Page 57 of Complicated Past

More than that, he listened, made her feel respected, and they worked together as a team. Other than his military service, they were compatible in all the ways that mattered—or at least they were about to find that out.

She turned down the spread and sheet. “You first.”

Linc quickly dispatched his boxer briefs, giving her a good look at his impressive erection as he climbed onto the bed wearing only the half of a heart necklace that she wouldn’t ask him to take off—another sign of his devotion to family. Her pulse pounded as she peeled off her panties and joined him. She’d never wanted a man this much. This was how she’d once dreamed it could be. No fear. Because everything about them together was right.

Raising her hand to her mouth, she licked her fingertips before circling his nipple.

“Mmm.I like that.” He angled closer and kissed her, and his hand ran lazily up her side to fondle her breast.

Desire intensified as they took their time kissing and touching. Exploring and caressing. After she moistened her palm, thumb, and index finger, she slid her hand up and down his shaft and squeezed the head.

His throaty groan encouraged her.

“On your back,” she ordered. Once again, he complied like a good soldier, and she scooted lower on the bed. She kissed his chest and circled his nipple with her tongue before lightly clamping it between her teeth.

One hand twisted into her hair. His other drifted down her back to her hip, and when he cupped her ass and nudged his knee between her legs, she straddled him. Despite Linc’s strength, being on top gave her a sense of control.

His hips lifted off the bed, and she rocked against the steely hardness trapped under her core. Bending over, she suckled one dark nipple and then moved to the other.

“You keep doing that, and I won’t last long.” His fingers dug into her hips.

She lifted her head and smiled down at him, enjoying the power she held over him now. But it was time—past time.

Reaching over, she snagged a condom. “I’m not good at this.” She handed him the package.

“I got it. You ready?”

“Definitely.” She took his hand and guided it between her legs to show him just how ready she was.

He used her moisture to lubricate his shaft. Once he’d rolled on the condom, he stared into her eyes and gripped her hips as she took him in a little at a time, then raising up before taking him in fully as the most exquisitely pleasurable sensations overwhelmed her body.

His hands covered her breasts possessively, pinching and rolling her nipples between his fingertips, making her delirious with need. He thrust upward as she bore down. She ground her hips in a circle.

She rocked harder and faster as her muscles tightened, and she neared climax. Needing that last magic touch, she reached between them.

“Let me.” Linc slid his hand under hers. His fingers expertly stroked their target, rubbing back and forth with the perfect amount of pressure that sent her over the brink.

Her head lolled back, and her lungs worked overtime to draw in oxygen. Linc raised his hips even higher as he joined her in riding out their intense orgasms.

Panting, her body sagged forward, and she collapsed onto him. She listened to his heartbeat as his chest rose with strained breaths and his fingers trailed lazy strokes over her lower back.

After several deep breaths, she lifted her head to kiss his jaw, then his mouth. “Thank you.”

He chuckled, and the arm draped over her hugged her closer. “Anytime you want to be in control, just let me know.”

“I might need a little time to recover my energy.” She panted, still trying to catch her breath, as she shifted off him to lay at his side. “I was thinking next time, I’d letyoube in control.” She ranthe back of her finger from his shoulder, along his side, to the inside of his thigh.

The wicked grin he gave her made her heart skip a beat in anticipation. Was it too soon to say I love you? Yes. Definitely.

There were things she loved about him. A lot of things. But she wouldn’t drop the L word too soon and risk sending him running back to wherever he was deployed.

Either movementor sound woke Kendra. She opened her eyes to see Linc pulling on his pants. His gaze roved over her, making her entire body heat from the memory of their second time making love last night—with him totally in control. And from behind, his hands had been free to roam and play her body as expertly as he did everything else.

“If I hadn’t promised Bri I’d get Jalen, I’d stay right here with you,” he said in that low, husky voice that further melted her insides. “There are things we could do that don’t require condoms.” He ran his tongue between his teeth suggestively before he leaned in to kiss her. “I could come back after I drop Jalen off at school.”

“Tempting. However, my day is packed after being out of the office. This morning I’m meeting with a couple to finish their home study to become foster parents with the intention to adopt. I had to run out on them last Thursday when Jalen’s school’s director called me to pick him up.”

Link stood straighter. “The ones you mentioned when you brought up putting Jalen in foster care?”

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