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Luc lifted me in his arms and carried me through the house. We couldn’t go to a hotel after the ceremony because of the threat still out there. I didn’t care. I only wanted him, wherever he was.
I’d wrapped my arms around his neck as he brought me into the bedroom we were sharing and kicked the door shut behind us.
“Are you sure you’re okay with skipping a reception with the rest of them?”
“Yeah.” My voice was soft, reflecting how shy I felt all of a sudden. The first time we’d slept together, many times in one night—I mentally rolled my eyes at myself—had been under different circumstances. Maybe we should have agreed to drinks—water for me—with everyone after the ceremony.
Luc released my legs. As my body brushed over his, I felt the hardness of him, how ready he was for me, and all my nervousness and doubt fled. He removed his jacket and tie, tossing them onto a nearby chair while I stood, transfixed as he prowled back to me.
He slipped a finger beneath one of the spaghetti straps of my gown, bent down, and trailed kisses along my skin as he slid it from my shoulder. I shivered, and my hands went to his waist. As he treated my other shoulder and side of my neck to the same treatment, I fumbled with the buttons of his shirt, desperate to touch his skin too.
I managed to get the top few buttons undone and leaned in, pressing my lips to the exposed sliver of skin. I wanted to explore every inch of him, to touch all of him. Luc found the zipper on my dress and drew it down with agonizing slowness until it fell from my body, pooling at my feet, leaving me in a satin thong and nothing else.
“You’re stunning.” Luc’s deep voice was gruff and filled with desire, and when he drew me close, I went to him willingly.
Pushing his shirt apart, I splayed my hand over his sculpted chest, feeling the way his heartbeat increased at my touch. I tugged at his shirt until the ends were free of his pants, unbuttoning the rest of the buttons as quickly as I could while his hand cupped the weight of one of my breasts, rolling the nipple. I moaned. Heat pooled, and I clenched my thighs together.
“Take this off.” I didn’t recognize the breathiness of my voice.
He grinned, whipped off his shirt, then undid his belt and pants until they, too, were at our feet. Stepping out of them, he backed me toward the bed. Hands on my hips, he lifted me then lay me on the bed, following but bracing himself over me so that he didn’t crush me with his weight.
I wanted more. Tracing his chiseled jaw, I fixated on his lips and how much I wanted to feel them on mine. I ran my thumb over his bottom lip, dipping it in until he nipped the tip of my finger, his tongue following to ease the sting. Butterflies erupted in my stomach as he closed the space between us. The first brush of his lips on mine had a flood of desire heating my blood, and I moaned, urging him to deepen the kiss.
Wrapping my arms around his neck, I tugged him closer until he settled over me. He slanted his mouth over mine, and his tongue teased as he stoked the fire in me. His weight shifted as he hooked his finger under the side of my panties and pulled until they slid down my legs and over my feet. With a nudge from his hands, he guided my thighs open. He broke our kiss and gazed down at me, his gaze hungry as he traced my slick seam with the pad of his finger, and my head fell back against the pillow, an unbidden moan tumbling from my throat. I was more than ready for him.
I writhed beneath him as he traced the sensitive nub with his thumb, dipping a finger deep inside me. Then he curled it, sending explosive sensations throughout my body as I arched to meet his touch. I didn’t know how much more I could take.
I reached for him, begging through touch for him to join me. I needed to feel all of him inside me. A husky chuckle broke through the haze of desire, and I dug my nails into his taut skin until he settled over me, aligning against my core. One hand went to my hip, and I wrapped my legs around him.
He teased my entrance until he gained entry in one thrust, seating himself inside. I cried out at the fullness as he held me suspended in that brief moment. Then he moved, stealing my ability to think. Sensations built. My hips lifted to meet him as my body grew softer, wetter.
A sheen of sweat coated our bodies as my hands traced the rippling muscles on his back then gripped his well-defined shoulders, pushing harder against him. He dipped his head to my neck, teeth grazing over the sensitive skin as he pumped in and out.
Our connection built, growing stronger. He drove me wild.
When he slipped his hand between our bodies, the pad of his thumb flicking over and applying pressure to my clit, every sensation heightened. Hypersensitive to his touch, my body tightened, clamping around his as my back arched. The world blinked out of focus, and I screamed as my body exploded and light burst behind my closed eyelids.
He continued to thrust harder, faster, until he followed me over the edge, moaning as he collapsed on top of me. He shifted, and I felt the loss of his weight as he eased to my side. Brushing a kiss over my lips, he rose and padded to the bathroom. A few seconds later, he returned with a warm washcloth and pressed it between my legs. I sighed at the pleasure of it.
Spent, my body refused to move. The mattress dipped, and I dragged my eyelids up to his sexy-as-hell grin before he tugged my body against his then pulled the sheet over us. Content, I rested my head on his chest and tangled my legs with his. As I closed my eyes, I faintly heard his deep voice as he told me he loved me. Warmth filled my heart, and I rested my palm over his heart, whispering words I felt deep in my soul about loving him, too, right before I drifted off to sleep in his arms.
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
SUMMER
Iwoke to Luc’s hand running up and down my arm in a languid caress. Soft sheets in dark gray covered us, but the warmth blanketing me was from his large body. I snuggled closer, enjoying the moment.
That was how I would have preferred our first time to be—lovers after we’d become friends. No matter how it happened, we were meant to be together. I couldn’t imagine myself with anyone other than Luc. I admired him in more ways than one.
“Good morning.” His deep voice rumbled through his chest and into me.
I shivered from the sexiness of it. Tilting my head up so I could see his face, I grinned. “Morning.”
He cupped the side of my face, his thumb caressing my cheek in a slow back and forth that had me melting against him. “I thought we could take the day off from work since we can’t get away for a honeymoon just yet. I’m sorry about that.”
I shrugged as much as I could with one shoulder. “I get it. It’s not a great time with the mess I’m in, and then there’s all the stuff you’re doing to become boss.”
