Of course, since the kiss was with Ethan, it did more than just level out some of the tension. It generated some heat, and that was a nice bonus. So was the sound of her name that he whispered against her mouth.
“Livvy.”
He seemed to be saying it as a warning, that they were playing with fire. And they were. No doubts about that. But it didn’t stop Livvy. In fact, she turned, easing onto his lap so she could press against him and deepen the kiss.
Her body very much approved of this new contact, and the heat slipped up a notch. It was obviously doing the same to Ethan, too, because she felt no hesitation in him now. Just the opposite. He hooked his arm around her, dragging her even closer until they were fitted against each other as much as her baby bump would allow.
The kiss got hotter. Hungrier. Filled with so much need, and the need, of course, fueled the urgency. A great kiss could do that—amp up things from foreplay to a raging hunger that was already demanding things.
Like more kisses.
More contact. More everything.
Livvy sated the need by touching Ethan. Not some frantic rush to take in everything at once. Not yet anyway. She kept it slow, her palm gliding over his chest, over all those muscles.
Then, to his stomach.
Plenty of muscles there, too, and when she went even lower, when her hand slid over the front of his jeans, she felt the hard length of him.
He made a ragged sound of pleasure and caught onto her shoulder, breaking the kiss so they could make eye contact. “We need to rethink this,” he managed to say, though it was obvious he was having trouble getting out the words.
Yes, they probably did. But Livvy didn’t want to do any more thinking right now. She only wanted Ethan and the comfort—and the pleasure he could give her.
“It’s okay,” she said, trying to reassure him.
She needed no such reassurances for herself. Livvy knew exactly what she wanted, and that was why she kissed him again. No slow, exploring pace now. This kiss was scalding hot and filled with fire and hunger. A good combination for skipping past a couple of levels of foreplay.
And that was what Livvy did.
She somehow managed to remove his shoulder holster. Then, his shirt. And she got an amazing reward for that. Now when she touched him, it was skin to skin. No barrier of clothes, and it made her want so much more.
Apparently, it did the same for Ethan because he, too, rid her of her holster and shirt. He didn’t waste any time, kissing the tops of her breasts. Long, lingering caresses of his mouth that escalated big time when he shoved down the cups of her bra and gave some kisses that shot the heat through the roof.
And through every inch of her body.
Mercy, she wanted him, and it had to be now.
She was glad that Ethan was on the same page with her about that, and the battle started for them to get rid of the rest of their clothes. It wasn’t easy since the need had pushed this into frantic mode.
Ethan yanked off her bra and went after her pants. She went after his belt and jeans, and throughout all of it, they continued to kiss and touch. Continued to fuel the fire that was already burning out of control.
But Ethan seemed to find some control just as they got naked. Livvy could feel him battling the need. Trying to be gentle as he pulled her back onto her lap.
She was glad he hadn’t tried to move this into the bedroom. Livvy didn’t want to wait even that handful of seconds to have him, and the moment she was straddling him, she took him inside her.
And the pleasure erupted through her.
Wonderful pleasure that robbed her of her breath. Everything though was at the highest level. The sensations of him being inside her. Of pushing into her.
The need just kept on growing though with each long, hard stroke. And while part of her wanted to savor this, to hold on to these moments, Livvy knew that wasn’t going to happen.
No.
Their bodies were calling the shots here, and the demanding need was skyrocketing until Livvy knew she couldn’t hold on much longer.
And she didn’t.
She just let Ethan take her higher, higher, higher. To the only place she wanted to go. To that peak. Then, to the release.
