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Josh handed her a glass of champagne. “I didn’t forget that your birthday is Saturday. Your twenty-eighth birthday.”
Caroline grinned. “You’ll be with me at the cottage by then.”
“I know, but I figured we could celebrate here too.”
Caroline bit her lip and looked at him. Her face, her expression, were so sweet and so seductive that Josh was experiencing a slow meltdown. He was in way over his head. He was feeling things he’d never felt and accepted that he had to stop fighting this.
“You know,” she said, as she ran her finger down his chest, “that makes it sound a little bit dirty.”
He grinned and slid his finger under the skinny strap of her nightgown. “Oh, honey, it will be plenty dirty.”
Caroline tossed her head back and laughed. Then she held him so tightly Josh could feel her heart beating against his own. “Okay,” he said when she finally released him, “what do you want for your birthday?”
“Nothing. Well, nothing you could give me.” Her expression was perfect—a little bit curious, a little bit nervous.
“You doubt me?” he asked.
She took a deep breath and as Josh watched her eyes light up, he wondered what he’d done to finally feel like this, to know that he’d found the person to spend the rest of his life with. Something about Caroline seemed to split his heart open and feelings he never imagined came flooding out. She was the light in his life. Everything he saw down the road had her there. Things he never imagined for himself, like children, were in the picture now.
Reaching behind him, he grabbed a small blue bag and held it out to her. He knew she would object to the gift, and that she would say it was unnecessary, but for Josh it was very necessary. He watched her face change when she looked into the bag and pulled out the little blue box from Tiffany’s.
“Josh, what did you do?”
“Open it.”
When she did, there was a gasp. “Oh, Josh, oh.” Caroline pressed three fingers to her lips and stared at the diamond pendant necklace. “It’s stunning, but you didn’t have to—”
He stopped her with a kiss. “Yes, I did. I wanted to get you something special.” He took the box from her and removed the necklace. He repositioned himself and looped it around her neck. When he’d set the clasp, he looked at her. She looked perfect—elegant, glamorous, sexy— and all Josh could think was that she was his.
Caroline kissed him, soft and sweet, as her hand stroked the hair at his temple. “Thank you, Josh. It’s beautiful.”
“You’re beautiful.” And when Josh kissed her it wasn’t sweet; it was hot, deep, and he heard Caroline sigh as she gave into it. He maneuvered her onto his lap and her eyes flashed with awareness as his erection pressed into her bottom. Then she watched as he slid the flimsy straps from her shoulders, exposing her breasts. Caroline’s eyes went dark and misty; her hands inched up Josh’s bare back. Josh lowered his mouth and took her sweet nipple, pulling on it, kissing it, and loving how Caroline felt as she moved in his arms. The teasing was delicious. She tasted so good. He was teetering on the edge of reason as he pushed the nightgown up her leg, slid his hand over her thigh and let his fingers play between her legs.
She was crazed from the sensations. His mouth and tongue continued to play over her breasts while his hands tortured her. His erection was torture; all he wanted to do was plunge into her, make her scream, but he held back, making this more about her than his own gratification—but then she nearly broke him.
“Josh, please, please—” she begged. “Please don’t make me wait.”
How does a man resist that? He wanted her to wait, though. He wanted her writhing, calling his name. He wanted her in such a state that she couldn’t think straight. Helping her stand up, Josh stayed seated on the loveseat as he reached up and slid the nightgown down her body.
Caroline stepped out of the gold silk and let it pool at her feet and Josh’s hands continued to worship her. She stood before him completely naked, wearing only the diamonds he had given her. Her body was soft, curvy and she tasted like warm sugar. Grabbing her hips, Josh pressed his mouth to her wet center and took her to a brand new place. Caroline’s hands grasped Josh’s head and held it as his tongue drove into her. He had to hold her still as he worked, feeling her body tense and shudder. She cried out and arched, and Josh pulled away and watched how her whole body reacted as she came in one great explosion.
Josh stood and let Caroline collapse against his chest. “Happy Birthday,” he said.
“Oh, oh, God...” Her breathing was heavy, but Caroline wanted more. She grabbed the elastic of his underwear and pushed his pants and boxers down in one movement, releasing him. Josh grabbed Caroline around her bottom and lifted her, with the intention of taking her to bed. As he carried her, the smile that crossed her face could only be described as wicked.
“You’re a naughty girl, Rossi.”
She chuckled as she nipped at his ear lobe, grinding her hips just enough to keep it interesting. “You love it,” she said quietly.
He looked at the bed and wondered how they were going to do this. Caroline, of course, came up with a solution.
“Sit down, Josh. I’ve been doing some... well... research.”
That got him. “Excuse me? What do you mean, research? Who did you do your research on?”
Caroline blushed. “Oh God. No one. Nobody. I ahh... I read something.”
Josh discovered that if he bit his tongue hard enough he wouldn’t laugh. He really wanted to but he didn’t because the fact that she wanted to please him in bed was so, well, adorable, that he didn’t want to hurt her feelings. And if she wanted to take the lead, he’d listen. She was the birthday girl after all.
