She toyed with the top button of his shirt. “May I?”
“Sure.” He grimaced. “Not much to see except a few scars.” He held his breath as she undid each button, sucking his stomach in to make her task easier as she yanked the ends of the shirt out of his jeans.
“When did you get this?” She touched the faded outline of a heart tattooed on his tanned skin. “It’s the names of all your kids.”
“Yeah.” He let out a breath that stirred the top of her bent head. “I had it done when I was in prison to remind me not to give up on them again.”
She kissed the ragged blue outline, and he shivered, his hand coming to rest in her hair.
“As soon as I got my head on straight, I missed the kids so much,” Billy confessed. “After I got out of jail, I sent money home to Mom whenever I had any, and made sure she had some idea where I was. It was the least I could do after causing her all that pain.”
“She never gave up on you.” Bella raised her gaze to his face. “I’d see her in town and at church, and she always prayed that you would come home.”
“Like the prodigal son?” Billy’s smile was so wistful it made Bella’s heart hurt. “Ruth is amazingly strong.”
“She is, but I don’t really want to be talking about your mother right now,” Bella said. “I thought we were making out.”
“We are.” He picked her up and settled her on his lap. “Now it’s my turn to kiss you.”
She didn’t argue, and didn’t speak for quite a while as he took a leisurely tour of her mouth, his strong hands finding their way up inside her top to tease and cup her breasts. She might have moaned into his mouth as his fingertip grazed her nipple.
She tore her mouth away from his. “What base are we at now?” she gasped.
“It’s so long since I even played the game, I can’t remember.” He paused. “Are you still okay with this?”
She opened her eyes wide. “Did you hear me complaining?”
“Just making sure.” His hand settled over her hip. “Can I persuade you out of that top?”
She bit her lip. “I’m not as skinny as I used to be.”
“In kindergarten?” He raised an eyebrow. “The last time I accidentally looked up your skirt was when we were climbing the monkey bars at recess.”
“Billy Morgan, you didn’t!” Bella exclaimed.
“Couldn’t help myself.” He winked at her. “I went home and told Mom you had dinosaurs on your panties, and that I wanted some just like yours.” He chuckled. “She had a few things to say about that.”
“I bet.”
“And now I’m back to talking about my mom again.” Billy sighed. “I’m beginning to feel like a real teenager.”
Bella lifted her arms, took off her silky top, and watched his eyes glaze over as her still glorious bosom was revealed.
“Wow . . .” He leaned in and kissed the spot between her breasts. “Beautiful.”
“Thank you.” As she’d recently remarked to Maureen, her boobs were her best feature, and she wasn’t afraid of showing a bit of cleavage occasionally.
Within moments, her bra had gone as well, and then she just leaned back and enjoyed the sensations Billy aroused in her as she squirmed on his lap. By the time she opened her eyes again, she was half lying on the couch with Billy almost on top of her. She grabbed his hand, and guided it between her legs, and he went still.
“You sure about this?”
“Only if you are,” Bella said. “No pressure.”
His half laugh, half groan did nothing to stop her arousal as he palmed her panties, his thumb zeroing in just where she wanted it. Her whole body tightened and she shuddered through a climax.
“Oh, dear Lord!” She stared up at Billy, who was looking as startled as she felt. “I’ve never done that before.”
“Yeah?” His smile was full of wickedness. “Then maybe I’ll have to investigate further, and make sure you can do it again.”
He dropped to his knees and kissed his way up past her thighs, and . . .
Bella reached down and grabbed a fistful of his hair as his mouth and fingers descended on her most sensitive parts and took her straight to heaven and another climax. Tears sprang to her eyes because it was just so good to be touched after so long....