Without a word, he swept her to her feet and led her to the dance floor.
As he twirled her around the room, she felt her breathing rise, part from the dancing and part from being close to him. The force of Alex Champion was much more than she’d imagined. Sexy as hell and a man’s man. The perfect combination to get her motor running, and boy, was it running tonight.
“You’re quite the dancer,” she said.
He twirled her around a couple of times. “So are you, sweetheart. So are you.” Then he pulled her in close, stilling his feet and pressing his lips once again to hers. This time the kiss was even more hot, more passionate, more…everything.
As her toes curled, a million thoughts flashed through her head.
Oh God! Alex, I need you.
Chapter Five
Standing in his apartment in Wilde, Alex kissed Shelby, inhaling her scent of jasmine. Her aroma reminded him of spring.
They’d danced for hours, taking only a few breaks to enjoy the champagne and strawberries. Not wanting the night to end yet, he’d asked her to come to his place for a nightcap. After saying she trusted him since she’d known him for over a year, Shelby had agreed to one drink.
Now, he was once again enjoying the taste of her lips. Shelby was like no other woman he’d ever known. Sweet and spicy. Warm and fiery. Kind and sexy as hell.
He slipped his hands down her sides until they found the curve in her hips and was rewarded by a delicious moan from her lips into his mouth. Why had he waited so long to ask her out on a date? Work was the reason, but it wasn’t a good one. Not one damn bit. She was worth playing hooky, worth the project being delayed, worth whatever to get a chance to have her next to him.
He felt her small fingers on his shoulders, and his cock responded instantly. Moving his lips to her neck, he felt her quiver, which added fuel to his already roaring fire. Without a word, he lifted her up off the floor. She wrapped her arms around him, letting him know she was ready for the next step. God, she is so light and delicate.
He gazed into her blue eyes. “Shelby, I told you I wanted to give you a night you would never forget. That’s exactly what I’m going to do for you.”
“You already have, Alex,” she said, her lower lip quivering.
He couldn’t resist another kiss before carrying her into his bedroom. He lowered her down to the mattress. She reached up and began unbuttoning his shirt, telling him how into this moment she was—just as much as I am.
He quickly lifted her top over her head and undid the bra. “Damn, you’ve got the most beautiful breasts I’ve ever seen, Shelby.” They were full and mouthwatering. Her nipples were the perfect shade to fit her porcelain skin.
“Your chest is beautiful, too,” she said, parting the front of his shirt.
Her fingertips teased his nipples ever so lightly.
“Let me help you, sweetheart.” He shucked his shirt and tossed it away. “Better?”
“Much,” she answered, kissing his chest, driving him wild.
He moved his hands up from her curves and to her breasts, feeling her soft, delicious flesh, massaging them gently. He moved the tips of his fingers to her tight little nipples that topped her perfectly round mounds.
“I want this, Shelby. I want you.”
She blinked. “Alex, I want this, too.”
Every possessive urge inside him exploded in response. Shelby was the kind of girl a man should fall in love with and marry. He’d never been in love before. Lust? For sure. Not love. Was this love he was feeling for her? Couldn’t be. Not this quick. Whatever it was, he needed her in the worst way, needed to feel her, to hold her, to pleasure her.
He kissed his way down her neck to her shoulders then to her breasts until his lips were feathering her nipples. Then he kissed them, one after the other, before devouring them into his mouth, sucking on her delicious breasts.
Hearing her moan, he felt her fingers in his hair, pulling his head in tighter. The more she moaned, the harder he got between his legs, harder than he ever thought possible. Continuing to suck on her gorgeous breasts, he moved his hands down her body until he found the top button of her jeans. She writhed under him, which urged him forward. He unsnapped the clasp and sent his fingers over the denim’s waist and felt the silk fabric of her underwear. He pulled down her pants, leaving her with only her panties.
“No fair,” she said.
“No fair, what?”
“What about your pants, Alex?” Shelby giggled, sending a new wave of molten heat through his body and down into his cock.
“This night is about you, sweetheart.” In a flash, he ripped off his jeans and underwear. “My briefs are gone now. So, fair is fair.” He smiled and saw her eyes widen. Then he pulled her panties all the way off. “Better?”