And then he was kissing her and his hands were everywhere. He wanted to take her here, now, against the door, but he wanted to taste every part of her first.

He pulled back and she mewed her disappointment. Chuckling, he pressed another hard kiss to her mouth. ‘It’s OK, I just want to look at you.’

Madeline watched as his gaze fell to her cleavage and his index finger stroked lightly against the little white button that had winked at him and teased him all night.

‘This,’ he said, ‘has to go.’ And he grasped the lapels of her shirt and yanked the shirt open, buttons popping and flying everywhere.

Madeline gasped not caring that he’d just ruined her shirt in the face of his potent male need. He stared at her breasts, her nipples hardening as quickly as if he’d applied ice cubes.

‘Oh, my God. Green and pink lacy push-up,’ Marcus said, gazing at the twin marvels like they were chunks of precious stone. ‘With a little jewel in the middle. Front clasp.’ He gave her a slow sexy smile. ‘Pictured you as a white-cotton girl,’ he murmured.

‘Never judge a book by its cover,’ Madeline said, wishing he’d kiss her again.

He didn’t but he did run his fingers down the lacy edge of the bra, delving into her cleavage, stroking and teasing the soft skin.

‘Matching knickers?’ he asked, leaning in to kiss the slope of her neck and reaching behind to the zip of her skirt, sliding it down and easing it off her hips.

Madeline kicked out of it and blushed as his appreciative gaze devoured her body. Her matching knickers met with his approval and she thanked God nice underwear was her one true vice.

‘I’m going to lick you all over,’ he promised her before sweeping her up into his arms.

Kicking open his bedroom door, he was at his bed and dropping her on it, within three strides. Marcus took a moment to just look at her. Her Titian ringlets lay fanned out on his bed. Her green and pink lacy underwear hid and emphasised all at once.

‘Marcus,’ she whispered, and held her arms out to him.

‘Tell me what you want, Maddy.’

Make love to me. It was on the tip of Madeline’s tongue but she stopped herself at the last moment. She didn’t want Marcus to think she was unclear about the rules. ‘I want you in me. Now.’

She watched as his dimples disappeared and his clear blue eyes hazed over with lust. ‘Good answer,’ he said and tore off his clothes.

Madeline admired his nudity, the broadness of his chest, the definition of his muscles and the length and hardness of his erection. Her fingers itched to touch and she licked her lips in anticipation. And when he lowered his body onto hers she revelled in the weight and the feel and the hard jut of him cradled against her pelvis.

He kissed her and she almost cried it was so good. As his tongue stroked across her lips and delved into her mouth she reached down between them and stroked the smooth hard length of him. His deep moan was empowering and she boldly positioned him at her entrance.

‘Now, Marcus, please. Now.’

He tore his mouth away. ‘Oh, no. I said I was going to lick you all over and that’s exactly what I intend to do.’

‘I can’t wait that long,’ she panted.

He chuckled. ‘I’ll make it worth your while.’

She shook her head. ‘I mean it, Marcus. It’s been too long. I need to feel you in me or I’m going to go insane.’

She wriggled her pelvis so his head was teasing her entrance and she clutched his back convulsively as everything clenched at the stimulus. ‘Please, Marcus. Please.’

‘But —’

She lifted her head and kissed him hard on the mouth. ‘No buts. You don’t need to worry, I’m more than ready for this.’

He grinned. ‘At least let me get you naked.’

‘Nope.’ She shook her head. ‘Right here, right now. Like this.’

He reached for a condom and tore the packet with his teeth. ‘What the lady wants...’ He shrugged.

Madeline braced herself for his entry as his hand deftly swept her knickers aside and he slowly pushed inside, filling her with breathtaking fullness. With his other hand, he pulled aside one lacy bra cup and Madeline opened her eyes in time to see his lips descending then closing over an erect nipple.