He felt her teeth again, this time in a gentle love bite followed by a soft lick, then the press of a kiss. “You did all the work.”
“So what you’re saying is that I’m a stud?”
Another snicker, another kiss, then a more serious, “Kam, let me down. We’re... messy.”
That made him smile, too. “I like being messy with you.” That could become his new favorite euphemism for scorching hot spontaneous sex. “Okay, easy now.” One at a time, he let her slender legs slide down until she stood on her own feet, shakily, but she stayed upright. Good thing, because he had to use a hand flattened to the wall to help support his own legs.
Glory was one massive surprise after another. Sex as soon as they walked in the door? Nope, that hadn’t been on his bingo card. He’d damn sure be putting it there from now on, though.
Unable to resist, he nuzzled her neck. “You smell good.”
“So do you.” Sticking close to him, Glory tugged her shirt over her breasts—and then kept on tugging until she had it stretched down enough to cover most of her backside.
Suddenly shy? “Glory.” Reinvigorated by her modesty, Kam bent his knees to see her face, but she turned away. “Hey, what’s up?”
“Nothing. That is... I need to, um...” Darting around the fallen groceries and stripped-off clothes, she padded quicklydown the hall and into her bedroom. The door closed, and then he heard the click of the lock.
Well, hell. She’d literally just run from him. Bare-assed, except for a shirt not meant to cover those curves.
Was she now appalled that they’d gotten it on in the hall, up against a wall, while she’d still worn her shirt and opened bra, and he hadn’t taken off a single piece of clothing?
Disgusted, he looked down at himself, at his jeans barely shoved below his hips. Her jeans and a silky little pair of panties were in a twisted pile on the floor.
What a debacle—and it was rightfully her fault. Around her, he wasn’t himself anymore. For him, sex was playful and uncommitted. Indulging lust in a fun way, making sure the woman enjoyed herself, teasing her afterward with overblown compliments—that’s how he rolled.
He did not forget where he was,whohe was, while losing himself in the hottest pleasure he’d ever known.
Guilt settled onto his shoulders and made his temples ache. What to do?
He supposed tucking himself away was the first order of business. Stomping into the kitchen, he washed up and dried using paper towels.
A first for him, but then, he’d lived with Tanner and Addie and no way would he have been caught having sex in the foyer. Now... Well, he wouldn’t mind trying out a few other places with Glory. Like the couches in her living area, or that nice-sized dining room table.
Even better: that big deep bathtub she had...
Knowing he had to get his mind on other things, he put away the groceries.
When he was finished, Glory still hadn’t emerged, so he snagged up her undies and jeans, strode down the hall with a purpose and, using one knuckle, tapped at her door. Veryaware of the silkiness of that tiny pair of panties, he waited. And waited some more.
Okay, now he was feeling insulted. “Glory, open up.”
Seconds later, the doorknob turned and the door crept open. Standing there in a different pair of jeans, her hair tucked behind each ear, her makeup a little messy, she looked like sex personified.
Every male instinct he possessed sat up and took notice. “Hey.”
She blinked fast.
For lack of anything else to say, he thrust her discarded garments toward her. “Here.”
Eyes widening, she snatched them from his hand and held them behind her back.
Humor slipped in. Done resisting her, he ran the back of one finger over her warmed cheek, actually feeling the heat of her blush. “Come here.” He scooped her close, his arms loosely draped around her. “Don’t be embarrassed, okay?”
Awkwardly, she tossed the jeans and panties aside, then melted against him, her forehead to his sternum. “I’ve never done anything like that before.”
Then they were even, because he’d never been so charmed by a woman. Out of control, spontaneous sex, followed by this sweet uncertainty—it was a combo guaranteed to melt his cynical heart.
Without thought, Kam kissed her temple, then her ear. “Will it help if I admit that it wasn’t exactly routine for me?”
