He held her as she leaned against him.
“My, Doctor, you have magical hands,” she muttered against his chest.
He chuckled low in his throat. “Thank you, but I have other parts that are just as magical. You haven’t seen anything yet.”
* * *
Stacey, still weak in the knees and holding on to that feeling of floating away, pulled back and met his gaze. “Promises, promises.”
Cody swept her off her feet and dropped her on the bed with a bounce. “That sassy mouth is going to get you into trouble one day. You’d better be careful who you tease.”
She grinned. This Cody she could learn to love. No. She wouldn’t let that happen.
He’d pulled her dress from beneath her and continued until he had it off over her head.
Standing above her, he studied her. She lay bare to him except for her bra and sandals.
Bringing a foot up, she unbuckled her shoe. Simmering desire sparkled in his dark eyes. It flared the glowing embers low inside her into roaring flames that only he could extinguish. She dropped the shoe to the floor and started on the other.
Cody’s look flickered to what she was doing then slowly traveled over her. “You are so sexy. Even more so than I dreamed.”
He’d been dreaming about her? Shoe discarded, her fingers moved to the clasp of her bra between her breasts.
“Don’t. Let me.” He came down on one knee beside her. With a nimble flip he had her bra opened.
At the hiss of his inhaled breath her body went on full alert. Did he actually like what he saw? She dismissed that insecurity when he cupped her naked breast, weighing and caressing it as if it was precious.
“Perfect,” he breathed, before his lips claimed her nipple.
Stacey involuntarily arched, offering him all.
Cody’s tongue tugged, curled and enticed her nipple until her core became a tight fist of need. After a soft blow across her damp skin that only made it more sensitive, he moved to the other breast and cherished it in turn.
Stacey feared she couldn’t take much more. A craving burned in her like a live thing.
Cody’s lips found hers as his hands explored her body. She pushed at his shirt until there was nothing between them. They touched chest to chest, heated skin to heated skin. Breaking off the kiss, Cody came to a half-seated position and jerked his shirt the rest of the way off. When he returned to her, Stacey’s hand went to the front of his pants and caressed his solid ridge.
The hot length of him bulged against his zipper. She freed the button from its hole. She had to touch all of his strength. Pushing at his pants, she murmured, “These have to go.”
He rolled away and kicked off his loafers. While he did that she untangled her arms from her bra. Standing with his back to her, Cody dropped his pants.
She’d never thought of herself as being a woman who admired a man’s backside but Cody’s was worth admiration. Rounded and firm, it was a perfect specimen above his thick muscled thighs. His was the type that could fill pants or hands just right. He turned, and she gasped. He was all glorious, gorgeous and generous male. Knowing he was hers for the night enhanced his masculine beauty.
Stacey offered her hand. He took it and she drew him to her. He slowly sank over her until he completely covered her. His mouth found hers for a tender kiss that hinted at barely held restraint.
Cody pulled back and looked at her, his fingers stroking her cheek. “You are the most amazing person I know.”
His words flowed soft and sweet as water over rocks in a stream. Helplessly spellbound by his possessive gaze, she felt as though for once she stood out in a crowd. No one had ever said anything like that to her. She would cherish those words forever. She’d always dreamed of being special to someone.
“I want you so bad I hurt with it,” Cody groaned.
She slid her hand around the nape of his neck and brought his lips to hers. Nipping the bottom one, she licked the spot soothingly. “I want you too.”
With a quick movement he rolled away from her. He opened his bedside table drawer, pulled out a small foil package and opened it. Seconds later he was covered and he returned to her. His hands tightened on her waist. He gave her a kiss that started out gentle until he increased the pressure. Meanwhile, his hand skimmed over her hip, following the line of her body to her thigh. He shifted to the side, his hard length pressed against her.
Blood roared in her ears. She kneaded the muscles of his back with an impatience that made her breaths uneven. He ran his lips along the seam of her mouth with the tip of his tongue as his fingers tangled in her curls. She opened her mouth in welcome as did her legs. Every fiber of her femininity silently begged him to join her.
Cody adjusted once more, bringing the tip of his manhood to her center. He nudged her begging heat but held in place. She flexed toward him.