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His eyes gleamed when she ripped open the condom. She rolled it on him slowly, with kisses between each movement.

Burke groaned with each caress, each kiss. His hands moved to her hips, but he didn’t make any attempt to get her to move or change the pace.

When the condom was secure, and they were both shaking with need, she shifted to take him inside her.

Burke’s hands flinched and his body arched, sending power rippling through her.

Once he was fully inside her, she paused to adjust to the incredible feeling.

Perfect. It felt perfect.

She rolled her hips, and Burke’s hands moved to her breasts.

They started slowly, seductively, but it wasn’t long before they gave in to the need. Friction and glorious heat. Their movements became more primal with each hip roll.

Her orgasm hit her like an F5 tornado. Stars exploded as she cried out his name.

Burke flipped them without breaking contact. While the orgasm roared through her, he pounded into her, eyes locked on hers.

After a few thrusts, he shouted her name and slammed into her a final time, triggering another orgasm that created even more shivers on top of her shivers.

He collapsed on her, although he kept some of his weight on his elbows. He breathed harshly into her hair.

She held him tightly as their bodies trembled.

When their hearts were no longer beating faster than hummingbird wings, he lifted his head to grin down at her. He kissed her lightly. “I declare experiment number one a success.”

She couldn’t agree more.

Chapter 16

Loaded Questions

Burke had always liked sex, but he’d experienced nothing like this. Rissa was so reactive to his touch, to his words. She tasted like heaven, and watching her shatter was the sexiest thing he’d ever seen.

He never wanted to let her go. Even after three fascinating experiments, he figured his body would be up for round four soon enough.

Fritter barked, making them both laugh. Rissa reached down to lift her little friend onto the bed. “Thanks for sleeping so soundly, Fritter.”

The Yorkie snuggled into Rissa for a moment, then seemed to notice Burke. Frizzle wagged her tail and bounced over to sniff his face. He petted her head, then ran his hand down her back. She barked at him, then wandered down to their feet and back up.

Rissa laughed. “I know you’re used to it just being the two of us, but you’ll have to learn to share the space.”

He liked the sound of that. Burke shifted to sit with his head against the backboard. The mattress wasn’t as comfortable as the one he was used to, but he expected that in an RV. He’d have to look into purchasing a better one that would fit in the space. Even if he hadn’t planned on spending time with her here in this bed, she should have something more comfortable.

Rissa snuggled in beside him and pulled the sheets up so Frizzle wouldn’t dig her claws into anything vulnerable. Burke reached over and brushed his fingers over the scar left by the asshole. “I’m so sorry this happened to you.”

Rissa didn’t flinch at his touch. He’d tested her sensitivity to the area earlier with his tongue. She said it continued to feel sensitive, and she used moisturizer on it several times a day. “Do you have the cream?”

She nodded and pulled a small box out of the drawer next to the bed. Besides the cream, the box held lip balm and an ancient e-reader. He grinned. “I should have guessed you’d have books in there.”

Rissa smiled. “The e-reader is much lighter than the stacks of books I had to carry from the library. Now I have entire libraries at my disposal at the touch of a button.”

There was such happiness in her words, but it was yet another indication that money was tight. Rissa was a voracious reader but had never been able to afford her own books.

“How many libraries do you belong to?”

Her laugh filled him up. “Quite a few. Every time I got a job in a new city, I applied for a library card.”