One to Keep (One to Hold 2)

“I lo—” Shit. I stopped myself. “I’ll see you tonight.”

Her expression changed, as if she knew what I’d almost said. She blinked down a moment, seeming lost in thought. Then she smiled and gave me a quick kiss before dashing into the resort. I leaned back against the car thinking about all of it.

Chapter 10 – Back to Reality

As if some cosmic hand had pushed the advance button on the remainder of our trip, the time flew. We’d had a dinner with Melissa and Derek in which they stayed at the table with us the entire time, but I honestly couldn’t remember much of what was said or what happened. All I saw was Elaine.

We’d gone straight back to my room, barely making it through the door before clothes started flying and we were in the bed, mouths searching for every uncovered piece of skin they could find.

The last day we’d spent in Sedona, stopping along the way at roadside vendors and hiking trails that were all irritatingly well-populated. Our final night we spent in my room, ordering desserts and wine from room service, making love, and talking over the television show we weren’t watching.

“What will you do when you get back,” I asked, twisting a strand of golden hair around my finger as she lay with her cheek against my bare chest.

“Back to school,” she said, lifting up and reaching for the glass of wine on the bedside table. As she sipped, I noticed her eyes traveling up my stomach then meeting mine. It was pretty hot, and when she saw I’d busted her, she laughed. “You have great genes.”

I glanced to the chair, going for a tease. “They were actually my brother’s, but they didn’t fit him.”

She snorted a laugh, and covered her face with her hand.

?

?What?” I smiled.

“I was talking about your body.” Without hesitation, she reached forward and ran a finger down my stomach, tracing every line. “You’re totally ripped. How often do you work out?”

Catching her hand, I pulled it to my lips. “Couple times a week. Derek needed a spotter, and I didn’t have anything better to do.” All this touching and kissing was getting me going again. “Besides, you’re pretty toned yourself.” I’d noticed the lines on her torso.

“Pilates,” she said, reaching across me again to put her glass back on the table. With her naked, body stretched over mine, I couldn’t help running my finger down the line of her back. Her stomach bent as she set the glass down, and she rose up, pushing me back against the pillows with all her weight. It wasn’t much, but I let her win.

“That tickles,” she laughed.

“Have I mentioned I love how physical you are?”

“Funny you should say that.” In an instant she was up, pulling my arm. I followed her out of bed, wondering at the mischievous glint in her eye. “I was thinking…”

A few seconds ticked by, and I finally asked, “What?”

She took my hand, pulling me and then turning me by my arms until I was sitting in the desk chair. Her maneuvering me around completely naked had my dick as aroused as my curiosity.

“Are you going to tell me what’s going on?” I asked.

Going behind me, she held my hands together at the base of the chair. Her hair tickled my biceps as she leaned into my ear, and I felt her bare breast graze my shoulder. “Do you ever have to arrest anyone, Mr. Knight?”

A smile curled the side of my mouth. I could get into a little role-play. “I’m not a cop, Ms. Merritt. I don’t have handcuffs.”

“That’s too bad,” she said softly, reaching for something I didn’t see. I was seriously getting turned on until I felt her tying my wrists together.

“Is that my good tie?” I tried to pull away, but she’d made a solid knot. “Elaine,” I said as she circled back around, trailing her finger across my shoulder before straddling my waist, facing me.

Her breasts grazed my chest, and a mixture of arousal and irritation stirred below my waist.

“Can you get loose?” she whispered in my ear. “Or are you my captive?”

“Untie me,” I growled, but she only kissed my neck, slipping her hand down to my rigid cock.

Fuck. I was pissed at being tied, but damn if I didn’t have a major hard-on. Her lips feathered a kiss against my ear, and I jerked against the knot.

“I think you like it.” She was at my ear again, moving her hand up and down my shaft. My eyes closed as I suppressed a groan. What she was doing felt amazing, and I wanted to touch her. I wanted my fucking hands untied. Pleasure tingled through my groin as my stomach tightened.