my arms that my body automatically reacts. I open my mouth to her, tasting her. It’s been too long. I promise myself that we’ll never go this long again without touching. It’s been over a year since I’ve been with a woman. When things ended with Wendy, I decided I was going to focus on my son first, then my career. Everything else would take a back seat, especially dating. I didn’t have a good track record there. My marriage was a disaster. Wendy only wanted me, not Evan. I thought there would be nothing else but the occasional one-night stand—until I laid my eyes on Victoria.
I wasn’t looking for a relationship the night we met. And as pretty as she was when I first saw her, I wasn’t looking for anything, but her disinterest and dismissal intrigued me. So, when she sighs and relaxes into me fully, I decide to pull the rug out from under her and say, “I like you.”
The room goes deathly quiet. I expect her to speak right away. I expect her to dismiss it. Roll her eyes and tell me that I’m only trying to get in her pants, but she doesn’t. When she looks down at me, I see something I’ve never seen before from her. I see a little vulnerability, which she quickly erases in the blink of an eye. The unguarded expression disappears and the girl I met those first few times returns. “The feeling is definitely not mutual.” Her tone is light, almost teasing. She runs her hands through my hair. I’ve never liked that before. Not until this very moment. “And stop it.”
“Darlin’, I can’t stop nature.” I know she can feel how much I want her. There’s no hiding it, not that I would. I want her to know.
“Liking me. It won’t end well for you.”
I let out a laugh. “Really? What are you going to do about it? Beat me up? When you like someone, you can’t just make it stop.”
“Oh, please. Shut up.” She kisses me. It’s a kiss shared between two lovers. Like two lovers reuniting after time apart. It’s a kiss full of carnal promises to come. I glide my hand down her body and cup her ass. There’s not much there, but I give it a good squeeze with my large hands. The dress bunches at her waist, and I slide my hands underneath. Her ass is bare, and I pull her thong aside and trace my fingers along the crack of her ass. She moans in my mouth and deepens the kiss. Her fingers are now tangled in my hair, and I never want her to stop touching me. She reaches down and pulls my shirt up. I break the kiss only long enough for her to pull it over my head. Her hands caress and explore the naked skin on my back.
“Dammit, Colt,” she moans. She’s annoyed by this inferno between us, but it’s the best thing that’s happened to me since my son was born. I pin her against the wall in the kitchen and hold her with one hand. I remove her panties with the other, never once breaking the kiss. Her bare flesh presses against my stomach, coating me with her juices. I pull the neckline of her dress down, and when one of her breasts pops out, I take a brown nipple in my mouth.
“I always knew you’d taste good.” I bite it, and she lets out a little shriek of surprise. I bite it again. She pulls my hair in retaliation. “I told you the first night we met, I like a little pain with my pleasure.” She pulls again, and I take her in a savage kiss. I undo my belt and pull my pants down.
I spring free. Hands wrap around me, and I sigh at the sensation. It’s been so long that I could combust and come in her hand, but I’d rather be inside of her.
“Fuck me,” she orders. “Do it now before I die.” Her hands find my butt. “God, you have a tight ass.” She slaps it and digs her nails into my flesh. The stinging sensation makes me harder. I press into her. “Makes me want to bite it,” she whispers. She takes my bottom lip between her teeth and bites down.
I make a mental note to give my personal trainer a raise.
I find her warm heat and sink two fingers inside.
“Oh, God, yes,” she purrs in my ears. She starts to grind on my skin, likely looking for relief.
“You should know that this isn’t—”
“Yeah. I get it. This isn’t anything. One night, Colt, and it stays between us.” She kisses me deep, sucking on my tongue and moaning into my mouth. “Now. Right now.”
I don’t think I can wait to take her into her bedroom. She grinds and I feel her clit on my stomach. I’m completely coated with her now. I inch her down, and she slides onto me, inch by inch. It takes all my willpower not to come instantly. I hold her against the wall and thrust into her.
“Oh, fuck,” she groans. “That’s way more than I was expecting.” I stop, giving her time to get used to my size. She’s small, and I’m big and thick. “Don’t stop. Fuck me.” And I do. I ram into her, slamming her into the wall. She grinds onto me, screwing me back. She’s wet and hot, and I fit inside of her just right. I forget everything and kiss her so deep, I don’t know where I end and she begins. Those sharp fingernails dig into my ass, giving me just the right combination of pleasure and pain. She convulses, cursing into my mouth and biting my bottom lip as she comes. I’m so close, ready to let go inside of her tight, warm sheath, then I remember I didn’t bother with a condom.
