Page 31 of Just a Stranger


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“Let me handle my brother.” She reached out, took a fistful of my wet shirt, and tugged.

I braced my hands on the wall, caging her in place and not letting her pull me any closer. The sweet, seductive scent of roses filled my nose. I had the actual woman of my dreams offering herself to me—my every desire—and I was hesitating. Proof men could get smarter with age.

“Let’s not lie to ourselves. This arrangement has a shelf life. But I don’t want to ignore the chemistry between us. I’m not sure I’ll find it again.” She whispered the last bit so softly I barely heard her.

Her confession from our night at the hotel teased at the back of my mind.Remind me what all the fuss is about. Remind me it can be exciting, earth-shaking. That it’s more than the same boring thing.

It had been like a call to arms then, and it still was now. She needed me. And fuck, I wanted that. She was starving, and I longed to supply the touch she hungered for.

Sex between us would never be boring. And even if I could only have her for a limited time, it would be better than only once. I craved her, and like an addict, I’d take my fix any way I could get it.

I’d memorized every moment of our night in Dallas and replayed it like a favorite movie over and over in my dreams. That night had been perfect, except for having to leave her bed. Now, she offered me more on a silver platter with no strings or repercussions. She wanted her privacy, so we’d sneak around. Not a big deal.

As much as I hated hiding what we were doing, I’d do it for the chance to indulge in her, over and over again.

“I’ve never wanted a woman like I want you.” I let her pull me closer by my shirt and cupped the back of her head, tangling my fingers in her hair and angling her face for a kiss. Slowly, I lowered my head, my lips a scant breath from hers. “And trust me, neither of us will ever find chemistry like this again.”

The air between us crackled with electricity, scorching my lips. I took her mouth in a deep, never-ending kiss. It was imperative I possess every inch of her, brand her, make her experience half of the need I was drowning in. I cupped her ass in my other hand and pressed my rapidly hardening cock into her sweet softness. Having her in my arms was both a relief and a temptation to rush, to push inside her right here and take what she had offered.

“I’d like nothing better than to fuck you right here.” I whispered the words in her ear before nipping the lobe.

“Yes.” Her gasped agreement hit me like a gallon of gasoline tossed on a raging inferno. And my already painfully hard dick throbbed in response.

“No. We do this right, darling. I’m going to need a bed and privacy. No way I slide inside you until I’ve made you scream my name at least a dozen times first.”

I straightened up and examined her kiss-swollen lips and dilated pupils. Damn, every bit as spectacular as my memories.

“First, we finish up with the horses. Then I’ll get to work on you.” I untangled her hand that clutched my shirt and sent her toward Flower with a last squeeze of her nape.

She took a few wobbly steps and paused, turning to look at me over her shoulder. “Am I work?”

“The best fucking kind.”

We shared longing looks and teasing caresses as we quickly put up the horses. The last chore done, I practically dragged herout to my truck. I pinned her to the passenger door and kissed her breathless. Her hands slid around my neck, bumping my hat off my head.

“You have to stop doing that.” I sucked her lower lip between my teeth before I broke the kiss completely and swept my hat off the ground and onto my head.

Her husky laugh was a siren’s song, seductive and teasing. “But I love watching you bend over.”

“Hop in, darling.” Like any good Texas gentleman, I opened the truck door for her. Like the randy cowboy I was, I smacked her ass as she climbed inside. I’d never driven the ranch road as fast as I did getting Rae back to my bed.

Some irrational part of me worried if I didn’t rush, she’d change her mind or disappear. I’d wake up and realize all this had been a dream. The imaginings of a lonely, lust-crazed, middle-aged man one step from falling off the edge into insanity.

At the house, I pulled her from the truck and rushed her inside. I tossed my hat on the coffee table without slowing down. Poor Major took one look at Rae and me and went right back to sleep. Best canine wingman ever. He’d get an extra scoop of doggy kibble for good behavior.

I had my hands under Rae’s shirt, pushing up the wet fabric, before we were halfway to the bedroom. Jerking it over her head, I dropped it on the floor. As I walked her backward across the room, I stole fast kisses. With a quick flick, I unfastened her bra, stripped it off her, and flung it aside, leaving it tangled in the shade of a floor lamp. She laughed at the mess I was making until I cupped her breast and teased the hard point. Then it was only gasps and moans.

“I’ve had so many dreams about you, Rae. There are things I’ve been wanting. I never thought I’d get the chance. Now we’re going to do all of them, over and over.”

I kicked the bedroom door closed behind us and ripped my shirt off. I turned a table lamp on. No way I did this in the dark. Details were too important.

“Think I could suck these until you came?” I dipped my head and took one of her nipples between my lips. I pulled the tip deep and nipped.

“Atley.” She grabbed my biceps, digging her nails in on a gasp.

“That’s one. Only eleven more to go before I slide inside you.” I lavished attention on her other breast as she worked my belt and fly open. Her trembling fingers brushed my stomach as she fumbled with my zipper.

“Easy.” I held her shaking hand flat against my stomach until she looked up at me. Her eyes were wild with a desire I shared. This thing between us was a tidal wave building strength, rolling forward, inevitable. But inevitable didn’t mean out of control. I’d force myself to go slow and savor every detail of tonight.

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