Oh, how he wanted to.
Would she allow him?
Drier than the Great Indian Desert, his throat constricted as he tried to form the words he wanted to say. He could only gawk in wonder at the vision of her.
Slow, man. Go slow.
Her glorious hair, plaited in a long braid, draped across her shoulder.
“Undo your hair for me.” Lord, but he sounded demanding. “Please.”
Completely transfixed, he watched her nimble fingers unwind the plait. When she finished, he spread it around her head on the pillow like a halo. His angel.
“You are magnificent. I want to worship you with my body.”
She held out her arms to him, beckoning him.
He needed no more encouragement.
Worship her he did, paying attention to her moans of pleasure when he touched or kissed a particular place.
When his hand drifted lower on her stomach, teasing the top of the curls between her legs, she squirmed. His fingers inched closer. “May I?”
Her nails scraped his back. “Yes. Oh, yes.”
Thank you, Simon.
How couldany one person withstand so much pleasure? The insistent need building low inside her grew almost unbearable. Unsure exactly what she needed, she hoped Drake would provide it.
Gripping his shoulders tighter, she held on as if her life depended on it.
His eyes locked with hers. “I love you more than you will ever know.”
When he reached between her legs, her hips bucked off the bed.
Before he could ask, she answered the expected question. “Yes.”
“Yes. You like it?” He teased her with his fingers, and his lopsided grin made an encore appearance. “Or yes, you want me to stop?”
Her breath came in short pants. “Like it. Don’t. Stop.”
His lips vibrated against hers as he chuckled, deep and delicious, sending another shock of gooseflesh flaring. Those amber eyes of his grew hooded as he lowered his head for another kiss.
No longer tentative, she met his tongue stroke for stroke, the play becoming more insistent and frantic. She tugged at the sheets around his waist. “I want to see you.”
“My, aren’t you the impatient one? Soon, my love. I want to make sure you’re ready. Once there isn’t anything between us, my fading restraint will all but vanish.”
He kissed her until her head spun. When he broke the kiss, she wanted to cry out for him to come back. But then he moved lower, teasing her navel with his tongue. And lower still.
She lifted her heavy head off the pillow to peer down at him, kneeling between her legs, and then?—
“Oh!” Waves of pleasure shot through her. Flashes of light exploded behind her eyes closed tight. She reached for purchase, trying to ground herself, and grabbed fistfuls of Drake’s hair.
He continued the sweet torture until the spasms ebbed, then he rose and propped himself on one elbow by her side. “So?”
She wanted to laugh at the self-satisfied grin on his face. “Where did you learn about that?”
He shrugged and touched his fingertip against her nose. “I just wanted to kiss you. Everywhere. I don’t have to ask if you liked it.”
