Page 35 of Wolf's Midlife Baby

Pierce laughed. “I have a feeling we’re only going to find more as we go along.”

She smoothed her hands down the front of his shirt until she reached the bottom. “Yeah? Like what?”

“Hm. Like long walks on the beach?” he ducked his head as she pulled his shirt over it.

Holly tossed it aside and glided her hands across his bare skin. “Have you ever taken a long walk on the beach?”

“No,” he admitted as he started on the buttons of her sleeveless blouse. She’d already left the first few undone, offering him a tantalizing triangle of skin. “I figure I’m about to get plenty of chances, though.”

“That’s true.” Her fingers gripped the top button of his jeans. “What we have in common could also be things we don’t like, right?”

Pierce chewed the inside of his lip as he tried to work the tiny pearl button back through the hole. How could a flimsy piece of fabric be so effective at keeping him from his mate? “If I’m with you, there won’t be much I don’t like.”

“No?” Holly grunted as she struggled with his fly. “Not even all these damn buttons we seem to be wearing?”

He laughed and gently batted her hands away from his jeans, parting the rest of his fly easily. “These aren’t difficult.”

“Neither are these.” Holly demonstrated by effortlessly undoing the row of buttons to reveal her white cotton beneath.

It was practical, not the lacey number she’d worn the last time they’d been together, but Pierce liked it just as much. It gently cradled her breasts above her soft stomach, a scene that reminded him of just how lucky of a man he was. “I guess that just means we make a great team.”

“Definitely.” Holly slid her hands down inside his loosened jeans and over his ass, sliding the denim down as she caressed the outside of his legs. Her fingers skimmed just above his knees before twisting around and roving up the insides of his thighs. She continued upward, skimming her palm over the bulge in his boxers.

She was doing a good job of distracting him from his original mission of worshipping every square inch of her body. He made quick work of her khaki shorts, which forced her to sit on the edge of the bed so he could pull them over her ankles. She started to get back up when he was done, and he used her motion to pick her up and turn her around so that she was once again sitting on his lap. It was the same position they’d had on the couch, but now there was far less between them.

Holly squealed with surprise. “What are we doing?”

“Just getting comfortable.” Pierce ran his hands up her back until he could touch her hair. “Work for you?”

Holly wiggled her hips until she descended on his hard shaft, slowly enveloping him in such exquisite pleasure that Pierce had to close his eyes. Her thighs closed around him, her feet pressed against his legs. “God, yes.”

He slipped his fingers under the band of her bra and pulled it off. Her generous breasts pressed into him, and he knew he could—and willingly would—lose himself in her.

He grabbed her hips, which had become one of his favorite things to do. Pierce would take any excuse to touch this woman he was fortunate enough to call his mate. He held her against him tightly. “I just want to feel you for a moment, just like this.”

Holly rested her forehead against his, her hands rubbing up and down his back. It was utter perfection. Pierce knew they’d find many ways they liked being together. It would adjust as her pregnancy advanced, and no doubt they’d have to adjust again once the little one came along, but he knew they’d always have what they were experiencing right now, a sense of peace and pure happiness as a result of their bond.

Eventually, his hips began to rock. Holly swayed in unison, their bodies reading and feeding off each other. Their union before had been hot and feverish, a demand for flesh. Now, it was deep and slow, a heady sweetness like a sultry summer afternoon. Her body shifted against his, and a gentle moan sounded in her throat as her core began to shiver around him.

His breath quickened. Holly threw her head back, grinding her hips harder against him. Pierce felt his entire existence flooding toward her as the heat rose between them.

She cried out, her rapid pulses bringing him right along with her. He panted as his body took full control and Holly shivered against him. Their true bond was complete.

They moved back onto the pillows and Pierce pulled her close, threading his arm around her shoulders and tucking her up close against his side. Would there ever be anything as glorious as lying next to her, with the length of her naked body against his? He’d happily spend his whole life finding out. “You know, I thought I was satisfied after the last time.”

She laughed, a vibration against his chest. “Were you not?”

“Not compared to this.” He kissed the top of her head. “Not when I know that I get to keep you afterward.”

“Mm, yes.” She snuggled deeper in against his side. “Have I told you how sweet you are?”

“Possibly, but I’ll let you do it again.” He rubbed his fingers along her side, reveling in the curves of her body and knowing that she was only going to get curvier over the next few months. Blood rushed to his groin, but he didn’t want to disturb this peaceful, dreamy moment. They’d experienced so much chaos in the short time they’d known each other, and they both deserved a minute to relax. “Are you looking forward to going back home?”

“I think it’ll be even more of a home once you’re there with me, so yes. Also, my mattress is far more comfortable than this one.” She wriggled again.

They could’ve been lying on a park bench and he would’ve been happy, just as long as they were together. “I guess you’ll have to take off a star when you leave a review, huh?”

“No, I can’t complain too much since they let me stay an extra week.” Holly pushed herself up on her elbows and rolled over to look at him. “I haven’t had a whole lot of time to think about what it’ll be like to work with a baby, but I’m grateful that I already have a remote position. It means that I’ll be able to have him or her with me most of the time, and we’ll just need a sitter when I have to go out for longer trips.”

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