Next she worked the buttons on his dress shirt, unhooking them one at a time, revealing his bare chest, a light sprinkling of hair, and the hard muscles that tapered into his slacks. She slid the shirt off his shoulders, letting her hands trace the strength in his upper arms and chest before dropping the garment to the floor too.
Unable to resist, she leaned in and breathed in the scent of him, his cologne and raw masculinity, tracing the tattoo along his left arm with her mouth.
“So sexy,” she murmured, trailing her lips along the black ink.
His big body trembled. “All this because I won an award of some kind?” His lips twitched in amusement.
“No, all this because you’re you.” She ran her tongue across his chest, around first one nipple then the next, tracing the same path with her fingertips.
She undid his pants, hooking her thumbs into his briefs, and pulled both down. He kicked them off, and then he stood before her nude. Exactly the way she wanted him. Naked and erect, there for her to do whatever she desired.
She lowered herself to her knees, and he groaned at the implication of her pose. She had no intention of disappointing him. He spread his legs, bracing his weight, and she grasped his shaft in her hands.
He slid his hands into her hair, messing up her blow-dry, not that she cared. He gripped the long strands just as she cupped his balls in her hand and drew his cock into her mouth, swirling her tongue around the rigid length.
His grip tightened, pulling at her scalp until her eyes watered. She accepted the pain, a good hurt that reverberated inside her body, all the way down to her sex. Giving to him turned her on.
Who knew? She wasn’t an expert. This wasn’t something she made a habit of doing with guys, mostly because her experience had been with quick sex. Nothing with Derek was typical, and no matter what happened, she had memories to last a lifetime. Right now she wanted to make sure she made an impression on him so he’d never forget what they’d shared.
She held the base of his cock in her hand and began to suck his shaft, pumping her hand up and down at the same time.
“Fuck, princess. You feel good.”
She smiled around his thickness and kept up her movements, aware of how quickly he was closing in on coming by his harsh grip in her hair, the way he began to thrust into her mouth. The head hit the back of her throat, and she managed to swallow around him, causing a harsh groan from him.
“Damn, I’m going to come,” he warned her.
She refused to back off, wanting to take him all the way. Her own arousal was off the charts, her panties wet, her sex full and pulsing with need.
He thrust into her mouth, once, twice, and came with a loud groan, and she swallowed everything he had to give.
She was about to collapse onto the floor when he lifted her up and carried her to the bed, coming down beside her. He propped himself on one side and curled her hair around his hand, and they lay together, their breathing synchronized, the world around them quiet.
She could get used to this, she mused, happy with a man for the first time. That the man was Derek continued to take her by surprise. But the more time they spent together, the more she fell under his spell.
* * *
Derek caught his breath, well satisfied after the surprise blow job she had had given him. She never ceased to amaze him. From how kind she’d been to Kendall, a woman she’d just met, to the generous donation she’d been willing to make to House of Hope, to watching her drop to her knees in front of him…
He’d never been so fucking hard … or humbled in his life. There was something special about this woman, something he’d known from the first, all those years ago.
She had him wrapped around her pretty little finger. Not that he had a clue what to do with her.
“Question,” he said. Because Lucas had reminded him he was getting married next weekend in a small ceremony, and after seeing him with Cassie tonight, he’d offered to have Derek bring her as his date.
“Yes?”
“Maxie and Lucas are getting married next weekend. On Valentine’s Day.”
“Aww, that’s so romantic.”
He smiled at that. “Do you want to come as my date?”
“I’d love to! Thank you.” She leaned over and placed a kiss on his chest, and his body stirred. It didn’t take much when it came to Cassie.
“I had a nice time with everyone tonight,” she said. “Lexie, Maxie, and Kendall were sweet.”
“Glad you liked them. They’re all good people.”