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“Scarlett, what’s wrong?” His tone is different than it was. Soft and serious.
I shake my head, my throat tightening over any answer I might give him.
“Are we moving too fast?” He’s tilting his head slightly, searching my face. “Do you want to slow down?”
Again I shake my head and this time manage to say, “No. I definitely want this.”
A tension I hadn’t been aware of relaxes in his shoulders and in his expression. “Okay. That’s good then. So what—?”
“I’m just nervous,” I blurt out. “I’m sorry. I know it’s very unsexy, but I suddenly got nervous.”
His eyes soften. “You think I’m not?”
“No. Why would you be? You’re smart and suave and sexy and—”
“And laughably out of practice at this.”
“It’s been a while since I’ve had sex too.”
“However long it’s been for you, I can guarantee it’s been longer for me. I’ll do everything I can to please you, but I hope you’re not expecting the most impressive performance.”
A snicker surprises me. I raise a hand to cover my mouth.
He smiles and steps over so he can cup my face in both his hands. “Baby, you don’t have anything to worry about. Just being with you is more than I ever imagined. If we don’t get things quite right the first time, we’ll try again. We’ll talk it through and figure it out. Just be honest with me.”
“I have been.”
He inclines his head in that little nod. “So you have absolutely no doubts about being with me like this?”
His openness is calming my flutters of fear. It’s impossible not to believe he wants this. He wants me. His main concern is that I’ll be the one who’s disappointed. “I want this, Arthur. I’ve never wanted anything more.”
With a guttural sound, he leans into another kiss. This one is just as urgent and deep as our kiss on the patio, but nothing interrupts us this time. He walks us toward the bed until the back of my legs hit the frame. Then he leans down to fold over the duvet and hefts me up and lays me down so I’m on my back on the bed.
I reach out to pull him on top of me, and he claims my mouth again, thrusting his tongue deep and rocking his hips in the same sensual rhythm.
The bulge of his erection is pressing into my middle, and the feel of it makes me clench. I desperately need to pull him inside me. The ache of it makes me whimper.
After a few minutes, he straightens one arm and lifts his upper body to look down at me. “Can I take off your clothes?”
I’d actually forgotten I was still dressed. I never got any further than my shoes and sweater. “Yes! Sorry. I’m way behind you.” I grab the bottom of my top and pull it up.
Arthur helps me get it over my head and then stares fixedly down at my white bra, which runs the midline between prettiness and practicality. He breathes something that sounds like “Scarlett.”
I smile as I reach behind me to unhook the bra, pulling it away from my skin.
He makes a throaty sound at the sight of my bare breasts, then uses one hand to caress them very gently. “Fuck.”
I hear myself giggling. He appears to appreciate the sound. He smiles and leans to kiss me softly, eventually kissing his way down to my chest.
He spends a long time giving my breasts attention, so long that I can’t hold back a lot of gasps and squirms as arousal rises quickly.
Eventually I get impatient and tug off my pants. It’s a little awkward because of my prone position, but eventually we peel them off so I’m left wearing nothing but a little pair of white panties.
If I’d known I was going to end up in bed with Arthur today, I would have put on something sexier.
He clearly has no complaints. He moves lower down my body until he’s nuzzling between my legs. I clutch at his hair as he tongues me through the damp cotton and make the most ridiculous whining sound when the sensations become too intense. “Arthur, please. I’m ready.”
He straightens up onto his knees. “I’ve got condoms.”
