THE FIRST BRUSH of his lips against Penny’s was so soft it almost didn’t register. Just a whisper of a touch. Then he pressed his lips to hers again. Harder this time, until she melted under his touch and opened her m
outh.
Then it was all heat.
His hand left the back of her chair and slipped under her shoulders to hold her against him as he devoured her mouth. She fit perfectly in his arms, her height aligning their bodies in just the right ways. She gripped the front of his shirt and held him to her, keeping him anchored in place as their mouths mated.
They finally broke apart to take desperate, greedy breaths. Penny gazed up at him with her impossibly blue eyes. “I have no idea what we’re doing, but I don’t care anymore. I want you, Matt.”
Matt stood and helped her pull her top over her head. It fell to the floor in a heap. Next, he slowly pulled his shirt off and then threw it behind him. Her eyes roamed over his naked chest with obvious appreciation.
“You are perfect. I could just stare at you all day.”
He looked down to where her breasts threatened to spill over the edges of her bra. “Believe me, the feeling is mutual.”
Placing a hand in the center of his chest, she bit her lip just to tease him. It had the desired effect, because he groaned at his body’s immediate response, then unbuttoned and unzipped his jeans to relieve the pressure. She giggled as she observed his discomfort.
“Your fault,” he growled, nuzzling behind her ear.
“Definitely my fault,” she whispered back. She skipped down the hall, glancing back to make sure he was following before she ducked into a room at the end. It would have been funny under any other circumstances. Where did she think he was going to go?
When he pushed the door open a few seconds later, his heart almost stopped at the sight waiting for him. Penny lay sprawled across the bed. She’d shucked her jeans so she only wore her underwear.
It wasn’t fancy, just plain white cotton underwear and a beige bra. But in that moment, it was the sexiest thing he’d ever seen. Penny lived up to every fantasy he’d had about her over the past month. Her waist dipped in enticingly and flared out to full hips. She crossed her legs and his gaze trailed appreciatively over the long length of her toned limbs.
Those were going around his waist. ASAP.
“I’m feeling distinctly overdressed.” He yanked off the rest of his clothes and then crawled onto the bed, lowering himself gently on top of her. She pushed at him until he rolled so she was straddling him. She reached behind her and unhooked her bra.
“Sweet Jesus, you’re beautiful.” He cupped her full breasts in his palms, brushing the tips gently with his thumbs.
“Mmm.” Penny’s eyes drifted closed as he caressed her. She rolled off him long enough to ditch her panties. Then she climbed back on top of him. The first brush of her wet sex against the skin of his stomach lit a fire within him. Penny leaned over him, her long blond waves trailing over the skin of his chest.
Matt sucked in a breath as she trailed kisses down his abdomen. When she circled the indentation of his navel, he reached out and grabbed her hair, holding it gently to prevent her from going farther. “Wait a minute. I’m too on edge for that. I’ve been wanting you for too long.”
She crawled back up his chest with a satisfied smile. “You have?”
“You know I have. You knew I wanted you the whole time. Every time you touched me it was a struggle not to drag you into my arms.”
Penny settled until her wet heat hovered directly over his erection. He could smell her arousal and it was doing crazy things to his head. It made him want to pin her to the bed and thrust into her until she screamed his name. Only his name, so many times she’d never forget who owned her. He hadn’t felt like this in so long. Out of control. Possessive.
Primal.
“What I said before about leaving you alone, that’s over. There’s no way I can leave you alone now.”
She seemed determined to avoid any serious entanglements with him. But now that she was here in his arms, he couldn’t just let her walk away without a fight. She had to know how good they’d be together.
“So, you’ll give me a chance? You’re all in on this, right?”
Penny’s hands tightened on his shoulders, but she didn’t look afraid. Her pupils dilated slightly, making her eyes look dark. Hungry. “All in? What does that mean?”
“It means I get to do this.”
Then he drove into her, her soft flesh enveloping him in a fist-tight grip, his mouth swallowing her frenzied cry.
“All mine.”
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