Page 44 of Two Hearts' Accidental Heroes

Picking up her robe from the floor, she threw it at Rick and began laughing along with him.

“I love you, too,” she finally said softly.

“Come here,” he growled, sitting on the edge of the bed. “Yes, I did pick that out because I thought you’d look sexy wearing it.” He kissed her again, tugging her into his arms when she sat beside him on the bed. “And geez was I right.”

He took her mouth in a slow strong motion that opened her lips and left her vulnerable to the penetration of his tongue.

Suddenly, the kiss turned deeply intense, and Shanna clung to Rick as soft moans sounded from her throat. The strong movement of his mouth opened her lips, and she felt his body quicken again as a warm tide of contentment surged through her when he pressed himself tightly against her, letting her feel his obvious need.

And Shanna felt alive, really alive, for the first time ever.

For a moment he paused, breaking away and breathing hard, as if he was having trouble staying in control.

It was exactly the way she was feeling herself.

“Shanna?” he whispered softly. “Are you sure?”

“Oh, yeah,” she answered, giving him a smile of reassurance when his eyes met hers.

Rick ran his finger gently along the side of her face, before raising his hands, cupping her face within. He stared into her eyes intently before lightly stroking her hair away from her face.

“Just a minute,” she said softly. “Let me get rid of this nightgown.”

“I’ll do it,” Rick muttered.

As she rose from the bed with him, he gently clasped the bottom of the flimsy nightgown, tugging it over her head and throwing it onto a chair beside the bed.

“You’re beautiful, Shanna,” he whispered softly, covering her mouth with his and lightly cupping her breast.

She fell back onto the bed beside him after Rick slipped off his shorts, tossing them on the floor.

And pulling her into his arms once again, he whispered, “I can’t believe I’m here.”

Every point of contact was hot as Rick caressed her, dragging his hands and mouth along from her lips and on to the smooth soft hollow of her throat, before moving down to sip at the nipple of her breast.

For a moment he moved off her, and she felt bereft. But then his mouth found her breast again, and she was alive with desire and sensation as his teeth pulled gently at her nipple.

Gradually, he moved his mouth lower, over her stomach and between her thighs, tasting and stroking, letting no single part of her go untouched or unloved.

And just touching him escalated her desire, she decided, running her hands up and down the length of his back and over his buttocks. Shanna just couldn’t believe that she was here with Rick. It was something she’d never dared hope for. All those years of feeling worthless absolutely needed to be put behind her. She could have never imagined how completely right it felt to be loved by someone who was in love with her.

The tension built to an incredible degree, finally spilling free with her soft explosive cry.

And when he groaned, she urged Rick closer, wanting – no, needing – to feel him inside of her.

It was the definitive connection they’d both been seeking since they’d met all those years before. And as he finally slid into her, this time, for the first time ever, everything in her world felt complete.

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Rick had to search for breath. His upper body felt tight as his heart started pounding hard against his chest.

There was heat running feverishly through his body and straight to his groin. When his endlessly demanding kiss parted her lips, he slipped his tongue inside her mouth, so he’d be able to taste more of her. The sweet moist curve of her mouth had him envisioning all the places he’d just had the pleasure of tasting. He’d been trying to hold himself back until now – because he wanted her so much – but the desire was flooding past his defenses. He couldn’t stop the need that was running through him.

A need she obviously felt too. She was kissing him back, running her hands around him and across his buttocks. Her fingers were firing up the heat already coursing through his body.

He was hot and hard, and Shanna was on fire.

He thrust deeper, and harder, until she gasped as her body arched greedily under his.

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