Page 73 of Can't Fight the Moonlight

They stared at each other for a long minute, and then she took his hand and pulled him into her apartment, where the passion between them exploded. He backed her up against the wall as he kissed her, his hands sliding down her body to her hips.

She slipped her hands under his shirt, and he sucked in a breath as her touch on his back made him shiver. But he wasn't cold. There was nothing but heat between them.

He moved away from her mouth to kiss her neck. A whisper of delight came from her lips as his tongue slid along her collarbone. She was so sweet. Her scent surrounded him. Every breath he took was her. He went back in for another kiss and then pulled her away from the wall, so he could lift the hem of her top and pull it over her head.

She shook out her hair as her top fell to the ground and gave him a sultry look as his gaze shifted to her breasts, delightfully spilling out of her lacy pink bra. He cupped her breasts with his hands as their mouths came together once more. Her soft curves drove him mad. He loved the lace, but he wanted to feel nothing but skin.

When she reached for the back clasp of her bra, he took a quick second to pull off his own shirt, while she slipped the straps down her shoulders, and they moved together in a delicious friction of heat. Their jeans and underwear came off next and then Lizzie grabbed his hand and pulled him into her bedroom, making a stop in the bathroom to grab a condom.

He'd almost forgotten, and he never forgot something as important as protection, but this woman was making him more than a little crazy.

They kissed their way to the bed, falling onto the soft mattress in passionate abandon. He wanted to go slow, but he couldn't, especially not with Lizzie's mouth and hands on his body. She might have been reluctant to take this step, but now that they were here, she was all in. She made love with the same passion, energy, and generosity that she brought to everything else in her life. She was beautiful and sexy as hell, and it had never felt this right before.

He tried to hang on to some kind of control, but that was a battle he couldn't win, because he was quickly losing himself in her, and what an amazing feeling that was. She encouraged him to let go, and he did. They flew together, so high, so fast, so deep, so…everything.

It was a long while before he came back down to earth…

But she was there, and so was he. They wrapped their arms around each other and held on.

Chapter Fifteen

Lizzie had no words.

Her heart was still pounding, her body tingling, every nerve ending on fire. Muscles she hadn't known she had were aching in such a delicious way, and she didn't want the feelings to end. She wanted to stay right here in Justin's arms, in this moment, forever. Or as long as possible, she quickly amended, knowing forever was probably out of the question. But she wasn't going to think about that now.

How could she worry about the future with the most perfect male body next to hers? And why would she want to?

Justin's arms tightened around her back, and she lifted her gaze to his. His blue eyes were dark and shadowy, his sexy mouth full and inviting, and she couldn’t help but kiss him again. There wasn't a desperate passion to this kiss, but rather an intimate affection.

He smiled. "That was nice."

"I thought you didn't like it when I described our first kiss as nice."

"Good point. Amazing. Spectacular. Mind-blowing. How are those adjectives?"

"Much better." She rolled onto her side so she could get a better look at him. "What made you change your mind?"

"What do you mean?"

"I knocked on your door. You didn't answer." She paused. "I thought maybe you were asleep, but you weren't, were you?"

"No, I wasn't."

"So, why did you come here?"

"Because I realized how stupid I'd been not to answer the door."

"Why didn't you, Justin?"

"I don't know. I thought the moment had passed. You were gone a long time."

"Patty needed to talk." She took a breath. "And I wasn't sure if the moment had passed either, but when I got to the stairs, I found myself going up instead of down. When you didn't answer, I didn't know if I should feel relieved or disappointed."

"Well, I felt like an idiot for worrying about the future instead of enjoying what's happening right now."

"I didn't think you were worrying about the future," she said, surprised by his statement.

"I saw how upset Patty was when Alice showed up. Clearly, she'd developed feelings for Noah in a very short time. I couldn't help wondering if we weren't heading for the same kind of bad ending. I don't want to hurt you, Lizzie."

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