"Ab inspection."
"But you can't even see them," she protested.
"Notyet,"I said, making my way toward the blue bedroom with her squirming in my arms. As I carried her through the house, I considered what state I'd left the bedroom in – not pristine, but not a disaster zone either. And even though I hadn't made the bed, I also hadn't used a drinking glass without a coaster, so I figured I would be spared the worst of her wrath.
And if therewaswrath? Hell, I'd bravethatin a heartbeat.
I'd brave a lot of things for a girl like her. Harper fit perfectly in my arms as she squealed and wriggled like a mock damsel in distress. If she was expecting to be ravaged, she'd come to the right guy.
Already, I'd ravaged her at least a dozen times in my mind. In my thoughts, she hadn't regretted a thing, and now I was gonna make damned sure reality matched.
I strode through the bedroom's open doorway and tossed the squirming beauty onto the bed, loving how her fiery hair flowed around her face as she beamed up at me like she was having the time of her life.
She wasn't the only one.
Back on the job site, she'd surprised the hell out of me with that first kiss, which had led to plenty more kissing initiated by me.
But those were just warm-ups. Now I strode to the bed and reached for her heels, yanking her downward until her casual boots protruded over the side.
I yanked off one boot and then the other, letting them fall unceremoniously to the floor. And then, I went for the button of her jeans, unfastening it with a single hand. One zip and a few yanks later, and Harper was sprawled out before me wearing lacy pink panties, her short winter jacket, and who-knows-what underneath.
She looked so sexy, it was all I could do not to join her on the bed and take her then and there. But that wasn't my style, and hey, I had a promise to keep.
True to my word, I leaned over the bed and nudged up the hem of her coat and then the sweater underneath.
"Wait," she giggled. "What are you doing?"
I lowered my face to her stomach. "Ab inspection," I said for the second time this morning.
"But there's nothing to see." She gave a self-conscious laugh. "Or maybe there'stoomuch to see."
"Forgetthat,"I said. "Ilikewhat I see." I glanced up to meet her gaze. "But I'd better taste to be sure."
I meant it, too.I didn't care that I was fully clothed or that my erection was surging in my jeans. I wanted to taste her – and not only her stomach.
When I pressed my lips to her navel, she gave a little squeal that turned into a soft moan when my finger grazed the crotch of her lacy pink panties.
Oh, yeah.She definitely likedthat.
I trailed my lips downward while my fingers did some nice exploring through the thin fabric of her panties before they honed in on the one spot she seemed to like best.
Her skin on my lips was warm and soft, and the little noises she made were music to my ears as I plied her stomach with kisses and stroked her favorite spot with my fingers and occasionally my thumb.
When I nudged aside the panties and inserted a single finger nice and slow, her hips arched, and she said my name on a ragged sigh.
I loved the way she said it, and I wanted to hear it again. I got my wish a few moments later when I trailed my lips lower and gave her swollen bud a playful little nibble through the lacy fabric.
This time, when she said my name, she didn't stop there. "I want you. I mean, likenow."
Oh, she was gonna get me, alright.But I wasn't done tasting her, and she wasn't done being tasted. With warm deliberation, I slid out my finger and then yanked down her panties, pulling them first past her knees and then past her ankles. After tossing them wherever, I lowered my face once again and began tasting her in earnest.
She was warm and slick and so sweet, I couldn't seem to get enough. As my tongue danced across her clit, the sounds she made drove me nearly to distraction until with a hard shudder, she called out my name with enough feeling to send my own desire skyrocketing, as if it wasn't high enough already.
From the bed, she said on a ragged breath, "You know what?"
I lifted my head and asked with a knowing smile, "What?"
She grinned. "You aresogonna get it."
