No woman could feel anything but perfect when a man looked at her like that.
“You take my breath away,” he whispered. He lifted his hand, slowly, like he was afraid to spook her. He popped the first button on her shirt, his eyes fixed on the line of skin revealed. Finally, the two sides of her blouse fell apart and he was practically nose deep in her cleavage.
Kay tried to close her arms over her chest, self-conscious now. Gravity wasn’t her friend.
“Oh no. You can’t hide these from me.” Eli slid an arm under her shoulders and held her still. Then he grabbed one of her bra straps with his teeth and slid it down.
“Wait. What about you?” If she was going to get naked, she wasn’t doing it on her own. Plus, she wasn’t going to deny that looking at Eli naked would definitely distract her from her own insecurities. She couldn’t think much at all when looking at him.
“You want me to take my clothes off?”
“Yes, please.”
Eli grinned and yanked his shirt over his head with one hand. “Whatever the lady wants.”
She looked down at his jeans and quirked an eyebrow. He threw his head back and laughed, the full, rich sound turning her on even more. He stood and pushed his jeans down. The front of his boxers stood away from his body. Kay gulped.
“I think I’ll leave those on for a while yet.”
“Okay,” she squeaked.
Eli knelt beside her. “Your turn.”
She lifted her hips obediently and allowed him to slide her jeans off and over her ankles. He looked up at her, his features pinc
hed with strain, and then back at the lacy panties he’d just revealed. Kay thrilled at the possessive look in his eyes. He wanted her.
Their lips met and before long she forgot about being self-conscious or who was wearing what. His fingers trailed over her skin, slow circles that were driving her insane. Every touch was so careful, so tender, that Kay finally just grabbed him and pulled him on top of her. His lower body pressed onto hers until the fullness between his legs settled into her thighs. His groan came out as a harsh sound in the quiet room, and she glanced up at him uncertainly.
“Easy, now.” He kept most of his weight on his arms and smoothed her brow with his free hand. “We’ve got all the time in the world.”
Relief and joy bloomed in her chest, the emotions so big she wondered how one person could contain them. Everything she’d ever dreamed of was finally happening, and she was on the verge of passing out from oxygen deprivation.
Going completely on impulse, Kay leaned up and kissed him. He smiled, his lips moving under hers, and it only made her want him more. She wanted to be filled with him in every way but didn’t know how to ask for what she wanted.
Luckily Eli seemed to know without words.
His knee inched between her thighs and parted them, and she felt completely exposed. Despite her vulnerability, she wasn’t afraid. She was more excited about the things he had in store for her. Sex with Tim hadn’t been anything to write home about. She had a feeling making love with Eli would surpass anything she could dream up.
His gentle fingers caressed the insides of her thighs, tracing their shape all the way down to her calf. A few seconds later, his lips followed the path of his fingers. She closed her eyes against the assault of sensation. It was too much to take in, too hard to breathe.
“There were so many nights I dreamed of this. Of touching you. Tasting you. Making you scream.”
Kay’s breath caught as he moved higher and his lips dragged over her belly button. “You did?”
He looked up at her. The sight of him hovering between her thighs was so erotic but also so shocking that Kay instinctively tried to close her legs. The action accomplished nothing except locking him closer to her core. He looked down, his lips curling up in a private smile.
“I think you’d be worried if you knew some of the things I’ve dreamed about you,” he muttered. Then he leaned down and dragged his teeth over the lace between her legs.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
KAY TENSED AS the first shock of sensation flowed through her. A scream rose then stopped, trapped in her throat as he lapped at the wet satin. She shivered beneath him, the motions of his quick tongue setting off a wave of convulsions. She grabbed at his shoulders, tried to move away, and then tried to move closer. Eli ignored her moans, her cries, and her fingers tugging at his ears. He gripped her thighs, his strength evident in how easily he held her still while she shook and trembled beneath him.
When she could breathe again, Kay looked down and couldn’t believe he was watching her, a look of intense satisfaction on his face. She instantly tensed and tried to cover herself with her hands. Wordlessly, he grabbed her hands and held them out of the way as he dipped his head and licked her again.
“Oh my,” she sighed and allowed her head to fall back.
“Kaylee. I need you to know something.”