Ethan pulled back a little, his gaze roaming down over her naked body, his mouth slowly curving up in an appreciative smile.
“You’re beautiful, you know that?”
Glowing a bit, she met his eyes playfully. “I wouldn’t kick you out of bed, either.”
He rolled his eyes with a grin, pulling her close again so that she was pressed up against his hard body. “Stop, I’m blushing,” he teased.
She opened her mouth to retort, but he cut her off with a kiss. It was gentle at first, comfortable and sweet, but as soon as she felt herself relaxing against him and he noticed her pliancy, the kiss grew in ferocity—became rougher, more demanding. Quick and hot, not letting her catch her breath as his hands roamed over her body, setting her skin on fire everywhere that he touched her. When he kissed her like that, she felt almost woozy with pleasure. She’d never felt that way when anyone else kissed her.
Her body strained to get closer to him, but they were already skin-to-skin—it wasn’t enough. She felt feverish, her hands drifting over his powerful shoulders, squeezing, then running up and down his muscular back.
“I want you,” she murmured when he finally broke the kiss, her head falling languidly to the side so his lips had no trouble finding her neck.
His fingers dug into her hips and excitement coursed through her body—it was confirmation enough that he felt the same way.
His hands left her hips and she felt momentarily abandoned—but then his strong hands were framing her face, and he was looking at her so tenderly that she nearly melted into a puddle, right there on her bed.
He really needed to not do that.
Her heart felt vaguely achy as he leaned in and kissed her again, that time gentler, but somehow just as intoxicating.
Please don’t make me fall in love with you, she thought, for the first time really wondering if she was making a huge mistake.
It was too late though, she knew that. The magic he worked on her with only his mouth made her dizzy, and the curiosity of what it could be like between them—like this—was too tempting to resist.
Her pulse was skittering, and she felt drunk—it had nothing to do with the glass of wine she had with dinner and everything to do with the man kissing her literally senseless. When one of his hands dropped from her face and lightly trailed up the inside of her thigh, she sighed into the kiss, the muscles between her legs tensing in anticipation. Instead of delving between her legs, he teased her, coming close and then stopping and drifting down the other leg. It was pure torture—he was driving her crazy.
The bastard knew it, too. He smiled into the kiss, and just for that, she bit his lip. At that, he growled and gave her what she wanted, plunging a finger between her legs… but it wasn’t enough. It felt like he was still teasi
ng her. She wanted more. She wanted him.
“You know, if you’re game, we can skip the foreplay,” she told him.
“Mm, eager for me, are you?”
Reaching down between his legs, she wrapped her hand around his thick cock and said, “I don’t think I’m alone there.”
Ethan offered a strained smile and reached down to guide her hand away. “All right, let me grab a condom.”
Pointing directly to her right, she said, “Nightstand.”
Lifting an eyebrow, he said, “Damn, you came prepared.”
Giving him a little wink, she inched backward so she didn’t fall off the bed when he took a step closer to the nightstand, grabbing one of the colorful foil packets.
Tossing a glance back at her, he said, “I think you might be overestimating my stamina though—six condoms?”
“There were different kinds, I didn’t know which ones you liked,” she said with a shrug. “Not like I could text you and ask.”
“I bet you got some funny looks at the checkout,” he remarked, ripping open the packet and discarding it on the nightstand as he used his other hand to roll the condom down over himself.
“It was a young guy, he was basically as red as a fire engine the whole time he rung me out.”
Smirking as he approached the bed, Ethan remarked, “I bet he was pretty jealous.”
“Of the army of men I was clearly planning on banging? Obviously,” she said, rolling her eyes jokingly.
Narrowing his eyes as he reached out and tugged her legs straight, he grasped her just above the ankles and pulled her down until her ass was near the edge of the bed. “You won’t be thinking about your army of boyfriends tonight, I promise you that.”