Her heart broke open. Every fear she’d been holding onto, every worry, every ounce of trepidation blew out in a single breath. She gazed into his eyes. “I’ve known that you were my perfect mate ever since that night at Old Faithful. My heart knows it, and although I don’t have an inner bear to contend with, my soul knowsittoo.”
As he smiled, the magic of Christmas swirled through falling snowflakes. Flickering Christmas lights twinkled through the windows to cast a shimmering kaleidoscope of colors across his hair. He reached for her mug and set it on the ground next to his. The warmth between them grew as Brady leaned in tokissher.
Soft and sweet, his lips played across hers with a gentleness that stole her breath. She shivered, not from the cold, but from the way her heart plummeted into her belly. She moved closer and wrapped her arms around his broad shoulders. She couldn’t stand being apart from him for anotherminute.
Brady scooped her up, carried her into the house, and strode down the dark hall to his bedroom. After setting her down, he closed the door behind him. He moved to draw her back into his arms. She melted against him as he pulled herclose.
She moanedsoftly.
His breath was hot against her ear. “We have to be quiet so we don’t wake up the wholehouse.”
She giggled. “I feel like a teenageragain.”
He laughed. “Only this time there’s no one here tobustus.”
She stepped back and drew her sweater over her head. “Take me to bed,cowbear.”
* * *
As he unbuttoned her shirt,he murmured, “I love thatnickname.”
“It fits you. You’re part cowboy andpartbear.”
“I’m breaking in a new horse. We’ll go riding together once he’sready.”
“What if I want to go riding right now?” she asked in aseductivetone.
He swallowed. God, how had he ever left her? He’d been anidiot.
Her hands worked the buttons on his shirt, slowly stripping him. When her hands grazed his nipples, they hardened. She bent to draw one between her lips, giving it a little tug. Heat flooded his cock. He stretched and grew, aching to be inside her. But he couldn’t rush tonight. No, tonight he wanted to give her all the pleasure in the world. He needed her to know that he’d never leave heragain.
She backed him toward the bed and then gave him a playful shove. “Lie down,cowboy.”
He growled low in his throat as she climbed up to straddle him. In a slow, seductive strip tease, she unbuttoned hershirt.
“Have you been a naughty cowbear, or a nice one?” she askedflirtatiously.
“Very, verynaughty.”
She inched the sides of the shirt open just enough to give him a glimpse of the curve of her breasts. He swallowed and groaned. She was going to kill him atthisrate.
When he reached up, she playfully slapped his hands. “Ah ah.Notyet.”
“Iwantyou.”
“I know.” Shegrinned.
His voice went low and husky. “Ineedyou.”
She peeled the shirt open and whispered, “I needyoutoo.”
He reached up to caress the curve of her belly. As he cupped her full breasts, he couldn’t help wanting to admire the two perfect handfuls of the sexiest woman he’d ever known. He couldn’t believe he was this lucky. Some bears never found their mate and he’d been wondering if he’d ever find his. Now that he had her, he’d neverletgo.
She moaned and rolled her head back. As she pressed into his hands, his cock strained against his jeans. He cursed his clothes and wanted to tear them off, but he also wanted to follow her lead. He’d seen her erotic side before, but nothing like this. He was willing to suffer just to see what she’ddonext.
“Brady?”
“Yeah?”
