When he was fully inside of her, he paused, taking a breath and she felt the warmth of him everywhere. Slowly, he started moving. Thrusting deeper and deeper, she dug her nails into his shoulders and let him take control. She couldn’t lift her hips to meet his thrusts, not on the counter like this. But she tightened her inner muscles around him, needing him to go faster. When he did, she held her breath as each thrust brought her closer and closer to that pinnacle. And when he brought her over one more time, she tightened her legs around his hips as the pleasure rolled over her, taking all thought with it.
A few more thrusts and she felt him reach his own climax but she couldn’t do anything to help him. All she could do was hold on.
Breathing. Heavy breathing and soft touches.
Smiling, Selena slowly loosened her arms from around his shoulders and pulled back.
“You doing okay?” he asked, as he lowered his head to kiss her. Selena realized that he hadn’t kissed her until that moment and almost laughed out loud. All of that was just because of her shoes?
“I found a pair of killer red heels at the store the other day,” she told him.
His whole body stiffened and she knew that he was picturing her in the red heels. “You’re going to kill me,” he groaned. “And I’m going to die a happy death.”
Selena laughed, thinking that he was the most delightful man she’d ever met.
Chapter 11
Selena felt as if she were drifting through life on a happy cloud. She loved Denver. She absolutely loved marketing, but she ached to get back to the training rooms and connect with the sales representatives. Her first love would always be working with the ladies on the front lines. She had several ideas on how to help the company sell the new concepts too!
Even better than her new job and her new town…she was in love with Reid. Not the silly, schoolgirl crushes she’d experienced watching jocks in high school and college. Nope, this was a heart pounding, sweet, and terrifying feeling that made her sigh wistfully every time he came to mind. She didn’t just enjoy the sex with him, she liked spending time with him. It had been two weeks since that momentous hike. Two weeks of coming home from work with him, making love with him, cooking meals, laughing and sharing her day with him. He was funny and kind, sweet and excitingly menacing when he got that look in his eyes. Every time he touched her, he rocked her world.
None of her previous relationships had done that for her. Selena recognized that her past relationships had all been one sided. The men had been with her for the sex and she was with the men to soothe that vulnerable, insecure girl inside of her.
Thankfully, she was over that now. This time, with Reid, she felt as if this was real, as if he needed her just as much as she needed him in her life.
“We going out to lunch today!” a lilting voice announced.
Selena looked up to find Gianna stepping into her office. The woman was too beautiful for words. In another life, Selena might have felt intimidated by Gianna. But the woman was just too friendly and outgoing. Besides, Gianna had decided that they were going to be friends. The spunky Italian bombshell didn’t really give a person a choice. Everyone in the office seemed to go along when Gianna made a decision.
And since she was usually right, no one argued about her dictates.
Except for Brant, Selena thought. Reid’s brother seemed ready to explode into a fury every time the lovely Gianna stepped into his air space. It was almost hilarious to watch. Selena even suspected that Gianna did things to provoke the very staid Brant on purpose, wanting to spark his temper in any way she could.
“You’re stalling,” Gianna announced and plucked Selena’s pen out of her hand. “We must try that restaurant down by the art center. I haven’t been there and someone said we couldn’t get a table.”
Selena’s eyes widened with confusion. “Well, if we can’t…”
“We get one!” she announced, her Italian accent coming out a bit more forcefully. Gianna certainly loved a challenge! “No one tells me that they don’t have room.”
Selena laughed but stood up, grabbing her purse. “Fine. If we can’t get a table there, then there’s that sandwich place around the corner. I’ve heard that it’s good too.”