“I’m liking this.” His voice was edged with pleasure. He kept stroking her until her hips were moving involuntarily and he was rocking against her, too. “God, you feel good,” he said hoarsely, and then he pushed into her.
Cait’s back arched in a great spasm. Lovemaking with Noah had always been hard and urgent. This morning he seemed to be taking his time. Her eyes closed, and she savored the sensations. She gripped his strong forearm even as his fingers still played between her legs. He used his teeth and lips on her neck and the muscles that ran to her shoulder, stinging her with tiny bites, then soothing the skin with a damp lick. He sucked until she knew she’d show the mark, but right this minute she didn’t care.
He began moving faster, driving harder, deeper. Finally he groaned and half lifted her onto her knees, rising behind her to thrust in a powerful rhythm that sent her over the edge, her body shuddering in astonishing pleasure. With a long, guttural sound, he pulsed inside her, and as she sagged to the mattress he came down on top of her.
It was a minute before she noticed she couldn’t breathe. She squirmed. Noah grumbled in his throat and rolled off her, coming down on his back.
“Hell of a way to start the morning,” he said in a voice that was still rusty but obviously satisfied.
Cait struggled to turn over so she could see him. “Are we late?”
His mouth lifted in a smile that fleetingly made him handsome. “Five minutes to spare.”
“Did you give me a hickey?”
He lifted his head and inspected her. His lips curved. “Yeah, I guess I did.”
“I should give you one in revenge.”
He lifted his chin, baring his neck to her. “Have fun.”
She gave serious thought to it, but settled for making a face at him. “As nice as today is going to be, I’d look like an idiot wearing a turtleneck, even assuming I had one in my bag.” Not that she’d be outside in the beautiful June weather. “What will people think?”
His eyebrows rose. “That you’re having great sex?”
Cait sighed. She couldn’t argue with that. “Dibs on the first shower.”
He slapped her butt as she slipped out of bed. “I might get somewhere on the second bathroom if you weren’t keeping me so busy.”
Time for a saucy smile and a waggle of her hips as she headed for the hall. “One is enough as long as I get to go first.”
Having to climb into the claw-footed tub to shower had made it a challenge for two, one they’d overcome on Monday morning, since Noah hadn’t had the forethought to set the alarm for earlier. Unfortunately, they had not only used all the hot water, Cait had slipped and banged her knee painfully, leaving a bruise. On top of that, they’d been late arriving at city hall.
Or maybe that was fortunate, she thought now, massaging his shampoo into her hair. She was pretty sure nobody had seen them arrive together.
They weren’t going to get away with this for long. Because she had a bag in his Suburban, Noah would have to take her back to Colin’s that afternoon. Which meant they were both arriving and leaving together.
As she was stepping out of the shower and reaching for a towel, the bathroom door opened. Noah walked in. He was an impressive sight naked, solid and muscular. When her gaze finally made it up to his face, she saw that he had a strange expression.
“I didn’t use a condom.”
“I’m on the pill,” she said slowly, stunned to realize she hadn’t given a thought to a precaution she had never willingly dispensed with before. “Um…we could quit using condoms.”
Noah’s stare was unnerving. It was a long time before he gave a short nod. “All right.”
Leaving him to shower, she wondered if she’d freaked him out again. What had he thought, that he might have impregnated her? Cait was dismayed at the funny cramp she felt down low at the idea. What would it be like to make love with the hope of getting pregnant? Noah didn’t sound as if he’d ever want children. He’d looked really disturbed when he’d realized he’d forgotten the condom. Remembering the expression on his face hurt even though she knew they didn’t have that kind of relationship.